B163 upgrade - Progress meeting

Wednesday 23 Mar 2022, 14:00 → 15:30 Europe/Zurich

Germana Riddone (CERN)

14:00 → 14:15 Presentation of the agenda and action follow-up

Speaker: Germana Riddone (CERN)

Actions

14:15 → 14:25 Planning

Speaker: Olivier Pirotte (CERN)

B163_Planning_20220301.mpp

B163_Planning_20220301.pdf

B163Planning_20220301.xlsx

RE Planning FRESCA operation & FRESCA2 installation.msg

14:25 → 14:35 Fresca 2 cryostat design (status, planning and open issues)

Speakers: Arnaud Vande Craen (CERN), Federico Carra (CERN)

- electrical connections are missing - will be done next week

- assembly test done

- measurements of the interfaces done - waiting for results

- then instrumentation connection and sample insert 

14:35 → 14:45 Update on DC power and electronics items

FRESCA/FRESCA2 insulation test results

Speaker: Dr Christian Barth (CERN)

- F1 commissioning terminated

- F1 fine tuning with power under way

- sample test started

 

- QDS: configuration problem under resolution (contact avec MPE)

14:45 → 14:50 Update on EE and QDS

Speakers: Bozhidar Ivanov Panev (CERN), Jens Steckert (CERN), Reiner Denz (CERN)

14:50 → 14:55 Cryogenic upgrade of B163 - Status, planning and breakdown of overcost

Speakers: Andrew John Lees (CERN), Olivier Pirotte (CERN)

CAST pumping group could be used for Fresca 2 (30 W) and could replace the current one which cannot be maintained anymore 

 at 1.9 K: 25 W  in total (inner + outer cryostat)

14:55 → 15:05 Fresca 2 integration: status and issues

Update on the Fresca 2 platform

Speaker: Nicolas Joannon

20220322_Current_Status_Integration