BNL Strategic Plan for Nuclear Physics

The strategic plan for Nuclear Physics at Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks to align itself with the strategic goals of the U.S. Department of Energy and to maximize the scientific contributions of the Laboratory to the advance of nuclear physics. To accomplish these guiding principles, we seek to identify strategic research directions where BNL offers unique scientific and technical expertise, together with existing and newly constructed accelerator facilities, to pursue innovative and productive paths for advancing nuclear physics. We capture our plan in abbreviated form in a simple matrix that is explained, project-by-project, in the sections below. In the matrix, the data taking periods are shown vs. time without their relevant construction periods. The data taking periods, of course, are when these experiments begin contributing to the advance of nuclear physics. We also note the impact of theory, accelerator physics and superconducting magnet R&D activities on our nuclear physics program in the main text. Time Interval FY05-06 FY07-08 FY09-10 FY11-12 FY13-14 FY15-16 FY17-18 Quantum ChromoDynamics (QCD) & Nucleon Structure RHIC RHICSpin LEGS RHIC RHICSpin RHIC RHICSpin RHIC II RHICSpin RHIC II RHICSpin RHIC II eRHIC RHIC II eRHIC Neutrino Physics SNO SNOLAB ∆s ν Exp. Reactor ν Exp. Reactor