nEDM R&D

Gold plated ultra-pure copper is used to provide thermal contact from the dilution refrigerator to the grooved acrylic cell. Pyrex injection cell is one important part of the nEDM experiment.

People

MEPG group members (from left to right): Georgios Laskaris, Pinghan Chu, Yang Zhang, Xiaqing Li, Qiujian Ye, Haiyan Gao, Chao Peng, Min Huang, Mehdi Meziane, Xuefei Yan, Sucheta Jawalkar

Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule

The GDH sum rule provides an elegant connection between the nucleon excitation spectrum and its static properties.

Transversity

Neutron TRANSVERSITY experiment will study nucleon transverse spin structure together with other transverse momentum dependent structure functions (TMDs).

Proton Charge Radius

The proton charge radius (PRad) experiment in Hall B at Jefferson Lab.

JLab

JLab's CEBAF accelerator provides continuous electron beam up to 12 GeV after the upgrade with four experimental halls.

Hall-A at JLab

The two High Resolution Spectrometers (HRS) in Hall-A are designed for detailed investigation of nuclear structure.

Injection Test

Test the polarization loss of 3He injected from the ABS and collected within superfluid 4He at 0.3 - 0.5K. Very important part of the new nEDM experiment.

Relaxation time

3He relaxation time measurement from dTPB coated acrylic cell at 1.9K and 0.3 - 0.5K.

Duke FEL Lab

The storage ring based FEL provides precisely tunable coherent radiation and a novel light source (Hiγs) with unprecedented photon flux by internal backscattering.

Faculty

  • Haiyan Gao (Henry W. Newson Distinguished Professor of Physics)
    Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
    Office Location: 2313 FFSC
    Office Phone: (919)660-2622
    Email Address: hgao(at)duke.edu
    Labs:
    Physics 09
    Physics 014, (919)660-2950
    2347 FFSC, (919)660-2968
    2348 FFSC, (919)660-2968

Research Staff

  • Zhiwen Zhao, Ph.D.
    Research Scientist
    Office Location: 2317 FFSC
    Office Phone: (919)660-2574
    Email Address: zwzhao(at)jlab.org
  • Yi Yu, Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Office Location: 2317 FFSC
    Office Phone: (919)-660-2574
    Email Address: yi.yu2@duke.edu

Graduate Students

  • Yining Liu, Entered 2023/2024
    Office Location: FFSC 2322
    Office Phone: (949)413-6275
    Email Address: yl970(at)duke.edu
  • Bo Yu, Entered 2019/20
    Office Location: FFSC 2322
    Office Phone: (919)668-2618
    Email Address: bo.yu(at)duke.edu
  • Jingyi Zhou, Entered 2018/19
    Office Location: FFSC 2322
    Office Phone: (919)668-2618
    Email Address: jingyi.zhou(at)duke.edu