Jefferson Lab has become the acknowledged world leader in the development of an innovative use of electron linear accelerators (linacs) in light sources and, potentially, particle colliders: the energy-recovering linac, or ERL. Jefferson Lab built the first ERL with high average current to drive the first kilowatt-scale free-electron laser.
Jefferson Lab continues to integrate the fruit of superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) R&D into the production of higher-performing accelerator components. One dimension of this is a program to leverage recent technological developments in the design and implementation of higher quality standards and more efficient techniques for the chemical processing, clean handling and assembly of accelerator components.
Using Computers to Demystify Science and Enable More Efficient Research
Thomas Britton has loved computers since he was first introduced to them in kindergarten. His voluminous resume reflects his passion for developing robust systems and complex and integrated software solutions. Britton is also multilingual, when it comes to computers. He’s conversant in ten different computer programming languages: C, C++, Python, Bash, Shell, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CSS, MySQL.