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  • 22 May 2025
  • 3:00 EDT

Accelerator Development at TRIUMF

 The TRIUMF Accelerator Division maintains and operates the accelerating infrastructure at TRIUMF including the 500MeV cyclotron, ISAC warm and cold linear accelerators, ARIEL e-Linac, ISOL and meson production targets and beamlines. A major focus of the last several years has been the installation of the ARIEL project that will add two new ISOL production targets allowing three simultaneous radioactive ion beams to be delivered to ISAC experiments. TRIUMF has planned a full year shutdown of beam delivery in 2026 (SD2026) in order to be able to complete ARIEL for commissioning in 2027. In addition to ARIEL several significant upgrade projects are on-going or near completion to be ready for the expanded beam delivery in the ARIEL era. In addition to supporting on-site infrastructure TRIUMF is engaged in national and international partnerships as Canada’s centre for particle accelerator research. Nationally, TRIUMF is hosting developments in THz radiation at the e-Linac and leading the design of a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source (PC-CANS) for the Canadian neutron community. Internationally TRIUMF is supplying crab cavity cryomodules to CERN for the Hi-Luminosity upgrade project and engaging in other collaborations on ISOL technology, remote handling, SRF and beam physics. An important part of the Accelerator Division mission is student training. Researchers from the Division co-teach an accelerator physics course once a year and mentor ~12 graduate students in cutting edge projects in SRF, beam physics and ISOL technology that leverage the established know-how and infrastructure at TRIUMF. The seminar will summarize the major development projects at TRIUMF.
  • 22 June 2025 – 27 June 2025

HIAT2025 - the 16th International Conference on Heavy Ion Accelerator Technology

 HIAT is an international conference dedicated to the design, construction, development and operation of stable and radioactive heavy-ion accelerators and their components. It focuses on the operational experience of existing facilities, achievements in heavy-ion accelerator physics and technology, progress on the implementation of new projects and infrastructure upgrades, and trends in the proposal, design and application of heavy ion accelerators as well as their main systems and components. View event
  • 20 July 2025 – 26 July 2025

Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN)

PAN introduces participants to the fundamentals of the extremely small domain of atomic nuclei and its connection to the extremely large domain of astrophysics and cosmology.

The PAN @ Michigan State Experience

  • Learn about research in one of the top rare-isotope laboratories in the world.
  • Get introduced to the fascinating fields of astrophysics, precision measurement, and nuclear science.
  • Perform your own nuclear physics experiments.
  • Meet researchers who are exploring a wide array of questions.
  • Discover the surprising array of career opportunities in science.
  • Experience the atmosphere of college life.
  • Participants in the 2024 program get free room and board on campus (if required).

External news and journal publications discussing FRIB science.

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  • 22 April 2025
  • U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) posted a highlight titled “Experiment reveals competing nuclear shapes in the rare isotope chromium-62” about how successfully modeling chromium-62 hints at an interesting structure for neutron-laden calcium-60. Authors of the publication include scientists from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University. Each year, scientists publish thousands of research findings in the scientific literature. About 200 of these are selected annually by their respective program areas in DOE-SC as publication highlights of special note.

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  • 22 April 2025
  • City Pulse

City Pulse highlights the MSU Science Festival’s STEAM Expo Weekend, which took place 5-6 April 2025. FRIB had a presence at the expo, recreating the nuclei of stars and duplicating their reactions through hands-on activities.

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  • 1 April 2025
  • City Pulse

The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Science has approved $49.7 million for MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. MSU will use the funds to build one of the two parts needed for the planned High-Rigidity Spectrometer (HRS), which will significantly expand its ability to conduct research.

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The LUA newsletter for FRIB alumni features significant research and project milestones.

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