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List of Large Hadron Collider experiments
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This is a list of experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is the most energetic particle collider in the world, and is used to test the accuracy of the Standard Model, and to look for physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and others.

The list is first compiled from the SPIRES database, then missing information is retrieved from the online version CERN's Grey Book. The most specific information of the two is kept, e.g. if the SPIRES database lists December 2008, while the Grey Book lists 22 December 2008, the Grey Book entry is shown. When there is a conflict between the SPIRES database and the Grey Book, the SPIRES database information is listed, unless otherwise noted.

Large Hadron Collider experiments

See also: Large Hadron Collider

LHC experiments
ExperimentLocationSpokespersonDescriptionProposedApprovedBeganCompletedLinkWebsite
ALICEIP2Luciano Musa1A large ion collider experiment: specialized on heavy ion collisions, with proton-proton collisions as reference??6 Feb 199730 March 2010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
ATLASIP1Andreas Hoecker2A toroidal LHC apparatus: studying the Standard Model and searching for Beyond Standard Model signatures primarily with proton collisionsDec 199431 Jan 199630 March 2010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
CMSIP5Luca Malgeri3Compact muon solenoid: same purpose as for ATLASOct 199231 Jan 199630 March 2010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
LHCbIP8Giovanni Passaleva4LHC beauty experiment: studying primarily flavour physics with B-hadrons such as asymmetries and CP violations??17 Sep 199830 March 2010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
LHCfIP1Yasushi Muraki5LHC-forward: measurement of particles travelling close to the direction of the beam, simulating cosmic rays??12 May 200430 March 2010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
MATHUSLAIP1Henry LubattiMAssive Timing Hodoscope for Ultra-Stable neutraL pArticles: Search for long lived particles and neutrinos at the LHC2016620172018 [1]78N/AInspireInspireWebsite
MilliQanIP5Christopher S. Hill, Andy HaasSearch for milli-charged particles at the LHC15 July 20169201620171011N/AInspireInspireWebsite
MOEDALIP8James L. Pinfold12Monopole and exotic particle detector at the LHCJuly 2009132 December 200914January 201115N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
TOTEMIP5Simone Giani16Total cross section, elastic scattering and diffraction dissociation at the LHC199918 May 19992010N/AInspireGrey BookWebsite
FASERIP1Jamie Boyd, Jonathan Feng17ForwArd Search ExpeRiment: Search for long lived particles and neutrinos at the LHC20175 March 201918N/AN/AInspireGrey BookWebsite

MilliQan, MATHUSLA, FASER, LHCf, MOEDAL and TOTEM are much smaller than the other four experiments. Each is close to one of the larger experiments and uses the same collision point.

Notes

1.^ Only a prototype has been approved and constructed so far, much smaller than the full proposed detector

See also

Experiments Facilities
  • CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research
    • PS: Proton Synchrotron
    • SPS: Super Proton Synchrotron
    • ISOLDE: On-Line Isotope Mass Separator
    • ISR: Intersecting Storage Rings
    • LEP: Large Electron–Positron Collider
    • LHC: Large Hadron Collider
    • AD: Antiproton Decelerator

References

  1. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=ALICE ↩

  2. ATLAS Experiment's details (Accessed 2021-09-14) https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=ATLAS ↩

  3. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=CMS ↩

  4. "LHCb Organization". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2017-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712163531/https://lhcb-conv.web.cern.ch/lhcb-conv/StructureDefault.html ↩

  5. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=LHCF ↩

  6. Chou, John Paul; Curtin, David; Lubatti, H.J. (2017). "New detectors to explore the lifetime frontier". Physics Letters B. 767: 29–36. arXiv:1606.06298. Bibcode:2017PhLB..767...29C. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2017.01.043. S2CID 118621993. /wiki/ArXiv_(identifier) ↩

  7. https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~mdiamond/MATHUSLA_seminar.pdf [bare URL PDF] https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/~mdiamond/MATHUSLA_seminar.pdf ↩

  8. Alidra, Maf; Alpigiani, Cristiano; Ball, Austin; Camarri, Paolo; Cardarelli, Roberto; Chou, John Paul; Curtin, David; Etzion, Erez; Garabaglu, Ali; Gomes, Brandon; Guida, Roberto; Kuykendall, W.; Kvam, Audrey; Lazic, Dragoslav; Lubatti, H.J.; Marsella, Giovanni; Mizrachi, Gilad; Policicchio, Antonio; Proffitt, Mason; Rothberg, Joe; Santonico, Rinaldo; Silver, Yiftah; Thayil, Steffie Ann; Torro-Pastor, Emma; Watts, Gordon; Young, Charles (2021). "The MATHUSLA test stand". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 985: 164661. arXiv:2005.02018. Bibcode:2021NIMPA.98564661A. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164661. S2CID 218502711. /wiki/ArXiv_(identifier) ↩

  9. Ball, Austin; Brooke, Jim; Campagnari, Claudio; Albert De Roeck; Francis, Brian; Gastal, Martin; Golf, Frank; Goldstein, Joel; Haas, Andy; Hill, Christopher S.; Izaguirre, Eder; Kaplan, Benjamin; Magill, Gabriel; Marsh, Bennett; Miller, David; Prins, Theo; Shakeshaft, Harry; Stuart, David; Swiatlowski, Max; Yavin, Itay (2016). "A Letter of Intent to Install a milli-charged Particle Detector at LHC P5". arXiv:1607.04669 [physics.ins-det]. /wiki/ArXiv_(identifier) ↩

  10. https://indico.cern.ch/event/706741/contributions/3017531/attachments/1667859/2674500/Haas_milliQan_PBC_cern_6-14-2018.pdf [bare URL PDF] https://indico.cern.ch/event/706741/contributions/3017531/attachments/1667859/2674500/Haas_milliQan_PBC_cern_6-14-2018.pdf ↩

  11. Ball, A.; et al. (2020). "Search for millicharged particles in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV". Physical Review D. 102 (3): 032002. arXiv:2005.06518. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.032002. S2CID 218628786. /wiki/ArXiv_(identifier) ↩

  12. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=MoEDAL ↩

  13. James Pinfold (2010). "The MoEDAL TDR". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2010-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122170515/http://web.me.com/jamespinfold/MoEDAL_site/TDR.html ↩

  14. James Pinfold (2010). "CERN Research Board Approves the MoEDAL Experiment". The MoEDAL Milestone Blog. Retrieved 2010-04-11. http://web.me.com/jamespinfold/MoEDAL_site/MoEDAL_Milestones/Entries/2009/12/2_CERN_Research_Board_Approves_the_MoEDAL_Experiment.html ↩

  15. CERN Courier, "MoEDAL becomes the LHC's magnificent seventh", 5 May 2010 http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/42329 ↩

  16. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=TOTEM ↩

  17. Experiment's detail https://greybook.cern.ch/greybook/experiment/detail?id=FASER ↩

  18. Cristina Agrigoroae (2019). "FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles". Retrieved 2019-03-07. https://home.cern/news/news/experiments/faser-cern-approves-new-experiment-look-long-lived-exotic-particles ↩