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The
Experiments
RHIC's 2.4 mile ring has six intersection points where its two rings of accelerating magnets cross, allowing the particle beams to collide. The collisions produce the fleeting signals that, when captured by one of RHIC's experimental detectors, provide physicists with information about the most fundamental workings of nature. If RHIC's ring is thought of a s a clock face, the four current experiments are at 6 o'clock (STAR), 8 o'clock (PHENIX), 10 o'clock (PHOBOS) and 2 o'clock (BRAHMS). There are two additional intersection points at 12 and 4 o'clock where future experiments may be placed. Visit any experiment by clicking on it. | RHIC home | |