Vol. 19 (2009)
Artículos de Investigación

The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider

Publicado 2009-09-01

Palabras clave

  • LHC,
  • CMS,
  • particle accelerators,
  • particle detectors,
  • Higgs boson.
  • LHC,
  • CMS,
  • Aceleradores de partículas,
  • Detectores de partículas,
  • Bosón de Higgs.

Cómo citar

Casimiro, E., Reyes, M. A., Moreno, G., & Delepine, D. (2009). The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Acta Universitaria, 19, 28–35. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2009.89

Resumen

The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider will study protonproton collisions at unprecedented energies and luminosities. In this article we providefi rst a brief general introduction to particle physics. We then explain what CERN is. Thenwe describe the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the most powerful particle acceleratorever built. Finally we describe the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, its physics goals,construction details, and current status.