Jefferson Lab history

First beam was delivered to experimental area on 1 July 1994.

The design energy of 4 GeV for the beam was achieved during the year 1995.

The construction of the FEL started 11 June 1996.

Research at Jefferson Lab began in earnest in 1997, and although the research program is in its early stages, the laboratory has already made significant contributions to the understanding of nuclear and nucleon structure.

It achieved first light on June 17, 1998.

Leemann, C.; Douglas, D.; and Krafft, G. "The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility: CEBAF at the Jefferson Laboratory." Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle Science51 , 413–450 (2001).

As of 2002, following FEL's use by over twenty-five research groups in biology, physics, chemistry, and materials science, an upgrade was under way to 10 kilowatts in the IR and 1 kilowatt in the ultraviolet (UV).

The citation on the plaque reads “In recognition of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, dedicated in 1884, as the oldest university building erected in America to pursue physics research, and for the many scientific advances made by its faculty.” It’s the Jefferson Laboratory at Harvard University, and on April 27, 2009, as part of the APS historic sites initiative, APS President Cherry Murray presented a plaque to Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust on behalf of the institution to commemorate the significance of the lab.

The first task force meeting took place on Thursday, March 1, 2012, and included the following individuals:

In September 2014, Edwards’ efforts paid off: She capitalized on a $10,000 grant she had received from the American Institute of Physics to kick-start the budding program.

January 8, 2018: A view of the CEBAF South Linac Tunnel twenty years ago.