What Does STAR Stand For?

STAR stands for Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC

The Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC (STAR) is a sophisticated experimental facility located at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. It is designed to investigate the properties of quark-gluon plasma and explore fundamental aspects of nuclear matter under extreme conditions. The STAR detector employs a large solenoidal magnet to provide a strong magnetic field, allowing for precise tracking and measurement of particles resulting from high-energy collisions. Through its comprehensive instrumentation and innovative data analysis techniques, STAR contributes significantly to our understanding of the strong force and the behavior of matter at the smallest scales.