Erin E. PetersUniversity of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky

The University of KentuckyAccelerator Laboratory (UKAL)

www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator

7-MV single-ended Van de Graaff; rf ion source

1H, 2H, 3He, and 4He beams

Terminal and post-acceleration bunching (<1 ns)

Gas targets: 0.5 to 10 MeV neutrons with 3H(p,n) and 2H(d,n); extended up to 25 MeV with 3H(d,n); monoenergetic (ΔEn < 100 keV) neutrons

Nuclear spectroscopy with neutron time-of-flight and γ-ray (HPGe/BGO) detection

Research program continuously supported by the NSF since accelerator installation in 1964; upgrade in 1990s

DOE-Nuclear Energy University Programs funding since 2009

A hands-on, student-run facility

Outside

Inside

UK Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL)

Research Personnel at UKAL Faculty

o Steven Yates, Professor (Chemistry/P&A)o Marcus McEllistrem, Emeritus Professoro Michael Kovash, Professor (P&A)

Accelerator Technician (half-time)Harvey Baber (UK funded)

Graduate Students (3)

Postdoctoral Scholars (3)

Distinguished Visitorso Sally Hicks, U of Dallaso Jeffrey Vanhoy, USNA

Undergraduates (UK, UD, USNA)

Fast neutron physics

Nuclear level lifetime determinations with the Doppler-shift attenuation method

Nuclear shell structure and shape transitions

Nuclear structure relevant to double-β decay

Precision fast neutron reaction cross sections

Corporate and homeland security applications

Neutron detector development (with collaborators)

www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator

Current and Future Research Directions

United States Naval Academy University of Dallas Georgia Institute of

Technology University of Wisconsin at

Lacrosse University of Notre Dame Yale University

University of Guelph University of the Western

Cape University of the West of

Scotland Technische Universität

Darmstadt Universität zu Köln

Active Collaborations at UKAL

Research at Other Laboratories HIγS at TUNL at Duke University TRIUMF Universität zu Köln Australian National University iTHEMBA Labs

Thank you!