The Study of Nuclear Physics with Intermediate Energy Probes

南卡罗来纳大学研究项目的目标是研究质子和中子（统称为核子）以及其他亚原子粒子的结构。亚原子粒子的特性——例如它们的质量或它们的产生方式——保存着有关自然基本力的关键信息。 使用由光子或电子束组成的强大显微镜，我们的实验能够探测原子核内部力的行为。这些努力是通过位于弗吉尼亚州纽波特纽斯的托马斯·杰斐逊国家加速器设施 (JLab) B 厅的粒子探测器完成的。南卡罗来纳大学 JLab 小组由三名教授、两名博士后科学家、五名研究生和四名本科生组成。我们致力于教育，因此投入了大量的研究时间，让学生和年轻的研究科学家参与我们的实验，为他们提供课堂上无法提供的教育内容。

The goal of the research program at the University of South Carolinais to investigate the structure of protons and neutrons(collectively known as nucleons), and other subatomic particles. Theproperties of subatomic particles - such as their mass or the mannerin which they are produced - hold key information on the fundamentalforces of nature. Using powerful microscopes comprised of beams ofphotons or electrons, our experiments are able to probe the behaviorof forces inside the atomic nucleus. These endeavors areaccomplished using particle detectors located in Hall-B at theThomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) in NewportNews, Virginia.The University of South Carolina JLab group consists of threeprofessors, two postdoctoral scientists, five graduate students, andfour undergraduate students. We are devoted to education andtherefore invest a significant portion of our research timeinvolving students and young research scientists in our experimentsto provide a component of their education that is not available inthe classroom.