Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Open Data for Beginners

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is one of the biggest centres for conducting experiments in particle physics. The organisation possesses the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in which protons are accelerated and subsequently collided to recreate conditions similar to the moments right after the Big Bang event. Amongst many other experiments conducted with the help of LHC, CMS, which stands for Compact Muon Solenoid, is worth mentioning. It is a multi-purpose detector that is responsible for recording the results of particle collisions. In 2012, CMS became famous due to being involved in the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson. The CMS Open Data Portal contains various datasets, software tools and materials for studying physics. Thanks to it, one can get access to real-world experimental data. It goes without saying that open data plays a crucial role in modern science since it increases transparency of the work, facilitates reproduction of experiments and allows more people from all over the globe to participate in discovering new phenomena.

Very interesting technical report on “How to Use CMS Open Data” prepared by Atufa Vora, Team MacroEdtech. Please read the full document attached below.

https://github.com/atufavora/-C--Users-ASUS-CMS_Analysis-CMS_Analysis_Macroedtech.py-