ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus)

ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) is one of the major scientific experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, designed to explore fundamental particles and forces. It consists of a large detector that surrounds the particle collision points, using powerful magnets arranged in a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) configuration to guide and analyze particles produced when protons collide at high energies. By studying these collisions, ATLAS helps scientists understand the basic building blocks of matter, the origins of the universe, and phenomena like the Higgs boson. It is a key tool in advancing particle physics research.