Weighing 1,200 tons and as large as a house, STAR consists mainly of 12 subsystems. It is used to search for signatures of the form of matter that RHIC was [...]]]> The STAR detector at Brookhaven National Lab specializes in tracking the thousands of particles produced by each ion collision at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).

Weighing 1,200 tons and as large as a house, STAR consists mainly of 12 subsystems. It is used to search for signatures of the form of matter that RHIC was designed to create: the quark-gluon plasma (QGP).

The twin Keck Observatory telescopes are the most scientifically productive optical and infrared telescopes on Earth and operate with nanometer precision. The telescopes’ primary mirrors are 10-meters in diameter [...]]]> From atop Maunakea on the Island of Hawaii, astronomers around the world use W. M. Keck Observatory to observe the universe with unprecedented power and precision.

The twin Keck Observatory telescopes are the most scientifically productive optical and infrared telescopes on Earth and operate with nanometer precision. The telescopes’ primary mirrors are 10-meters in diameter and are each composed of 36 hexagonal segments that work in concert as a single piece of reflective glass. Both telescopes feature a suite of advanced instruments including imagers, multi-object spectrographs, high-resolution spectrographs, integral-field spectrometers, and world-leading laser guide star adaptive optics systems.

Keck Observatory is a private 501(c) 3 non-profit organization operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W. M. Keck Foundation.

For more information, visit www.keckobservatory.org

The heart of FRIB is a high-power superconducting linear [...]]]> Michigan State University (MSU) is establishing the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) as a scientific user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOESC). FRIB is funded by the DOE-SC, MSU and the State of Michigan.

The heart of FRIB is a high-power superconducting linear accelerator that accelerates heavy ions and produces rare isotopes (short-lived nuclei not normally found on Earth) by in-beam fragmentation. FRIB will enable scientific research with fast, stopped, and reaccelerated rare isotope beams, supporting a community of currently approximately 1400 scientists from around the world.

FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries advancing our knowledge of the physics of atomic nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and practical applications of rare isotopes benefiting society in fields such as medicine, materials science, national security, and industry.

Learn more at frib.msu.edu.

We concentrate on building and using large particle accelerators to probe the nature of molecules using X-ray light. We are also involved in experimental and theoretical research in elementary particle physics, astrophysics, and [...]]]> SLAC is a scientific research center with a broad program in accelerator physics, astrophysics, atomic and solid-state physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine.

We concentrate on building and using large particle accelerators to probe the nature of molecules using X-ray light. We are also involved in experimental and theoretical research in elementary particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.