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Electrons Protons Neutrons

Electrons Protons Neutrons

Wait! There’s more!

Wait! There’s more!

To see even smaller things, Physicists have to start smashing these together.

To see even smaller things, Physicists have to start smashing these together.

Demonstration

Demonstration

This is where CERN comes in… European Organization for Nuclear Research Based in Geneva,

This is where CERN comes in… European Organization for Nuclear Research Based in Geneva, Switzerland Leading Particle Physics lab Birthplace of the World Wide Web

To find things that are very small, we have to make things that are

To find things that are very small, we have to make things that are really big France Switzerland

How do they do it? Magnets! Detectors

How do they do it? Magnets! Detectors

Magnets They make charged particles move in circular paths. Demonstration #2

Magnets They make charged particles move in circular paths. Demonstration #2

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) It will ultimately collide beams of protons. Beams of lead

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) It will ultimately collide beams of protons. Beams of lead nuclei will be also accelerated.

Leptons Quarks Up Down Electron Strange Charm Muon Top Bottom Tau Hoping to find

Leptons Quarks Up Down Electron Strange Charm Muon Top Bottom Tau Hoping to find Higgs particle at LHC

This is what the detector sees after a collision Particles collide here

This is what the detector sees after a collision Particles collide here

Detectors ATLAS – A Toroidal LHC Apparatu. S Collide here Higgs particle Gives other

Detectors ATLAS – A Toroidal LHC Apparatu. S Collide here Higgs particle Gives other particles their mass

Detectors ALICE – A Large Ion Collider Experiment To study heavy ions Detect collisions

Detectors ALICE – A Large Ion Collider Experiment To study heavy ions Detect collisions between lead nuclei Recreates the Big Bang!

Lead-Lead Collision Simulation

Lead-Lead Collision Simulation

Questions Thanks for listening. Presenters: Jonathan Malcolm Ian Scotland James Horton Music: Duel of

Questions Thanks for listening. Presenters: Jonathan Malcolm Ian Scotland James Horton Music: Duel of the Fates See you Space Cowboy – – John Williams Seatbelts Magnet Quote from The Simpsons Video: www. cern. ch Thanks to The University of Birmingham and CERN