RHIC Analysis Group
From the BNL Newsroom
Recent stories span STAR and sPHENIX discoveries, RHIC's final collisions and transition, and AI initiatives involving members of the group.
Gluons May Play Central Role in Baryon Number Conservation
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Quark-connecting ‘gluon junction’ could be primary carrier of baryon number, essential to stability of protons, atoms, and all visible matter
Transformation of RHIC to EIC Begins
Monday, April 13, 2026
Work starts to remove and repurpose accelerator and detector equipment from RHIC to prepare for the Electron-Ion Collider
Energy Department Announces 26 Genesis Mission Science and Technology Challenges to Accelerate AI-Enabled American Innovation and Leadership
Friday, February 13, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced 26 science and technology challenges of national importance to advance the Genesis Mission and accelerate innovation and discovery through artificial intelligence (AI).
A Smashing Success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Wraps up Final Collisions
Friday, February 6, 2026
Capstone collisions mark a quarter century of groundbreaking discoveries and advances in accelerators, detectors, and computing.
Scientists Capture a Glimpse into the Quantum Vacuum
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
New STAR detector findings on particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from “nothing”
AI Streamlines Deluge of Data from Particle Collisions
Monday, February 2, 2026
Custom algorithm compresses particle detector data and speeds processing to capture more collisions for discoveries
First Physics Results from the sPHENIX Particle Detector
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Measurements of charged particles and energy from gold-gold smashups provide foundation for deep insight into early universe matter
