The ATLAS Experiment: Mapping the Secrets of the Universe

Michael Barnett of Berkeley Lab's Physics Division discusses the ATLAS Experiment at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics' (CERN) Large Hadron Collider. The collider will explore the aftermath of collisions at the highest energy ever produced in the lab, and will recreate the conditions of the universe a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. The ATLAS detector is half the size of the Notre Dame Cathedral and required 2000 physicists and engineers from 35 countries for its construction. Its goals are to examine mini-black holes, identify dark matter, understand antimatter, search for extra dimensions of space, and learn about the fundamental forces that have shaped the universe since the beginning of time and will determine its fate. His talk was presented July 25, 2007.

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[gorethrasher]

This is amazing stuff. I can't wait for the results.

[stevewirth]

Excellent lecture about the hows and whys of upcoming particle physics experiements at CERN! I can't wait until the data starts coming in--- hopefully in just a few months.