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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
|Mission=To explore the nature of matter and energy at the subatomic level, focusing on the study of the strong nuclear force and the structure of the nucleon. Jefferson Lab advances knowledge in nuclear physics and develops technologies that benefit society, including accelerator and detector technologies.
|ParentOrganization=Office of Science
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy
|Employees=700
|Budget=~$200 million (Annual)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Nuclear physics research; Accelerator physics; Free Electron Laser; Superconducting radiofrequency technology
|HeadquartersLocation=37.09684, -76.48628
|HeadquartersAddress=12000 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23606, USA
|Website=https://www.jlab.org
}}
{{Short description|Particle accelerator laboratory in Newport News, Virginia, USA}}
{{Short description|Particle accelerator laboratory in Newport News, Virginia, USA}}
{{redirect|Jlab|the numerical computation software|jLab|the headphone and speaker brand|JLab Audio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox Laboratory
| name          = Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
| motto          = ''Exploring the nature of matter''
| image          = [[Image:JLab logo white2.jpg|200px]]
| established    = {{Start date and age|1984}}
| director      = Kimberly Sawyer
| city          = [[Newport News, Virginia]], United States
| budget        = {{circa}} [[US]]$200 million {{small|(2010)}}
| type          = [[Nuclear physics]]
| staff          = 675
| campus        = {{convert|214|acre|ha|lk=in}}
| operating_agency = Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
| website        = [https://www.jlab.org www.jlab.org]
}}
{{Infobox particle accelerator
| name          = Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF)
| image          = 12gev_halld.png
| caption        = Schematic of the accelerator and the experimental halls after the 12 GeV energy upgrade.
| type          = Paired [[linear particle accelerator|linacs]]
| beam          = [[electrons]]
| target        = fixed target
| energy        = 12 GeV
| current        = 85 µA
| brightness    =
| luminosity    =
| length        = 1400 meters (7/8-mile) per linac
| radius        =
| circumference  =
| location      =
| coordinates    = {{coord|37|05|41|N|76|28|54|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| institution    = Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
| dates          = 1984–present
| preceded      =
| succeeded      =
}}
[[Image:Jlab aerial1.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Jefferson Lab]]


'''Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility''' ('''TJNAF'''), commonly called '''Jefferson Lab''' or '''JLab''', is a [[United States Department of Energy National Labs|US Department of Energy National Laboratory]] located in [[Newport News, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ware |first=Linda | title=Press Release PR-JLAB-05-4: Jefferson Lab scientists set to test germ-killing fabrics | website=Lightsources.org | date=September 26, 2005 | url=http://www.lightsources.org/cms/?pid=1000854 | access-date=October 3, 2005 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708133853/http://www.lightsources.org/cms/?pid=1000854 | archive-date=July 8, 2007 | df=mdy-all}}</ref>
'''Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility''' ('''TJNAF'''), commonly called '''Jefferson Lab''' or '''JLab''', is a [[United States Department of Energy National Labs|US Department of Energy National Laboratory]] located in [[Newport News, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ware |first=Linda | title=Press Release PR-JLAB-05-4: Jefferson Lab scientists set to test germ-killing fabrics | website=Lightsources.org | date=September 26, 2005 | url=http://www.lightsources.org/cms/?pid=1000854 | access-date=October 3, 2005 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708133853/http://www.lightsources.org/cms/?pid=1000854 | archive-date=July 8, 2007 | df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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