Unveiling Discoveries at the LHC

Picture the LHC as a 27-kilometer racetrack for protons. Superconducting magnets keep two

beams on course, while radio “pushes” make them lap faster and faster—almost light-speed.

At a few crossing points, the beams are squeezed to needle-thin and collide.

The impact doesn’t shatter protons like glass; it turns motion into a flash of energy that can

become new particles. Most vanish instantly, yet their decay products—muons, photons,

jets—betray them like tracks in fresh snow. Giant detectors, like ATLAS and CMS,

surround the crash with layers that record tracks, energies, and times.

Computers stitch the clues into a 3D replay. When the same odd pattern appears