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frib.msu.edu | nscl.msu.edu RARE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 20, 2016 SAFETY REMINDERS Michigan State University is establishing FRIB as a national user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Operation of NSCL as a national user facility is supported by the Physics Division of the U.S. National Science Foundation. Visitor safety is a top priority for FRIB and NSCL. To ensure your safety and the safety of others as you tour today, please follow the rules below. Always follow the instructions of the orange-shirted event staff. Do not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum while on the tour path. Stay on the designated tour path as outlined on your map and marked by orange fencing. Do not sit, lean, climb, or venture beyond safety barriers. Event staff will have “you are here” maps to show you your location and designated tour path. If you become lost, pick up any facility telephone and dial “305.” This will connect you to a telephone operator who can send assistance. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Keep children close and prevent horseplay. Do not touch equipment or controls. Stay aware of your surroundings (e.g. stairs, trip hazards, etc.). If a fire alarm sounds, follow the instructions of event staff. Communicate any concerns to members of the event staff. ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION All tour stops and other activities are on the ground floor without stairs, except the linear accelerator tunnel part of the FRIB tour. To access the accelerator tunnel on the FRIB tour route, you must take 60 stairs down and then back up again. For those unable to venture into the tunnel to walk the path of the beam, video monitors showing the tunnel tour route are available on the ground floor of the FRIB tour, and will also play in the FRIB Theater. RESTROOMS Please visit the restrooms before you begin the tours as no facilities are available on the tour paths. CELL PHONES For safety and security reasons, cell phone use is not allowed in open house areas. Please enjoy the open house without using your cell phone. ASK QUESTIONS OF THE EVENT STAFF THROUGHOUT THE TOUR AND ENJOY YOURSELF! WELCOME TO THE FRIB/NSCL OPEN HOUSE! We are excited to show our community the world-leading research and education that occurs in the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory every day, and to show the progress we’re making on the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. During your visit today, you can participate in some or all of the following activities: NSCL and FRIB TOURS On the inside of this brochure is a map that will help you navigate the separate self-guided tours of the NSCL experimental areas and the FRIB accelerator facility under construction. The NSCL tour route has no stairs, whereas the FRIB tour includes about 60 stairs to access the accelerator tunnel (60 down, 60 back up). However, the majority of FRIB tour stops are on the ground floor. For those unable to venture into the tunnel, video monitors showing the tunnel tour path are available on the ground floor of the FRIB tour, and will also play in the FRIB Theater. Last tours start at 4 p.m. Estimated duration: 30-40 minutes per tour DEMONSTRATIONS In the “Exploration Area” shown on the map, you can participate in a number of hands-on demonstrations designed to help you learn more about the science and engineering that makes research possible at NSCL. Estimated duration: 5 minutes each PRESENTATIONS Three different presentations are scheduled throughout the day, as well as a panel discussion for youth on careers. 1:30: NSCL/FRIB Laboratory Duration: 15 minutes + questions 2:15: NSCL/FRIB Science Duration: 15 minutes + questions 3:00: Panel discussion for youth about careers Duration: 45 minutes 4:00: NSCL/FRIB Laboratory Duration: 15 minutes + questions FRIB THEATER Enjoy continuous showings of short videos about NSCL and FRIB, and listen to original compositions by MSU musicians that interpret nuclear physics through music. Estimated duration: 20 minutes to view entire loop once

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frib.msu.edu | nscl.msu.edu

RARE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

AUGUST 20 , 20 16

SAFETY REMINDERS

Michigan State University is establishing FRIB as a national user facility for the O�ce of Nuclear Physics in the U.S.

Department of Energy O�ce of Science. Operation of NSCL as a national user facility is supported by the Physics

Division of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Visitor safety is a top priority for FRIB and NSCL. To ensure your safety and the safety of others as you tour today, please follow the rules below.

Always follow the instructions of the orange-shirted event sta�.Do not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum while on the tour path.Stay on the designated tour path as outlined on your map and marked by orange fencing.Do not sit, lean, climb, or venture beyond safety barriers.Event sta� will have “you are here” maps to show you your location and designated tour path. If you become lost, pick up any facility telephone and dial “305.” This will connect you to a telephone operator who can send assistance.Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Keep children close and prevent horseplay.Do not touch equipment or controls.Stay aware of your surroundings (e.g. stairs, trip hazards, etc.).If a fire alarm sounds, follow the instructions of event sta�. Communicate any concerns to members of the event sta�.

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION All tour stops and other activities are on the ground floor without stairs, except the linear accelerator tunnel part of the FRIB tour. To access the accelerator tunnel on the FRIB tour route, you must take 60 stairs down and then back up again. For those unable to venture into the tunnel to walk the path of the beam, video monitors showing the tunnel tour route are available on the ground floor of the FRIB tour, and will also play in the FRIB Theater.

RESTROOMSPlease visit the restrooms before you begin the tours as no facilities are available on the tour paths.

