29 03 07 ATLAS Detector at LHC
As many of you know, 2007/2008 will be an exciting time for particle physics in Europe as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) starts to come on line. However, few people outside of the particle physics community ever set foot inside one these colliders - there aren't many of them and work takes precedence over public touring. And even when one does have the chance to sneak a peak, each facility is different. A trip in the mid 90s to Fermilab was interesting but ultimately under whelming as not much of the 'good stuff' was available, unlike a similar trip to Brookhaven where one could see up close the detectors, beam line and control rooms (picture below of the STAR detector at BNL).
STAR Detector at BNL Click for full size
From the physics blog Backreaction comes notice that CERN now has a live webcam following the construction of the ATLAS detector, the largest at the LHC and probably in the world. In addition there are some 360 ° views of the detector cavern and beam line (requires quicktime) which allow the user to zoom and pan all around. Almost like being there!
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