ATLAS

ATLAS is one of two general-purpose detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It investigates a wide range of physics, from the search for the Higgs boson to extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter. The articles below relate to the ATLAS experiment.

203 results

Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe

The first high-energy collisions between light nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider confirm the unusual “bowling-pin” shape of neon nuclei and offer up a new tool to study the extreme state of matter produced in the aftermath of the Big Bang

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Physics
18 September, 2025

ATLAS closes in on rare Higgs decays

The ATLAS collaboration finds evidence of Higgs-boson decays to muons and improves sensitivity to Higgs-boson decays to a Z boson and a photon.

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Physics
11 July, 2025
Physics
News
11 July, 2025

Celebrating the outstanding achievements of the ATLAS collaboration

The ATLAS collaboration celebrated the dedication, ingenuity and collaborative spirit of its members at the 8th Outstanding Achievement Awards

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Experiments
08 July, 2025

Elusive romance of top-quark pairs observed at the LHC 

The CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have observed an unforeseen feature in the behaviour of top quarks that suggests that these heaviest of all elementary particles form a fleeting union

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Physics
08 July, 2025
Physics
Press release
08 July, 2025

Accelerator Report: LHC protons outpacing the Easter tradition

The LHC has restarted and both beams have been circulating in the machine since 8 April, meaning that the start of the LHC beam commissioning during Easter is apparently not a constant of nature

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Accelerators
16 April, 2025

The LHC experiment collaborations at CERN receive Breakthrough Prize

The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb collaborations during a ceremony held in Los Angeles on 5 April

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Knowledge sharing
07 April, 2025
Knowledge sharing
Press release
07 April, 2025

Accelerator Report: The LHC commissioning is well on track, but challenges lie ahead

The first beam-based physics of 2025 has started and more will follow soon. However, some unexpected challenges will cause a small delay in the restart of the LHC

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Accelerators
27 March, 2025

Steering ATLAS forward with new management

Spokesperson Stéphane Willocq and Deputy Spokespersons Anna Sfyrla and Guillaume Unal will lead the collaboration for the next two years

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Experiments
11 March, 2025
Experiments
News
11 March, 2025

ATLAS celebrates its 2024 thesis award winners

Every year, these awards celebrate the outstanding achievements made by PhD students working with the collaboration

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Experiments
11 March, 2025

Observing triplets of weak bosons

ATLAS reports the first observation of a Z boson accompanied by two other carriers of the weak force

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Physics
19 February, 2025
Physics
News
19 February, 2025

The measurement of a lifetime

New ATLAS measurement of the lifetime of the electrically neutral beauty meson is the most precise to date

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Physics
19 December, 2024
Physics
News
19 December, 2024

ATLAS observes top quarks in lead–lead collisions

The result opens a new window into the study of the quark–gluon plasma that is believed to have filled the Universe briefly after the Big Bang

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Physics
15 November, 2024