Welcome to the RHIClets page. This contains a collection of Java applet games about the RHIC collider and RHIC physics. This work is being done in conjunction with the BNL Online Classroom Project.

Please send any comments you may have to Jeffery Mitchell

Your Mission

You have just received an e-mail from the distant future. Apparently, the universe is in grave danger, but only an ancient discovery - that of the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP) - can save them. They have been able to tunnel through time and they want you to discover the Quark-Gluon Plasma and tell them how to create it and save their skins.

So, your task is to first start up the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Once the collider is running, you will perform a series of four experiments and send the results to the future. If you perform the tasks well enough, then you can be a hero!

The tasks are split into seven separate games. Each game will give you a score from 0-100. Do you have what it takes to save humanity?

Technical Support

If you are having trouble running the RHIClets in your browser, consult the RHIClets Java Help Page. If the game you load is too big for your screen, choose one of the smaller sized games.

The RHIClets

Game #1: Set the RHIC Magnetic Field: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Easy

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Game #2: Set the RHIC beam energy: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Easy

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Game #3: Tune the RHIC beam to produce collisions: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Moderate

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Game #4: Measure the number of particles with PHOBOS: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Moderate

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Game #5: Measure protons and antiprotons with BRAHMS: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Moderate

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Game #6: Measure a heating curve with STAR: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Moderate

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Game #7: Measure J/Psi suppression with PHENIX: Read the description and instructions, or Play the Game: Large - Big - Small - Tiny. Difficulty: Hard

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Extra RHIClet #8: Look at recent PHENIX events: Turn on the detector - Difficulty: Just for Fun. Requires Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers at least version 6.0.

Did you save the universe?

Total up your score for all 7 games. How well did you do?

• 650-700 points: You not only saved the universe, but they figured out how to use the QGP to give you a tour of the future!
• 600-650 points: You saved the universe with plenty of time to spare!
• 500-600 points: You saved the universe, but barely in time. Some folks were a little sunburned afterwards.
• 400-500 points: You saved the universe, but at a great cost. There is now a permanent red glow in the sky.
• below 400 points: You did not reproduce the Quark-Gluon Plasma discovery. The universe is doomed...unless you try again!

Note: These applets have been tested in Internet Explorer and Netscape on LINUX-based, Windows-based, and MacOS-based systems.

Maintained by Jeffery T. Mitchell

Last modified on 5/18/06