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The pursuit of the characteristics of bound quark systems continues to be a critical
area of exploration. Much remains to be learned about three-quark bound and resonant
states. The proton and the neutron, as the lowest energy three-quark bound states, are
providing fertile areas for discovery. Questions as to how these measured nucleon
properties are connected with Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) remain of key
importance.
The experimental facilities at Jefferson Labi; especially the CLAS detector in Hall B
and the spectrometers in Hall C, provide the tools to probe these questions. Dr.
Giovanetti and Dr. Niculescu have a strong track record of important work at JLab and
see the opportunities afforded as a central element in their future research plans. Structure
functions in the low to moderate four-momentum transfer, Q2, and for large and moderate
values of x, the Bjorken scaling variable, were measured at Jlab, and new measurements
are planned for next year in Hall C (experiment E00-002). Data obtained in Hall B at Jlab
will deepen the current understanding of the nucleon structure through studies of rare
decays channels, strangeness production, search for missing resonances, etc. The James
Madison University group was, and will continue to be, involved in all aspects of data
acquisition and analysis.
In addition to prospects for important work at Jefferson Lab, Dr. Giovanetti and Dr.
Niculescu are participating in an exciting new measurement1 of the muon lifetime
underway at Paul Scherrer Instituteii. The goal is to reduce the experimental uncertainty
of the muon lifetime to one part per million (1ppm) which, when coupled with theoretical
input, will allow the Fermi coupling constant GF to be extracted with a comparable
precision.
This proposal outlines how the two principal investigators, Dr. Niculescu and Dr.
Giovanetti, together with a team of undergraduate students, the James Madison
University Particle and Nuclear Physics group, intend to contribute to the new
measurement of the muon lifetime, to the ongoing measurements in Hall C and Hall B,
and to future detector upgrades at Jefferson Lab. The combination of an experienced RUI
researcher with a new faculty member excited about the prospects for developing a strong
research program, the considerable advantage gained in sharing laboratory
instrumentation and the benefit of a local colleague with similar interests underlie the
advantages of a joint proposal. A brief overview of the well-documented importance of
the science and highlights of past contributions is given. The proposal identifies the
primary responsibilities of the two PIs as well as the overlap of physics interests and
planned shared resources. Some elaboration of the importance of the work toward the
education of undergraduates, outreach interest of the PI’s and prospects for encouraging
women to become scientists are also given.
i
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Jefferson Lab, in Virginia, has a 6 GeV electron
accelerator, CEBAF with three experimental staging areas, Hall A, B, and C.
ii
Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, in a meson facility is Switzerland, http://www.psi.ch/.
Project Description page 1
The Program at Jefferson Lab
Hall B (CLAS)
With the advent of continuous wave accelerators such as CEBAF at Jefferson Lab,
electromagnetic probes (real and virtual photons) have become a major tool in studying
the structure of nucleons and nuclei. Data obtained in photon-nucleon scattering
experiments are complementary to data obtained using hadronic probes. With its large
solid angle coverage and multiparticle detection capability, the CLAS detector located in
Hall B at Jefferson Lab is very well suited for these kinds of studies. Since first taking
data in 1998, the CLAS detector has accumulated a wealth of data on different targets
(hydrogen deuterium, heavier nuclei) using both real and virtual photon probes. Most of
these data were acquired using polarized beams and/or targets. The data analysis effort is
well underway. Some of the physics results as well as the role played by the James
Madison University (JMU) group are highlighted here.
Dr. Giovanetti sees the continued development of calibration methods for detectors
as the central theme for his contribution to the work described in this proposal. Past work
with lasers both for the CLAS forward electromagnetic calorimeter2,15 and the time-offlight system (TOF)17 have used low frequency short pulse duration UV nitrogen laser for
time and energy calibration. Improvements in laser technology and optics make this a
very strong candidate for future use. New laser systems using diode pumped UV lasers
produce pulses of less than 500 ps, with energies of 10uJ/pulse, and with rates up to 2
KHz (JDS Uniphase Powerchip). A JMU undergraduate designed a simple system that
uses these highly polarized sources splits and recombines the laser while incorporating
small adjustable path differences. The variable pulse separation can be used to carefully
study the impact of the presence of two particles in a detector. In addition, Dr. Giovanetti
and JMU undergraduates are testing the use of fast-pulsed blue and UV diodes for use in
time calibration (see discussion on muon lifetime in this proposal). This expertise should
be directly applicable for testing and calibrating detectors proposed for the 12 GeV
upgrade of JLab. The recent preliminary CDR3 provides strong motivation for the
extension of the accelerator to 12 GeV along with comprehensive plans to upgrade the
CLAS detector to CLAS++. Dr. Giovanetti’s contribution to this endeavor4 has been
small but his goal is to continue to develop expertise with lasers and diodes that will lead
to projects in detector testing, development and calibration for CLAS++ which will be
strongly supported by JMU undergraduate students.
The JN' transition is one of the better-studied reactions in intermediate energy
physics. The quantity and quality of the CLAS data on this reaction (epoe'oepS0)
enabled the extraction of even small electric and scalar quadrupole transitions with
unprecedented precision. These quantities are predicted to be sensitive to possible
deformations of the nucleon and/or its excited state, '(1232). At higher energies, the S11,
another well-known resonance, has been explored in great detail using CLAS data by
identifying specific decay channels, especially the Ș channel. This produces a spectrum
with significantly less background and therefore a less ambiguous interpretation in terms
of resonant amplitudes. The results on Ș electroproduction and the JN' transition have
been published5,6. Similar studies using real photons in CLAS are underway and results
for Ș photoproduction have been submitted for publication7. As part of this analysis effort
Project Description page 2
Dr. Niculescu performed the detector calibrations and initial data processing (cooking)
for the photoproduction data, and served on the internal review committee for this paper.
One of the main thrusts of the Hall B physics program is the study of excited states
of the nucleon. An important aspect of this study is the search for so-called “missing
resonances”, excited states that are predicted by quark models but so far are not observed
experimentally. While these states might be difficult or impossible to observe in the
traditional pion-nucleon channel due to their relatively weak coupling, in some theories
they are enhanced, even dominant in the double pion channel and/or in the strangeness
sector. The analysis of the e p ĺ e’pʌ+ʌ – reaction8 takes advantage of the multiparticle
detection capabilities of the CLAS detector. Recent results from this analysis show
evidence for a new resonance in the vicinity of 1.7 GeV.
The electromagnetic production of strange particles9 provides information on the role
the strange quark plays in the nucleon. An abundance of data on strangeness photo and
electroproduction on the nucleon and nuclei are currently available from CLAS. These
data impose stringent constraints on the theoretical models and should allow the
extraction of fundamental quantities such as coupling constants and form factors.
Three main processes govern quasi-free strangeness electro- and photoproduction in
nuclei: the elementary reactions on the nucleon, the Fermi motion of the nucleons inside
the nucleus, and the interaction among final-state hadrons. While data on the elementary
production on the proton have been available for some time, and more data were obtained
and are being analyzed at Jlab, there are no experimental data on the strangeness
production on the neutron, mainly because there are no free neutron targets available.
With the multiparticle detection capabilities of the CLAS detector, the reaction JnoK+6is unambiguously separated by detecting the decay products of the 6- (neutron and
negative pion). Such an analysis was performed by Dr. Niculescu while she was a
postdoctoral fellow at George Washington University. Kaon photoproduction data on
deuterium (experiment E89-045) were used to extract cross sections for the 6photoproduction on the neutron. Preliminary results were presented in 2001 at the
International Nuclear Physics Conference10 and a publication is currently in preparation.
Kaon photoproduction data on heavier targets (He-3 and He-4) are also available from
CLAS and can be used to study the propagation of hadrons in nuclear medium, via
strangeness production. During the summer of 2002, Dr. Niculescu together with Felipe
Caycedo, an undergraduate student from George Washington University, started the data
analysis for the kaon photoproduction on He-3.
Exclusive reactions allow new insights into the structure of the nucleon, probing the
full nucleon wave function and shedding light, for example, on the transverse momentum
of quarks in the nucleon and the quark-quark correlations. Understanding these exclusive
processes in terms of Generalized Parton Distributions (GPD)11, 12, 13 is currently a major
theoretical effort in nuclear physics. Deep Exclusive Scattering and extraction of GPDs
will be facilitated by the energy upgrade of Jlab23. However, a first analysis of the
existing CLAS data (at a beam energy of 4.25GeV) in terms of GPDs is complete. The
analysis of the first measurements of the beam spin asymmetry in exclusive
electroproduction of real photons in the deep inelastic regime, shows interference of the
Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering (DVCS) and the Bette-Heitler processes14. This
supports expectations that DVCS allows access to GPDs, even at relatively low energies
and momentum transfer.
