More than ever before, electron scattering is providing detailed insight into the structure of the proton and the neutron. One of the powerful tools in such studies is the use of polarized nuclear targets such as 3He. Examples include advances in our understanding of valence-quark wave functions, and an increasingly high resolution picture of the distribution of electric charge within the neutron. Results from these experiments will be discussed, as well as the exciting possibilities that will open with the 12 GeV upgrade of Jefferson Laboratory in Newport News, Virginia. The development of large highly-polarized 3He targets has also played an important role in the evolution of magnetic resonance imaging studies of the lungs using laser-polarized noble gases. Recent results from MRI research at UVa using polarized noble gases will also be presented.
Coffee and cookies before the presentation at 3:15 pm, and refreshments after the presentation will both be served in Room 128.