Status of ATLAS and Preparation for the Pb-Pb Run

Abstract

The status and performance of the ATLAS detector is discussed, with a view towards the Pb Pb run expected in 2010. The ATLAS experiment took its first beam data in September 2008 and is actively preparing for the planned start of LHC collision data-taking in 2009.

This preparation includes hardware and software commissioning, as well as calibration and cosmic data analysis.

Keywords

• Status
• ATLAS
• Preparation
• Pb-Pb
• Run