accelerator physicist in RHIC tunnel (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption C-AD physicist Haixin Huang with some of the accelerator components that keep RHIC's proton beams aligned as they make their way around the 2.4-mile-circumference tunnel (right). Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about this research License Original 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.