Beam on target! Cebaf accelerator delivered high-energy electron beams

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 02:05 in Physics & Chemistry

Late on April 1, the crown jewel of the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility sparkled its way into a new era. Following an upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, the CEBAF accelerator delivered the highest-energy electron beams it has ever produced into a target in an experimental hall, recording the first data of the 12 GeV era.

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