The LHC particle accelerator

The exterior of the Atlas experiment at CERN. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The prestigious Breakthrough Prize was awarded this year to the Atlas experiment at the Ceren particle accelerator, which involves about a hundred Israeli researchers.

The ATLAS experiment involves four groups from Israel, consisting of approximately 100 researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and Ben-Gurion University.