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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
Students from the João Francisco da Costa State School in Arapau District, in the municipality of Ipanguaçu, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, will take a virtual tour of the ATLAS detector control room on the beamline of the LHC accelerator at CERN, Switzerland. The tour will take place on August 18, 2026, at 8:00 PM Brasília time (1:00 am in Geneva) and is organised by Professor Francisca Tercia da Silva in Brazil and researcher Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN). On this occasion, the students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss details of the experience with the researcher in person. Os alunos da escola Estadual João Francisco da Costa em Arapau Distrito do município de Ipanguaçu, no estado do Rio Grande do Norte farão uma visita virtual à sala de controle do detector ATLAS na linha de feixes do acelerador LHC, no CERN, Suíça. A visita acontecerá no dia 18 de agosto de 2026 às 19:30, horário de Brasília, e é organizada pela professora Francisca Tercia da Silva no Brasil e pelo pesquisador Denis Oliveira Damazio (USATLAS/CERN). Na ocasião, os alunos terão a oportunidade de questionar e discutir detalhes da experiência com o pesquisador in loco.
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.
This Virtual Visit is organised for the orientation week for the second cohort at the School of Applied Physics at UM6P in Benguerir.
This virtual visit is part of an event titled "How to detect a Higgs Boson?"
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.