On September 8-9 MEPhI has been visited by a delegation representing the ATLAS group from the Weitzman Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel): Professor Vladimir Smakhtin and a researcher Meir Shoah at the invitation of the Centre “Fundamental research and particle physics”.

The purpose of the visit was to strengthen cooperation of the Israeli group and a group ATLAS-MEPhI. Israeli group has made a significant contribution to the construction of the Muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment.

Scientists who visited MEPhI are key figures that ensure the modernization and performance of the Muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment. Vladimir Smakhtin is one of the leading experts on strip chambers; he is responsible for the Muon spectrometer of the ATLAS detector. Meir Shoah is responsible for the production and maintenance of sTGC detectors in Israeli territory.

During the visit, ATLAS representatives held a seminar on “Modernization of the muon system of the ATLAS experiment: now and for the high luminosity of the LHC” and discussed prospects of further cooperation.

The group from MEPhI has played a leading role in the design, creation and operation of the Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT). This detector is one of the main detectors of the Central tracking system of the ATLAS experiment.

MEPhI employees coordinate and guide work of research groups at universities in countries participating in the project ATLAS TRT, contribute to the development of software for TRT project in particular and the ATLAS experiment as a whole.