A program of experimental electromagnetic nuclear physics using intermediate energy electrons and photons will be carried out using the MIT/Bates linac, the Saskatchewan Accelerators Laboratory (SAL) cw linac/pulse stretcher ring, and the BNL/LEGS monoenergetic and polarized high energy photon beam. The major experiments include: (1) photopion reaction work aimed at studying the properties of deltas in nuclei ?MIT and SAL!, (2) electron scattering from correlated pairs in helium-3 ?MIT!, and (3) photodisintegration of helium-3 studying 2-body absorption mechanisms ?BNL/LEGS!. Design and development of detectors for proposed experiments at CEBAF, SLAC/PEGASUS, and the MIT/Bates upgrade project will carried out.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Physics (PHY)
Application #
8905162
Program Officer
John W. Lightbody, Jr.
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1989-06-01
Budget End
1992-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
$1,138,584
Indirect Cost
Name
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Troy
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
12180