accelECR: Focus on CLIC

Tuesday 13 Jan 2026, 15:30 → 17:15 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

15:30 → 15:35 Introduction

Conveners: Laurence Matthew Wroe (CERN), Lina Valle

15:35 → 16:30 The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC): an overview

Conveners: Laurence Matthew Wroe (CERN), Lina Valle

15:35 37/40 Years of CLIC: Some Thoughts From ECR (End of Career Researcher) to ECR (Early Career Researchers)

Large accelerator projects now span decades, for example the CLIC project has been around for more than forty years. I've been working on the CLIC project for almost the whole time so will share with you how the project has evolved and give some impressions of what it means to work on something for so long. This might help you ECRs prepare for what may lie ahead

Speaker: Walter Wuensch (CERN)

16:05 What the RF is going on with CLIC?

The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) relies on high-power radio-frequency (RF) systems to achieve the required accelerating gradients. This contribution presents an overview of ongoing RF activities within the CLIC programme, including high-power RF conditioning of accelerating structures and studies of RF breakdown phenomena. Recent developments in RF pulse compressors, as well as the design and characterization of higher-order-mode (HOM) damping loads, are also discussed. In addition, selected applications of high-gradient technology beyond colliders are presented. These efforts support the validation of key technologies for future high-gradient linear accelerators.

Speaker: Pablo Martinez Reviriego

16:30 → 17:15 Casual Q&A and Mingle

In the Pas Perdu Mezzanine - drinks and snacks provided!