The ATLAS Experiment

Assembly Hall

Cavern

Useful facts

• number of physicists =
• physics area = b mesons
• size/dimensions
• weight of experiment
• data rate
• works with = babar, belle
• visitors per year
• magnetic fields - torroids, end cap
• cavern size
• access shafts - diameter

FAQ

* How far underground is the experiment? just under 100m * How many people are working on construction? * Where are the people from?

ATLAS History

The ATLAS experiment is very big. It provides a data load for the Grid. 8)

ATLAS People

ATLAS bets

Ladbrokes put the odds of finding the Higgs before 2010 at 6-1. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6331

http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/TCOORD/Activities/TcOffice/Scheduling/Installation/Point1_visits.html

-- AlasdairEarl - 20 Sep 2006