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What does an experimental particle physicist do: the simple answer
The shortest answer of what experimental particle physicists do is

_"we break particles to check what is inside and then build cameras to actually look at the broken particles. Then we interpret what is inside"_

this is of course the most simplistic way to look at particle physics, like a child who breaks up a toy to see how it works. 

And I get to use fancy equipment to do this, like the great [Compact Muon Solenoid](https://cms.cern/) detector. Here with another pic of me with my detector:
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![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZE6V2i6JempxqJfEQo7wN9w6uTu5BgVDh3fw3yjHNXzf/image.png)
_The CMS experiment in 2010, and I found a helmet to match my sweater! Photo by J. van der Heuvel_
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However the metaphor is not as far as you would think, we just use fancier machines to look inside smaller and smaller spaces.  This has for example already been explained in this excellent [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal](https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3554) comic. 

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![To the Collider!](https://steemitimages.com/DQmanSJDkqoVTuqk2wazaczjcCrx38VCH6ySkq85UXX8YrM/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-17%20at%2012.23.24.png)
_One frame from the outstanding SMBC comic on particle collliders, [source: SMBC](https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3554)_
</center>

Since the middle of the 20th century universities, countries, and organisations like the european consortium CERN, have regularly built dedicated machines that collide particles as often and as efficiently as was possible at the time. The [Large Hadron Collider](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider) is the latest of these machines. Before it started, the [Tevatron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tevatron) collider at [Fermilab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermilab) (near Chicago in the USA) was the most powerful collider, I spent a substantial fraction of my career working at that machine. 

Unlike the LHC, which is underground, the Tevatron collider was installed at ground level, providing plenty of exercise for the physicists as well as you can see from this fun running heatmap by one of my colleagues at Fermilab:
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![https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUuvaXrXUAICgGj.jpg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUuvaXrXUAICgGj.jpg)
_Source: [twitter feed of Chris Quigg, Fermilab theoretical physicist] (https://twitter.com/chrisquigg/status/958052549323567104) [strada](https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#2.00/-56.91562/39.59133/hot/all)_
</center>

So, accelerators do not necessarily need to be underground. The main reason the Large Hadron Collider is underground is because there already was a tunnel there. And the tunnel was already there because it is easier to clear 27 kilometers underground than at ground level.

In future posts I intend to explain more on *how we collide* and accelerate particles, *how we look at the collisions* and of course *what we learn from these collisions*.  All of these bring huge technical challenges that are interesting by itself, so deserve at least one separate blog post, just for the introduction.

Stay tuned!
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@ablaze ·
Welcome to Steemit @freyablekman. I see you have called yourself 'ilikequarks' on your blogpage :o) Really enjoyed your 2 posts so far, a great appetiser for what is to come hopefully.. I am looking forward to the more technical posts where you get into the physics. I have followed you, as I don't want to miss any of this. Thanks for sharing with us. You're a credit to science
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@freyablekman ·
Thanks! I really will start from the basics as @lemouth already wrote quite a lot of posts on the intricacies of the theory (and applied theory, which we call phenomenology in physics) side. I will get there eventually as well, but the focus for now is baby steps so people understand things as much as possible :) Hope you don't mind
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@ablaze ·
Thanks for the detailed reply, absolutely, that sounds like a good idea, and will give everyone a chance to learn as you go along. All the best with it.
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@lemouth ·
Also, repetition and a different standpoint are both good. So don't hesitate to rewrite about stuff I already wrote :)
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@afrinsultana ·
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@agamr4m4dh4n ·
Thanks for posting about this, i like your post
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@andrewmckenna ·
That's cool.
Looking forward to your future posts.
What is your day to day work like?
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@armageddonparty ·
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Thanks for posting about this, interesting to find someone who actually works at one on here!  I had a chance to visit CERN a few years back and it was a very fascinating experience. I'll have to dig the photos up that I took while there.
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@bagindooo ·
Actually physics is not really me..i love being exposed to new things...
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@blessedben ·
Wow..this is great, seeing a particle physicist not just from anywhere but from CERN on here. I have always been obsessed with CERN since after reading Dan Brown's thriller, Angels and Demons. Could you please talk about the particle collider that created the first anti matter in one of your posts? Such a post would actually make my month not a day or week.
Its pleasure even commenting on your post. I love sciences too but its too bad am currently in law school, but one doesn't necessarily have to be a scientist to do science does he?
It seems I am asking much but  its not everyday one gets to comment on a CERN physicist' post. So what do you think about Aliens and extraterrestrial life? Do you think they exist?
Am obsessed about them and just blogged about it too from the little research i made.
Thank you @freyablekman really hoping you'd answer. Thank you once again.
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@freyablekman ·
Hi, we've been looking at antimatter for a very long time, it was experimentally discovered by Carl D. Anderson in 1932 when he saw anti-electrons :) The [wikipedia post on antimatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter) is actually very good so take a look there. 

