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Contemplating Future Physics Scenarios

What exciting physics opportunities—whether on site, off site or in space—will keep SLAC vibrant in the next decade? That’s the question the SLAC Scenarios Study is exploring with a series of public seminars, round tables and meetings.

The Lab is already looking forward to exciting new projects: SPEAR3, the third generation synchrotron source currently under construction; the opening of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology in 2005; the Linear Collider (LC) development and the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) now under design.

In April, the UCLA Intermediate Energy Physics (IEP)/Relativistic Heavy Ion Research Group, headed by Charles Whitten, successfully completed experiment T466, the test of a novel high-density design for an electromagnetic calorimeter for measuring the energy of electrons, positrons or photons. This test was completed because of the exemplary spirit of cooperation between several SLAC departments.

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By Joni White

My interest in the SLAC Garden Club piqued as I noticed a tray of vegetable starts on the desk of a SLAC colleague. Among other things she had tomatoes and basil ready to plant. Now, tomatoes and basil being two of my favorite summer flavors, I had to ask what they were for. Her answer: the SLAC Garden.

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