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Virtual Field Trip

Click on the buildings or labels to watch a sneak peek inside the areas we will visit during our virtual field trip.

Scientists worldwide utilize the lab’s unique particle accelerator, known as the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), to probe the most basic building blocks of matter - helping us to better understand these particles and the forces that bind them - and ultimately our world.
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, or CEBAF, is the world’s most powerful “microscope” for studying the nucleus of the atom.
Hall D, our newest hall, was completed in 2017 as part of the CEBAF 12GEV upgrade project. It is the only hall that receives the highest energy electrons generated in CEBAF to allow for the study of hybrid mesons which hope to solve the mystery of why quarks are never found alone.
Hall B, our smallest experimental hall, is equipped with the 12GEV CEBAF large acceptance spectrometer, or CLAS12 for short. Clas12 is a large system of detectors for tracking and measuring subatomic particles.
Experiments conducted in Hall C typically focus on studies of the properties of the subatomic particles that build our visible universe including atomic nuclei, protons, neutrons, and quarks.
Jefferson lab is a world leader in superconducting radiofrequency accelerator technology and capabilities. Particle accelerators built with SRF technology deliver a continuous beam of particles with improved beam quality and lower energy consumption.
Cryogenic refrigeration is key to many of the technologies that enable research at at the lab. Our three particle accelerators have components that must be cryogenically cooled to operate efficiently, and Jefferson Lab is home to two of the largest cryogenic refrigerators on the planet.
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Jefferson Ave. Tech Center HALL-D ACCELERATOR SRF INSTITUTE HALL-B HALL-C ACCELERATOR CHL

Welcome to the Fall for Science Jefferson Lab Virtual Field Trip for Families event website. We invited the public to go along with us as we visited many of our unique facilities in a live online event. We took an exclusive tour through the lab's Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, including the accelerator and three experimental halls, to learn about our research inside the nucleus of the atom and the incredible equipment that makes it all work. We also went behind the scenes of world-leading particle accelerator research and development in the SRF Institute and toured through some of the largest superfluid helium refrigerators in the world in the rarely accessible Central Helium Liquefier. During the live event, following a pre-recorded and detailed tour in each area, our experts were available to answer questions from the audience live.

A full recording of the live event is available now on the Jefferson Lab YouTube channel. You'll find a direct link to the full recording of the live event, as well as additional materials for enjoying your virtual visit to Jefferson Lab below.    

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our live virtual tour of Jefferson Lab. Due to some technical issues in streaming the live event, there were some glitches in the original YouTube feed. We have remastered the video of the event from the original recording, and you can click the link to see the remastered recording of the live event. 

Fall for Science with us! These additional educational activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics will enhance your field trip experience and are available for free download. Teachers are also welcome to reference these resources and videos in future school year planning.

Get more from your lunch break as you nourish your brain with the latest science, presented by experts at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Members of the public are invited to view the new Jefferson Lab Bite-Size Science lecture series, which features 30-minute virtual lunchtime presentations on lab-related science, engineering and technology topics presented by leaders in their field.

Science experiments that can be 'conducted' by students who are attending school remotely. We provide the equipment. You collect and analyze the data. Worksheets of each lab are available.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our live virtual tour of Jefferson Lab. Due to some technical issues in streaming the live event, there were some glitches in the original YouTube feed. We have remastered the video of the event from the original recording, and you can click the link to see the remastered recording of the live event. 

Fall for Science with us! These additional educational activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics will enhance your field trip experience and are available for free download. Teachers are also welcome to reference these resources and videos in future school year planning.

Get more from your lunch break as you nourish your brain with the latest science, presented by experts at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Members of the public are invited to view the new Jefferson Lab Bite-Size Science lecture series, which features 30-minute virtual lunchtime presentations on lab-related science, engineering and technology topics presented by leaders in their field.

Science experiments that can be 'conducted' by students who are attending school remotely. We provide the equipment. You collect and analyze the data. Worksheets of each lab are available.

Connect with us on social media