Jefferson Lab Site Tour
South Extractor
"Do you have enough energy to smash into an atom, or do you want to go around the accelerator again to get more?" Experimenters ask each electron this question when it reaches this spot. If an electron is ready for the experiments, it goes down the tunnel on the left towards the experimental halls. If it needs more energy, it is bent to the right and goes around the accelerator again.
Crawl under the beam pipe and turn around if you would like a different view.
This tour reflects Jefferson Lab as it was in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In particular, this predates the 12 GeV upgrade and the addition of Hall D. For a modern look at the Lab, please see the Jeffeson Lab Virtual Tour.
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