The Center for Accelerator Science in the Physics Department at 51情报站 is an interdisciplinary research center, involving faculty from four departments. The Center operates in close partnership with the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The Center is unique in Virginia and one of only a handful of such programs in the country. The goal of the Center is to meet the nation's need for scientists and engineers who will advance the next generation of accelerators and light-sources - tools that enable an ever-widening range of basic and applied research, numerous medical applications, as well as industrial and Homeland Security functions. The Center offers both researchers and students access to state-of-the-art facilities at 51情报站 and Jefferson Laboratory.
Research Fields
- 聽Superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) accelerating structures
- 聽Novel materials for future superconducting cavities
- 聽Theoretical and experimental investigations of the rf properties of superconductors
- 聽Novel fabrication and processing techniques for superconducting structures
- 聽Novel accelerator designs such as energy-recovery linacs (ERLs), Muon colliders and Electron Ion Colliders (ELICs)
- 聽High-current (hundreds of mA), high-polarization (>90%) electron guns
- 聽Light sources, including free-electron lasers (FELs) and synchrotrons
- 聽Simulation and visualization tools for the design and operation of accelerators
- 聽Diagnostic techniques for studying beam properties
- 聽Accelerator related mechanical, electrical and control systems engineering
