Renovation of Particle Physics and Astrophysics Laboratories

*** 9415120 - Balamuth -基本粒子物理研究，利用地面粒子加速器和天体物理粒子源，在太空中进行，在宾夕法尼亚大学物理和天文学系进行翻新。ARI的资金将补充该大学在这些物理领域翻修实验室方面的投资。作为基本粒子物理学的领导者之一，本研究的目标是发现控制宇宙中物质和能量行为的基本规律，包括空间和时间的结构。这项工作需要结合实验室实验、天文观测和理论综合。在1950年代为满足科学家的需要而建造和配置的研究空间，将被改造成现代化的实验室，在基本粒子物理学和天体物理学方面进行世界一流的研究和培训。项目主要内容为：1)对不足的非功能性暖通空调系统进行更换升级；2)重新安排室内空间，以满足现代研究需求的挑战；3)更换陈旧的配电系统；4)提供专用探测器和电子测试空间。该项目将为现在和未来的教师和学生提供必要的基础设施，使他们能够在多机构合作中发挥科学领导作用，这是该学科现代研究的特点。这些翻新将为继续开展高质量的研究项目提供机会，研究物理学中的重要问题，小到中微子，大到宇宙本身。＊＊＊

*** 9415120 - Balamuth -Elementary particle physics research, utilizing terrestrial particle accelerators and astrophysical particle sources, is conducted in space to be renovated in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Physics and Astronomy. ARI funds will complement the University's investment in renovating laboratories for these areas of physics. As one of the leaders in elementary particle physics, the goal of this research is to discover the fundamental laws governing the behavior of matter and energy in the universe, including the structure of space and time. The work requires a combination of laboratory experiments, astronomical observations, and theoretical synthesis. Research space, built and configured for the needs of scientists in the 1950's, will be converted to modern laboratories that will house world class research and training efforts in elementary particle physics and astrophysics. Principal components of the project are: 1) Replacement and upgrading of insufficient of nonfunctional HVAC systems; 2) Rearrangement of interior spaces to meet the challenges of modern research needs; 3) Replacement of obsolete electrical distribution systems; and 4) Provision of dedicated detector and electronics test space. This project will provide the infrastructure necessary for present and future faculty and students so that they can exert scientific leadership in multi-institution collaborations that characterize modern research in the disciple. The renovations will provide the opportunity to continue a high quality research program investigating important problems in the physics to objects as small as a neutrino, or as large as the universe itself. ***