Transcript Jefferson Lab Status R. D. McKeown Deputy Director For Science Hall A collaboration Dec. 16, 2013

Jefferson Lab Status
R. D. McKeown
Deputy Director For
Science
Hall A collaboration
Dec. 16, 2013
12 GeV Upgrade Project
Upgrade is designed to build on existing
facility: vast majority of accelerator and
experimental equipment have continued use
Upgrade arc magnets
and supplies
Add 5
cryomodules
CHL
upgrade
20 cryomodules
New Hall
Add arc
Maintain capability to
deliver lower pass beam
energies: 2.2, 4.4, 6.6….
20 cryomodules
The completion of the
12 GeV Upgrade of CEBAF
was ranked the highest
priority in the 2007 NSAC
Long Range Plan.
Add 5
cryomodules
Scope of the project includes:
• Doubling the accelerator beam energy
• New experimental Hall and beamline
• Upgrades to existing Experimental Halls
Enhanced capabilities
in existing Halls
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12 GeV Scientific Capabilities
Hall D – exploring origin of confinement by
studying exotic mesons
Hall B – understanding nucleon structure via
generalized parton distributions
Hall C – precision determination of valence quark
properties in nucleons and nuclei
Hall A –form factors, future new experiments
(e.g., SoLID and MOLLER)
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12 GeV Upgrade Project Schedule
FY12: reduction of $16M
FY13: Pres Request – no restoration
16-month installation
May 2012 - Sept 2013
Accelerator commissioning start
Oct 2013
Hall A commissioning start
Feb 2014
Hall D commissioning start
Oct 2014
Halls B & C commissioning start
Jan/Feb 2016
Project Completion
September 2017
Re-baseline Approved
September 4, 2013
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12 GeV Project Highlights
Hall D & Counting House
Hall D
Hall D Central Drift Chamber
12 GeV Cryomodules
Hall C
Arc Magnets
Hall B Drift Chamber
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Three year plan
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12 GeV Approved Experiments by Physics Topics
Topic
Hall A
The Hadron spectra as probes of QCD (GluEx and
heavy baryon and meson spectroscopy)
Hall B
Hall C Hall D
1
Other Total
2
3
1
10
The transverse structure of the hadrons (Elastic and
transition Form Factors)
4
3
2
The longitudinal structure of the hadrons
(Unpolarized and polarized parton distribution functions)
2
2
6
10
The 3D structure of the hadrons (Generalized Parton
Distributions and Transverse Momentum Distributions)
5
10
4
19
Hadrons and cold nuclear matter (Medium modification
of the nucleons, quark hadronization, N-N correlations,
hypernuclear spectroscopy, few-body experiments)
4
2
6
Low-energy tests of the Standard Model and
Fundamental Symmetries
2
TOTAL
17
7
18
18
1
13
1
1
4
4
2
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12 GeV Approved Experiments by PAC Days
Topic
Hall A
The Hadron spectra as probes of
QCD (GluEx and heavy baryon and
meson spectroscopy)
The transverse structure of the hadrons
(Elastic and transition Form Factors)
144
The longitudinal structure of the hadrons
(Unpolarized and polarized parton
distribution functions)
65
The 3D structure of the hadrons
(Generalized Parton Distributions and
Transverse Momentum Distributions)
409
Hadrons and cold nuclear
matter (Medium modification of the
nucleons, quark hadronization, N-N
correlations, hypernuclear spectroscopy,
few-body experiments)
159
Low-energy tests of the Standard Model
and Fundamental Symmetries
513
Hall B
TOTAL
1426
Hall C
119
1290
Hall D
Other
320
439
25
356
85
102
120
165
350
982
161
1552
120
179
607
14
472
79
60
652
424
74
3821
More than 7 years of approved experiments
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Total
PAC41
PAC41 will be held during the week of May 19, 2014.
This will be a special meeting to discuss the priority of
already approved proposals for scheduling during the
first 3-5 years of production running (beyond
commissioning) in the 12 GeV era of CEBAF. The goal
of this meeting is to provide input to the Lab scheduling
process from the PAC in order to realize the highest
impact program early in the 12 GeV running period.
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PAC42
Scheduled for July 28-August 1
Proposals will be due early June
Charge:
Review new proposals, previously conditionally approved proposals, and letters of
intent for experiments that will utilize the 12 GeV upgrade of CEBAF and provide
advice on their scientific merit, technical feasibility and resource requirements.
Identify proposals with high-quality physics that, represent high quality
physics within the range of scientific importance represented by the previously
approved 12 GeV proposals and recommend for approval.
Also provide a recommendation on scientific rating and beamtime allocation
for proposals newly recommended for approval.
Identify other proposals with physics that have the potential for falling into
this category pending clarification of scientific and/or technical issues and
recommend for conditional approval. Provide comments on technical and scientific
issues that should be addressed by the proponents prior to review at a future PAC.
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Jefferson Lab: Today and Tomorrow
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The Jefferson Lab electron accelerator is a unique world-leading
facility for nuclear physics research
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12 GeV upgrade ensures at least a decade of excellent
opportunities for discovery
– New vistas in QCD
– Growing program Beyond the Standard Model
– Additional equipment: SBS, MOLLER, SoLID
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EIC moving forward:
– Strong science case, much builds on JLab 12 GeV program
– MEIC design well developed – time scale following 12 GeV
program is “natural”
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