Project Description page 3
As member of the CLAS collaboration, Dr. Niculescu will continue the data analysis
projects on which she is working, especially studies of the strangeness photoproduction
in nuclei. Dr. Giovanetti maintains the author and membership database, has served on a
review panel for publications, regularly takes data shifts, continues to be involved in
calibration issues for the electromagnetic calorimeter2,15, 16 and the time-of-flight (TOF)17
detectors and performs other required service work for the collaboration.
Hall C
At sufficiently large values of the four-momentum transfer, Q2, the electron-nucleon
interaction can be viewed as the incoherent scattering of the virtual photon from a single
quark. Under these conditions Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) can rigorously
describe the experimental nucleon structure function data. However, as Q2 decreases, the
description of the nucleon's structure cannot be expressed in terms of single parton
densities. Initial and final state interactions between the struck quark and the remnants of
the target must also be taken into account. To date, the mechanisms by which a
perturbative QCD description of deep inelastic observables starts failing, giving way to
non-perturbative behavior, are still largely undetermined. Studies in new kinematic
regions and a survey of possible observables expected to be most sensitive to this
transition are currently being pursued.
The nucleon structure function, F2, parameterizes the coupling between a point-like
photon and a charged quark. This quantity is fundamental to our understanding of
physics at the nucleon level and may be studied in the transition region between
distances comparable to, and small with respect to, the size of the proton. F2 has been
measured over several orders of magnitude in Q2 and x, the fraction of the nucleon
momentum carried by the struck quark, and is well understood at high Q2 in terms of
logarithmic scaling violations. Data at low Q2 and very low x from DESY indicate that
F2 falls proportionally to Q2. This latter is a reflection of fundamental symmetries and
conservation laws. Conservation of the electromagnetic current that generates the photon
requires F2 to vanish as the virtuality of the photon goes to zero.
Between the two kinematic regions discussed above the perturbative QCD
description of the nucleon is expected to fail. In this region there are almost no data for
Q2<1.0 (GeV/c)2 and x between 0.005 and 0.2. Precise measurements in this region and
studies of local quark-hadron duality form the scientific thrust of the Jefferson Lab
Experiment E00-002.
Quark-hadron duality reflects the relationship between the quark and hadron
descriptions of hadronic processes and is related to the nature of the transition from nonperturbative to perturbative QCD. The phenomenon of duality can be studied in a variety
of processes, such as e+e- annihilation, deep inelastic scattering, heavy quark decays, etc.
Recent data on inclusive electron-proton and electron-deuteron inelastic scattering
obtained at Jefferson Lab were utilized for precision tests of quark-hadron duality. Error!
Reference source not found. presents an overview of these proton structure function data
at low Q2 in the resonance region18. The solid curves represent, for the different
Project Description page 4
kinematics, the single scaling curve defined by averaging all nucleon resonance F2 data,
regardless of Q2, W2, as a function of Nachtman scaling variable [=
2x/(1+{1+4M2x2/Q2}1/2)19. As one can see, the individual spectra at various Q2
oscillate around this single-curve parameterization. It should be emphasized that this is
not by construction, as the parameterization at any given value of [, is obtained from a
range of nucleon resonance data at
variant values of Q2 and W2 (e.g.,
the second resonance bump could
have always been below the
scaling curve, while the first
above, etc.). The main observation
is that apparently nature forces the
oscillatory behavior of the various
resonance bumps around a scaling
curve. This relationship is believed
to hold important clues for a better
understanding of the transition
region.
This
has
been
studied
quantitatively18,20. It was observed
that the behavior of averaged
nucleon resonance data at [ >0.3,
corresponding to Q2>0.5 (GeV/c)2
in the nucleon resonance region, is
indistinguishable from the F2 DIS
Figure 1 Proton Structure Functions in the
resonance region as measured at Jefferson Lab in
behavior, consistent with the
Hall C. The values for Q2 vary from 0.07 (a) to
findings of Bloom and Gilman21.
2
3.3 (GeV/c) (i)
The behavior of averaged nucleon
resonance
data
for
[<0.3,
2
2
corresponding to Q <0.5 (GeV/c) in the nucleon resonance region, mimics xF3 data22
obtained from averaging neutrino and antineutrino DIS data. The latter, to leading order
in QCD, selects the difference of quark and antiquark distribution functions, and is
predominantly sensitive to a valence quark-only distribution. This is interesting because
the low-Q2 F2 data below W2=4 GeV2 predominantly consists of excited nucleon
resonances and only weak contributions from inelastic non-resonant processes, suggests
that the smooth curve to which the resonances average must be close to a curve
consisting of valence strength only. More detailed studies of this low-Q2 region and the
transition from the deep inelastic scattering regime to the region dominated by elastic
scattering will be made possible by the high precision data that will be obtained in
experiment E00-002. This experiment (spokespersons: Drs. I. Niculescu and C. Keppel)
has a high scientific rating (A-) and is scheduled to take data in the spring of 2003. The
JMU group will play a major role in the acquisition, analysis, and physical interpretation
of the experimental data.
Project Description page 5
While the study of the quark structure of the nucleon is a fundamental problem in
contemporary physics that uses a complex mathematical formalism, its basic concepts
and interpretation should be accessible to undergraduate students. Thus, undergraduate
students can participate in the phenomenological interpretation of the data. The whole
data acquisition and analysis chain can be (and in practice is) broken down into several
logically linked steps. Some, if not all of these steps are perfect projects for
undergraduate research: detector calibration, data acquisition, data quality checks,
particle identification, and systematic studies, for example. What is important to stress is
that by participating in these projects students are not only part of a bigger team effort,
but they gain specific knowledge in several domains. For example, knowledge of the
interaction of radiation with matter and particle detectors is necessary in nuclear medicine
and nuclear safety; handling large sets of data and analysis codes is a good skill for
market analysts; dealing with nuclear electronics and data acquisition systems is useful
for students seeking an engineering or computer science career.
The Physics Department at JMU encourages the participation of women in research
in physics. Two faculty members and about 20% of the physics majors are women. The
nuclear physics group will encourage the participation of women in research. This will
be facilitated facilitated not only by having a woman faculty member as a mentor, but
also by the fact that several of the physicists working on the quark-hadron duality project
at JLab are women (C. Keppel from Hampton University, S. Jeschonnek from Ohio State
University, and S. Liuti from University of Virginia).
On a longer time scale, studies of the nucleon structure in the transition regime will
constitute an important part of the scientific program of JLab at 12 GeV. Our group will
continue to be involved in the physics program at JLab. Dr. Niculescu will participate in
the detector upgrade of Hall C. The current plan for the Hall C upgrade consists of
improving the existing High Momentum Spectrometer (HMS) and providing a new Super
High Momentum Spectrometer (SHMS). The SHMS will be capable of analyzing the
higher energy particles produced by the 12 GeV upgraded CEBAF beam, which are
above the momentum range of the HMS. The details of the detector package for the
SHMS are outlined in the Conceptual Design Report (CDR)23. The JMU group
contribution will be in the development and testing of the drift chambers for the SHMS.
As part of this effort, Dr. Niculescu will instrument a detector-testing lab at JMU. The
equipment needed for these tests (for example high voltage power supply for the drift
chamber, VME modules, etc.) includes items borrowed from Jefferson Lab. Close
interaction with the group building the drift chambers is anticipated and is facilitated by
the proximity of James Madison University to JLab.
Project Description page 6
The Program at PSI
Muon Lifetime Measurement
Recent theoretical improvements in extracting the Fermi coupling constant24, GF, from
the measured muon lifetime, IJµ, have reached the 1ppm level in the theoretical error. The
relationship that establishes the connection
1
WP
G F2 mP5
192S 3
(1 'q)
depends on the muon mass mµ and includes QED corrections to the four-fermion
interaction ǻq. These calculations have now been completed to second order and
knowledge of GF is limited by the uncertainty in the present experimental muon
lifetime25 IJµ= 2.19703 ± 0.00004 µs (18 ppm). The coupling constant GF is an essential
parameter of the Standard Model. Its uncertainty limits the precision for Standard Model
predictions and interpretations. GF, for example, was essential in early predictions26 for
the top quark mass.
The value of GF is also sensitive to new physics as described, for example, in the
electroweak summary of the Review of Particle Properties25. Another example comes
from a recent calculation27 of ǻr using a Left-Right Symmetric Model as an alternative
approach to the Standard Model. The result claims sensitivity to the type of Higgs
particle assumed as well as the masses of heavy neutrinos in the model. The model
dependence arises because of the higher order weak contributions to GF shown below as
ǻr.
GF
g2
(1 'r )
2
2 8 MW
where g is related to the electric charge, e, by g = e sin șW through the weak angle șW and
MW is the mass of the W boson. Although models and calculations differ in their choice
of parameters, however, a self-consistent representation of the weak sector must be
developed in terms of a few fundamental masses and couplings, GF being one of these
parameters. The value of GF is of therefore of critical importance in understanding the
electroweak sector and prospects for reducing the error in this parameter by more than an
order of magnitude justify the pursuit of a new measurement for the muon lifetime.
Dr. Giovanetti’s graduate work was the determination of the positive muon
lifetime28. This experiment reached a fractional error of 27 ppm. He was involved in all
aspects of the project, from data analysis to equipment and detector design. With a
renewed interest in improving past experiments, Dr. Giovanetti has joined the MULAN
collaboration with the goal of measuring the muon lifetime to 1 ppm, an absolute
uncertainty of 2 ps. This represents more than an order of magnitude improvement. The
experiment has been approved29 to run at PSI and significant progress has been made in
defining many aspects of this new experiment. The details of the measurement can be
Project Description page 7
found in the proposal29 presented to the review committee (Benützerversammlung) of PSI
in July1999 and a recent update30 for the PSI annual report.
The proposal outlines the use of PSI beam line SE3 to perform tests and ultimately
record over 1012 decay muon events. The key challenge is to eliminate systematic
distortions in the time spectra for the detected positrons following muon decay. The
experiment becomes technically feasible due to the characteristics of the beam and the
positron detection scheme. The PLAN detectors, see Figure 2, provide superb pile up
protection and large granularity.
The biggest problem in any measurement of this sort is the time dependent efficiency
due to the higher count rates at the beginning of the detection cycle. By reducing the rates
in individual detectors (granularity) and by sensitizing the detectors to multiple events
(pile up protection) the measurement can control systematics at a level below 1 ppm. This
will allow a sufficiently high recording rate so that the statistics necessary for this
measurement can be accumulated while the key systematics are well understood and
measured.
JMU’s role in this experiment would build on recent experience with detectors and
calibration at Jefferson Lab. The JMU group has agreed to build and test the calibration
and monitoring system for the PLAN detectors. In addition, the group plans to participate
in the test runs and the data-taking runs at PSI. Dr. Giovanetti has extensive experience
with secondary pion and muon beam lines. As a graduate student he assisted in muonic
atom measurements at SREL and BNL and his thesis experiment was performed at
TRIUMF. Dr. Giovanetti also performed several experiments as a postdoctoral scientist
at PSI (3 years on site). This experience proved very beneficial for the winter 2001and
summer 2002 test runs at PSI.
For two weeks in December 2001, Dr. Giovanetti and Jason Mace, an
undergraduate JMU physics major, participated in a test run on the ʌe3 beam line
designed to measure the phase space of the transported ʌ, µ, e beam. Knowledge of the
phase space is necessary for the design of the beam kicker. The kickeri, which is now
being designed by the collaboration, will direct the beam onto the target for time periods
of 2 µsecs every 20 µsecs. Dr. Giovanetti and J. Mace were critical to the success of
these measurements. During the summer, Dr. Giovanetti and three students participated
in a more extensive test run. During this run the phase space of the beam was mapped and
the beam was successfully transported through a temporary setup that mimicked a kicker
to the location of the target. Muon lifetime data was recorded in a subset of detector
modules. A prototype LED time calibration system was installed and tested.
Calibration for MULAN
There are two methods for time calibrations currently under consideration. One uses
a short duration laser flash and an optical transmission system, the other modular blue
LED flashers with a distributed electronic trigger. To adequately monitor timing
i
The ability to produce a clean, pulsed muon beam is essential to the experiment. Considerable
effort has gone into beam studies and kicker design. Details and progress on this front can be
found on the MULAN website (http://www.npl.uiuc.edu/exp/mulan/muLanMain.html) under
beam line links.
Project Description page 8
systematics, the light flash should have a rise and fall time similar to the pulse shape
when processed by the front end electronics. Event times do not need to be precise but
should be free of systematics. The pmt signals are digitized using flash ADCs (2 ns
intervals), which allow the pulse shape to be determined. The time and energy of a
detected positron are based on the measured pulse shape. Two-particle event
identification is enhanced by this digitizing method, which is critical in reducing earlyto-late timing systematics.
The monitoring system must be able to inject an event of well-known time into the
data stream by firing the positron detectors. These events are used to verify that measured
times are independent of the starting event, that is, signals that arrive close to the event
gate start are handled identically to signals that arrive late in the event gate.
During the summer of 2002 a prototype LED flasher system was tested. The design
consisted of blue LEDs mounted on printed circuit boards with the on-board electronics
providing a fast current pulse to drive the LED flasher. This flasher was based on the
system31 used by KAMLANDi. The design had been implemented in several versions.
MULAN collaborators at the University of Berkley were able to take a recent version of
the design and build 50 units for the summer
test run at PSI. JMU installed the flashers
and designed and built a trigger transport
and power system for pulsing the LED
flashers. These JMU drivers distributed
power, provided individually adjustable
light flash amplitude, translated the triggers
from ECL to TTL and passed these signals
to the flasher boards.
The MULAN detectors shown in Figure
2 are grouped and supported by mechanical
structures called houses. Groups of five or
six pairs are combined in a single house,
penthouses and hexhouses. There will be
one driver unit for each house. Four drivers
were built at JMU. The flashers were
inserted in each detector. Ribbon cables
between the flasher and the JMU drivers
Figure 2 Pairs of Counters Arranged provided the power and triggers. Further
details of the JMU driver design can be
Hexagonally
found on the JMU research websiteii.
The driver design works well. The LED flasher, however, showed after-pulsing.
Several microseconds after the primary trigger a large broad light flash occurred. The
after-pulsing has been duplicated and is currently under study at JMU. It is clearly a
characteristic of the flasher boards. There is some indication that it may not be a problem
for very low rates but it is not yet completely understood. Over the next several months
the source of this after-pulsing needs to be discovered and corrected to make the flashers
i
KamLAND is a new neutrino experiment that developed modular light flashers.
See http://csm.jmu.edu/physics/giovanetti/ulife/pulser.htm for more details on the pulser
drivers.
ii
Project Description page 9
a viable method for calibrating. Overall improvements in the design will also be studied
so that very short light pulses at rates of 100 kHz are possible.
This calibration project matches well with the goals for the JMU research group,
which plans to continue to develop and test detectors for Nuclear and Particle Physics. It
will provide attractive and educational projects for undergraduate students and is of
crucial importance to the experiment.
Broader Impact (Merit Review Criterion II)
James Madison University and specifically Dr. Giovanetti have a long history of
providing appropriate challenges for undergraduate education through NSF supported
research. This method of science education has become one of the hallmarks of the
undergraduate experience in the College of Science and Mathematics at JMU. Just this
past year four students worked in the JMU particle and nuclear physics group. The most
recent graduate, Jason Mace, is now a graduate student at East Carolina University.
Students were confronted with technical challenges, interacted with graduate students and
faculty from several universities, and learned the importance of thoughtful design and
thorough testing. They regularly report their research and Dr. Giovanetti has now
coauthored over 50 undergraduate research papersi. In 2002 undergraduate students
involved in summer research recorded their impressions on a web siteii.
The addition of Dr. Niculescu to the group promises to provide further enrichment
to the program. Dr. Niculescu has already demonstrated the interest and talents required
to encourage young students to excel. Her successful work with undergraduates at and at
George Washington University establishes her as a capable and productive mentor. She
has shown special interest in encouraging women to participate in research. In the
summer of 2002 she participated in the RISE (Research Internship in Science and
Engineering) program at University of Maryland32, program designed to encourage
women undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering. While a
postdoctoral fellow at GWU Dr. Niculescu worked with two female graduate students,
Ana Lima and Silvia Nicolai, and two female undergraduate students, Anne Lafont and
Sandrine Spyckerelle. Although our program is not specifically tailored for women, the
physics department at JMU has had good success in graduating women in physics. This
year’s freshman class has 8 women out of 26 students enrolled.
The research projects outlined in the present proposal will bring the undergraduate
students in contact with collaborators from other institutions around the world. The
students will have the opportunity to work at well-known nuclear physics laboratories,
such as Jefferson Lab and PSI, and in a detector development lab at JMU. Their
experience will be enhanced by interacting with internationally recognized physicists at
multi-user facilities and by developing projects in the lab at the university. The
complexity of nuclear physics detector and data analysis will require students to develop
i
A complete list of student papers can be found at http://csm.jmu.edu/physics/giovanetti/pubs.pdf
under the heading; Undergraduate Publications, Talks and Reports.
ii
This web site can be found at
http://csm.jmu.edu/physics/giovanetti/GiovanettiResearchGroupWeb/index.htm.
Project Description page 10
skills in several areas, for example nuclear electronics, programming in different
languages, developing databases, creating web pages, building and testing detectors.
Dr. Giovanetti and Dr. Niculescu have embraced the model that has been set forth
by the NSF that the researcher should endeavor to influence the larger community. For
many years Dr. Giovanetti has been pursuing the goal of better science education by
improving the quality of K-12 teachers. Recent example of this effort includes the joint
development by a team of scientist and education faculty at JMU of a 6-block science
course specifically designed for future elementary and middle school teachers. This group
of faculty has been accepted as a SENCERi team and is developing a sound curriculum
targeting the special challenges of students interested in becoming teachers.
Our department also has a long-standing history of supporting general science
education. This commitment to science education is fostered among our students by
directly involving them in outreach. The students who work with Dr. Giovanetti are
expected to participate in these activities. They learn that it is part of their responsibility
as scientists to help educate and explain science to the broader community. For example,
this spring students and faculty presented the 8th annual science showii to Harrisonburg
sixth graders (approx. 200 children, 8 teachers). At the request of the sixth grade teachers,
the program was designed for small groups and the science presented was centered on the
state of Virginia’s educational standards. Booklets were prepared for the teachers so that
topics covered could be revisited in the classroom. The JMU physics students played a
major role in the preparation and presentation. Summer research students also promoted a
children’s science museum for Harrisonburg by participating in a multi-faceted science
presentation for children of all ages (approx. 650 attended).
Results From Previous Support
Dr. Giovanetti has been working for well over ten years on the CLAS detector.
He was involved in the early measurements of large angle Bremmstrahlung, which is an
important background that can limit operating luminosity. He played a central role in the
design and construction of the forward calorimeter. He helped outline part of the physics
program. The publications discussed in the previous Hall B section are the first
publications from the CLAS collaboration. These demonstrate the high level of scientific
achievement, which is based on the previous work of Dr. Giovanetti.
The MULAN project, as described in this proposal, has substantially benefited
from the efforts of the JMU students and faculty.
Dr. Giovanetti has involved a large number of undergraduate students in this
work.. Over 30 undergraduate students have benefited from their involvement in the
CLAS project. During the past three years, Jason Mace, W. Quarles, Andrew Werner,
Rick Wiita, Charlie Arnold, and Eric Stofferahn have worked as part of the JMU Particle
and Nuclear Physics group.
i
SENCER, Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities is an AAC&U's
NSF-funded program. For more details see http://www.aacu-edu.org/SENCER/index.cfm.
ii
A science show organized by Dr. Giovanetti and the SPS, has been given to 6th grade middle school
children for the past eight years.
Project Description page 11
Conclusion
In conclusion, Dr. Giovanetti and Dr. Niculescu are requesting funding to cover the
next three-year period. They share many common interests:
x quarks and the fundamental interaction between them,
x electron and photon scattering as a powerful probe,
x theoretical approaches such as GPDs, structure function exploration in x and Q2 ,
x work at Jefferson lab that overlaps in methods and analysis, and
x the measurement of fundamental constants.
This joint effort should provide good climate in the pursuit of these goals and in the
continued development of the JMU detector laboratory. Dr. Giovanetti will take primary
responsibility for the MULAN project and considers CLAS as his main focus at Jefferson
Lab. Dr. Niculescu is more invested in the Hall C work. They plan to continue to
contribute to the work of theses collaborations in the following ways:
1. detector design, development and testing,
2. setup of the experiments and participation in data collection,
3. analysis of data, and
4. collaboration service work.
Both PIs are committed to working together maintaining a strong in-house
program for detector testing and development. JMU has played a crucial role in the
development of the forward calorimeter for CLAS15,16 and has made important
contributions to the CLAS TOF laser system17. There is a major effort underway to
design the calibration system for the MULAN detectors. The completion of this will lead
into the development of systems for the CLAS upgrade33as part of the extension of the
CEBAF accelerator at Jefferson Lab to 12 GeV34.
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Project Description page 14
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Brooks, V. Burkert, T. Carstens, A. Coleman, P. Detyarenko, R. Demirchyan, Yu.
Efremenko, H. Egiyan, H. Funsten, V. Gavrilov , K. Giovanetti , R.M. Marshall, B.
Mecking, H. Mktrchan, R.C. Minehart, M. Ohandjanyan, Yu. Sharabian, L.C. Smith, S.
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16
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Calibration System for the Forward Calorimeter for the CLAS, Detector, K. L.
Giovanetti, JMU Undergraduates: R. Atkins, D. Bailey, S. Bowling, A. Brotman, H.
Dawson, T. Deering, P. Denholm, D. Ellis, J. Fennel, M. Fox, D. Gilmore, K. Healey, D.
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Kevin L. Giovanetti
University Address
Physics Department
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
540-568-6353
giovankl#jmu.edu
(ducation
August 1982
August 1977
May 1974
Home Address
439 Sunrise Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-434-6515
Ph.D. Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Thesis: The Lifetime of the Positive Muon
M. S. Physics, College of William and Mary
B.S. Physics, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell MA
3rofessional ([perience
2001-present
1994-2001
1989-1994
1985-1988
1982-1985
1982-1985
Professor of Physics, James Madison University
Associate Professor of Physics, James Madison University
Assistant Professor of Physics, James Madison University
Research Associate, Nuclear and Particle Physics, University of Virginia
Research Assoc., Nuclear and Particle Physics, SIN lab, Switzerland
Physics Instructor, ETH (Federal Technical Inst.), Zurich, Switzerland
5esearcK ([perience
1989-present James Madison University Undergraduate Research Group.
-Actively involved in JLAB, CLAS detector, and CLAS collaboration.
-Primary interest: Resonance Physics, QCD and quark bound states.
-Design, development, and construction of electromagnetic calorimeter.
-Member of the MULAN collaboration which intends to improve our understanding
of the Weak Interaction by performing a precision measurement of the positive muon
lifetime.
-Primary responsibility: Detector calibration
1985-1989
-Electron scattering studies of few nucleon system at MIT Bates Lab.
-Involved in NPAS (Nuclear Physics at SLAC).
-Electron scattering on He, ∆ electroproduction experiments H,He,Fe,W.
-Detector development, data analysis and interpretation.
1982-1985
-Worked with high resolution pionic x-ray crystal spectrometer.
-Summarized contributions to background and estimated resulting limitations.
-Developed a form for the pion-nucleus optical potential for data interpretation.
-Measured strong interaction x-ray shifts.
-Measured pion mass.
1974-1982
-Performed muon lifetime measurement (TRIUMF Lab., Canada)
-Worked on particle property measurements at (BNL AGS, New York).
-Studied pionic and muonic x-rays (SREL, Virginia).
Synergistic Activites
1989-present
-Teach undergraduate physics, supervise science majors on research projects.
-Teach gifted and talented science programs for elementary school children.
1996-present
-Present annual science show for middle school children in conjunction with SPS students.
2000-present
-Work with other faculty to develop and introduce more effective ways for training K-12 future
teachers (an interdisciplinary collaboration, a SENCER team).
2000-present
-Design and maintain a membership database and the database maintenance tools for CLAS
collaboration.
1995-present
-Serve as an organizer for the Virginia Academy of Science Spring Meeting.
Collaborations
Currently involved in two collaborations; CLAS and MULAN. The list of members of these collaborations can be
found at http://www.jlab.org/Hall-B/general/membership.html and
http://ten.npl.uiuc.edu/exp/mulan/muLanMain.html, respectively.
3ublications
27 refereed journal publications, 51 papers given by undergraduate advisees, several reports and conference
proceedings.
SAM3L( 2F J2U5NAL 3UBLICA7I2NS
All CLAS publications beloZ also available at Kttp:ZZZ.Mlab.orgHallBpubsinde[.Ktml.
K. Joo, et al. (The CLAS Collaboration), 42 Dependence of 4uadrupole Strength in the Gamma Proton to
Delta122 to Proton Pio Transition, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 (2002) 122001, (LANL preprint: hep-ex/0110007).
R. DeVita, et al. (The CLAS Collaboration), First Measurement of the Double Spin Asymmetry in Electon Proton to
Electon Pi Neutron in the Resonance Region, Phys.Rev.Lett. 88 (2002) 082001, (LANL preprint: hepex/0110087)
S. Stepanyan, et al. (The CLAS Collaboration), Observation Of Exclusive DVCS In Polarized Electron Beam
Asymmetry Measurements, Phys.Rev.Lett. 87 (2001) 182002, (LANL preprint: hep-ex/0107043)
M. Battaglieri et al. (The CLAS Collaboration), Photoproduction Of The Rhoo Meson On The Proton At Large
Momentum Transfer, Phys.Rev.Lett. 87 (2001) 172002, (LANL preprint: hep-ex/0107028)
S. Barrow, et al (The CLAS Collaboration), Electroproduction Of The Lambda12 +yperon, Phys.Rev. C64
(2001) 044601, (LANL preprint: hep-ex/0105029)
M. Amarian, G. Asryan, K. Beard, W. Brooks, V.Burkert, T.Carstens, A.Coleman, R. Demirchyan, Yu. Efremenko,
H. Egiyan, K. Egiyan, H. Funsten, V. Gavrilov, K. Gioanetti, R.M. Marshall, B. Mecking, H. Mkrtchan, R.C.
Minehart, M. Ohandjanyan, Yu. Sharabian, L.C. Smith, S. Stepanyan, W.A. Stephens, T.Y. Tung, C. Zorn. CLAS
Forward Electromagnetic Calorimeter, Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Issue No. 2-3 (21 March 2001) pp. 239265
K. Lukashin, et al (The CLAS Collaboration) ,Exclusive Electroproduction Of Phi Mesons At .2 GeV., Phys. Rev.
C 63, 065205 (2001). (LANL preprint: hep-ex/0101030)
R. Thompson, et al (The CLAS Collaboration), The ep to e¶peta Reaction At And Above The S111 Baryon
Resonance, Physical Review Letters 86, 1702 (2001).
K.L. Giovanetti, W. Dey, M. Eckhause, R.D. Hart, R. Hartmann, D.W. Hertzog, J.R. Kane, W.A. Orance,
W.C. Phillips, R.T. Siegel, W.F. Vulcan, R.E. Welsh, andR.G. Winter, Mean Life Of the Positive Muon, Physical
Review D, 29 (1984) 343.
Sample of 5eports
CLAS NOTE 1999-006, Detailed Report on the Design and Operation of the Calibration System for the Forward
Calorimeter for the CLAS, Detector, K. L. Giovanetti, JMU Undergarduates: R. Atkins, D. Bailey, S. Bowling, A.
Brotman, H. Dawson, T. Deering, P. Denholm, D. Ellis, J. Fennel, M. Fox, D. Gilmore, K. Healey, D. Hogue, J.
Krug, A. Larson, J. Masters, D. McNulty, W. Opaska, A. Pastor, K. Tchikhatchev, Y. Tsganenko, W. Vogan, A.
Volya, and J. Voshell, and Kyungpook National University: DongHee Kim, Chanhoon Chung, Wonha Ko,
Minjeong Kim, Minsuk Kim, Sohn Young-Soo, June 3, 1999, http://www.jlab.org/Hall-B/notes/clas_notes99.html
BiograpKical SketcK
Maria Ioana Niculescu
3rofessional 3reparation
Bucharest University
Physics
Bachelor 1991
Hampton University
Physics
PhD
1999
The George Washington University
Nuclear Physics
1999-2001
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Nuclear Physics
2001-2002
Appointments
Assistant Professor, Physics Dept., James Madison University
2002-present
3ublications
1. I. Niculescu, C.S. Armstrong, J. Arrington, K.A. Assamagan, O.K. Baker, C.W. Bochna, R.D.
Carlini, J. Cha, C. Cothran, D.B. Day, J.A. Dunne, D. Dutta, R. Ent, B.W. Filippone, V.V.
Frolov, H. Gao, D. Geesaman, P. Gueye, W. Hinton, R.J. Holt, C. Keppel, D.M. Koltenuk, D.J.
Mack, D.G. Meekins, M.A. Miller, J.H. Mitchell, R.M. Mohring, G. Niculescu, J.W. Price, J.
Reinhold, R.E. Segel, P. Stoler, L. Tang, B.P. Terburg, D. Van Westrum, W.F. Vulcan, S.A.
Wood, C. Yan, B. Zeidman, Evidence for Valence 4uarN²+adron Duality, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85
(2000), 1186.
2. I. Niculescu, C.S. Armstrong, J. Arrington, K.A. Assamagan, O.K. Baker, C.W. Bochna, R.D.
Carlini, J. Cha, C. Cothran, D.B. Day, J.A. Dunne, D. Dutta, R. Ent, B.W. Filippone, V.V.
Frolov, H. Gao, D. Geesaman, P. Gueye, W. Hinton, R. Holt, C. Keppel, D.M. Koltenuk, D.J.
Mack, D.G. Meekins, M.A. Miller, J.H. Mitchell, R.M. Mohring, G. Niculescu, J.W. Price, J.
Reinhold, R.E. Segel, P. Stoler, L. Tang, B.P. Terburg, D. Van Westrum, W.F. Vulcan, S.A.
Wood, C. Yan, B. Zeidman, Experimental Verification of 4uarN²+adron Duality, Phys. Rev.
Lett. 85 (2000), 1182
3. C. Armstrong, R. Ent, C.E. Keppel, S. Liuti, G. Niculescu, I. Niculescu, Moments of the
Proton Structure Function at Low 42, Phys. Rev. D63, (2001) 094008.
4. S. Liuti, R. Ent, C.E. Keppel, I. Niculescu, Perturbative 4CD Analysis of Local Duality in a
Fixed W2 FrameworN. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. (2002), e-Print Archive: Kep
pK11163
2tKer 3ublications
1. R. De Vita et al (CLAS Collaboration), First Measurement of the Double Spin Asymmetry in
Polarized-e Polarized-p à e¶ pi n in the Resonance Region. Phys. Rev. Lett 88 (2002) 082001,
e-Print Archive: Kepe[1114
2. D. Gaskell, A. Ahmidouch, P. Ambrozewicz, H. Anklin, J. Arrington, K. Assamagan, S.
Avery, K. Bailey, O. K. Baker, S. Beedoe, B. Beise, H. Breuer, D. S. Brown, R. Carlini, J. Cha,
N. Chant, A. Cowley, S. Danagoulian, D. De Schepper, J. Dunne, D. Dutta, R. Ent, L. Gan, A.
Gasparian, D. F. Geesaman, R. Gilman, C. Glashausser, P. Gueye, M. Harvey, O. Hashimoto, W.
Hinton, G. Hofman, C. Jackson, H. E. Jackson, C. Keppel, E. Kinney, D. Koltenuk, A. Lung, D.
Mack, D. McKee, J. Mitchell, H. Mkrtchyan, B. Mueller, G. Niculescu, I. Niculescu, T. G.
O'Neill, V. Papavassiliou, D. Potterveld, J. Reinhold, P. Roos, R. Sawafta, R. Segel, S.
Stepanyan, V. Tadevosyan, T. Takahashi, L. Tang, B. Terburg, D. Van Westrum, J. Volmer, T.
P. Welch, S. Wood, L. Yuan, B. Zeidman, B. Zihlmann, Measurement of Longitudinal and
Transverse Cross-Sections in the +e-e,e¶ pi+- reaction at W 1. GeV. Phys.Rev. C65
(2002) 011001.
3. S. Stepanyan et al. (CLAS Collaboration), First Observation of Exclusive Deeply Virtual
Compton Scattering in Polarized Electron Beam Asymmetry Measurements. Phys.Rev.Lett.8
(2001) 182002, e-Print Archive: Kepe[143
Synergistic Activities
1999-present Supervised undergradute students at Jefferson Lab.
Summer 2002 Member of a RISE (Research Internship in Science and Engineering) research
team (http://www.eng.umd.edu/wie/students_undergrad/riseII.html).
Collaborators
D.J.Abbott (Jefferson Lab.), A. Ahmidouch (Kent State U.), M.J. Amaryan (Yerevan Phys.
Inst.), C.S. Armstrong (Jefferson Lab.), D. Armstrong (University of Massachusetts), J.
Arrington (Argonne), K. Assamagan, (Hampton U.), S. Avery (Hampton U.), O.K. Baker
(Hampton U.), D.H. Beck (Illinois U., Urbana), E.J. Beise (Maryland U.), H. Blok (Vrije U.,
Amsterdam), W. Boeglin (Florida International U.), B.E. Bonner (Rice U.), P.Bosted (American
U.), E.J. Brash (Regina U.), H. Breuer (Maryland U.), J.R. Calarco (New Hampshire U.,
Durham), R.Carlini (Jefferson Lab), R.V. Cadman (Illinois U., Urbana), L. Cardman (Jefferson
Lab), J. Cha (Miss. State U.), N.S. Chant (Maryland U.), G. Collins (Maryland U.), C. Cothran
(Virginia U.), W.J. Cummings (Argonne), R.M.Davidson (Rensselaer Poly), S. Danagoulian
(North Carolina A-T State U.), D. Day (Virginia U.), J.Dunne (Jefferson Lab), D. Dutta (MIT),
R.Ent (Jefferson Lab), B.W. Filippone (Cal Tech), H.T. Fortune (Penn U.), V.V. Frolov
(Rensselaer Poly), H. Gao (MIT), D.Gaskell (Colorado U.), D.F. Geesaman (Argonne), R.
Gilman (Rutgers U.), P.Gueye (Hampton U.), K.K. Gustafsson (Maryland U.), M. Harvey
(Hampton U.), W.Hinton (Old Dominion U.), A. Honegger (Basel U.), R.J. Holt (Argonne), E.
Hungerford (Houston U.), H.E. Jackson (Argonne), C.Keppel (Hampton U.), E.R. Kinney
(Colorado U.), D.Koltenuk (Penn U.), S. Liuti (Virginia U.), A.F. Lung (Jefferson Lab), D. Mack
(Jefferson Lab), R. Madey (Kent State U.), P. Markowitz (Florida International U.), K.W.
McFarlane (Norfolk State U.), R.D. McKeown (Cal Tech), D.Meekins (Jefferson Lab), S.
Mtingwa (North Carolina A-T State U.), Z.E. Meziani (Temple U.), M.A. Miller (Illinois U.,
Urbana), R. Milner (MIT), J. Mitchell (Jefferson Lab.), H. Mkrtchian (Yerevan Phys. Inst.),
A.M. Nathan (Illinois U., Urbana), G. Niculescu (Virginia U.), T.G. O'Neill (Argonne), S.F. Pate
(New Mexico State U.), D.H. Potterveld (Argonne), R. Ransome (Rutgers U.), J. Reinhold
(Florida International U.), R. Sawafta (North Carolina A-T State U.), R.E. Segel (Northwestern
U.), I. Sick (Basel U.), V.Tadevosian (Yerevan Phys. Inst.), L.Tang (Hampton U.), T. Terasawa
(Tohoku U.), B.P. Terburg (Illinois U., Urbana), J. Volmer (Vrije U., Amsterdam), D. van
Westrum (Colorado U.), W.F. Vulcan (Jefferson Lab), S.Wood (Jefferson Lab), C. Yan
(Jefferson Lab), B. Zeidman (Argonne), B. Zihlmann (NIKHEF), and the rest of the CLAS
collaboration (http://www.jlab.org/Hall-B/general/phonebook.html).
Graduate and 3ostdoctoral Advisors
K. Baker (Hampton U.), C. Keppel (Hampton U.), R. Madey (Kent
State U.), B. Berman (George Washington U.), R. Ent (Jefferson Lab.)
SUMMARY
YEAR 1
PROPOSAL BUDGET
FOR NSF USE ONLY
PROPOSAL NO.
DURATION (months)
Proposed Granted
AWARD NO.
ORGANIZATION
James Madison University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR
Kevin L Giovanetti
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI’s, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets)
NSF Funded
Person-mos.
CAL
1. Kevin L Giovanetti - Prof.
0.00 0.00
2. Maria I Niculescu - Dr.
0.00 0.00
3.
4.
5.
6. ( 0 ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE)
0.00 0.00
7. ( 2 ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 - 6)
0.00 0.00
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1. ( 0 ) POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
0.00 0.00
2. ( 0 ) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
0.00 0.00
3. ( 0 ) GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. ( 0 ) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
5. ( 0 ) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
6. ( 0 ) OTHER
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
High Speed Pulser
MULAN VME DAQ Crate
NIM -ECL converter
$
2.00
2.00
$
13,832
11,070
0.00
4.00
0
24,902
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
24,902
1,905
26,807
Funds
granted by NSF
(if different)
$
4,431
7,000
1,350
TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
16,000
1. STIPENDS
$
4,250
2. TRAVEL
0
3. SUBSISTENCE
0
4. OTHER
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
(
4)
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES
5. SUBAWARDS
6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
Funds
Requested By
proposer
ACAD SUMR
TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS
12,781
10,280
4,250
20,250
2,000
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
76,368
Faculty Salaries (Rate: 43.0000, Base: 24902) (Cont. on Comments Page)
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
14,708
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
91,076
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS SEE GPG II.C.6.j.)
0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
$
91,076 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $
AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
0
PI/PD NAME
FOR NSF USE ONLY
INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Kevin L Giovanetti
Date Checked
Date Of Rate Sheet
Initials - ORG
ORG. REP. NAME*
Patricia buennemeyer
1 *ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR REVISED BUDGET
SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET COMMENTS - Year 1
** D- Equipment
** I- Indirect Costs
faculty salaries
Students Stipends (Rate: 25.0000, Base 16000)
student stipends
SUMMARY
YEAR 2
PROPOSAL BUDGET
FOR NSF USE ONLY
PROPOSAL NO.
DURATION (months)
Proposed Granted
AWARD NO.
ORGANIZATION
James Madison University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR
Kevin L Giovanetti
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI’s, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets)
NSF Funded
Person-mos.
CAL
1. Kevin L Giovanetti - Prof.
0.00 0.00
2. Maria I Niculescu - Dr.
0.00 0.00
3.
4.
5.
6. ( 0 ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE)
0.00 0.00
7. ( 2 ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 - 6)
0.00 0.00
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0 ) POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
0.00 0.00
2. ( 0 ) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
0.00 0.00
3. ( 0 ) GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. ( 0 ) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
5. ( 0 ) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
6. ( 0 ) OTHER
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
$
UV diode laser
VME TDCs, WC readout
2.00
2.00
$
14,385
11,513
0.00
4.00
0
25,898
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
25,898
1,981
27,879
Funds
granted by NSF
(if different)
$
0
8,800
9,000
TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
16,000
1. STIPENDS
$
4,250
2. TRAVEL
0
3. SUBSISTENCE
0
4. OTHER
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
(
4)
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES
5. SUBAWARDS
6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
Funds
Requested By
proposer
ACAD SUMR
TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS
17,800
10,280
4,250
20,250
2,000
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
82,459
Faculty Salaries (Rate: 43.0000, Base: 25898) (Cont. on Comments Page)
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
15,136
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
97,595
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS SEE GPG II.C.6.j.)
0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
$
97,595 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $
AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
0
PI/PD NAME
FOR NSF USE ONLY
INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Kevin L Giovanetti
Date Checked
Date Of Rate Sheet
Initials - ORG
ORG. REP. NAME*
Patricia buennemeyer
2 *ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR REVISED BUDGET
SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET COMMENTS - Year 2
** D- Equipment
** I- Indirect Costs
Sudent Stipends (Rate: 25.0000, Base 16000)
SUMMARY
YEAR 3
PROPOSAL BUDGET
FOR NSF USE ONLY
PROPOSAL NO.
DURATION (months)
Proposed Granted
AWARD NO.
ORGANIZATION
James Madison University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR
Kevin L Giovanetti
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI’s, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets)
NSF Funded
Person-mos.
CAL
1. Kevin L Giovanetti - Prof.
0.00 0.00
2. Maria I Niculescu - Dr.
0.00 0.00
3.
4.
5.
6. ( 0 ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE)
0.00 0.00
7. ( 2 ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 - 6)
0.00 0.00
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0 ) POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
0.00 0.00
2. ( 0 ) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
0.00 0.00
3. ( 0 ) GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. ( 0 ) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
5. ( 0 ) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
6. ( 0 ) OTHER
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
2.00
2.00
$
14,960
11,974
0.00
4.00
0
26,934
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
26,934
2,060
28,994
TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
16,000
1. STIPENDS
$
4,250
2. TRAVEL
0
3. SUBSISTENCE
0
4. OTHER
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
(
4)
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES
5. SUBAWARDS
6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
Funds
Requested By
proposer
ACAD SUMR
TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS
Funds
granted by NSF
(if different)
$
0
10,280
4,250
20,250
2,000
0
0
0
0
0
2,000
65,774
Faculty Salaries (Rate: 43.0000, Base: 26934) (Cont. on Comments Page)
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
15,582
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
81,356
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS SEE GPG II.C.6.j.)
0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
$
81,356 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $
AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
0
PI/PD NAME
FOR NSF USE ONLY
INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Kevin L Giovanetti
Date Checked
Date Of Rate Sheet
Initials - ORG
ORG. REP. NAME*
Patricia buennemeyer
3 *ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR REVISED BUDGET
SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET COMMENTS - Year 3
** I- Indirect Costs
faculty salaries
Student stipends (Rate: 25.0000, Base 16000)
student stipends
SUMMARY
Cumulative
FOR NSF USE ONLY
PROPOSAL BUDGET
ORGANIZATION
PROPOSAL NO.
James Madison University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR
DURATION (months)
Proposed Granted
AWARD NO.
Kevin L Giovanetti
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI’s, Faculty and Other Senior Associates
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets)
NSF Funded
Person-mos.
CAL
ACAD SUMR
1. Kevin L Giovanetti - Prof.
0.00 0.00 6.00 $
2. Maria I Niculescu - Dr.
0.00 0.00 6.00
3.
4.
5.
6. (
) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE)
0.00 0.00 0.00
7. ( 2 ) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 - 6)
0.00 0.00 12.00
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0 ) POST DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES
0.00 0.00 0.00
2. ( 0 ) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.)
0.00 0.00 0.00
3. ( 0 ) GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. ( 0 ) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
5. ( 0 ) SECRETARIAL - CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY)
6. ( 0 ) OTHER
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B)
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS)
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C)
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
$
43,177
34,557
Funds
granted by NSF
(if different)
$
0
77,734
0
0
0
0
0
0
77,734
5,946
83,680
30,581
TOTAL EQUIPMENT
E. TRAVEL
1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS)
2. FOREIGN
F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
48,000
1. STIPENDS
$
12,750
2. TRAVEL
0
3. SUBSISTENCE
0
4. OTHER
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
( 12 )
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES
4. COMPUTER SERVICES
5. SUBAWARDS
6. OTHER
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
Funds
Requested By
proposer
TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS
30,581
30,840
12,750
60,750
6,000
0
0
0
0
0
6,000
224,601
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
45,426
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
270,027
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS (IF FOR FURTHER SUPPORT OF CURRENT PROJECTS SEE GPG II.C.6.j.)
0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
$
270,027 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $
AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
0
PI/PD NAME
FOR NSF USE ONLY
INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Kevin L Giovanetti
Date Checked
Date Of Rate Sheet
Initials - ORG
ORG. REP. NAME*
Patricia buennemeyer
C *ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR REVISED BUDGET
Budget ([planation
Salaries
The budget presented on the budget pages of this proposal is designed to provide the James
Madison University research group enough funds to continue their important work with the
CLAS collaboration, HallC and MULAN. A key component in this plan is finding the time to
address problems and make significant progress. The quality of the research and the stature of
the community pursuing this research are at the highest level. There are substantial expectations
placed on all participants. The need for dedicated time is true both in terms of the contribution to
the research, as well as the training, motivation and involvement of undergraduates.
This proposal addresses this issue by providing a summer period of 3.5 months for dedicated
research both by the faculty and the students. A significant fraction of the budget is for summer
salaries. These numbers are summarized in Table 1. Dr. Giovanetti and Dr. Niculescu are
requesting summer salaries as well as the salary for four undergraduates. (The undergraduate
salaries are included as stipends under the REU supplement category.) This allows the PIs to
assemble a team, which can focus its efforts on research for 15 weeks. Experience shows that
students who work during the summer months often continue their work throughout the
academic year and that the challenges of research provide motivation, excitement, new
experiences, and connections between course work and applications. The PIs concur with the
statement that research has a positive impact on the undergraduate curriculum and believe that
their record in terms of student involvement demonstrates that this program has been and will
continue to be successful.
7able 1: Faculty and student summer salaries.
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This proposal also requests a travel budget of 56,340 for three years. A breakdown is
shown in Table 2. Most of the request is for travel to Jefferson Lab and PSI. The estimates are
based on past experience. James Madison University is located three hours from Jefferson lab by
automobile. The PIs plan frequent travel to Jefferson lab for data taking, collaboration meetings,
work on detector systems, and for discussions with laboratory personnel and collaborators. The
average cost of travel to Jefferson Lab is about 250 per person for four days. The PIs expect to
make about 10 trips each to Jefferson lab per year. Students will accompany them on some of
these trips. 7000 per year (21,000 total) has been included to cover Jefferson Lab travel. 1280
per year (3840 total) has been requested to permit three people to travel to the University of
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Illinois for the annual collaboration meeting. This is based on the costs for the 2002 meeting.
8500 is included to cover four people’s expenses for a three weeklong trip to PSI (foreign travel
to Switzerland). This is based on travel to PSI during the summer of 2002. Attempts are made to
minimize travel expenses. Trips are coordinated and faculty and students share transportation
and accommodations whenever possible. Finally there is 2000 included to allow the PIs to
participate in one conference per year (6000 total).
7able 2: 7ravel Costs
Type of Travel
Jefferson Lab
U. of Illinois
PSI
Conferences
Activity
Experiments, meetings, equipment tests
Group meetings (3 days)
Participation in µ lifetime exp.
TOTAL TRAVEL
Annual
Total
7000
1280
8500
2000
21,000
3,840
25,500
6,000
18,780
56,340
Indirect Costs
Indirect costs are based on an agreed rate of 43% of all normal salaries and 25% on student
salaries requested as stipends. The 25% rate is set in accordance with the administrative
allowance described in the REU guidelines.
Supplies and eTuipment
JMU has received assistance from NSF, SURA, and JMU in building a small detector
development and testing lab. The lab has a computer and CAMAC data acquisition system with
GPIB readout, as well as a VME system. It is equipped with NIM instrumentation, high quality
oscilloscopes, microscopes, photomultiplier tubes, radioactive sources, optical fiber components,
and other instrumentation. Dr. Giovanetti also has access to a machine shop with a full time
machinist. The lab has been used to build and test components for the forward calorimeter of the
CLAS detector and for the MULAN detector. A significant part of the work is performed in this
research lab at JMU. Dr. Niculescu is planning to help build wire chambers for Hall C. Based on
the significant amount of detector development work foreseen, the proposal requests a 2000 per
year for small items. The money will be used to purchase software upgrades, cables, optical test
components and other standard laboratory materials. Most large equipment items such as
detectors, readout devices, lasers and optical fibers will be provided by Jefferson lab and through
NSF support of the µ+ lifetime experiment. However a short list of items that are important to
support this research follows.
The VME system has been chosen to match the MULAN specifications. It will be used at
JMU until it is needed to complete the full assembly of the MULAN detector. The UV laser will
be used to continue the development of calibration systems for CLAS++ and as an alternative to
LEDs if problems should develop with significant after-pulsing. A fast pulser will be used to
identify the time response limits of candidate LEDs and a NIM to ECL converter is required in
order to test the LED drivers that are designed for fast ECL signals from the MULAN data
acquisition system. Several VME modules (time-to-digital converter, logic units, scalers, etc.)
will be purchased to provide the readout of wire chambers for Hall C wire chamber development
and testing.
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7able 3: (Tuipment
Item
Description
Supplies
chemicals, optics, materials, tools
MULAN VME
VME system compatible with MULAN standards
for lab development and use in the final system.
Fast UV Laser
Small robust solid state laser for future detector
testing.
Fast Volt Pulser
Sub nanosecond rise-time pulser for LED testing
Signal Converter Standard NIM converter NIM-ECL module
WireChamber I/O VME modules based on Hall C standards for WC
prototyping and testing.
TOTAL REQUEST
Cost
6000
7000
Year
1,2,3
1
8800
2
4431
1350
9000
1
1
2
36,581
all
3riorities
Among the expenses listed, faculty summer salary and a nominal travel budget to support
visits to laboratories are the most important. Below this minimal level of support it will be very
difficult to sustain a strong, active program. Second priority would be student support. The JMU
program matches the stated NSF REU goals by providing students with the opportunity to work
closely with knowledgeable scientists on exciting, frontier physics. The students work together in
a collaborative environment, sharing ideas and exploring issues. The request is based on the past
success of the program, the significant opportunities offered to promising students and the
possibility for students to continue building their skills throughout the academic year. The
number of students could be reduced. With two faculty members involved, however, four
students were judged to be the best number. Equipment requests have the lowest funding
priority.
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Current and Pending Support
(See GPG Section II.D.8 for guidance on information to include on this form.)
The following information should be provided for each investigator and other senior personnel. Failure to provide this information may delay consideration of this proposal.
Other agencies (including NSF) to which this proposal has been/will be submitted.
Investigator: Kevin Giovanetti
Support:
Current
Pending
Submission Planned in Near Future
*Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Study of the Nucleon with the CLAS Detector at Jefferson
Lab
National Science Foundation
Source of Support:
Total Award Amount: $
112,012 Total Award Period Covered: 07/15/00 - 06/30/03
Location of Project:
James Madison University
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:13.00 Acad: 3.00 Sumr: 10.00
Support:
Current
Pending
Submission Planned in Near Future
*Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Detectors to Explore Quarks and Leptons
National Science Foundation
Source of Support:
Total Award Amount: $
270,025 Total Award Period Covered: 06/01/03 - 05/31/06
Location of Project:
James Madison University
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00
Acad: 3.00 Sumr: 10.00
Support:
Current
Pending
Submission Planned in Near Future
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Current and Pending Support
(See GPG Section II.D.8 for guidance on information to include on this form.)
The following information should be provided for each investigator and other senior personnel. Failure to provide this information may delay consideration of this proposal.
Other agencies (including NSF) to which this proposal has been/will be submitted.
Investigator: Maria Niculescu
Support:
Current
Pending
Submission Planned in Near Future
*Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Detectors to Explore Quarks and Leptons
National Science Foundation
Source of Support:
Total Award Amount: $
270,027 Total Award Period Covered: 06/01/03 - 05/31/06
Location of Project:
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00
Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 2.00
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Information on James Madison University
James Madison University is a comprehensive co-educational institution of higher learning in the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1908 as a state school for women, JMU has grown to
a current student body of 15,152 on a campus of 495 acres. The university comprises the College
of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Integrated Science
and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, and the College of Graduate and
Professional Programs. JMU offers 47 undergraduate majors, as well as 22 master's, 2
educational specialist, and one doctoral major. JMU is dedicated to the belief that an enduring
and meaningful educational experience must be future-oriented, grounded in knowledge of one's
cultural heritage learned from study in the liberal arts and sciences.
The goal of the university is to become the finest undergraduate institution in the country, and it
has been cited in numerous national publications, including U.S. News and World Report,
Money, Changing Times, The Guide to 101 Best Values in America's Colleges and Universities,
The Black Student’s Guide to College, U.S.A. Today, The New York Times and Barron's,
Peterson's and Yale Daily News college guides as one of the nation's best choices among
undergraduate public universities. Drawing 29% of its students from other states, JMU serves a
diverse student body. In FY 2001, of the 15,708 students plus transfers whom applied, 3,873
were enrolled. The average SAT was 1163 for FY 2001. JMU has a 10.8 percent minority
enrollment, and the student body has about a 41:59 male/female ratio. Of its 70,906 alumni, 58
percent live and work in Virginia and 42 percent reside throughout the 50 states and in 22
foreign countries.
The Computing environment at James Madison University is based on a campus-wide local area
network (LAN) with multiple hosts and protocols. JMU uses a central client-server email system
available to all students, faculty, and staff. Integrated information systems allow individuals
access to the business and academic progress information they need while safeguarding the
integrity and security of sensitive data. The University has a licensed suite of software programs
for use by university affiliates. JMU's Computing Support offers end-user training on a wide
range of software packages and university applications. In addition, ongoing support is provided
to system users by an extensively staffed Help Desk and through numerous self-help
troubleshooting guides. More information about these and additional services can be found at
http://www.jmu.edu/computing/.
Dr. Linwood H. Rose was appointed JMU's fifth University President in the fall of 1998, after
having established a long-standing relationship with both JMU and the surrounding community.
Dr. Rose is dedicated to enhancing the quality of JMU's educational experience and will
concentrate on this effort along with reaching enrollment projections of 15,000 students by the
year 2001. In addition, Dr. Rose is planning for JMU's centennial in 2008 by appointing a
Centennial Commission to determine university goals.
JMU's Carrier Library houses more than 539,029 volumes, 1,045,511 microforms, 560,575
government documents, and 3,940 current periodicals. The library is named for JMU's current
chancellor, Dr. Ronald E. Carrier and his wife Edith J. Carrier. JMU's current full-time faculty
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totals 685, with 82 percent holding terminal degrees. The university's programs are accredited by
17 local and national associations.
3Kysics Department and College of Science and MatKematics
The JMU physics department is committed to a high quality undergraduate education. Following
a recent review, the faculty, with strong support from the College of Science and Mathematics,
have restructured the physics major to provide both an applied physics track and a fundamental
physics track. The applied track combines solid physics training with exposure to problems in
applied areas to prepare a student for employment upon graduation. The fundamental physics
track is a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare students for graduate school. All of our
majors are expected to complete an independent project as part of graduation requirements. The
Department consists of 11 full-time faculty, 10 holding doctoral degrees in physics, and 3 staff.
The two most recent faculty, both women, were hired to enhance the research opportunities for
our undergraduates and broaden the expertise within the department. Lat year James Madison
University hired Dr. Whisnant, an accomplished experimental nuclear and particle physicist, as
department head. Dr Whisnant will maintain an independent research program. However, the
overlap of the interests of Dr. Giovanetti, Dr. Niculescu and Dr. Whisnant in experimental
nuclear and particle physics form the basis for a strong local support.
JMU has a 10.8% minority population and a 60:40 female/male ratio. The Physics Department
currently has 65 majors and 12 full-time and three part-time faculty members. The 2002-2003
freshman physics major class has 26 students (8 are women). Six faculty members directed
independent research projects involving 12 students in the 2001-2002 school year. Graduation
rates have steadily increased since 1995 and in 2002, 11 physics majors graduated. This size
graduating class puts JMU in the 93rd percentile among undergraduate institutions in the US and
in the 85th percentile among all institutions. We strongly encourage student participation at
meetings and activities of professional societies. Our students were authors or co-authors on 24
publications or presentations during the 2001-2002 academic year. The Department also partners
with other science departments and university centers to offer the students a host of
opportunities. The Center for Materials Science, established in 1997, is one example. The
material science minor is as a multidisciplinary experience, which integrates an undergraduate
curriculum with both basic and applied research.
Departmental resources include a faculty/student machine shop, the Wells planetarium, a 15 inch
telescope, computers, electronics laboratory, and several faculty run research labs. The research
labs house a variety of instrumentation from SEMs and AFMs to x-ray spectroscopy. There is a
full time machinist, Mark W. Starnes (CISAT Lab Operations), available for consultation and
machining. The Center for Computational Mathematics and Modeling contains 8 SGI
workstations, and 2 linux servers. This center is dedicated to the solution of complex problems
and is available to students and faculty.
The project described in this proposal will be based in the physics department at James Madison
University. Much of the work will be completed in the physics department’s detector
development lab. This lab is one of the department’s signature labs. Dr. Giovanetti has received
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assistance from NSF, SURA and JMU in equipping this detector development lab. The lab has a
CAMAC system with GPIB readout. It is equipped with NIM instrumentation, high quality
oscilloscopes, microscopes, a nitrogen laser, photomultiplier tubes, radioactive sources, optical
fiber components and other instrumentation. Dr. Giovanetti has recently joined forces with Dr.
M. I. Niculescu, a promising new faculty member and CoPI of this proposal. This will expand
the capabilities of the lab.
2tKer Institutions
Part of this work will be carried out at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA and Paul Scherrer
Institute in Villigen Switzerland.
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