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New Detector Targets Quark-Gluon Plasma at Brookhaven

9/4/2025

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The sPHENIX Collaboration tested a new detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory for high-energy particle collisions.
This detector focuses on studying quark-gluon plasma, a primordial state of matter.
Researchers will conduct additional quality checks while collecting data for the final run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) before moving to the Electric-Ion Collider.

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The sPHENIX Collaboration tested a new detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory for high-energy particle collisions.
This detector focuses on studying quark-gluon plasma, a primordial state of matter.
Researchers will conduct additional quality checks while collecting data for the final run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) before moving to the Electric-Ion Collider.