detector

Seven experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) use detectors to analyse the myriad of particles produced by collisions in the accelerator: ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb, TOTEM, LHCf and MoEDAL

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[CANCELLED] 9-13 March: Compact Linear Collider Workshop

Announcement
Physics
26 February, 2020
Physics
Announcement
26 February, 2020

LS2 Report: ATLAS upgrades are in full swing

The assembly of the new muon small wheels and the upgrades on the electronics and trigger systems are progressing well

News
Experiments
03 September, 2019
Experiments
News
03 September, 2019

The subterranean ballet of ALICE

During the long shutdown of CERN’s accelerators, the ALICE experiment at the LHC is removing and refurbishing or replacing the majority of its detectors

News
Experiments
19 March, 2019
Experiments
News
19 March, 2019

What’s in store for the CMS detector over the next two years?

With the LHC switched off for a two-year technical stop, CMS is undergoing significant maintenance and upgrades

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Experiments
26 February, 2019
Experiments
News
26 February, 2019

Wheels in motion: what’s planned for ATLAS in the next two years?

Enhancing ATLAS’s detection capabilities in preparation for the LHC restart

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Experiments
26 February, 2019
Experiments
News
26 February, 2019

Transforming LHCb: What’s in store for the next two years?

The LHCb detector will undergo a metamorphosis during CERN’s second long shutdown (LS2)

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Experiments
05 February, 2019
Experiments
News
05 February, 2019

The New Small Wheels set ATLAS on track for high luminosity

An upgrade to the “Small Wheels”, the innermost sections of the ATLAS muon end-cap system, will help ATLAS cope with the conditions at the HL-LHC

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Experiments
21 August, 2018

Particle detectors meet canvas

This year is the European year of cultural heritage, but what does particle physics have to do with art? More than you might think

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Knowledge sharing
26 March, 2018
Knowledge sharing
News
26 March, 2018

Fifty years since Charpak revolutionised particle detectors

In 1968, Georges Charpak invented the Nobel prize-winning multiwire proportional chamber pushing particle physics detection into the electronic era

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Experiments
23 February, 2018
Experiments
News
23 February, 2018

The SCINT conference celebrates its 25th anniversary

The SCINT 2017 conference on scintillation and its applications took place between 18 and 22 September

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Experiments
25 September, 2017
Experiments
News
25 September, 2017

Milan exhibition opens doors to particle physics enthusiasts

On 13 July, a new exhibition about CERN opens in Milan, Italy, with free entry to those with a CERN access card

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Experiments
13 July, 2016

Milan exhibition opens doors to particle physics enthusiasts

On 13 July, a new exhibition about CERN in Milan, Italy will welcome people from all corners of the globe

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Experiments
13 July, 2016