Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
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The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility is a high-energy physics research installation that provides continuous beams of electrons for probing the structure of nuclear matter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility canonical | 5 |
| 12 GeV CEBAF Upgrade | 1 |
| CEBAF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1036856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility Context triple: [Jefferson Lab, hasFacility, Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility]
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A.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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B.
Accelerator Test Facility
The Accelerator Test Facility is a specialized research installation at Brookhaven National Laboratory dedicated to developing and testing advanced accelerator and beam physics technologies.
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C.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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D.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
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E.
Advanced Light Source
The Advanced Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility that provides intense beams of X-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light for scientific research in fields such as materials science, chemistry, and biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility Target entity description: The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility is a high-energy physics research installation that provides continuous beams of electrons for probing the structure of nuclear matter.
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A.
Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer
The Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer is a particle-accelerator-based facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory that generates medical and research isotopes for nuclear medicine and scientific applications.
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B.
Accelerator Test Facility
The Accelerator Test Facility is a specialized research installation at Brookhaven National Laboratory dedicated to developing and testing advanced accelerator and beam physics technologies.
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C.
Antiproton Decelerator
The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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D.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
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E.
Advanced Light Source
The Advanced Light Source is a cutting-edge synchrotron radiation facility that provides intense beams of X-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light for scientific research in fields such as materials science, chemistry, and biology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electron accelerator
ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ research facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CEBAF ⓘ |
| accelerationTechnology | superconducting radio-frequency cavities ⓘ |
| acceleratorType | recirculating linear accelerator ⓘ |
| beamMode | continuous wave ⓘ |
| city |
Newport News
ⓘ
linked to:
Newport News, Virginia
|
| commissioningDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1987 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designEnergy | 4 GeV ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
United States Department of Energy
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of Energy
|
| fundingProgram | Office of Science ⓘ |
| governingContractor | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC ⓘ |
| hasExperimentalHall |
Hall A
ⓘ
Hall B ⓘ Hall C ⓘ Hall D ⓘ |
| hostsExperimentType |
electron scattering experiments
ⓘ
form factor measurements ⓘ meson spectroscopy ⓘ spin structure measurements ⓘ |
| location | Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| notableDetector |
CLAS detector in Hall B
ⓘ
CLAS12 detector in Hall B ⓘ
linked to:
CLAS detector in Hall B
GlueX detector in Hall D ⓘ
linked to:
GlueX experiment
Hall C magnetic spectrometers ⓘ High Resolution Spectrometers in Hall A ⓘ |
| operator |
Jefferson Lab
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility ⓘ
linked to:
Jefferson Lab
|
| partOf |
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
ⓘ
linked to:
Jefferson Lab
|
| primaryBeamType | electron beam ⓘ |
| purpose |
probe the structure of nuclear matter
ⓘ
study the quark structure of nucleons ⓘ study the structure of nuclei ⓘ |
| researchField |
hadronic physics
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | international nuclear physics community ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| typicalBeamCurrent | up to hundreds of microamperes ⓘ |
| typicalBeamEnergyRange | 1 GeV to 12 GeV ⓘ |
| upgradedEnergy |
12 GeV
ⓘ
6 GeV ⓘ |
| userFacility | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.jlab.org/cebaq ⓘ |
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Subject: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility Description of subject: The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility is a high-energy physics research installation that provides continuous beams of electrons for probing the structure of nuclear matter.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility