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And can the two run simultaneously?
fss said:They are constructed differently and yes, they can run at the same time.
petergreat said:I don't understand how they can run at the same time. If the proton beam is consumed at ATLAS, how can the beam continue to travel through the tunnel to collide at CMS? Or is it the case that the beams are divided between CMS and ATLAS, lowering the luminosity by a half when the two experiments run together?
ZapperZ said:Where do you get such numbers?
This is no different than at the Tevatron with DZero and CDF collecting data at the same time. Furthermore, at the LHC, there's also ALICE! Don't forget her!
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petergreat said:Though Alice is a heavy ion experiment so surely can't run at the same time.
petergreat said:Though Alice is a heavy ion experiment so surely can't run at the same time.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are designed to study the particles produced by high-energy collisions. They help scientists understand the fundamental building blocks of matter and the forces that govern the universe.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors have different designs, but both are cylindrical in shape. ATLAS is larger and has a higher resolution, while CMS is more compact and has a stronger magnetic field. Additionally, ATLAS has a toroidal magnet system while CMS has a solenoid magnet system.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors can detect a wide range of particles, including protons, neutrons, electrons, and various types of mesons and baryons. They are also capable of detecting elusive particles such as the Higgs boson and dark matter particles.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors work by using a combination of sub-detectors to measure the energy, momentum, and charge of particles produced by collisions. These sub-detectors include trackers, calorimeters, and muon detectors. The information collected by these detectors is then analyzed by scientists to study the properties of particles.
The ATLAS and CMS detectors have made numerous groundbreaking discoveries, including the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 and the observation of the decay of the Bs meson into two muons in 2015. These discoveries have provided valuable insights into the fundamental laws of physics and have opened up new areas of research in particle physics.