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Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC /ˈrɪk/) is the first and one of only two operating heavy-ion colliders, and the only spin-polarized proton collider ever built. Located at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York, and used by an international team of researchers, it was the last operating particle collider in the US. By using RHIC…

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Location
Upton, New York
Accelerator type
synchrotron
Beam type
polarized p to U ion
Circumference
3834 m
Dates of operation
2000–2026
Institution
Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Accelerator type · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → synchrotron
Beam type · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → polarized p to U ion
Circumference · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → 3834 m
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Dates of operation · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → 2000–2026
Institution · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → Brookhaven National Laboratory
Location · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → Upton, New York
Maximum energy · 1
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider → 255 GeV per beam (p), 100 GeV/nucleon per beam (Au ions)

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Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderBeam typepolarized p to U ion1.00infobox
Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderCircumference3834 m1.00infobox
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Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderInstitutionBrookhaven National Laboratory1.00infobox
Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderLocationUpton, New York1.00infobox
Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderMaximum energy255 GeV per beam (p), 100 GeV/nucleon per beam (Au ions)1.00infobox
Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderMaximum luminosity2.45×1032/(cm2⋅s) (p+p), 1.55×1028/(cm2⋅s) (Au+Au)1.00infobox
Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderTarget typecollider1.00infobox
the temperature at chemical freeze-out Tchinstance ofThe particle ratios predicted by statistical models allow the calculation of parameters0.80text
hadron chemical potential μ Binstance ofThe particle ratios predicted by statistical models allow the calculation of parameters0.80text

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