CELL PHONESFor safety and security reasons, cell phone use is not allowed in open house areas. Please enjoy the open house without using your cell phone.

ASK QUESTIONS OF THE EVENT STAFF THROUGHOUT THE TOUR AND ENJOY YOURSELF!

WELCOME TO THE FRIB/NSCL OPEN HOUSE!We are excited to show our community the world-leading research and education that occurs in the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory every day, and to show the progress we’re making on the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

During your visit today, you can participate in some or all of the following activities:

NSCL and FRIB TOURSOn the inside of this brochure is a map that will help you navigate the separate self-guided tours of the NSCL experimental areas and the FRIB accelerator facility under construction. The NSCL tour route has no stairs, whereas the FRIB tour includes about 60 stairs to access the accelerator tunnel (60 down, 60 back up). However, the majority of FRIB tour stops are on the ground floor. For those unable to venture into the tunnel, video monitors showing the tunnel tour path are available on the ground floor of the FRIB tour, and will also play in the FRIB Theater. Last tours start at 4 p.m.Estimated duration: 30-40 minutes per tour

DEMONSTRATIONSIn the “Exploration Area” shown on the map, you can participate in a number of hands-on demonstrations designed to help you learn more about the science and engineering that makes research possible at NSCL. Estimated duration: 5 minutes each

PRESENTATIONSThree di�erent presentations are scheduled throughout the day, as well as a panel discussion for youth on careers.

1:30: NSCL/FRIB Laboratory Duration: 15 minutes + questions2:15: NSCL/FRIB Science Duration: 15 minutes + questions3:00: Panel discussion for youth about careers Duration: 45 minutes 4:00: NSCL/FRIB Laboratory Duration: 15 minutes + questions

FRIB THEATEREnjoy continuous showings of short videos about NSCL and FRIB, and listen to original compositions by MSU musicians that interpret nuclear physics through music. Estimated duration: 20 minutes to view entire loop once

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TO THE FUTURE: FRIBOn December 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that MSU had been selected to design and build FRIB. As the next-generation accelerator for conducting rare isotope experiments, FRIB will allow scientists to advance their search for answers to fundamental questions about nuclear structure, the origin of the elements in the cosmos, and the forces that shaped the evolution of visible matter in the universe.

FRIB will provide research opportunities for approximately 1,400 researchers from around the United States and the world. There are some 300 stable and 3,000 known unstable (rare) isotopes. These and many undiscovered rare isotopes will be produced and made available for research by FRIB. The next generation of scientists will be able to study the properties of these nuclei and use them in applications to address national needs.

By advancing the mission of the O�ce of Nuclear Science in the U.S. Department of Energy O�ce of Science — to discover, explore, and understand all possible forms of nuclear matter — FRIB will ensure U.S. leadership in this critical field for decades to come.

FRIB will help answer science questions that can be addressed under four main themes: nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental symmetries, and applied benefits to society.

ABOUT RARE ISOTOPE RESEARCH Atoms are the basic building blocks of nature, composing everything from stars and planets to people. At the center of every atom is an atomic nucleus that is 10,000 times smaller than the atom but contains more than 99.9 percent of its mass. All atomic nuclei are made of protons and neutrons.

Rare isotopes are short-lived atomic nuclei that are no longer found on Earth. Rare isotopes are produced in stars and stellar explosions and play an important role in the cosmos. They also provide many benefits to society, particularly in medicine. Rare isotope research is a vast new frontier in the study of atomic nuclei.

Rare isotopes are made in the laboratory by smashing together two atomic nuclei and filtering out the products. This requires powerful accelerators and large magnetic separators. The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) is among the premier U.S. research facilities today. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) — under construction now — will be the world’s most powerful rare isotope beam facility.

NUCLEAR SCIENCE AT MSU Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, NSCL is the nation’s flagship rare isotope user facility. Only experiments with top-ranked scientific potential are recommended for beam time. The results of these experiments are published in high-quality peer-reviewed scientific journals and reported at national and international conferences.

Commemorating the first beam accelerated from the K50 cyclotron in 1965, MSU celebrated “50 years of beam” in 2015. NSCL is the nation’s largest university-campus-based nuclear science laboratory. The laboratory employs more than 200 students and provides them a wide range of valuable hands-on learning opportunities. For the sixth straight year, the U.S. News and World Report has ranked MSU’s graduate program in nuclear physics No. 1 in the nation. FRIB will expand on the educational opportunities NSCL o�ers currently.

Schematic picture of an atom, with the nucleus inside a cloud of electrons. The nucleus consists of neutrons and protons. In reality, the nucleus is 10,000 times smaller than the whole atom, but carries more than 99.9% of its mass.Image credit: Fastfission

NUCLEAR STRUCTUREThe study of nuclei is a core component of modern science, helping to connect the very small (quantum mechanics) with the unimaginably vast (stars, galaxies and the cosmos). Thanks to a host of productive collaborations between theorists and experimentalists, the last few years have accelerated our understanding of the nucleus. However, much mystery remains. FRIB will make it possible to access many of these key nuclei, in the process addressing a host of overarching scientific questions.

NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICSNuclear physics and astronomy are inextricably intertwined. In fact, more than ever, astronomical discoveries are driving the frontiers of nuclear physics while our knowledge of nuclei is driving progress in understanding the universe. Rare isotopes play a critical role in the evolution of stars and other cosmic phenomena such as novae and supernovae, but up to now the most interesting rare isotopes have been largely out of the reach of terrestrial experiments. FRIB will provide access to most of the rare isotopes important in these astrophysical processes.

FUNDAMENTAL SYMMETRIESNuclear and particle physicists study fundamental interactions for two basic reasons: to clarify the nature of the most elementary pieces of matter and determine how they fit together and interact. Most of what has been learned so far is embodied in the Standard Model of particle physics, a framework that has been both repeatedly validated by experimental results and is widely viewed as incomplete. Rare isotopes produced at FRIB will provide excellent opportunities for scientists to devise experiments that look beyond the Standard Model.

APPLIED BENEFITSFRIB will provide research quantities of rare isotopes that can be used to develop new medical diagnostics and treatment of disease. It will also play an important role in understanding small-scale objects by providing isotopes for implantation and hence probing subtle e�ects on the atomic scale. Finally, understanding how nuclei interact is essential to national security and design of a new generation of safer nuclear reactors.

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Slow down fast rare isotope beams (in a spiral) and delivers them to other experimental areas.

1 Control Room

Controls the acceleration and delivery of a beam of stable ions to a production target, where nuclear reactions create a fast beam of unstable rare isotopes.

2 MoNA-LISA

Large detection systems to which fast rare isotope beams are delivered for nuclear structure experiments.

3 Gas Stopper

Slows down fast rare isotope beams (in a straight line) and delivers them to other experimental areas.

4 SPINLAB

Research and development area for fundamental symmetries experiments with spin-polarized nuclei.

5 ReAccelerated Beam Area

New area for nuclear astrophysics experiments using rare isotopes that were stopped in the gas catcher and then re-accelerated.

ACCESSIBILITYTo access the accelerator tunnel on the FRIB tour route, you must take 60 stairs down and then back up again. For those unable to venture into the tunnel, video monitors showing the tunnel tour route are available on the ground floor of the FRIB tour, and will also play in the FRIB Theater.

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Must run 24/7/365 to operate the superconducting linear accelerator.

1 Rack Room

Contains necessary electronics to run the FRIB superconducting linear accelerator. More than 800 racks in all.

2 East Loading Bay

One of two openings available to move equipment into and out of the tunnel that houses the FRIB superconducting linear accelerator.

4 Radio Frequency Quadrupole

Prepares the stable ion beam for acceleration in FRIB’s superconducting linear accelerator.

3 Electron Cyclotron Resonance

EXPLORATION AREAParticipate in a number of hands-on demonstrations designed to help you learn more about the science and engineering that makes research possible at NSCL.

E – Radiation Detection: See how our detectors measure particles that are invisible to the most powerful microscopes!F – Isotopolis Video Game: Play the video game about FRIB/ NSCL, smashing virtual nuclei and discovering new isotopes. G – Airtrack Accelerator: Test your reflexes as you operate a real electromagnetic accelerator!H – JINA-CEE Kids’ Corner: A corner for kids ages 3+ with coloring pages and activity sheets related to nuclear astro-physics.I – Dress-up Station: Sometimes our research requires safety equipment – try some on and snap a picture! J – Demonstrations for Students of All Ages: Learn why tools like light just aren’t precise enough to study nuclei and why “smashing more” with FRIB will make such a di¡erence.K – Super Conductivity: Discover the amazing properties of materials which have no electrical resistance and make levitation possible!L – Nuclear Theory Shell Model: Why are magic numbers magic and why is the spell broken? Come learn about nuclear theory in the 21st century.M – Marble Nuclei Fragmentation: Try your hand at smashing model "nuclei" composed of magnetic marbles and see if you can create a rare isotope!N - Banner Signing: Leave your mark on a piece of FRIB history! Sign the “Bring FRIB to our crib” banner that was used during MSU’s bid to win FRIB.

A – Control Systems: Test your skills as a cyclotron operator. Control the position of a “float” in a 7-foot tall acrylic tube using your eyes, brains, and hands in this demonstration of a simple control system.B – Mechanical Design: Come see how 3D printing is playing a role in constructing FRIB! View 3D-printed parts and an animated flythrough of a section of the tunnel. C – Superconducting Radio Frequency Cavities: View four mock-up cavity models, one of each of the FRIB cavity types. The cavities — 332 total — will be used in the linear accelerator to accelerate the beam. D – FRIB Model: Check out the 3D model of the FRIB facility under construction. We recommend reviewing it before you take the FRIB tour to help you visualize the completed facility.

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At the start of the beam-production process, hot plasma is used to produce ions of elements that will be studied at FRIB.