Seven Advanced Detector Research Grants Awarded

The Advanced Detector Research (ADR) program is a competitive grant program in the Office of High Energy Physics that supports detector research by university-based physicists. The ADR program seeks to encourage research into detector technologies that will enable new, not yet approved experiments. For the FY 2005 cycle, seven proposals were selected for funding based on external peer reviews, totaling $470,000 in new FY05 commitments. The winners will investigate new detector technologies for dark matter searches, neutrino experiments, and fast, radiation-tolerant silicon sensors. They are:

Sally Seidel

University of New Mexico

Sherwood Parker

University of Hawaii

Peter Fisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Priscilla Cushman

University of Minnesota

Elena Aprile

Columbia University

Bonnie Fleming

Yale University

Mark Vagins

University of California at Irvine

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The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB accelerator measures particle interactions with extreme precision. Collisions of electron and positron beams create the high-energy environment needed to produce subatomic particles that do not otherwise exist in nature.

Belle II Detector Produces World’s Most Precise Measurements of Subatomic Particle Lifetimes

Particle lifetime measurements with early data from the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB accelerator demonstrate the experiment’s high precision.

Researchers have long thought pure niobium superconducting radiofrequency cavities were best for particle accelerators. Researchers are now using a toolkit to learn how to add impurities to the cavities to make them smoother—and more efficient.

Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Particle Accelerators

An enhanced topographic analysis toolkit for forecasting and improving particle accelerator performance is helping scientists build better accelerators.

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