The Skeleton Project

For those that don’t know ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) is one of the five particle detector experiments (ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, TOTEM, and LHCb) being constructed at the Large Hadron Collider, a new particle accelerator at CERN in Switzerland. The experiment will explore the fundamental nature of matter and the basic forces that shape our universe. The ATLAS detector will search for new discoveries in the head on collisions of protons of extraordinarily high energy. ATLAS is one of the largest collaborative efforts ever attempted in science. Anyways it’s fascinating stuff, watch these videos so you can get a grasp of some of the most important experiments in the history of mankind.

Cern 2007
Great intro to the CERN Atlas project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXKoznARWQ

The ATLAS Experiment - Episode I
Cool video, opens like Star Wars, great animations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8o7nDJGJo4

Time lapse video of the Atlas detector building process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGHWCzq964

The ATLAS Experiment movie
You can purchase or download here.