CAREER: Remote Operation of a Synchrotron Radiation Beam Dynamics Laboratory

这项CAREER计划的总体目标是将康奈尔大学基本粒子物理实验室（LEPP）的束流物理研究与阿尔弗雷德大学物理系的本科生研究、教育和推广结合起来。研究目的是扩大我们对加速器束流动力学与存储环性能之间相互关系的认识，特别是康奈尔电子-正电子存储环（CESR）。这种加速器研究的新方法将包括远程操作复杂的光束诊断设备，以测量光束动力学并与重要的加速器参数相关联。该项目的推广和教育部分的目标是：i)为本科生提供在大型用户设施中进行研究项目的机会，这些设施拥有最先进的先进设备，将为他们提供实验物理方面的宝贵研究技能，并加强他们对经典和现代物理的了解；ii)建立一个光学和快速成像系统实验室，其设备可以在康奈尔大学、阿尔弗雷德大学或其他大学使用；iii)为高中生提供一个学习加速器的场所，作为与当地社区的联系，并为阿尔弗雷德大学未来的物理专业学生提供招聘工具。

The overall objective of this CAREER proposal is to integrate beam physics research at Cornell University's Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics (LEPP) with undergraduate research, education, and outreach in the Physics Department at Alfred University. The research objective is to expand our knowledge of the interrelationship between accelerator beam dynamics and the performance of storage rings, specifically the Cornell Electron-Positron Storage Ring (CESR). This novel approach to accelerator research will encompass remote operation of sophisticated beam diagnostic equipment to measure the beam dynamics and correlate with important accelerator parameters. The objectives of the outreach and educational components of this project are to: i) provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to work on a research project at a large user facility with sophisticated state-of-the-art equipment that will provide them with valuable research skills in experimental physics and reinforce their knowledge of classical and modern physics; ii) develop a laboratory for light optics and fast imaging systems whose equipment can be used at Cornell, Alfred or potentially at other universities; and iii) provide a location for high school students to learn about accelerators as an outreach to the local community and a recruiting tool for prospective physics majors at Alfred University.