The ATLAS data will provide experimental input for a large number of separate research topics. ATLAS scientists will pursue these research areas mostly in small groups working at their home institutions. All collaborators will be invited to analyze the data by being part of analysis teams.
In some respects data analysis by individual ATLAS physicists can be compared to data analysis by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope (though ATLAS looks at the micro-cosmos). Both groups of scientists will choose the research areas and data that interest them most.
