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A "live" video of the CMS detector from September 11th: first showing hits in the detector from cosmic muons followed by captured beam-halo muons once the LHC was turned on.

• MPG file (19 Mbytes)
• MPG-4 file (14.5 Mbytes)
• MP4.avi & MP4version2.avi (both for Windows Media Player) (14.5 Mbytes)
• Quicktime (14.5 Mbytes)

Slice through CMS showing particles incident on the different sub-detectors. Useful for inclusion into general talks on CMS etc.

• Static image - GIF
• Interactive movie image - user selects particles to display Quicktime Flash Powerpoint 2000

16'30" - English

A step by step animation of the CMS detector assembly, with comment and music.

• High quality QT (H.264) (2.7GB)
• Podcast (99MB)

17-minute animation showing the construction of the main structural components of CMS in the surface hall at Cessy, together with a detailed overview of the installation in the experimental cavern.

MPG file (171 Mbytes)

Contains a descriptive audio dialogue! Download the text of the dialogue here

7-minute animation showing the construction of the main structural components of CMS in the surface hall at Cessy, together with a brief overview of the installation in the experimental cavern.

MPG file (68 Mbytes)

Contains a descriptive audio dialogue! Download the text of the dialogue here

The atomic model.

Available in Flash format.

Synchrotron: Colliding-beam experiments. Includes principle components of accelerators, and shows an artists impression of a collision.

Available in Flash format.

Synchrotron: Fixed-target experiments. Includes principle components of accelerators, and shows an artists impression of a collision.

Available in Flash format.