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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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

Virtual Visits bring ATLAS to Algeria

A series of ATLAS Virtual Visits this week are inspiring physics students in North Africa

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Experiments
23 May, 2013
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23 May, 2013

Recent results on Higgs studies at ATLAS and CMS

The experiments release combined spin measurements for the Higgs boson for the first time

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Experiments
15 April, 2013

Recent results on Higgs studies at ATLAS and CMS

The experiments release combined spin measurements for the Higgs boson for the first time

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Experiments
15 April, 2013

ATLAS releases animated particle plots

The ATLAS collaboration has just released four animations showing how signals of new particles can emerge from LHC collision data

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Accelerators
12 March, 2013
Accelerators
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12 March, 2013

ATLAS: now under new management

On 1 March, the ATLAS Collaboration welcomed a new spokesperson, Dave Charlton, and two new deputy spokespersons, Thorsten Wengler and Beate Heinemann

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Experiments
04 March, 2013
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04 March, 2013

Hangout with CERN: Lights, web-cam, action!

Each week CERN people answer questions live on YouTube in Hangout with CERN. Give feedback for the chance to win tickets to see comedian Eddie Izzard

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Experiments
21 February, 2013
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21 February, 2013

ATLAS in 2012: Building on success

In a year where the LHC delivered nearly as much data in a week as it did previously in a month, the ATLAS experiment went from strength to strength

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Experiments
20 February, 2013
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20 February, 2013

Highlights from CERN in 2012

A Higgs-like boson, more new particles and record performance at the LHC: 2012 has been good to CERN

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Experiments
21 December, 2012
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21 December, 2012

TIME honours Fabiola Gianotti and the Higgs-like boson

TIME magazine today named ATLAS spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti as a runner-up for Person of the Year. A certain Higgs-like boson was also mentioned...

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Experiments
19 December, 2012
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19 December, 2012

Dutch high-school students analyse ATLAS event data

Nine students from Kandinsky College in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, visited CERN as part of a school trip to learn about particle physics

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Experiments
13 December, 2012
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13 December, 2012

ATLAS prepares for upgrades

The ATLAS collaboration is preparing a series of upgrades to their detector for the coming long shutdown of the LHC

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Experiments
22 November, 2012
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22 November, 2012