The ATLAS Experiment

ATLAS is one of two giant multi-purpose detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of CERN, and the largest volume particle detector ever constructed. It measures 46 m long, 25 m high and 25 m wide, and weighs over 7000 tons. The collaboration consists of over 2500 physicists from 39 countries, and will investigate a wide range of physics, including the search for the Higgs boson, extra dimensions, and particles that could make up dark matter.

1.  About ATLAS

• ATLAS at UJ - who we are, what we do, etc...
• PaNIP - The UJ ATL:AS Group is within a larger group : Particle, Nuclear and Innovation Physics
• ATLAS web site for the general public

2.  Getting Started in the UJ ATLAS Group

• Useful Links & Information - everything you'll ever want to know about ATLAS & the LHC all in one convenient place
• UJ-ATLAS Group Twiki at CERN
• ATLAS Computing
  • About
  • Getting started on the UJ Research Cluster
  • The ATLAS Computing Workbook (External link)
  • ATLAS Physics Analysis Workbook (ATLAS Protected Page - need CERN account)
  • Getting Help (External link)
• Preparing to be a UJ-ATLAS member
  • Also see the ATLASPrivate page
• Preparing for a CERN visit
• Arriving at CERN - tips
• Claire's awesome page of random useful stuff

3.  Papers (26 - direct UJ Contribution)

• H -> ZdZd -> 4l
  1. 3rd paper using Run 2 15+16+17+18
     1. Twiki (Dialo and Justin)
  2. Search for Higgs boson decays to beyond-the-Standard-Model light bosons in four-lepton events with the ATLAS detector at √s = 13 TeV
     1. ArXiv, JHEP 1806 (2018) 166,CDS, ATLAS-open
     2. Twiki (Will and Loan)
  3. Search for new light gauge bosons in Higgs boson decays to four-lepton final states in pp collisions at √s=8TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
     1. ArXiv, Phys Rev D 92 (2015) 092001, CDS, ATLAS-open
• H -> Inv
  1. Search for invisible Higgs boson decays in vector boson fusion at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
     1. ArXiv, Phys Lett B (2019),CDS, ATLAS-open
  2. Combination of searches for invisible Higgs boson decays with the ATLAS experiment
     1. ArXiv, Phys Rev Lett (2019),CDS, ATLAS-open
• MET
  1. ATLAS Collaboration, Performance of algorithms that reconstruct missing transverse momentum in √s= 8 TeV proton-proton collisions in the ATLAS detector,
     1. ArXiv, Eur. Phys. J. C (2017) 77: 241
  2. Observation and measurement of Higgs boson decays to WW* with the ATLAS detector
     1. ArXiv, Phys. Rev. D 92, 012006 (2015)
• TDAQ
  1. Atlas distributed computing: Its central services core
     1. EPJ Web Conf., vol. 214, p. 03061, 2019
  2. Sim@p1: Using cloudscheduler for offline processing on the ATLAS HLT farm
     1. EPJ Web Conf., vol. 214, p. 07021, 2019
  3. Integrated automation for configuration management and operations in the atlas online computing farm
     1. EPJ Web Conf., vol. 214, p. 08022, 2019
  4. Integrated monitoring of the ATLAS online computing farm
     1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 898 (2017) 092008
  5. Evolution and experience with the ATLAS Simulation at Point1 Project
     1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 898 (2017) 082012, CDS
  6. ATLAS TDAQ System Administration: Master of Puppets
     1. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 898 (2017) 082002
  7. The ATLAS Data Acquisition and High Level Trigger system
     1. Journal of Instrumentation 11 (2016) 06008
  8. ATLAS TDAQ System Administration: evolution and re-design
     1. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 664 (2015) 082024, CDS
  9. Design, Results, Evolution and Status of the ATLAS Simulation at Point1 Project
     1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 664(2) (2015) 022008
  10. Design and performance of the virtualization platform for offline computing on the ATLAS TDAQ Farm
      1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 513(3) (2014) 032011
  11. ATLAS TDAQ System Administration: an overview and evolution
      1. Proceedings of Science, 179 (2013)The International Symposium on Grids and Clouds (ISGC) 2013 (ISGC 2013), CDS
  12. Design and Performance of the Virtualization Platform for Offline computing on the ATLAS TDAQ Farm
      1. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 513 (2014) 032011, CHEP 2013, CDS
  13. Tools and strategies to monitor the ATLAS online computing farm
      1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 396/4 (2012) 042053
  14. Upgrade and integration of the configuration and monitoring tools for the ATLAS Online farm
      1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 396/4 (2012) 042005
  15. Centralized configuration system for a large scale farm of network booted computers
      1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 396/4 (2012) 042004
  16. ATLAS TDAQ system: current status and performance
      1. Physics Procedia 37 (2012) 1819-1826, CDS
  17. Role Based Access Control system in the ATLAS experiment
      1. Journal of Physics Conference Series 331\2 (2011) 022042
  18. IT Infrastructure Design and Implementation Considerations for the ATLAS TDAQ System.
      1. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies, (2010) 206-209, CDS
• H ->ZZ* -> 4l
  1. Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H->ZZ(*)->4l with 4.8 fb-1 of pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV with ATLAS
     1. Phys.Lett. B710 (2012) 383-402, ArXiv, Atlas-open
  2. Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the decay channel H→ZZ(*) →4ℓ with the ATLAS detector
     1. Phys.Lett. B705 (2011) 435-451, ArXiv, ATLAS-open
• H ->gg
  1. Measurement of isolated diphoton cross-section in pp collision at 7 TeV with the ATLAS detect
     1. Phys.Rev. D85 (2012) 012003, ArXiv

4.  HEP Books (free)

CERN's open access SCOAP3 initiative has released 60 particle physics and QFT books free for download here

5.  Private

ATLASPrivate ATLAS private analysis pages in this wiki, for collaborators only.