ATLAS Detector at LHC Gets a Makeover (IMAGE)

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ATLAS Detector at LHC Gets a Makeover

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The 7,000-ton ATLAS, the largest detector ever constructed for a particle collider, acts as a giant "digital camera" that captures the particle debris produced in collisions for further analysis.

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Photo: Courtesy of CERN

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