ATAP research focuses on advancing particle accelerator science and technology in areas that align with the priorities of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Laboratory. Through our programs, projects, collaborations, and cross-cutting initiatives, we conduct state-of-the-art R&D in key fields of expertise. We contribute to major projects worldwide that provide the infrastructure for discovery science. We also collaborate on projects related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, quantum information science, fusion energy research, and more.
Our six core research programs lead and innovate in advanced computer modeling; accelerator physics to enhance Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source; laser-plasma acceleration; superconducting magnets; fusion energy science and the applications of ion beams; and the controls and instrumentation that make complex systems-of-systems possible.
In addition to contributing expertise and technology to many interdisciplinary investigations within and outside Berkeley Lab, we play key roles in major DOE projects, including the Advanced Light Source Upgrade at Berkeley Lab, the High-Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider, and LCLS-II HE, advancing the Laboratory and DOE mission by creating the infrastructure of discovery.
ATAP’s work aims to make a real difference in society. Our multiprogram contributions address many of today’s societally significant opportunities, from fusion energy and quantum information science to developing and applying artificial intelligence/machine learning and establishing hardware foundations for quantum information science.
We lead the USMDP, which includes Fermilab, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, to develop cost-effective, high-field magnets for high-energy physics colliders. We also conduct advanced magnet R&D for related endeavors (e.g., fusion).
Scientific articles in the refereed literature are among the most important ways we communicate our discoveries.
