Operation of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Research Facility and the Michigan State University Nuclear Science Program

密歇根州立大学国家超导回旋加速器实验室(NSCL)是核科学研究的国家用户设施。这项合作协议为NSCL的运作、用户计划的支持、密歇根州立大学教职员工的研究以及核科学、加速器物理和仪器物理方面的研究生培训提供资金。NSCL的设施包括K1200超导回旋加速器、A1200束流分析和碎片分离器系统，以及用于重离子核科学实验的各种检测仪器。从氢到铀的整个离子质量范围都有高质量的初级束流。核反应产生的次级束流也可用于研究核结构和核天体物理学。仪器开发，特别是涉及超导技术，是该协议支持的一项主要努力。

The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) of Michigan State University is a national user facility for research in nuclear science. This cooperative agreement provides funds for the operation of NSCL, for support of its user program, and for the research of the Michigan State University staff and the training of graduates students in nuclear science, accelerator physics, and instrumentation physics. The facilities at NSCL include the K1200 superconducting cyclotron, the A1200 beam analysis and fragment separator system, and a wide variety of detection instruments for use in heavy-ion nuclear science experiments. High quality primary beams are available for the entire mass range of ions from hydrogen to uranium. Secondary beams produced by nuclear reactions are also available for studies of nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics. Instrumentation development, particularly involving superconducting technology, is a major effort supported by this agreement.