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.

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Webcast: ATLAS probes quark-gluon plasma

Aaron Richard Angerami of Columbia University in the US presents "Soft and hard probes of high-temperature matter with the ATLAS experiment"

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Experiments
21 January, 2014
Experiments
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21 January, 2014

Upgrading the ATLAS trigger system

ATLAS is improving its trigger system to be able to select even more collision events with potentially interesting physics

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Accelerators
19 December, 2013
Accelerators
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19 December, 2013

ATLAS: 4.1 sigma for Higgs to two tau

The ATLAS experiment at CERN has found evidence for the Higgs boson decaying to fermions: two tau particles, to be precise

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Experiments
27 November, 2013
Experiments
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27 November, 2013

ATLAS sees Higgs boson decay to fermions

The ATLAS experiment at CERN has found evidence for the Higgs boson decaying to two tau particles

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Experiments
27 November, 2013
Experiments
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27 November, 2013

Fabiola Gianotti appointed to UN’s Scientific Advisory Board

Former ATLAS Experiment spokesperson, Fabiola Gianotti, is among the 26 scientists appointed to the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board

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Experiments
23 October, 2013

Fabiola Gianotti appointed to UN’s Scientific Advisory Board

Former ATLAS Experiment spokesperson, Fabiola Gianotti, is among the 26 scientists appointed to the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board

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Experiments
23 October, 2013

Delicate gymnastics in the ATLAS cavern

The LHC’s first long shutdown has provided the opportunity for a major programme of consolidation and improvements on the ATLAS detector

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Experiments
02 October, 2013
Experiments
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02 October, 2013

ATLAS undergoes some delicate gymnastics

The LHC’s first long shutdown has provided the opportunity for a major programme of consolidation and improvements on the ATLAS detector

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Engineering
02 October, 2013
Engineering
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02 October, 2013

Italian Physical Society honours CERN physicists

The Italian Physical Society awarded five physicists for discoveries at the LHC

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Experiments
26 July, 2013

Particle physics at the Montreux Jazz Festival

This week, CERN will be hosting a seminar entitled The music of physics and the physics of music at the Montreux Jazz Festival

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Experiments
16 July, 2013

Particle physics at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Rock out to riffs and head-bang to the Higgs boson as CERN heads to the world-famous music festival in Switzerland

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Experiments
16 July, 2013

An ATLAS detector that fits on your desk

The toy company LEGO will consider building a miniature ATLAS detector after the design gained 10,000 votes on a fan website

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Experiments
21 June, 2013
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21 June, 2013