6–11 Jul 2025
PALAIS DU PHARO, Marseille, France
Europe/Paris timezone

Building ATLAS with LEGO

11 Jul 2025, 10:10
20m
PALAIS DU PHARO, Marseille, France

PALAIS DU PHARO, Marseille, France

Parallel T14 - Outreach, Education and EDI T14

Speaker

Nathan Readioff (Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique & Cosmologie)

Description

A new LEGO model of the ATLAS detector has been developed to aid and enhance educational outreach. Comprising over 21,000 LEGO elements and measuring over 1m in length, this accurate 1/50 scale model depicts ATLAS as it will appear in the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) era. Cutaway walls clearly reveal every component of the real detector, from the muon chambers down to the ITk Strip Detector and Pixel Sensors at the very heart of ATLAS. A fully modular structure facilitates group building events and the exploration of individual detector components. The accompanying CAD model, parts list, and detailed step-by-step instructions will allow this engaging and accurate LEGO representation to serve as a powerful tool for demystifying particle physics at CERN and inspiring future generations.

Author

Nathan Readioff (Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique & Cosmologie)

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