Visitor Pass
The pass that the fabulous James Beacham got for me to tour CERN!
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
Going inside the superconducting magnet testing facility!
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
Welcome to the World of the LHC!
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
A view inside the facility.
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
The magnets are cooler to 1.9K -- colder than space!
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
A look inside a superconducting magnet.
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
Me, next to the testing device for magnets! Photo cred: James Beacham
Unoffical CERN Tour: SM18
James & I in front of the robot that lugs around the magnets! Photo cred: James Beacham
Unoffical CERN Tour: LHC Control Room
Outside the Large Hadron Collider control room!
Unoffical CERN Tour: LHC Control Room
James & I about to head in!
Unoffical CERN Tour: LHC Control Room
An overview of all the particle-smashing hardware at CERN.
Unoffical CERN Tour: LHC Control Room
The monitors keeping an eye on the LHC!
Unoffical CERN Tour: LHC Control Room
ME! Inside the control room!! Photo cred: James Beacham
Offical CERN Tour
The University of Particles!
Offical CERN Tour
A full view of a superconducting magnet.
Offical CERN Tour: ATLAS
Outside of ATLAS; a beautiful mural depicting what it looks like during collison!
Offical CERN Tour: ATLAS
The ATLAS control room, where particle hunters help out with operations.
Offical CERN Tour: ATLAS
*particles flying around* "YOU THERE, DUCK!!"
Offical CERN Tour: ATLAS
A look inside ATLAS from the control room.
Offical CERN Tour: Synchrotron
A view inside the room where the Synchrotron is now kept!
Offical CERN Tour: Synchrotron
The tour guide tested with her radiation dector: 0 in the room *phew*
Unoffical CERN Tour: Building 40
Building 40 -- mostly offices, but really pretty.
Unoffical CERN Tour: Data Center
The data center that holds and disperses CERN's data!
Unoffical CERN Tour: Data Center
Where they keep the Internet.
Unoffical CERN Tour: LEAR
The folks at the Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) are trying to find antimatter!
Unoffical CERN Tour: LEAR
LEAR, at least partially!
Semi-Offical CERN Tour: Graveyard
A few pieces of retired hardware has become an exhibit!