Welcome to Jefferson Lab!

Welcome to Jefferson Lab! Why was Jefferson Lab built? How do scientists study quarks? What is an accelerator? How does the accelerator work? Why use niobium to make the cavities? Where are the experiments done? What else is done at Jefferson Lab?

The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is a basic physics research laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Jefferson Science Associates, LLC. Jefferson Lab is located in Newport News, Virginia.