Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Relativistic_Heavy_Ion_Collider
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RHIC
gptkbp:collidedWith gptkb:protons
deuterons
gold ions
gptkbp:commissioned 1999
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1991
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 3.8 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy evidence for quark-gluon plasma
gptkbp:energyUnit gigaelectronvolt
gptkbp:firstBeamYear 2000
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
gptkbp:length kilometer
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Upton,_New_York
gptkbp:maximumEnergyPerNucleonPair 200 GeV
gptkbp:notableFor first machine to create quark-gluon plasma
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:STAR
gptkb:BRAHMS
gptkb:PHENIX
PHOBOS
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:purpose study quark-gluon plasma
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Large_Hadron_Collider
gptkb:Super_Proton_Synchrotron
gptkb:Alternating_Gradient_Synchrotron
gptkbp:shape circular
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:type collider
gptkbp:website https://www.bnl.gov/rhic/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brookhaven_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4