Chapter 1
The giant machine under the grass
Chapter 2
The hunt for cosmic ghosts
Chapter 3
Giant eyes underground
Chapter 4
The global digital brain
Ch 3 · Giant eyes underground
lara Sitting 100 meters down, this 7,000-tonne, 46-meter-long instrument uses layers of sensors to track particle paths with micrometer precision.
lara CERN's CMS detector uses a powerful superconducting magnet to bend charged particle paths.
Fun Fact
Eiffel Tower weight: The CMS detector weighs 14,000 tonnes, which is almost double the weight of the Eiffel Tower's metal frame!