Talk:Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

External Link

The talk bot disagrees with the addition of the external link [1], however I believe that the addition of this link benefits those seeking information on the facility. While this website advertises for a users meeting, the meeting already took place, thus it is no longer an advertisement. The main strength of adding this site is that it contains an overhead image of the proposed facility. I have therefore added the link once more, however, if it is removed again then I will silently disagree and I will allow the page to stand as is. --Potentialwell (talk) 20:33, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

FRIB edit

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

The Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams (FRIB) is a scientific accelerator facility for nuclear science, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC), Michigan State University (MSU), and the State of Michigan. MSU establishes and operates FRIB as a user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. At FRIB, scientists will research the properties of rare isotopes to advance knowledge in the areas of nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions of nuclei, and real-world applications of rare isotopes. Construction of the FRIB conventional facilities began in spring 2014 and was completed in 2017. Final design of the technical systems is complete and technical construction is underway,[when?] having started in the fall of 2014. The total project cost is baselined at $730M with project completion in June 2022.[1]

CHANGE TO The Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams (FRIB) is a scientific accelerator facility for nuclear science, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC), Michigan State University (MSU), and the State of Michigan. MSU establishes and operates FRIB as a user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement.

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

FRIB will provide researchers with the technical capabilities to study the properties of rare isotopes (that is, short-lived atomic nuclei not normally found on Earth). Real-world applications of the research include materials science, nuclear medicine, and the fundamental understanding of nuclear material important to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship. More than 20 working groups specializing in experimental equipment and scientific topics have been organized through the FRIB Users Organization.

CHANGE TO At FRIB, scientists will study the properties of rare isotopes (that is, short-lived atomic nuclei not normally found on Earth) for research related to nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions of nuclei, and real-world applications of rare isotopes. Real-world applications of the research include materials science, nuclear medicine, and the fundamental understanding of nuclear material important to nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship. More than 20 working groups specializing in experimental equipment and scientific topics have been organized through the FRIB Users Organization.

Construction of the FRIB conventional facilities began in 2014 and was completed in 2017. Final design of the technical systems is complete and technical construction in 2014. The total project cost is baselined at $730 million with project completion in June 2022.[1]

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement and to include more citations. QUESTION: Can the FRIB Users Organization text cite this website for additional information about the organization: https://fribusers.org/

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11, 2008 after a rigorous merit review process including a written application, oral presentations, and site visits.[4]

CHANGE TO: DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11, 2008.[4]

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement.

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

January 18, 2014 the appropriations bill passed both houses of congress.

Following the passage of the FY2014 appropriation, DOE-SC issued a notice to proceed on January 22, 2014, allowing the start of civil construction.[7]

CHANGE TO: Delete sentences completely.

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement.

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

In February 2019, FRIB accelerated beams through the first 15 (of 46 total) cryomodules to 10 percent of FRIB's final beam energy.[12] With these beam tests, FRIB became the highest-energy superconducting heavy-ion linac. In August 2019, the radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) was conditioned above 100 kW, the CW power needed to achieve the FRIB mission goal of accelerating uranium beams. The RFQ prepares the beam for further acceleration in the linac.

CHANGE TO: In February 2019, FRIB accelerated beams through the first 15 (of 46 total) cryomodules to 10 percent of FRIB's final beam energy.[12]

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement.

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

In March 2020, FRIB accelerated an argon-36 beam through 37 of 46 superconducting cryomodules to 204 MeV/nucleon or 57 percent of the speed of light, to the Key Performance Parameters required at project completion.[14]

CHANGE TO: In March 2020, FRIB accelerated an argon-36 beam through 37 of 46 superconducting cryomodules to 204 MeV/nucleon or 57 percent of the speed of light.[14]

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text at the direction of Wikipedia to make it sound less like an advertisement.

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

In September 2020, DOE designated FRIB as a DOE-SC User Facility. U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette visited the laboratory for the designation ceremony.[15]

CHANGE TO: In September 2020, DOE designated FRIB as a DOE-SC User Facility. U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced the designation at a special ceremony held outdoors at MSU, under a tent adjacent to FRIB.[15]

• Why it should be changed:

Editing the text to better explain Secretary Brouillette's role at the designation ceremony.

KK at FRIB (talk) 15:27, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

References

 Done I don’t think the article sounds so much like an advert. I implemented several of the requested edits, and removed the “Advert” banner. Ferkijel (talk) 19:24, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

A new particle accelerator aims to unlock secrets of bizarre atomic nuclei

Here is from Science News article that discuss about A new particle accelerator aims to unlock secrets of bizarre atomic nuclei. Rjluna2 (talk) 17:56, 28 July 2023 (UTC)