"The CMS detector uses a huge solenoid magnet to bend the paths of particles from collisions in the LHC and has a broad physics programme ranging from
studying the Standard Model (including the Higgs boson) to searching for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter. Although it has the same scientific goals
as the ATLAS experiment, it uses different technical solutions and a different magnet-system design."
"The theories and discoveries of thousands of physicists since the 1930s have resulted in a remarkable insight into the fundamental structure of matter: everything
in the universe is found to be made from a few basic building blocks called fundamental particles, governed by four fundamental forces. Our best understanding of how these particles and three of the forces are related to each other
is encapsulated in the Standard Model of particle physics."
"The Higgs boson, as proposed within the Standard Model, is the simplest manifestation of the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism.
On 4 July 2012, the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider announced they had each observed a new particle in the mass region around 126 GeV. This particle is consistent with the Higgs boson predicted by the Standard Model."
"The Standard Model has worked beautifully to predict what experiments have shown so far about the basic building blocks of matter, but physicists recognize that it is incomplete.
Supersymmetry is an extension of the Standard Model that aims to fill some of the gaps. It predicts a partner particle for each particle in the Standard Model. These new particles would solve a major problem with the Standard Model – fixing the mass
of the Higgs boson. If the theory is correct, supersymmetric particles should appear in collisions at the LHC."
Exotica
"The Exotica group is searching for physics beyond the Standard Model with a signature-based program.
Our aim is to cover all experimentally viable signatures focusing on non-supersymmetric models from Extra Dimensions and mini Black Holes
to Dark Matter, extended Higgs models, and Compositeness to name a few."
Research & Development, Upgrades, Detector Operation, & Instrumentation
"A physicist doing
research and development would spend most of his or her time working on a project in a team where they would be responsible for achieving specific goals of the project."
"Upgrades include looking ahead, and working hard to develop new technology for detectors to further push the boundaries
of scientific research."
"Detector operation of the CMS is in the collaboration’s commitment to the ongoing experiments at the LHC to participate in the detector shifts which occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
"Instrumentation physics is directed toward working in government and industrial laboratories, where the ability to use and modify complex
electronic and mechanical equipment is high valued."