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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
Como parte das atividades de divulgação científica no IFRN Campus Natal, durante a “Conferência Internacional em Física de Altas Energias - ICHEP 2026”, uma Master Class sobre o detector ATLAS será realizada. Para melhor ilustrar a pesquisa a ser realizada, teremos também uma visita virtual à sala de controle do experimento do detector ATLAS. Pesquisadores no local apresentaram partes do detector e poderão responder à perguntas dos participantes. As part of the scientific outreach activities at the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal Campus, during the “International Conference on High Energy Physics - ICHEP 2026”, a Master Class on the ATLAS detector will be held. To better illustrate the research to be carried out, we will also have a virtual tour of the ATLAS detector experiment control room. Researchers on site will present parts of the detector and will be able to answer questions from participants.
The Brookhaven National Laboratory is having its annual Open House event on August 2nd, 2026 and as different parts of the laboratory are presented, a communication will be established with the ATLAS Control Room to present the detector and some of its sub-detectors, including some developed also at BNL, to the visitors on this very festive day! The visitors will be able to propose questions to both specialists at BNL and people in the ATLAS Control Room.
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.