ALICE Experiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:collaboratesWith over 40 countries
over 1800 scientists
gptkbp:dataOpenAccess yes
gptkbp:dataTakingStart 2010
gptkbp:detectorComponents gptkb:Forward_Multiplicity_Detector
gptkb:Photon_Spectrometer
gptkb:Time-Of-Flight_Detector
gptkb:Transition_Radiation_Detector
gptkb:VZERO_Detector
gptkb:Zero_Degree_Calorimeter
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Calorimeter
gptkb:Inner_Tracking_System
gptkb:Muon_Spectrometer
gptkb:Time_Projection_Chamber
gptkbp:detectorHeight 16 meters
gptkbp:detectorLength 26 meters
gptkbp:detectorWeight 10,000 tons
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:A_Large_Ion_Collider_Experiment
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:CERN_member_states
gptkbp:goal study properties of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ALICE Experiment
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:CERN
gptkb:Large_Hadron_Collider
gptkbp:neighboringExperiments gptkb:CMS
gptkb:ATLAS
gptkb:LHCb
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:J/psi_suppression
evidence for strongly-coupled quark-gluon plasma
charm quark energy loss
collective flow phenomena
measurements of strangeness enhancement
gptkbp:notableSpeaker gptkb:Luciano_Musa
gptkbp:partOf LHC experiments
gptkbp:primaryPhysicsFocus gptkb:QCD_phase_diagram
strong interaction
gptkbp:publishedIn hundreds of scientific papers
gptkbp:sensorType general-purpose heavy-ion detector
gptkbp:startYear 2008
gptkbp:studies heavy-ion collisions
quark-gluon plasma
gptkbp:upgradeGoal enhance particle identification
improve tracking precision
increase data-taking rate
gptkbp:upgradePhase gptkb:Run_3_(2022_onwards)
gptkbp:uses lead-lead collisions
proton-lead collisions
proton-proton collisions
gptkbp:website https://alice.cern
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Time-Of-Flight_Detector
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6