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Take a 360 degree tour through the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The ATLAS experiment is one of two general-purpose detectors at CERN whose purpose is to investigate a wide range of physics, from the search for the Higgs boson to extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter.
Weighing over 7000 tonnes and sitting over 100m below the small swiss villiage of Meyrin, ATLAS is at the forefront of physics experimentation. Beams of particles from the LHC collide at the centre of the ATLAS detector making collision debris in the form of new particles, which fly out from the collision point in all directions. Six different detecting subsystems arranged in layers around the collision point record the paths, momentum, and energy of the particles, allowing them to be individually identified. A huge magnet system bends the paths of charged particles so that their momenta can be measured. This data gives the scientists working there a better understanding of the inner workings of the universe.
Total video duration is 1 minute 03 seconds.
