Transcript The University of Kentucky Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL) www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator Erin E. Peters University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky.

The University of Kentucky
Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL)
www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator
Erin E. Peters
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
UK Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL)
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7-MV single-ended Van de Graaff; rf ion source
 1H, 2H, 3He,
and 4He beams
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Terminal and post-acceleration bunching (<1 ns)
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Gas targets: 0.5 to 10 MeV neutrons with 3H(p,n)
and 2H(d,n); extended up to 25 MeV with 3H(d,n);
monoenergetic (ΔEn < 100 keV) neutrons
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Nuclear spectroscopy with neutron time-of-flight
and γ-ray (HPGe/BGO) detection
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Research program continuously supported by the
NSF since accelerator installation in 1964;
upgrade in 1990s
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DOE-Nuclear Energy University Programs funding
since 2009
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A hands-on, student-run facility
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Inside
Research Personnel at UKAL
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Faculty
o Steven Yates, Professor (Chemistry/P&A)
o Marcus McEllistrem, Emeritus Professor
o Michael Kovash, Professor (P&A)
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Accelerator Technician (half-time)
Harvey Baber (UK funded)
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Graduate Students (3)
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Postdoctoral Scholars (3)
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Distinguished Visitors
o Sally Hicks, U of Dallas
o Jeffrey Vanhoy, USNA
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Undergraduates (UK, UD, USNA)
Current and Future Research Directions
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Fast neutron physics
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Nuclear level lifetime determinations with the
Doppler-shift attenuation method
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Nuclear shell structure and shape transitions
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Nuclear structure relevant to double-β decay
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Precision fast neutron reaction cross sections
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Corporate and homeland security applications
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Neutron detector development (with collaborators)
www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator
Active Collaborations at UKAL
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United States Naval Academy
University of Dallas
Georgia Institute of
Technology
University of Wisconsin at
Lacrosse
University of Notre Dame
Yale University
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University of Guelph
University of the Western
Cape
University of the West of
Scotland
Technische Universität
Darmstadt
Universität zu Köln
Research at Other Laboratories
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HIγS at TUNL at Duke University
TRIUMF
Universität zu Köln
Australian National University
iTHEMBA Labs
Thank you!