High Energy Physics explores the most fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. The Office of High Energy Physics supports a program focused on three frontiers of scientific discovery. At the energy frontier, powerful accelerators investigate the constituents and architecture of the universe. At the intensity frontier, astronomically large amounts of particles and highly sensitive detectors offer a second, unique pathway to investigate rare events in nature. At the cosmic frontier, natural sources of particles from space reveal the nature of the universe. Together these three interrelated discovery frontiers create a complete picture, advancing Department of Energy missions through the development of key cutting-edge technologies and the training of future generations of scientists.
Announcements
November 19, 2008
NASA and DOE have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Joint Dark Energy Mission, or JDEM. The mission will feature the first space-based observatory designed specifically to understand the nature of dark energy, causing the acceleration of the expansion of the universe.
The basic principles agreed to in the MOU are that NASA will be the lead agency for JDEM and that it will have competitively selected Principal Investigator (PI) led dark energy science investigations which will perform the science investigations but will not provide the flight hardware. The agencies will provide the hardware and each agency will use its own procurement rules for the construction responsibilities. NASA will provide the overall mission management, spacecraft bus, telescope, launch services and other mission-related items. DOE and NASA will each contribute to the science instrumentation parts of the flight hardware and science investigations.
For more information about JDEM, including the signed memorandum of understanding, visit http://jdem.gsfc.nasa.gov or http://jdem.lbl.gov/
October 16, 2008
Program Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-05 entitled “Fundamental Research in Superconducting RF Cavity Design” was posted on the Grants and Contracts website on October 15, 2007. Letters of Intent are due by December 15, 2008. Formal applications are due by January 15, 2009. The program point-of-contact is Dr. Wu-Tsung Weng. This notice may be accessed on the Grants and Contracts website. The Funding Opportunity Announcement has also been posted on the Grants.gov website.
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Secrets of the Pyramids
March/April 2008In a boon for archaeology, particle physicists plan to probe ancient structures for tombs and other hidden chambers. The key to the technology is the muon, a cousin of the electron that rains harmlessly from the sky.
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US/LHC Blogs
June 6, 2008Collaborating across an ocean
While we use many collaborative tools to work together across the ocean, there is something qualitatively different about sitting down for a conversation over coffee....
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