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Vol. 19, No. 4, 2009, Nuclear Physics News 1 Nuclear Physics Volume 19/No. 4 News Contents Editorials ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Erratum ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Laboratory Portrait High-Intensity Proton Accelerators by Ainosuke Ando and Yoshishige Yamazaki.................................................................................................. 9 Feature Articles Hadron Experimental Hall by Kazuhiro Tanaka.......................................................................................................................................15 Strangeness Nuclear Physics at J-PARC by Tomofumi Nagae.......................................................................................................................................18 Fundamental Physics at Hadron Experimental Hall by Naohito Saito ............................................................................................................................................22 The T2K Experiment by D. Wark .....................................................................................................................................................26 Japan Spallation Neutron Source (JSNS) of J-PARC by Masatoshi Arai and Fujio Maekawa.........................................................................................................34 Muon Science and the Muon Science Facility (MUSE) by Yasuhiro Miyake .......................................................................................................................................40 Fundamental Science for Neutrons by Hirohiko Shimizu ......................................................................................................................................43 Nuclear Transmutation as a Phase 2 Project by Hiroyuki Oigawa.......................................................................................................................................45 Calendar ............................................................................................................................................................48 Cover illustration: Pictures of the entire view of J-PARC and the inauguration ceremony held on July 6 of 2009. 2 Nuclear Physics News, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2009 editorial Establishment of the Asian Nuclear Physics Association (ANPhA) On July 18, 2009 the Asian Nuclear Physics Association was offi- cially launched in Beijing by repre- sentatives from China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. The main objectives of ANPhA are: 1. To strengthen “Collaboration” among the Asian communities in nuclear research through the promotion of basic nuclear physics and its applications, 2. To promote “Education” in the Asian nuclear science communities through mutual exchange and coordination of resources, 3. To encourage “Coordination” among the Asian nuclear scientists for active Figure 1. The first ANPhA meeting (Front row from left to right: Quanqiao utilization of existing research facilities, and ZHANG; Wenqing SHEN; Hideyuki SAKAI; Shoji NAGAMIYA; JIaer CHEN; 4. To discuss future planning of the Seung-Woo HONG; Guangda ZHAO. Second row from left to right: Yuxin nuclear science facilities and LIU; Wooyoung KIM; Tohru MOTOBAYASHI; Weiping LIU; Dao Tien instrumentation among member KHOA; Yanlin YE; Wenlong ZHAN; Takaharu OTSUKA; Boqiang MA; countries. Hushan XU; Yugang MA; Furong XU). Initially, the need of an organization like ANPhA was raised from time to time at the meetings of the Commis- Asia, world-class facilities, such as tion in nuclear science among the Asian sion on Nuclear Physics (C12) of the RIBF at RIKEN and J-PARC at Tokai countries through various means. International Union of Pure and in Japan, a new initiative on a heavy The first preparation meeting was Applied Physics (IUPAP) as well as ion accelerator in Korea, Heavy Ion held in Tokyo, Japan on October 4, at its Working Group (WG.9) on the Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL), 2008 followed by the second one in International Cooperation in Nuclear and BRIF(II) at CIAE in China, and so Seoul, Korea on February 21, 2009. Physics (ICNP). The first step was on, are in operation or being planned. On July 18, 2009 the Inauguration taken during the meetings of WG.9 It was widely recognized among Ceremony took place in the Ying Jie and C12 in May 2008 held at CERN, the member countries that systemati- Conference Center of Peking University where Shoji Nagamiya (KEK/ cally organized usage of these facilities in Beijing. First, the board members J-PARC, Japan), Dong-Pil Min (SNU, was still missing and a collaborative from China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam Korea), Hideyuki Sakai (U. Tokyo, scheme was highly desirable to make were officially confirmed. These board Japan), and Wenqing Shen (NSFC, the best use of them. Thus, one of the members gave their official approval China) met together after the dinner major roles of ANPhA was to provide to the Bylaws. These initial board of WG.9 and agreed to launch an ini- a common ground to discuss those members are Weiping Liu, Yugang tiative to form an organization in Asia issues in harmony. Another important Ma, Guoqing Xiao, and Yanlin Ye from similar to NuPECC in Europe. In role of ANPhA was to promote educa- China, Tohru Motobayashi, Shoji Vol. 19, No. 4, 2009, Nuclear Physics News 3 editorial Nagamiya, Takaharu Otsuka, and the nuclear physics communities in It is decided that the official ANPhA Hideyuki Sakai from Japan, Seung- their own countries. The ceremony Office is located at the RIKEN Woo Hong, Wooyoung Kim, and was also witnessed by professors Nishina Center in Japan. A very Dong-Pil Min, from Korea, and Dao Boqiang Ma, Yuxin Liu, and Furong preliminary ANPhA home page is Tien Khoa from Vietnam. Second, for Xu of Peking University. Finally, the currently available at http://ribf. the first term Hideyuki Sakai was commemorative photograph was riken.jp/ANPhA/. elected as the Chair of ANPhA, taken (see Figure 1). Concluding the first ANPhA board Dong-Pil Min and Yanlin Ye were After the ceremony, the first busi- meeting, it was proposed to organize elected as Vice-Chairs, and Tohru ness meeting of ANPhA took place. the First ANPhA Symposium on Motobayashi was later appointed by The main topics of the discussion were: Asian