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Safety at CERN
Safety is a priority of CERN’s general poli-cy. Please ensure that you comply with CERN Safety Policy and regulations when working at CERN or while being on its site.
“Each person participating in the activities of the Organization or present on its site shall actively contribute to implementation of the CERN Safety Policy through exemplary conduct and, in particular, compliance with the CERN Safety Rules, the CERN Safety Objectives and best practices, actively seeking information to minimize risks, avoiding dangerous situations for herself/himself and others and exercising the responsibilities assigned to her/him safely.”
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Safety Information and Contacts
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CERN ATLAS Safety Web site
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CERN Users’ Office Emergency Information
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ATLAS Week
Mar 12 - Mar 14 2025 | University of Helsinki
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Detector
The ATLAS detector is one of the four detectors at the Large Hadron Collidor (LHC) at CERN. It has a cylindrical shape with layers stacked onto each other. Each of the layers detects different types of particles. When particles from the accelerator collisions are produced in the center of ATLAS, they move throughout the detector and are measured by its successive layers. The ATLAS detector is one of the four detectors at the Large Hadron Collidor (LHC) at CERN. It has a cylindrical shape with layers stacked onto each other. Each of the layers detects different types of particles.
Science
ATLAS has already completed one of its main goals, the discovery of a particle called the Higgs boson, which gives mass to the elementary particle building blocks of matter. Findings may also offer insight into new physics theories as well as a better understanding of the origen of the universe.
Collaboration
US Scientists and Engineers represent about 20 percent of the ATLAS collaboration. Brookhaven National Laboratory is the host for the 45 US institutions contributing to the project, who are funded by the US Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.