ATLAS

ATLAS is one of two general-purpose detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It investigates a wide range of physics, from the search for the Higgs boson to extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter. The articles below relate to the ATLAS experiment.

186 results

Results from CERN presented at ICHEP in Spain

At ICHEP in Valencia, Spain, all four LHC experiments presented new results from the LHC’s first run. Run 2 physics holds much promise

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Experiments
07 July, 2014

Cosmic rays tune ATLAS for a particle symphony

In preparation for the LHC's next run, physicists are calibrating the ATLAS experiment - with high-energy rays from outer space

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Accelerators
27 June, 2014

CERN experiments report new Higgs boson measurements

Results reported by ATLAS and CMS discuss the decay of Higgs bosons directly to fermions, the particles that make up matter

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Accelerators
23 June, 2014

New ATLAS results at LHCP: Higgs mass to string balls

ATLAS presented new results at the Large Hadron Collider Physics (LHCP) Conference in Columbia University, New York, 2-7 June

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Experiments
10 June, 2014

CERN experiments present heavy-ion physics at Darmstadt

At Quark Matter 2014 this week in Germany, the ALICE, ATLAS and CMS experiments are presenting the latest results from the LHC's heavy-ion programme

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Experiments
23 May, 2014

A new subdetector for ATLAS

A new subdetector has been added to the very heart of ATLAS, closest to the beam pipe where particle collisions will occur

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Experiments
21 May, 2014
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21 May, 2014

Higgs boson machine-learning challenge

Teach the machines: CERN launches competition to develop machine-learning analysis techniques for Higgs data

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Computing
19 May, 2014
Computing
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19 May, 2014

LHC and Tevatron scientists announce first joint result

Scientists working at LHC and Tevatron colliders join forces to produce more precise measurement of the mass of the top quark

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Experiments
19 March, 2014

ATLAS outreach without borders

Newly elected ATLAS outreach co-coordinator Kate Shaw hopes to bring particle physics to students in developing countries

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Experiments
07 March, 2014
Experiments
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07 March, 2014

ATLAS outreach without borders

Newly elected ATLAS outreach co-coordinator Kate Shaw hopes to bring particle physics to students in developing countries

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Experiments
07 March, 2014
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07 March, 2014

Five outstanding students win ATLAS Thesis Awards

The ATLAS Thesis Awards recognize young postdoctoral candidates who have contributed to the ATLAS experiment with an excellent PhD thesis

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Experiments
21 February, 2014
Experiments
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21 February, 2014

CERN announces first recipients of ATLAS PhD Grant

The first recipients of the ATLAS PhD Grant – a fund set up with award money from the Fundamental Physics Prize – begin their scholarships this year

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Experiments
12 February, 2014
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12 February, 2014