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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear physics experiment
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particle physics detector ⓘ relativistic heavy-ion experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Super Pioneering High Energy Nuclear Interaction eXperiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
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U.S. universities ⓘ international institutions ⓘ |
| collider | Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brookhaven National Laboratory
NERFINISHED
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Upton, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Brookhaven National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | PHENIX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology |
modern high-rate data acquisition
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sampling calorimetry ⓘ silicon tracking ⓘ |
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