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ATLAS Virtual Visits
A Virtual Visit is a live video connection by a group (typically a classroom) to the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. A guide, who is a scientist or an engineer working on the experiment, meets visitors from the control room or (during planned LHC shutdowns) from the detector underground.
During a Virtual Visit, guides will
- Introduce themselves and describe their work in particle physics.
- Present CERN, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the ATLAS experiment, including its goals and accomplishments.
- Invite questions from the audience.
We recommend audiences prepare questions ahead of time. This can be facilitated by viewing this introductory video.
Group Virtual Visits
Groups of at least 10 visitors (such as classrooms) can schedule their own visit by completing this form.
Upcoming Virtual Visits
The physics department at Washington College offers a course (Phy252) in programming and data analysis, primarily for science and engineering students, but non-science students also enrol in this course. Students enrolled in this course will analyze ATLAS open data as part of the course offered in spring 2024. Virtual Visits to ATLAS and interaction with scientists will be part of the course requirement taught by ATLAS physicist Suyog Shrestha. Even though the primary audience consists of physics students and faculty, all campus community members will be invited to attend.
This virtual visit is for ASU Preparatory Academy Digital Chemistry and Physics students attending a Live Lesson on 5/6. During this event, they will visit the ATLAS experiment at the LHC.
Open Virtual Visits
We also schedule periodic open visits that can be joined by individuals or small groups. You can find them in the list on this page. Select the Open Virtual Visit of the date/time/language that best fits, click on it and register.