CERN/IPPOG Masterclass at Tbilisi State University

On March 5th, our team hosted a CERN/IPPOG Masterclass at Tbilisi State University, focusing on CERN’s ATLAS experiment.

The event began with a lecture by Alexander Sharmazanashvili, who provided an overview of CERN. He discussed its history, mission, and major scientific contributions, explaining the research conducted at CERN, the experiments taking place there, and the organization’s impact on various scientific fields. He then introduced the ATLAS experiment, offering a more detailed insight into its objectives and significance.

Next, Juansher Jejelava delivered a lecture focusing on the physics behind the ATLAS experiment, including the engineering aspects of the detectors, particle acceleration, and the underlying principles of the experiments.

Following this, Niko Tsutskiridze presented a technical and applied session on the Tracer Event Display and the EVD MC application, demonstrating how to use EVD MC for particle event visualization. This session prepared students for the practical task that followed.

At the end of the Masterclass, each student worked on an EVD MC-based practical assignment, analyzing up to 100 ATLAS detector events to determine whether the resulting particles were Z bosons, W± bosons, Higgs bosons, etc. The results were later discussed virtually with CERN particle physicists.

Similar ATLAS Masterclasses were also held in Spain, France, Poland, Germany.