display Latest news from Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/rolling-in-the-deep-norfolk-street-flooding-predicted-in-seconds-with-machine-learning-models/?sc=rsin /articles/rolling-in-the-deep-norfolk-street-flooding-predicted-in-seconds-with-machine-learning-models/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:05:29 EST Scientists from Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University and the University of Virginia recently conducted a study that compares deep learning models of street-scale flooding in the City of Norfolk with previous machine learning and physics-based simulations. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/postdoc-takes-multipronged-approach-to-muon-detection/?sc=rsin /articles/postdoc-takes-multipronged-approach-to-muon-detection/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:05:13 EST 2024 JSA Postdoctoral Prize Winner Debaditya Biswas will combine different particle identification methods with machine learning to detect muons hidden in a sea of pions. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/cryomodule-assembly-technicians-rev-up-jefferson-lab-s-electron-beam-racetrack/?sc=rsin /articles/cryomodule-assembly-technicians-rev-up-jefferson-lab-s-electron-beam-racetrack/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:00:09 EST This article features the Jefferson Lab SRF Operations Department's cryomodule assembly technicians, a team of master craftsmen who build, test and install cryomodules in particle accelerators. Their work enables scientific discoveries at Jefferson Lab and beyond. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/microwave-popcorn-to-particle-accelerators-magnetrons-show-promise-as-radiofrequency-source/?sc=rsin /articles/microwave-popcorn-to-particle-accelerators-magnetrons-show-promise-as-radiofrequency-source/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:45:18 EST Building on nearly 15 years of research, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are exploring magnetrons as the drivers of modern particle accelerators. This could lower the carbon footprint of these energy-hungry machines and help them benefit society far beyond the realm of scientific research. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/chasing-and-counting-mesons/?sc=rsin /articles/chasing-and-counting-mesons/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:05:09 EST Karthik Suresh's doctoral dissertation on meson decay in the ongoing GlueX Collaboration at Jefferson Lab has just earned the prestigious 2023 Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) Thesis Prize. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/pooling-skills-to-study-a-slippery-particle/?sc=rsin /articles/pooling-skills-to-study-a-slippery-particle/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:05:59 EST A combination of supercomputing and traditional techniques has allowed Jefferson Lab theorists to better describe the unstable sigma meson particle, contributing to our comprehension of the strong interaction. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/oxygen-tweaking-may-be-key-to-accelerator-optimization/?sc=rsin /articles/oxygen-tweaking-may-be-key-to-accelerator-optimization/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:05:04 EST Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are exploring how adding oxygen to the surfaces of particle accelerator cavities, one of the most critical parts of an accelerator, can help scientists custom-tailor their properties for maximum efficiency and minimum cost. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/new-director-appointed-to-lead-u-s-department-of-energy-s-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin /articles/new-director-appointed-to-lead-u-s-department-of-energy-s-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:30:48 EST Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, today announced that Kim Sawyer will become the new director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, effective Aug. 2. Sawyer will serve as the lab's fifth director in its 40-year history. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/newest-lovework-unveiled-in-newport-news/?sc=rsin /articles/newest-lovework-unveiled-in-newport-news/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:05:05 EST The Jefferson Lab LOVEwork is a testament to the lab's commitment to partnering with other national labs, reducing its environmental impact by reusing scientific apparatus, and educating future scientists in the science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) disciplines. This is the lab's first public art and STEAM education installation, and it was first unveiled on June 6 in preparation for Jefferson Lab's 2024 Open House event. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/moller-experiment-baselined-and-moving-forward/?sc=rsin /articles/moller-experiment-baselined-and-moving-forward/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:05:11 EST The MOLLER experiment has received Critical Decision 2 "Approve Performance Baseline" and Critical Decision 3 "Approve Start of Construction" from the Department of Energy, which provides clearance to move forward with all procurements and equipment construction. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/experimental-physics-leads-to-award-winning-research/?sc=rsin /articles/experimental-physics-leads-to-award-winning-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 09:35:22 EST Jefferson Lab Staff Scientist Holly Szumila-Vance earns the 2024 Guido Altarelli Award for outstanding contributions to experimental physics. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/theory-and-experiment-combine-to-shine-a-new-light-on-proton-spin/?sc=rsin /articles/theory-and-experiment-combine-to-shine-a-new-light-on-proton-spin/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 May 2024 13:05:55 EST Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines experimental data with state-of-the-art calculations has revealed a more detailed picture of spin contributions from the very glue that holds protons together. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/jefferson-lab-director-named-to-2024-hampton-roads-power-list/?sc=rsin /articles/jefferson-lab-director-named-to-2024-hampton-roads-power-list/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 May 2024 14:05:44 EST Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson has been named to the 2024 Hampton Roads Power List, compiled by Inside Business. This is Henderson's 6th appearance on the list. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/spooky-states-figure-eights-stepping-into-the-quantum-computing-ring/?sc=rsin /articles/spooky-states-figure-eights-stepping-into-the-quantum-computing-ring/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 May 2024 09:05:00 EST An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University and the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a conceptual device for quantum computing that could rival - or even outperform - other systems being developed. The "core" of this computer would be based on a compact, spin-transparent storage ring, which can maintain the entangled states of ions as they travel along a figure-eight path. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/oppenheimer-fellows-to-gain-broader-view-of-national-labs/?sc=rsin /articles/oppenheimer-fellows-to-gain-broader-view-of-national-labs/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 May 2024 09:35:09 EST Two physicists at Jefferson Lab have been selected as fellows for the distinguished Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program (OSELP), considered the highest honor for leadership training among national labs. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/giving-local-business-a-boost-with-national-lab-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/giving-local-business-a-boost-with-national-lab-technology/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 May 2024 09:05:52 EST Jefferson Lab has teamed up with New Mexico's Sandia National Laboratories to bring the Boost Platform to Hampton Roads, kicking off the partnership with a well-attended workshop in Newport News. The DOE initiative, led by Sandia Labs, brings national labs, startups, academia and entrepreneurs together to find solutions to big, community-based energy and technology challenges. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/doe-under-secretary-for-science-and-innovation-visits-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin /articles/doe-under-secretary-for-science-and-innovation-visits-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:05:25 EST On April 1Jefferson National Accelerator Facility welcomed Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Geraldine (Geri) Richmond for a tour of the lab and briefing on its research mission, innovation and STEM programs. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/theory-thesis-wins-aps-dissertation-award/?sc=rsin /articles/theory-thesis-wins-aps-dissertation-award/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:05:05 EST Zhite Yu has been awarded the 2024 J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award in Theoretical Particle Physics. The award was presented to Yu at the APS April Meeting in Sacramento, where he also delivered a talk about his work. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/smoother-surfaces-make-for-better-accelerators/?sc=rsin /articles/smoother-surfaces-make-for-better-accelerators/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:05:55 EST Accelerator scientists at Jefferson Lab have used an enhanced topographic analysis toolkit they developed to show that it not only successfully predicts particle accelerator component performance, but also points toward even better surface treatments not yet tested on a large scale. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility /articles/supercool-delivery-final-section-of-souped-up-neutron-source-trucks-out-of-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin /articles/supercool-delivery-final-section-of-souped-up-neutron-source-trucks-out-of-jefferson-lab/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:05:36 EST As a longtime partner of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jefferson Lab has been supplying sections of particle accelerator called cryomodules - the supercooled behemoths that propel particles to near the speed of light for scientific research - for the Proton Power Upgrade (PPU) of the Spallation Neutron Source. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility