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A New 'Electron-Ion Collider' at 'Brookhaven National Laboratory' Will Let Scientists Peer Inside Protons and Atomic Nuclei, to Reveal Secrets of the Strongest Force in Nature
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(OPEN):
THE "U-S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY" RECENTLY SELECTED LONG
ISLAND'S "BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY" AS THE SITE FOR A NEW
"ELECTRON-ION COLLIDER". THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND PARTICLE-COLLIDER WILL LET
SCIENTISTS--FROM ACROSS THE NATION, AND AROUND THE WORLD--PEER INSIDE PROTONS AND ATOMIC NUCLEI, TO REVEAL SECRETS OF THE STRONGEST FORCE IN NATURE.
DOON GIBBS IS BROOKHAVEN'S DIRECTOR...
(GIBBS):
"THE 'E-I-C' WILL OPEN A NEW FRONTIER IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS:
IT WILL ACT LIKE A 'C-T'-SCANNER FOR ATOMS, ALLOWING US TO EXPLORE THE BUILDING-BLOCKS OF ALL VISIBLE MATTER IN THE
UNIVERSE--AS WELL AS THE FORCE THAT HOLDS IT ALL TOGETHER. THIS CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE COULD ALSO POWER THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW.
AND, THE TOOLS THAT WE DEVELOP WILL IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES, FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISEASE; IT WILL ENHANCE OUR PARTICLE-DETECTION CAPABILITIES FOR APPLICATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN NATIONAL SECURITY; AND IT WILL LEAD TO ADVANCED USES OF PARTICLE-BEAMS IN INDUSTRY.
THE 'E-I-C' WILL KEEP AMERICA IN THE FOREFRONT OF BOTH NUCLEAR-PHYSICS RESEARCH AND PARTICLE-ACCELERATOR
TECHNOLOGY--FOR DECADES TO COME."
(CLOSE):
BROOKHAVEN WILL PARTNER WITH TOP UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER
NATIONAL-LABS--INCLUDING VIRGINIA'S "JEFFERSON LAB"--TO BUILD THIS MACHINE, BY THE END OF THE DECADE.
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "B-N-L"-DOT-GOV-SLASH-"E-I-C".
