Elementary Particles: Detecting the Invisible

Elementary particles are the building blocks of everything around us, making up atoms on the smallest scales. Scientists use huge machines like particle accelerators and underground laboratories to investigate them and learn how to use their properties to discover new technology. Using simple detectors, you can see these particles for yourself! We'll use muon detectors to investigate cosmic rays from outer space, a cloud chamber to see the decay products of radioactivity, and a live stream from particle experiments around the world. Learn about the experiments at MSU and beyond that are investigating the smallest particles in the universe!