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List of Large Hadron Collider experiments

This is a list of experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is the most energetic particle collider in the world, and is used to test the accuracy of the Standard Model, and to look for physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and others.

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This is a list of experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is the most energetic particle collider in the world, and is used to test the accuracy of the Standard Model, and to look for physics beyond the Standard Model such as supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and others.

The list is first compiled from the SPIRES database, then missing information is retrieved from the online version CERN's Grey Book1. The most specific information of the two is kept, e.g. if the SPIRES database lists December 2008, while the Grey Book lists 22 December 2008, the Grey Book entry is shown. When there is a conflict between the SPIRES database and the Grey Book, the SPIRES database information is listed, unless otherwise noted.

Large Hadron Collider experiments

LHC experiments
Experiment Location Spokesperson Description Proposed Approved Began Completed Link Website
ALICE IP2 Marco van Leeuven2 A large ion collider experiment: specialized on heavy ion collisions, with proton-proton collisions as reference ?? 6 Feb 1997 30 March 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website
ATLAS IP1 Stephane Willocq3 A toroidal LHC apparatus: studying the Standard Model and searching for Beyond Standard Model signatures primarily with proton collisions Dec 1994 31 Jan 1996 30 March 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website
CMS IP5 Gautier Hamel de Monchenault4 Compact muon solenoid: same purpose as for ATLAS Oct 1992 31 Jan 1996 30 March 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website
LHCb IP8 Vincenzo Vagnoni5 LHC beauty experiment: studying primarily flavour physics with B-hadrons such as asymmetries and CP violations ?? 17 Sep 1998 30 March 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
LHCf IP1 Oscar Adriani6 LHC-forward: measurement of particles travelling close to the direction of the beam, simulating cosmic rays ?? 12 May 2004 30 March 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
MilliQan IP5 Christopher S. Hill, Andy Haas Search for milli-charged particles at the LHC 15 July 20167 2016 201789 N/A Inspire
Inspire 		Website
MOEDAL-MAPP IP8 James L. Pinfold10 Monopole and exotic particle detector at the LHC - MoEDAL Apparatus for Penetrating Particles July 200911 2 December 200912 January 201113 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website
TOTEM IP5 Simone Giani14 Total cross section, elastic scattering and diffraction dissociation at the LHC 1999 18 May 1999 2010 N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website
FASER IP1 James Boyd, Jonathan Feng15 ForwArd Search ExpeRiment: Search for long lived particles and neutrinos at the LHC 2017 5 March 201916 N/A N/A Inspire
Grey Book 		Website

MilliQan, FASER, LHCf, MOEDAL and TOTEM are much smaller than the other four experiments. Each is close to one of the larger experiments and uses the same collision point.

Notes

Notes

1.^ Only a prototype has been approved and constructed so far, much smaller than the full proposed detector
See also

See also

Experiments
Facilities
  • CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research
    • PS: Proton Synchrotron
    • SPS: Super Proton Synchrotron
    • ISOLDE: On-Line Isotope Mass Separator
    • ISR: Intersecting Storage Rings
    • LEP: Large Electron–Positron Collider
    • LHC: Large Hadron Collider
    • AD: Antiproton Decelerator
References

References

  1. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  2. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  3. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  4. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  5. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  6. Experiment's detail
  7. Ball, Austin; Brooke, Jim; Campagnari, Claudio; Albert De Roeck; Francis, Brian; Gastal, Martin; Golf, Frank; Goldstein, Joel; Haas, Andy; Hill, Christopher S.; Izaguirre, Eder; Kaplan, Benjamin; Magill, Gabriel; Marsh, Bennett; Miller, David; Prins, Theo; Shakeshaft, Harry; Stuart, David; Swiatlowski, Max; Yavin, Itay (2016). "A Letter of Intent to Install a milli-charged Particle Detector at LHC P5". arXiv:1607.04669 [physics.ins-det].
  8. "MilliQan: A new detector for milli-charged particles at the LHC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-29.
  9. Ball, A.; et al. (2020). "Search for millicharged particles in proton-proton collisions at s=13 TeV". Physical Review D. 102 (3) 032002. arXiv:2005.06518. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.032002. S2CID 218628786.
  10. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  11. James Pinfold (2010). "The MoEDAL TDR". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  12. James Pinfold (2010). "CERN Research Board Approves the MoEDAL Experiment". The MoEDAL Milestone Blog. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  13. CERN Courier, "MoEDAL becomes the LHC's magnificent seventh" Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, 5 May 2010
  14. Experiment's detail
  15. "Greybook". greybook.cern.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  16. Cristina Agrigoroae (2019). "FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles". Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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