VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-16
“Even though we start with nuclei that contain roughly 100 protons and 100 neutrons, these collisions create thousands of new particles; 99% of the energy is transformed into new particles,”
Rongrong Ma · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Ma describes how RHIC collisions convert nearly all energy into thousands of new particles.
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