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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 Virtual Visits
Os cursos do ICT/CPS-FATEC/TATUÍ-SP participarão de uma Master Classe em física de partículas nesta sexta-feira (24 de Abril de 2026 às 8:30 da manhã) e teremos o complemento por uma visita virtual diretamente da sala de controle da experiência ATLAS no LHC do Centro Europeu de Pesquisa Nuclear (CERN, Suíça), apresentando partes do detector aos alunos. A visita será organizada no Brasil pelos professores Pedro Rosa e Diego Albuquerque e na Suiça, pelo pesquisador Denis Oliveira Damazio (BNL/USATLAS). The ICT/CPS-FATEC/TATUÍ-SP courses will participate in a Master Class in particle physics this Friday (April 24, 2026 at 13:30 am) and will be complemented by a virtual visit directly from the control room of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN, Switzerland), presenting parts of the detector to the students. The visit will be organized in Brazil by professors Pedro Rosa and Diego Albuquerque and in Switzerland by researcher Denis Oliveira Damazio (BNL/USATLAS).
This virtual visit is organised for several West Coast North American institutions that host annual ATLAS Masterclasses for secondary school students. As part of the day’s programme, the session will give students in both Canada and the United States an inside look at what it’s like to work at CERN.
Virtual visit of ATLAS for attendees of the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as LAcon V, held on 27-31 August 2026, in California.
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.
Register for an Upcoming Open Visit
Join us for an Open ATLAS Virtual Visit, hosted by ATLAS physicists Christian Appelt and Despoina Sampsonidou.
This live virtual event will take you inside the ATLAS cavern at CERN, offering a rare opportunity to see the ATLAS detector up close before the cavern is closed for LHC operation. From 100 meters underground, the hosts will guide you around one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated scientific instruments.
Participants will learn about the ATLAS experiment's scientific goals and current research. There will also be time for live questions and discussion with the physicists.
This virtual visit is open to everyone with an interest in particle physics and technology.
The visit will take place via Zoom, and pre-registration is required.