RUI: Studies of Nucleon Structure Using Electromagnetic Probes at Jefferson Laboratory

RUI：杰斐逊实验室使用电磁探针研究核子结构

• 批准号: 0901951
• 负责人: Edward Brash
• 金额: $ 65万
• 依托单位: Christopher Newport University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0901951&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Studies; Nucleon; Structure; Using

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This group's program of experiments at the Jefferson laboratory - past, present, and future - embody one of the primary goals of Nuclear Physics - to elucidate the underlying structure of protons, neutrons, and mesons. Specifically, these experiments further our understanding of how the moving charged quarks are distributed inside the proton, and how other fundamental properties of the proton are related to the static and dynamic properties of the quarks themselves. As well, these experiments will strengthen our quantitative understanding of the phenomenon of quark confinement - the notion that quarks are always "confined" within protons, neutrons, and other particles - by exploring the role of gluons, the particles that bind these quarks together.Consistent with the goals of the RUI program, education of undergraduates and masters-level graduate students is a central component of this program. The major projects that will be undertaken by the group provide a multitude of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in the Applied Physics, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science streams. The projects will provide excellent training for students in the areas of programming, modeling, analysis techniques, and critical judgment. Finally, the team has demonstrated that the physics program at Jefferson Lab provides an exciting opportunity to expose undergraduates to the field of Nuclear Physics, and that their students do continue on to graduate study in the field.

该奖项根据 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）提供资金。该小组在杰斐逊实验室的实验计划（过去、现在和未来）体现了核物理学的主要目标之一 - 阐明质子、中子和介子的基本结构。 具体来说，这些实验进一步加深了我们对移动带电夸克如何在质子内部分布，以及质子的其他基本属性如何与夸克本身的静态和动态属性相关的理解。 此外，这些实验将通过探索胶子（将这些夸克结合在一起的粒子）的作用，加强我们对夸克禁闭现象（夸克总是“限制”在质子、中子和其他粒子内的概念）的定量理解。与 RUI 项目的目标一致，本科生和硕士研究生的教育是该项目的核心组成部分。 该小组将开展的重大项目为应用物理、计算机工程和计算机科学领域的本科生和研究生提供了大量的机会。 这些项目将为学生提供编程、建模、分析技术和批判性判断等领域的优秀培训。 最后，该团队证明，杰斐逊实验室的物理项目为本科生接触核物理领域提供了令人兴奋的机会，并且他们的学生确实继续在该领域进行研究生学习。