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If you want to visit Atlas (control room) or CERN’s first accelerator (a synchrocyclotron) just show up in the morning when the visitor center opens. The tour g
by amenghra 1y ago
If you want to visit Atlas (control room) or CERN’s first accelerator (a synchrocyclotron) just show up in the morning when the visitor center opens. The tour guides are often passionate scientists. The museum is worth visiting, you’ll get to see the first www server (Tim-Berner Lee’s nextcube). The live shows are well put together. And everything is pretty much free of charge.
The only thing I can think of that has a waiting period is if you want to visit the actual tunnels, you can only visit them in between experiments (every 10-20 years maybe even less often).
More info: https://visit.cern/ https://visit.cern/
- ednite 1y agoThat is great news. The last time I checked, there was a long waitlist and needed to book online (maybe COVID-related?). Appreciate you sharing this story.
- amenghra 1y agoThis link might interest you: https://cms.cern/interact-with-cms/on-site-visits https://cms.cern/interact-with-cms/on-site-visits If the timing works out for you, you'll be able to visit both, the visitor center and CMS!
- ednite 1y agoDefinitely will check it out. Thanks on a subatomic scale!
- toomuchtodo 1y agoCan you visit CMS? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Muon_Solenoid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Muon_Solenoid
- amenghra 1y agoThe presentations/videos talk extensively about CMS' detector (if I remember right). I'm not sure about visiting the control center, you would need to inquire if/when they do that.
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- amenghra 1y agoPer https://cms.cern/interact-with-cms/on-site-visits https://cms.cern/interact-with-cms/on-site-visits, you can visit CMS if you book ~1 week out.
- toomuchtodo 1y agoThank you!
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