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ATLAS Virtual Visits
A Virtual Visit is a live video connection by a group (typically a classroom) to the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. A guide, who is a scientist or an engineer working on the experiment, meets visitors from the control room or (during planned LHC shutdowns) from the detector underground.
During a Virtual Visit, guides will
- Introduce themselves and describe their work in particle physics.
- Present CERN, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and the ATLAS experiment, including its goals and accomplishments.
- Invite questions from the audience.
We recommend audiences prepare questions ahead of time. This can be facilitated by viewing this introductory video.
Group Virtual Visits
Groups of at least 10 visitors (such as classrooms) can schedule their own visit by completing this form.
Upcoming Group Visits
This virtual visit is booked by the CERN visit service.
The participants in this virtual visit are American musician group who love music and are interested in the connection between music and physics. They would like to learn more about the ATLAS experiment!
Participants of the 2021 Beamline for Schools competition
The participants in this virtual visit are teachers in Ireland. Dublin City University organises it as part of the EU FRONTIERS project, bringing Nobel Prize Physics to the classroom. http://www.frontiers-project.eu/ provides more information about the activity.
Participants of the 2021 Beamline for Schools competition
Open Virtual Visits
We also schedule periodic open visits that can be joined by individuals or small groups. You can find them in the list on this page. Select the Open Virtual Visit of the date/time/language that best fits, click on it and register.