STAR detector (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption Scientists used the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), shown here, to track how certain jets of particles lose energy in the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) created when the nuclei of gold atoms collide in the center of the detector. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about RHIC, STAR License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.