The exhibit will display still images and an animation that depict the formation of quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter not known to have existed since the birth of our universe. Through the images and other data generated by RHIC, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of the matter that now makes up every person, piece of artwork, and all other objects in the universe. The PaineWebber Art Gallery is located at 1285 Avenue of the Americas. The exhibit will be open to the public Friday, January 7 through March 6, 2000. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Admission is free.
The press is welcome to attend the opening event on Thursday, January 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory creates and operates major facilities available to university, industrial and government personnel for basic and applied research in the physical, biomedical and environmental sciences, and in selected energy technologies.