CERN Machine Advisory Committee - 22nd meeting

11 Nov 2024, 08:30 → 14 Nov 2024, 16:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Malika Meddahi (CERN), Mike Lamont (CERN)

HL-LHC Cost and Schedule Review

From 11-14 November 2024, the scope, schedule and cost of the HL-LHC project and its evolution since the 2023 CSR will be assessed by the review committee members.  

CMAC Members: 
Ralph Assmann (GSI) 
Mei Bai (SLAC) 
Jie Gao (IHEP) 
Anke-Susanne Müller (KIT) - Excused 
Sergei Nagaitsev (BNL) 
Mike Seidel (EPFL) (Chair) 
Pierre Vedrine (CEA-Saclay) 
Reviewers: 
Rüdiger Schmidt (TU Darmstadt) 

Scientific Secretaries: 
Giovanna Vandoni - CERN 
Michele Modena - CERN

Monday 11 November

Session 1

Convener: Malika Meddahi (CERN)

1 Opening and Introduction + LHC operation highlights (20'+10')

Speaker: Mike Lamont (CERN)

2 General Status of the Project (35'+10')

Speaker: Oliver Bruning (CERN)

3 Configuration Changes & CSR23 Recommendations follow-up (35'+10')

Speaker: Markus Zerlauth (CERN)

10:30 Coffee break

4 LS3 Readiness Review outcome (20'+10')

Speaker: Jean-Philippe Tock (CERN)

5 Deliverables monitoring & readiness (20'+10')

Speaker: Paolo Fessia (CERN)

6 LS3 and HL Schedule (Version-2.1) (20'+10')

Speaker: Estrella Vergara Fernandez (CERN)

7 Short discussion

12:30 Lunch

Visits: Meyrin site - Reserved for review team

8 Bld180 (WP3: magnet Factory for MCBXF)

9 Bld377 (WP6b: SY-EPC Facility)

15:00 Coffee break

Session 2

Convener: Katy Foraz (CERN)

10 Collaborations status (15'+10')

Speaker: Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

11 Procurement and Risk (20'+10')

Speaker: Hector Garcia Gavela (CERN)

12 Budget monitoring: Status and Baseline Review (20'+10')

Speaker: Giovanna Vandoni (CERN)

13 WP17 –Technical Infrastructures and remaining (CE) activities (20'+10')

Speaker: Henry De Maynard (CERN)

14 WP15 - Integration & De-/Installation (20'+10')

Speaker: Michele Modena (CERN)

Tuesday 12 November

Session 3

Convener: Jose Miguel Jimenez (CERN)

15 WP4 - RF & Crab cavities (30'+15')

Speaker: Rama Calaga (CERN)

16 WP6a - Cold Powering (20'+10')

Speaker: Dr Amalia Ballarino (CERN)

17 WP16 - IT String & HW commissioning (30'+15')

Speakers: Marta Bajko (CERN), Dr Mirko Pojer (CERN)

10:30 Coffee break

18 WP3 - Magnets (45'+15')

Speaker: Dr Ezio Todesco (CERN)

19 Status of AUP Contributions to WP3 and WP4 (15'+10')

Speaker: Giorgio Apollinari (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

20 WP19 – Alignment and internal metrology (15'+5')

Speaker: Helene Mainaud Durand (CERN)

21 Discussion

13:05 Lunch

Visits: Reserved for review team

22 Point 1 Visit to HL Surface and Underground new infrastructures (WP15/WP17) (minibus)

23 SM18: IT-STRING (WP16), Magnets (WP3) and RF (WP4) Test Facilities, BS (WP12) facility @SMA18

(minibus)

Session 4

Convener: Rhodri Jones (CERN)

24 WP2 - Accelerator Physics (20'+10')

Speaker: Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)

25 WP5 - Collimation (20'+10')

Speaker: Stefano Redaelli (CERN)

26 WP8 - Collider-Experiment Interface (20'+10')

Speaker: Francisco Sanchez Galan (CERN)

Wednesday 13 November

Session 5

Conveners: Jose Miguel Jimenez (CERN), Rhodri Jones (CERN)

27 WP6b - Warm Powering (20'+10')

Speaker: Dr Michele Martino (CERN)

28 WP7- Machine Protection (20'+10')

Speaker: Daniel Wollmann (CERN)

29 WP9 - Cryogenics (20'+10')

Speaker: Vanessa Gahier (CERN)

10:00 Coffee break

30 WP12 - Vacuum (20'+10')

Speaker: Vincent Baglin (CERN)

31 WP13 - Beam Instrumentation (20'+10')

Speaker: Thibaut Lefevre (CERN)

32 WP14 - Beam Transfer, kickers and dump (20'+10')

Speaker: Chiara Bracco (CERN)

33 Discussion + Q&A

12:20 Lunch

Thursday 14 November

34 C&SR close-out

Visits: Optional

35 Prevessin sites (minibus)

possible visits to:
- FRAS Facility (WP19@FLEXbuilding, if subject not covered in IT-STRING visit)
- Collimator string (WP5@Bld927)
- MKI cool + Dump Lab & spares (WP14@Bld867)
- LHC/experiment interfaces mock-up (WP8@Bld867)

36 Main Workshop and/or other sites visits (tbd)