LHC experiments and their Open Data

Abstract

The CERN laboratory has released a new open data policy for the LHC experiments. Although this policy focuses on the common strategy for the release of research-quality data, it strengthens all aspects of open data, and reaffirms the commitment of all the LHC experiments towards open science. In this presentation we give a summary on the status of the open data efforts from each of the large LHC experiments as well as their plans and strategies under the new policy.

Engaging Universities and Beyond – Open Data for Education and Research

“…In 2020, CERN approved a policy document that empowers LHC collaborations to publish experimental data for open public access [1,2]. Already previously, the ATLAS Collaboration [3] at the LHC [4] had set out in 2015 its Data Access Policy [5] which indicates the guidelines for a project regarding open access to ATLAS data by non-ATLAS members, with a special focus on education, training and outreach.…”