STAR Detector at RHIC (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption The STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider tracks particles emerging from thousands of subatomic smashups per second. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about this research. Others users must seek permission from Brookhaven Lab. License Licensed 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.