Last Tuesday, on Tuesday 27 February the ISOLDE facility at CERN opened their doors to students and schools taking part. Liam, Patrick and Chetna and other members of the ISOLDE team, gave us a private tour their facility to share more about their work. 
Liam gave us an introduction to the facility and an overview of ISOLDE and what the team work on.
Patrick and Chetna (on gimbal) then gave us a tour of the facility, starting with the magnets.
Tomorrow, you can go behind the doors of CERN with a live tour of the ISOLDE facility.
This is an exclusive chance to take a look at the facility of the team who is producing a large variety of radioactivity ion beams.
You’ll get a view of the parts of the facility that can’t be accessed by members of the public!
📅Next Chat: Tuesday 27 February 12.30pm to 1.30pm 📅
On Tuesday 27 February, we will discover what’s behind the doors of CERN with a live tour of the ISOLDE facility!
This is an exclusive chance to take a look at the facility of the team who is producing a large variety of radioactivity ion beams.
You’ll get a view of the parts of the facility that can’t be accessed by members of the public!
On Tuesday 16 January, 26 students dropped into the live Chat to meet the scientists working on CERN research projects! Thanks to the scientists from LHCb, ISOLDE and Beam Team who came along.
Take a look at a few of our favourite moments
Students from 2 schools got the opportunity to ask 8 CERN scientists from 4 team.
The students chatted about the quarks, quantum mechanics, the “cosmological constant problem”, simulations and of course, what would happen if you walked into a particle accelerator when it was running. The open Chat meant it was quick and easy for aspiring physicists to drop in and find out about CERN life.
The ISOLDE (Isotope mass Separator On-Line facility) facility, based at CERN, is dedicated to the production of a large variety of radioactive ion beams for different experiments.
Liam, from the ISOLDE team, has given us an update on what his team have been up to lately:
“At the moment, CERN is in a winter shutdown phase and most experiments are undergoing maintenance and upgrades ready for spring time when things start up again…” Continue reading
The equipment used in CERN experiments are just as complex as the physical phenomena they are used to investigate – just take a look at some of the equipment below!
Students from 4 schools got the opportunity to ask CERN scientists about the equipment they use, how their work involves magnets and other questions about nuclear physics they had. The open Chat meant it was quick and easy for aspiring physicists to drop in and find out about CERN life. Continue reading
Yesterday, the first CERN Chat went live!
It was a great chance for students to ask about common misconceptions with nuclear physics and all things CERN.
Is radioactivity harmful at CERN? 
A common misconception is that radiation is always harmful and can have adverse effects on our health – but the STEM professionals at CERN tell us that this is not the case!
This month, we’re kicking off the CERN Zone!
You can get a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge physics research and see how modern science is conducted!
