Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS Detector

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Higgs Boson Decays into a Pair of Bottom Quarks

Part of the book series: Springer Theses ((Springer Theses))

  • 206 Accesses

Abstract

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator ever built for particle physics research, operating at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva, in Switzerland. The collider is installed in the tunnel of 27 km of circumference that hosted the former Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) [1] and is located 100 m underground. LHC is a two-ring-superconducting-hadron synchrotron designed to accelerate bunches of protons in opposite directions and collide them up to a centre-of-mass energy of \(\sqrt{s} = 13\) TeV. The machine is also capable of accelerating heavy ions. The analyses and studies reported on this thesis are obtained with pp collisions at \(\sqrt{s} = 13\) TeV.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Myers S, Picasso E (1990) The design, construction and commissioning of the CERN large Electron-Positron collider. In: Contemporary physics, vol 31.6, pp 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1080/00107519008213789

  2. Marcastel F (2013) CERN’s accelerator complex. La chaîne des accélérateurs du CERN. In: General photo, Oct 2013. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1621583

  3. The ATLAS Collaboration (2008) The ATLAS experiment at the CERN large hadron collider. J Instrum 3.08:S08003–S08003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/s08003. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F3%2F08%2Fs08003

  4. The ALICE Collaboration et al (2008) The ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC. J Instrum 3.08:S08002–S08002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/s08002. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F3%2F08%2Fs08002

  5. The CMS Collaboration et al (2008) The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC. J Instrum 3.08:S08004–S08004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/s08004. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F3%2F08%2Fs08004

  6. The LHCb Collaboration et al (2008) The LHCb Detector at the LHC. J Instrum 3.08:S08005–S08005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/s08005. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F3%2F08%2Fs08005

  7. ATLAS Collaboration (2019) Luminosity Public Results Run-2. July 2019. https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/LuminosityPublicResultsRun2

  8. Schedules and luminosity forecasts. https://lhc-commissioning.web.cern.ch/lhc-commissioning/schedule/HL-LHC-plots.htm

  9. Pequenao J (2008) Computer generated image of the whole ATLAS detector, Mar 2008. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1095924

  10. ATLAS inner detector (1997) Technical Design Report, 1. Technical Design Report ATLAS. CERN, Geneva. http://cds.cern.ch/record/331063

  11. Stanecka E (2013) The ATLAS inner detector operation, data quality and tracking per- formance. In: Proceedings of 32nd international symposium on physics in collision (PIC 2012): Strbske Pleso, Slovakia, 12–15 Sep 2012, pp 383–388. arXiv: 1303.3630 [physics.ins-det]

  12. Potamianos K (2015) The upgraded Pixel detector and the commissioning of the Inner Detector tracking of the ATLAS experiment for Run-2 at the Large Hadron Collider. Technical report ATL-PHYS-PROC-2016-104. 15 pages, EPS-HEP 2015 Proceedings. CERN, Geneva, Aug 2016. https://cds.cern.ch/record/2209070

  13. Capeans M et al (2010) ATLAS Insertable B-Layer technical design report. Technical report CERN- LHCC-2010-013. ATLAS-TDR-19. Sept 2010. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1291633

  14. Aad G et al (2014) Operation and performance of the ATLAS semiconductor tracker. In: JINST 9:P08009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/08/P08009. arXiv:1404.7473 [hep-ex]

  15. Vogel A (2013) ATLAS transition radiation tracker (TRT): straw tube gaseous detectors at high rates. Technical report ATL-INDET-PROC-2013-005. CERN, Geneva, Apr 2013. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1537991

  16. Airapetian A et al (1999) ATLAS: detector and physics performance technical design report, vol 1

    Google Scholar 

  17. ATLAS liquid-argon calorimeter (1996) Technical Design Report. Technical Design Report ATLAS. CERN, Geneva. https://cds.cern.ch/record/331061

  18. Pequenao J (2008) Computer generated image of the ATLAS calorimeter, Mar 2008. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1095927

  19. Ilic N (2014) Performance of the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter after three years of LHC operation and plans for a future upgrade ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter after three years of LHC operation and plans for a future upgrade. J Instrum 9.03:C03049–C03049. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/c03049. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F9%2F03%2Fc03049

  20. Correia AMH (2015) The ATLAS tile calorimeter. Technical report ATL-TILECAL- PROC-2015-002. CERN, Geneva, Mar 2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2015.7465554. https://cds.cern.ch/record/2004868

  21. Artamonov A et al (2008) The ATLAS forward calorimeter. J Instrum 3.02: P02010–P02010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/3/02/p02010. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F3%2F02%2Fp02010

  22. Gillberg D (2011) Performance of the ATLAS forward calorimeters in first LHC data. J Phys: Conf Ser 293:012041. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/293/1/012041. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1742-6596%2F293%2F1%2F012041

  23. ATLAS Collaboration (2010) ATLAS technical paper list of figures. https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/AtlasTechnicalPaperListOfFigures

  24. ATLAS muon spectrometer (1997) Technical design report. Technical design report ATLAS. CERN, Geneva. https://cds.cern.ch/record/331068

  25. Diehl E (2011) Calibration and Performance of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer. Technical report. Comments: Proceedings of the DPF-2011 Conference, 7 pages, 15 figures. CERN, Geneva, Oct 2011. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1385884. arXiv:1109.6933

  26. Pequenao J (2008) Computer generated image of the ATLAS Muons subsystem, Mar 2008. https://cds.cern.ch/record/1095929

  27. Bauer F et al (2001) Construction and test of MDT chambers for the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer. Nucl Instrum Meth A461:17–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01156-6. arXiv:1604.02000 [physics.ins-det]

  28. Argyropoulos Theodoros et al (2009) Cathode strip chambers in ATLAS: installation, commissioning and in situ performance. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 56:1568–1574. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2009.2020861

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  29. Aielli G et al (2006) The RPC first level muon trigger in the barrel of the ATLAS experiment. Nucl Phys Proc Suppl 158:11–15. [11(2006)]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2006.07.031

  30. Majewski S et al (1983) A thin multiwire chamber operating in the high operation mode. Nucl Instrum Meth 217:265–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5087(83)90146-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Nedden MZ (2017) The LHC Run 2 ATLAS trigger system: design, performance and plans. J Instrum 12.03:C03024-C03024. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/03/c03024. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1748-0221%2F12%2F03%2Fc03024

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Cecilia Tosciri

Authors
  1. Cecilia Tosciri
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Cecilia Tosciri .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Tosciri, C. (2021). The Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS Detector. In: Higgs Boson Decays into a Pair of Bottom Quarks. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87938-9_4

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation