An interactive reference
The biggest machines in science.
Working models of accelerator beams, detector events, and gravitational-wave chirps, with a short quiz to check what stuck. Pick a machine and start turning its controls.
- Beam stages
- 5
- Detector profiles
- 9
- Facility branches
- 3
- Official sources
- 23
Full index
Four exhibits, one map.
Each route opens with a working model and keeps its sources attached.
AcceleratorsAccelerator JourneyFollow a proton from Linac 4 through the injector chain and into the LHC.5 machinesDetectorsDetector LabSee which detectors catch which particles after a collision.9 detectorsObservatoriesGravity Wave LabTune source mass, detector noise, and sensitivity until a chirp shows above the noise.10⁻²¹ strainPracticeQuizShort checks on accelerator ordering, detector choice, and signal tuning.3 questions
How it works
Move a control, read the result.
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Move a control
Each route opens with a working model instead of a wall of text.
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Read the signal
Readouts sit next to the controls, so cause and effect stay visible.
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Check the source
Caveats, simplifications, and official references stay attached to the model they explain.
Simplified, with sources
About the models