nuclear phase diagram (IMAGE)

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nuclear phase diagram

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By varying the collision energies at RHIC, scientists can alter the temperate and baryon density (related to pressure) of the matter produced in the collisions. They are using the data to search for signs of transitions between different phases of nuclear matter, including quark-gluon plasma and the hadrons that make up ordinary atomic nuclei.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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