The latest results from the Atlas experiment
Description
With the Lhc start-up and the first runs at 900 GeV, 2.36 TeV and 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy in the years 2009 and 2010, the Atlas detector started to record its first collision events. The integrated luminosity has now reached one inverse pico barn. These data have been used to perform detailed studies on the performance of the detector, including measuring charged and neutral particle mass resonances and the study of QCD cross-sections. The data have already made it possible to commission and calibrate the various Atlas sub detectors, and understand their performance in detail. The first observation of Standard Model electroweak processes, in particular mass resonances, is also being used as a benchmark for validating the analysis and simulation tools. The status and performance of the detector will be briefly reviewed, the latest physics results will be summarized and limits on new physics will be given.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuovo Cimento. C (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 34
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 101-108
- ISSN
- 2037-4909
Conference
- Title
- international workshop on interplay between soft and hard interactions in particle production at ultra-relativistic energies
- Acronym
- WISH 2010
- Dates
- 8-10 Sep 2010
- Place
- Catania (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 43013396
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; CERN LHC; CROSS SECTIONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; RESONANCE PARTICLES; STANDARD MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HADRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS