A Program in Medium-Energy Nuclear Physics

NSF支持的中能核物理计划将允许伊利诺伊大学香槟分校的核物理小组继续领导和贡献国际核物理研究中的高影响实验。该研究计划有两个主要主题，即1)强子的结构和形成，2)基本对称性和标准模型。这个项目中的实验所追求的物理学将有助于回答这样的问题，例如：“质子是如何构成的？”以及“目前的粒子物理标准模型正确吗？”具体活动包括以下已建立的重大国际实验：G0、Hermes、Mulan、MuCap、PHENIX、E906-Drell-yan、MuSun、大亚湾、nEDM、g-2和Mu2e。其中前四项已完成数据采集，小组的所有活动都与数据分析和出版物准备有关。其他实验正在进行或处于设计或建造阶段。除了直接的物理研究成果外，该小组还在实验室以外的地方为教育和推广做出了重大贡献，并将继续这样做。研究项目对大量博士后、研究生和本科生的教育有很大贡献。推广工作，例如对棒球物理学的文献和公众欣赏的重大贡献，继续受到广泛的赞赏。

The NSF-supported Program of Medium Energy Nuclear Physics will allow the nuclear physics group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to continue to lead and contribute to high-impact experiments in international nuclear physics research. The research program fea-tures two major themes, namely 1) The Structure and Formation of Hadrons, and 2) Fundamental Symmetries and the Standard Model. The physics pursued by experiments in this program will help answer questions such as, "How is the proton built?" and "Is the current particle physics standard model correct?" Specific activities include the following major, established international experiments: G0, HERMES, MuLan, MuCap, PHENIX, E906-Drell-Yan, MuSun, Daya Bay, nEDM, g-2, and Mu2e. The first four of these have completed data taking and all activities of the group are related to data analysis and publication preparation. The other experiments are running or are in design or construction phases.In addition to direct physics research outcomes, the group has reached beyond the laboratory to make significant contributions to education and outreach and will continue to do so. Research projects contribute substantially to the education of a large number of postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students. Outreach efforts, such as a major contribution to the literature and public appreciation of the Physics of Baseball, continue to receive broad appreciation.