1. Erin E. Peters University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky The University of Kentucky Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL) www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator

2.  7-MV single-ended Van de Graaff; rf ion source  1 H, 2 H, 3 He, and 4 He beams  Terminal and post-acceleration bunching (<1 ns)  Gas targets: 0.5 to 10 MeV neutrons with 3 H(p,n) and 2 H(d,n); extended up to 25 MeV with 3 H(d,n); monoenergetic (ΔE n < 100 keV) neutrons  Nuclear spectroscopy with neutron time-of-flight and γ -ray (HPGe/BGO) detection  Research program continuously supported by the NSF since accelerator installation in 1964; upgrade in 1990s  DOE-Nuclear Energy University Programs funding since 2009  A hands-on, student-run facility Outside Inside UK Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL)

3. Research Personnel at UKAL  Faculty o Steven Yates, Professor (Chemistry/P&A) o Marcus McEllistrem, Emeritus Professor o Michael Kovash, Professor (P&A)  Accelerator Technician (half-time) Harvey Baber (UK funded)  Graduate Students (3)  Postdoctoral Scholars (3)  Distinguished Visitors o Sally Hicks, U of Dallas o Jeffrey Vanhoy, USNA  Undergraduates (UK, UD, USNA)

4.  Fast neutron physics  Nuclear level lifetime determinations with the Doppler-shift attenuation method  Nuclear shell structure and shape transitions  Nuclear structure relevant to double-β decay  Precision fast neutron reaction cross sections  Corporate and homeland security applications  Neutron detector development (with collaborators) www.pa.uky.edu/accelerator Current and Future Research Directions

5.  United States Naval Academy  University of Dallas  Georgia Institute of Technology  University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse  University of Notre Dame  Yale University  University of Guelph  University of the Western Cape  University of the West of Scotland  Technische Universität Darmstadt  Universität zu Köln Active Collaborations at UKAL Research at Other Laboratories  HI γ S at TUNL at Duke University  TRIUMF  Universität zu Köln  Australian National University  iTHEMBA Labs

6. Thank you!