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.

183 results

First images of collisions at 13 TeV

Last night, for the first time, protons collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the record-breaking energy of 13 TeV. See the first images

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Accelerators
21 May, 2015
Accelerators
News
21 May, 2015

Protons set to collide at 13 TeV to prepare for physics

These first collisions at 13 TeV in the LHC are to set up systems that protect detectors from stray particles before they are fully switched on

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Accelerators
20 May, 2015

LHC experiments join forces to zoom in on the Higgs boson

Today the ATLAS and CMS experiments presented for the first time a combination of their results on the mass of the Higgs boson

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Accelerators
17 March, 2015

Subatomic: Photographs and particle tracks

A new documentary made in collaboration with Arts @ CERN explores the overlap between photography and particle physics

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Experiments
05 March, 2015
Experiments
News
05 March, 2015

ATLAS physicist wins L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, who leads a research team in Morocco for the ATLAS collaboration, is among this year's laureates

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Experiments
04 March, 2015

Build your own tiny Lego LHC

Vote online now for a Lego replica of the LHC, created by an ATLAS PhD student

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Experiments
26 February, 2015
Experiments
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26 February, 2015

ATLAS now on Scholarpedia

An overview of the experiment written by physicists Monica Dunford and Peter Jenni has been published on the peer-reviewed website Scholarpedia

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Experiments
27 November, 2014
Experiments
News
27 November, 2014

The ATLAS experiment on Scholarpedia

An article about ATLAS is the first in a series on experimental high-energy physics to appear on the peer-reviewed website

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Experiments
27 November, 2014
Experiments
News
27 November, 2014

The strength of worldwide collaboration

Physicists from across the globe bring a welcome richness to the LHC experiments, says former ATLAS spokesperson Peter Jenni

Opinion
Accelerators
30 July, 2014
Accelerators
Opinion
30 July, 2014

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