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Workshop on Science at Jefferson Lab's Low Energy Recirculator Facility (LERF)

US/Eastern
F113 (CEBAF Center)

F113

CEBAF Center

12000 Jefferson Avenue Newport News, VA 23606-4468
Description
The Low Energy Recirculator Facility (LERF) at Jefferson Lab, which houses an Energy Recovery Linac and 6 User Labs, provides excellent opportunities for fundamental and applied science research as well as education and training. The equipment at LERF falls into two broad categories: the accelerator in a radiation shelded vault, and well-equipped User Labs which can be employed independently of the accelerator. The User Labs house state-of-the-art equipment for Pulsed Laser Deposition, Micro-Machining, XHV vacuum work, laser-generated TeraHertz with associated instrumentation, and pulsed fiber laser development. The goal of this workshop is to inform researchers and educators of opportunities at the LERF facility, and explore its research and educational potential. The expected outcome of the workshop will be a list of research and education activities that could benefit regional and national institutions, and indicate a path to continued realization of LERF's potential.
    • Morning Session 1

      (Convenor, Charles Sukenik)

      • 1
        Welcome from the Director's Office
        Speaker: Robert McKeown (Jefferson Lab)
        Slides
      • 2
        Description of the LERF
        Speaker: George Neil (Jefferson Lab)
        Slides
      • 3
        Internal Target Experiments
        Speaker: Ivica Friscic (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 4
        Isotopes at LERF
        Speaker: Douglas Wells (New Mexico Tech)
        Slides
      • 5
        LERF at Low Energies for Target Irradiation
        Speaker: Theresa Benyo (NASA)
        Slides
      • 6
        LERF as a Source of Positrons
        Speaker: Branislav Vlahovic (North Carolina Central University)
        Slides
    • 10:00 AM
      Coffee Break
    • Morning Session 2

      (Convenor, Douglas Wells)

      • 7
        Inventory of User Lab Facilities and Equipment
        Speaker: Stephen Benson (Jefferson Lab)
        Slides
      • 8
        Tour of LERF Labs, ODU Facilities in ARC
    • 12:00 PM
      Working Lunch
    • Afternoon Session 1

      (Convenor, Geoffrey Krafft)

      • 9
        "High-Power" THz Sources and Applications
        Speaker: Eric Bryerton (Virginia Diodes, Inc.)
        Slides
      • 10
        Materials Research in the LERF User Labs
        Speaker: Michael Kelley (College of William & Mary)
        Slides
      • 11
        ODU's Facilities at ARC Building
        Speaker: Hani Elsayed-Ali (Old Dominion University)
        Slides
      • 12
        Nanotube Technology
        Speaker: Kevin Jordan (BNNT)
        Slides
      • 13
        Laser Projects at LERF and the Opportunity for Accelerator and Nuclear Physics Scientific Research
        Speaker: Shukui Zhang (Jefferson Lab)
    • 3:30 PM
      Coffee Break
    • Afternoon Session 2

      (Convenor, Hari Areti)

      • 14
        Panel Discussion on Science at LERF User Labs and ODU Facilities
      • 15
        Closing Remarks