The PHENIX Experiment is the largest of the four experiments that have
taken data at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.
PHENIX, the Pioneering High Energy Nuclear
Interaction eXperiment, is an exploratory experiment for the
investigation of high energy collisions of heavy ions and protons. PHENIX
is designed specifically to measure direct probes of the collisions such
as electrons, muons, and photons. The primary goal of PHENIX is to discover
and study a new state of matter called the Quark-Gluon Plasma.
Here, you will find loads of information about PHENIX, including the
following: an introduction to the various detectors included
in PHENIX, a description of how data flows from the detectors to a
scientific journal publication, an explanation of the measurements
that PHENIX is capable of making, an introduction to the people
involved in PHENIX and where the experiment is located. Also included
are animations, Java games, and an interactive display of collisions
as recorded by PHENIX (see Birdseye).
