Speaker
Kelly Chipps
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Description
Understanding how nuclei behave at the extremes of neutron and proton number is critical to developing a predictive theory of nuclei and how they interact. This knowledge, in turn, allows us to elucidate the chemical history of the universe, use nuclei as laboratories to test fundamental symmetries, and develop tools and related technologies that can benefit society. The US Department of Energy's new flagship facility for low energy nuclear physics, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), began operations this year. In this overview, I will discuss the overarching science goals of FRIB, highlight the unique facility capabilities, and briefly describe the first experiments.
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Primary author
Kelly Chipps
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
