Welcome
Discoveries from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large
Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, are revolutionizing
our understanding of the universe. More than 1600 collaborators from 54
institutions in the U.S. participate in the U.S. CMS collaboration,
supported by the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation.
U.S. Involvement in the CMS Experiment
Learn about the extensive involvement of the U.S. in the CMS experiment
by watching this short video:
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Higgs
The observation of a new particle, with properties consistent with those
of the Higgs boson, was announced on July 4th, 2012.
Learn more about the search for the Higgs boson at CMS and the U.S. contribution.