Big Bangs at the Large
Hadron Collider
Experimental Particle Physics Group
University of Arizona
What is the Large Hadron Collider?
 CERN is located
outside Geneva,
Switzerland
 The ring
circumference is
18 miles
 The energy of
the LHC is now 8
TeV = 4 TeV + 4
TeV
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What is the Large Hadron Collider?
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Are There Big Bangs at the LHC?
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What is the Higgs Boson
and Have We Discovered It Yet?
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What is the Higgs Boson
and Have We Discovered It Yet?
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Hot Off the Press Results
 We definitely know where the Higgs is NOT
hiding
 And we have a hint (only) as to where it may
be found
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Does the Physics
at the LHC Affect Me?
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What Role Does UA Play?
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What Role Does UA Play?
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What Role Does UA Play?
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What’s Next?
I am happy to answer one or two
pressing questions
There are three stations to visit where
you will learn additional details about
the Large Hadron Collider accelerator,
the ATLAS experiment and UA’s
participation this exciting project
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Feel free to visit any one or all of the
stations!
Enjoy your tour!
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How Does the Physics
at the LHC Affect Me?
Sometimes one simply has to wait for
the full impact of science to be felt
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