In this short series, we look at the different types of tests and steps needed for CMS to run at the precision the experiment requires.
Find part 1 here!
Part 2
First Beam Arrives
So far, the only tests and alignments that have taken place have…
It is compelling to picture large physics labs with lots of sparks and heavy levers that wake up big, important experiments with sparks and loud bangs.
Even if this were the case, CMS is too big and too complex to be started up by a simple pull of a…