JLab Detector and Imaging Group
Support design and construction of new nuclear physics detector systems
Technical resource for the lab and users
Development and use of radiation detection systems
Expertise in nuclear particle detection
Tech transfer
Drew Weisenberger (Group Leader) – detector concepts / design applications
Brian Kross – mechanical design and construction / gas systems
Seungjoon Lee – advanced image recon algorithms / mechanical / detectors
John McKisson– software / data acquisition / electronics
Jack McKisson– high speed electronics/ SiPMs / solid state detectors
Wenze Xi – detector concepts / data acquisition / SiPMs / electronics
Carl Zorn – SiPMs / scintillators / photo multipliers / optics
Detector Development
Nuclear Imaging
External Partners:
•Oak Ridge National Laboratory
•Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
•West Virginia University
•Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
•University of Virginia
•University of Maryland
•Johns Hopkins University
•Case Western Reserve University
•College of William and Mary
•Duke University
•Columbia University
Internal Partners:
•Fast Elec. Group
•DAQ Group
External Funding:
•DOE OBER
•DOE ONP
•NIH (WFO)
•DOD
•Dilon Technologies, Inc.
Tech Transfer:
JLab Patents: 1991-present: 99
NP Patents:
1995-present: 35
DG Patents:
1995-present: 31
Leveraging the National Lab Connection
Jefferson Lab (and other national labs) provide a unique environment not found in
academia and industry.
Technical resources brought together to do basic nuclear physics research
(scientists/engineers/technicians: electronics, software development, data acquisition,
gas systems, vacuum systems, radiation detection, optics etc...) provide
opportunities for innovation. Necessity the mother of invention?
Our group’s success with applying nuclear physics detector technology to other
disciplines was only possible because we are grounded in developing tools for
nuclear physics research. Also goes in reverse.
The Detector Group and JLab Physics Division is in a unique situation now given our
expertise in medical and biological applications using our expertise in nuclear
physics detector technology (DAQ/electronics, simulations, 3D analysis, PSPMTs,
scintillators, SiPMs).
The Detector Group can play a synergistic role between nuclear physics, bio physics,
medical physics and more. More involvement of the division’s technical expertise in is
this should be encouraged. This unique environment can be exploited more. It is
good for promoting more support for basic research and it is good for society.
“Beside the comfort of knowledge,
every science is auxiliary to every
other."
Thomas Jefferson
August 26, 1786