sPHENIX
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sPHENIX is a next-generation particle physics detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory designed to study quark–gluon plasma and the properties of strongly interacting matter created in high-energy nuclear collisions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sPHENIX Collaboration | 2 |
| sPHENIX canonical | 1 |
| sPHENIX experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sPHENIX Context triple: [Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, hasExperiment, sPHENIX]
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A.
LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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B.
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
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C.
GlueX experiment
The GlueX experiment is a particle physics project at Jefferson Lab designed to study the spectrum and properties of exotic mesons and gluonic excitations using high-energy photon beams.
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D.
NA61/SHINE
NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.
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E.
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider is a major particle accelerator that collides heavy ions at near-light speeds to study quark-gluon plasma and the fundamental properties of nuclear matter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sPHENIX Target entity description: sPHENIX is a next-generation particle physics detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory designed to study quark–gluon plasma and the properties of strongly interacting matter created in high-energy nuclear collisions.
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A.
LHCf
LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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B.
SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment
The SPS Heavy Ion and Neutrino Experiment (NA61/SHINE) is a fixed-target particle physics experiment at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that studies hadron production in proton, pion, and ion collisions for strong-interaction physics and neutrino beam characterization.
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C.
GlueX experiment
The GlueX experiment is a particle physics project at Jefferson Lab designed to study the spectrum and properties of exotic mesons and gluonic excitations using high-energy photon beams.
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D.
NA61/SHINE
NA61/SHINE is a fixed-target experiment at CERN that studies hadron production and properties of strongly interacting matter using high-energy beams from the Super Proton Synchrotron.
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E.
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider is a major particle accelerator that collides heavy ions at near-light speeds to study quark-gluon plasma and the fundamental properties of nuclear matter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear physics experiment
ⓘ
particle physics detector ⓘ relativistic heavy-ion experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Super Pioneering High Energy Nuclear Interaction eXperiment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
complement measurements from the Large Hadron Collider heavy-ion program
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provide high-precision jet and quarkonia measurements at RHIC energies ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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U.S. universities ⓘ international institutions ⓘ |
| collider | Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dataSource |
gold–gold collisions at RHIC
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proton–nucleus collisions at RHIC ⓘ proton–proton collisions at RHIC ⓘ |
| designedBy |
sPHENIX Collaboration
ⓘ
linked to:
sPHENIX
|
| designedFor |
high-energy nuclear collisions
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relativistic heavy-ion collisions ⓘ |
| experimentType |
collider experiment
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heavy-ion detector ⓘ |
| field |
high-energy nuclear physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| fundedBy | U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
data acquisition system
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electromagnetic calorimeter ⓘ hadronic calorimeter ⓘ silicon vertex detector ⓘ superconducting solenoid magnet ⓘ time projection chamber ⓘ tracking system ⓘ |
| hasMagneticFieldType | solenoidal ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brookhaven National Laboratory
ⓘ
Upton, New York ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Brookhaven National Laboratory ⓘ |
| primaryPhysicsGoal |
characterization of transport properties of quark–gluon plasma
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precision measurements of jets in heavy-ion collisions ⓘ precision measurements of upsilon and other quarkonia states ⓘ study of parton energy loss in quark–gluon plasma ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
heavy-flavor production in heavy-ion collisions
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jet quenching ⓘ properties of the quark–gluon plasma near the QCD phase transition ⓘ quarkonia suppression and regeneration ⓘ quark–gluon plasma ⓘ strongly interacting matter ⓘ |
| reusesInfrastructureFrom | PHENIX ⓘ |
| successorTo | PHENIX ⓘ |
| technology |
modern high-rate data acquisition
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sampling calorimetry ⓘ silicon tracking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sPHENIX Description of subject: sPHENIX is a next-generation particle physics detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory designed to study quark–gluon plasma and the properties of strongly interacting matter created in high-energy nuclear collisions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sPHENIX
linked to: sPHENIX
linked to: sPHENIX