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3. The STAR experiment at RHICSTAR collaboration


The view into the centre of the STAR detector at RHIC before it was moved into the beam. Particles produced in the collisions between the gold beams at RHIC are tracked in the central and surrounding detectors. There are three other detectors at RHIC: PHENIX, BRAHMS and PHOBOS (www.rhic.bnl.gov/html2/experiments.html)

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