Tag Archives: LHC

Lego model of the Atlas detector at the Large Hadron Collider

Posted on 21/11/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Gentlemen prefer gluons

Posted on 16/11/2011 by lilyasquith

Also at the Guardian. It might seem odd to some other LHC physicists, to hear me say that I love gluons.  To someone doing a “search”, such as looking for evidence of the Higgs boson, or supersymmetry, or extra dimensions, … Continue reading →

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Flying through a Grid of Clouds

Posted on 06/11/2011 by Jon Butterworth

By Tony Cass. At the Guardian.

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Robots with lasers are protecting my collider

Posted on 31/10/2011 by lilyasquith

Also at the Guardian. I have just finished my first ever set of shifts in the ATLAS control room, and now I feel like a proper physicist. I did three eight-hour shifts. The first two were boring as hell as … Continue reading →

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