Introducing the LHC in the classroom: an overview of education resources available

Graphical visualisations of (a) a particle beam; (b) two of the four radiofrequency cavities inside a cryomodule; and coils of superconducting NbTi cables in (c) dipole and (d) quadrupole magnets (images courtesy of CERN)
Short Description

Introduce the LHC in your classroom with the help of this paper, which links principal components of the LHC to topics in physics curricula.

Post date
09/06/2023 - 15:32
Tags
Electricity
LHC
Magnetism
Author
CERN PER team
Activity Type
Reading material
Age group
16+
CERN Topic
Acceleration
Technology & engineering
Curriculum Topic
Accelerated motions
Electromagnetism
Oscillations and waves

Description

In the context of the recent re-start of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the challenge presented by unidentified falling objects (UFOs), we seek to facilitate the introduction of high energy physics in the classroom. Therefore, this paper provides an overview of the LHC and its operation, highlighting existing education resources, and linking principal components of the LHC to topics in physics curricula.