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star q&a

We've compiled a number of commonly asked questions related to the work we do in STAR. Click on a question below to get an answer, or select a category in the left menu.

q&a: the physics

How do high-energy nuclear collisions allow us to study the early universe?

What is a quark-gluon plasma?

What is the connection between antimatter production and the birth of the universe?


q&a: the experiment

Among the four RHIC experiments, what is STAR's specialty?

Why is the experiment called STAR?


q&a: the collaboration

q&a: RHIC and BNL

What makes RHIC unique among the other accelerators around the world?


q&a: other questions

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