Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (CMS) Ghent University
The goal of the CMS experiment at CERN is to unravel the most fundamental properties of matter by studying collisions between protons and/or heavy ions at the highest energies and collision rates ever achieved. The LHC is situated in an underground (at an 100 m depth) tunnel of 27 km circumference near Geneva, and uses superconducting magnets to keep the accelerated particles on their orbit. Particles collide at four interaction points equipped with particle detectors. The CMS is one of these general purpose detectors, and measures 21 m in length, 15 m in diameter, and weighs a total of 14 ...