I like the Dan Brown books as well, but it is important to remember that they're fiction.... (!)

Extraterrestrial life probably exists in some form, considering how many planets there are. But then, lichen, amoebas etc are also life, life does not have to mean little green men in flying saucers.  Now why we have not seen it (or they us?) is a completely different question, and more of a philosophy than a physics question. Google _Fermi paradox_ if you want to read that philosophical discussion :)
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@davidshane ·
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@dudithedoctor ·
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@hazmisyahputra ·
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@its.parth.hey ·
very intresting. It was always a dream to visit LHC. Ghrough your blogs, i can get a good insight into it. Looking forward to more from you
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@k9disc ·
Super cool! Fascinating job, for sure. 

Can't wait to read about it.
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@lemouth · (edited)
>  Before it started, the Tevatron collider at Fermilab (near Chicago in the USA) was the most powerful collider, I spent a substantial fraction of my career working at that machine.

Damned... Now I really feel old too... I started my career when the Tevatron was running....

PS: I hope you don't mind having me spamming the comments to your post :)
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@freyablekman ·
haha when I started my PhD, LEP was still running! (just. But still). But then I am old too :)
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@freyablekman ·
and please spam my posts, it is fun to see the different ways we explain. I am used to teach first year students more I think :)
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@logic42 ·
Wow, quite an awesome career, it's nice having you here, and teaching particle physics in the simplest possible way, nice place to start,  keep it coming @freyablekman!!!  :)
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@lynxki ·
Yeah! A physics joke! Keep 'em coming!
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@masril ·
a very interesting post, I really like to hear post @freyablekman.
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@mattzoidhead ·
Nice, vote for vote. https://steemit.com/twbpoetrycontest/@mattzoidhead/electric-seeds-writers-block-poetry-contest-week-4
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@nasruddin ·
this is a great post everybody is proud to see it
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@nasruddin ·
this is a great post everybody is proud to see it
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@offgridlife ·
I already know the answer .... within each particle is a smaller and smaller particle to Infinity and Beyond, the Same as the Universe.
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@operahoser ·
Seems to me the only thing you could use to see such stuff is your imagination. What does that thing behind you do?
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@ordosjc ·
I was not aware of this, it's very interesting, I was curious to investigate more, thanks for sharing.
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@profanereviews ·
This is excellent. It's something that has interested me for years, but when I look it up, it burns my brain with explanations I don't understand. I'm very excited to learn more as you post. That's a speed I can grasp things at. :)
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@sinbad989 ·
@freyablekman, I'm so thrilled to see a particle physicist on steemit! To see the human side of a physicist like you is inspiring. haha *(Btw, I'm a physics student from the Philippines currently taking up my master degree )*.

Hope to see more post like this one.
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@skillsameh ·
Great post 👍keep up this pace and the sky is your limit @freyablekman
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@soaljack ·
It fascinates me how we are able to break apart these fundamental elements. I also think the cave man analogy with the rocks is quite apropos. Thanks for sharing your unique perspective.
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@urbanoanderson ·
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Great Post! I believe science professions and contributions should always be explained to the general public, this way people could stop seeing it as complex/hard/boring stuff and actually start appreciating these areas and even maybe discovering something that could be an interest! I now know a tiny bit more about what you guys do, thank you very much! :D
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@freyablekman ·
Totally agreed! And you're welcome, I hope my posts can help with this appreciation, it is also why I am starting with the simplest things :)
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@lemouth ·
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This is something that some of us are really paying attention to today. Unfortunately, others also do not care at all...
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@vikisecrets ·
This is the largest machine built by humans 😋
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@lemouth ·
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Which is why we are today working on designing the next one, a larger one :)
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@freyablekman ·
Indeed, I will write some posts on this once we get to the Future Circular Collider week in April :)
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@sco ·
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only if you don't count the death star, my young padavan. ;-)
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