CMS experiment
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The CMS experiment is a major general-purpose particle physics detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to investigate a wide range of phenomena including the Higgs boson, dark matter candidates, and physics beyond the Standard Model.
Aliases (4)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Large Hadron Collider experiment
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general-purpose detector → particle physics experiment → |
| accelerator |
Large Hadron Collider
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| acronym |
CMS
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| centerOfMassEnergy |
13 TeV
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5.02 TeV (heavy ions) → 7 TeV → 8 TeV → |
| collaborationCountries |
over 50 countries
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| collaborationSize |
over 4000 scientists
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| collisionType |
heavy-ion collisions
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proton–proton collisions → |
| constructionStart |
1998
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| coordinateSystem |
right-handed Cartesian
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| country |
Switzerland
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| dataFormat |
ROOT
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| dataTakingMode |
triggered readout
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| designedToStudy |
Higgs boson
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dark matter candidates → electroweak interactions → extra dimensions → physics beyond the Standard Model → quantum chromodynamics → supersymmetry → top quark properties → |
| detectorDiameter |
about 15 m
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| detectorLength |
about 21.6 m
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| detectorMass |
about 14,000 tonnes
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| detectorType |
cylindrical, layered detector
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| firstPhysicsRun |
Run 1
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| fullName |
Compact Muon Solenoid
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| fundingModel |
international collaboration of institutes and agencies
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| governingBody |
CERN
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| hasSubsystem |
electromagnetic calorimeter
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hadronic calorimeter → muon system → silicon tracker → superconducting solenoid magnet → |
| HiggsDiscoveryYear |
2012
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| HiggsMassMeasurement |
about 125 GeV
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| hostFacility |
CERN
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| locatedAt |
CERN
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Large Hadron Collider → |
| locatedIn |
Meyrin, Switzerland
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| magneticFieldStrength |
3.8 tesla
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| notableDiscovery |
Higgs boson
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| operatedBy |
CMS Collaboration
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| physicsProgram |
precision measurements of Standard Model processes
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searches for new particles → studies of quark–gluon plasma → |
| primaryGoal |
study proton–proton collisions at the LHC
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| researchField |
high-energy physics
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particle physics → |
| sharedDiscoveryWith |
ATLAS experiment
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| startOfDataTaking |
2010
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| triggerSystem |
two-level trigger system
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| website |
https://cms.cern
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS
→
TOTEM → TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement → |
collaboratesWith |
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Point 5 of the LHC ring
("CMS detector")
→
Point 5 of the LHC ring → |
hosts |
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CMS
("Compact Muon Solenoid")
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abbreviationOf |
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CERN Large Hadron Collider surface facilities
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associatedWith |
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CMS
("Compact Muon Solenoid")
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fullName |
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TOTal Elastic and diffractive cross section Measurement
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near |
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ALICE experiment
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neighboringExperiment |
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Electromagnetic Calorimeter
("CMS detector")
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partOf |
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CERN accelerator complex
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providesBeamsTo |
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Salam–Weinberg model
("LHC experiments")
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testedBy |
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Zero Degree Calorimeters
("CMS experiment at the LHC (forward systems)")
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usedBy |