Name: 1st Beam Dump Facility (BDF) Targetry Systems Advisory Committee (TSAC)
Start: 2025-03-04T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-03-06T17:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

1st Beam Dump Facility (BDF) Targetry Systems Advisory Committee (TSAC)

from Tuesday 4 March 2025 (08:30) to Thursday 6 March 2025 (17:00)

Monday 3 March 2025
Tuesday 4 March 2025
08:45 Introduction to the BDF-TSAC - Marco Calviani (CERN)
Introduction to the BDF-TSAC
- Marco Calviani (CERN)
08:45 - 09:05
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
09:05 HI-ECN3 Project - Matthew Alexander Fraser (CERN)
HI-ECN3 Project
- Matthew Alexander Fraser (CERN)
09:05 - 09:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
09:35 SHiP experiment requirements - Richard Jacobsson (CERN)
SHiP experiment requirements
- Richard Jacobsson (CERN)
09:35 - 10:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:05 Beam delivery to target (inc. final focus system: instrumentation and dilution) - Francesco Maria Velotti (CERN)
Beam delivery to target (inc. final focus system: instrumentation and dilution)
- Francesco Maria Velotti (CERN)
10:05 - 10:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:50 Introduction to the BDF target systems - Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
Introduction to the BDF target systems
- Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
10:50 - 11:20
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
11:25 Beam Matter studies for the target systems - Luigi Salvatore Esposito (CERN)
Beam Matter studies for the target systems
- Luigi Salvatore Esposito (CERN)
11:25 - 11:50
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
11:55 BDF target conceptual design - Mike Parkin
BDF target conceptual design
- Mike Parkin
11:55 - 12:35
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
12:45 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:45 - 14:00
14:05 Beam target tests in TCC2 - Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
Beam target tests in TCC2
- Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
14:05 - 14:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
14:35 Target materials R&D & procurement - Stefano Sgobba (CERN)
Target materials R&D & procurement
- Stefano Sgobba (CERN)
14:35 - 15:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
15:05 BDF target design concepts - Luca Gentini (CERN)
BDF target design concepts
- Luca Gentini (CERN)
15:05 - 15:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
15:35 BDF target cooling concepts - Francesco Dragoni (CERN)
BDF target cooling concepts
- Francesco Dragoni (CERN)
15:35 - 16:05
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
16:05 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:05 - 16:25
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
16:25 BDF Target Instrumentation - Mike Parkin
BDF Target Instrumentation
- Mike Parkin
16:25 - 16:50
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
16:55 BDF Target WP planning - Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
BDF Target WP planning
- Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)
16:55 - 17:10
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
17:15 Q/A time
Q/A time
17:15 - 18:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
18:00 Adjourn - Marco Calviani (CERN)
Adjourn
- Marco Calviani (CERN)
18:00 - 18:15
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
19:30 Committee dinner
Committee dinner
19:30 - 21:30
Wednesday 5 March 2025
08:30 BDF target complex design - Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
BDF target complex design
- Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
08:30 - 09:05
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
09:10 Target Systems handling - Roberto Rinaldesi (CERN)
Target Systems handling
- Roberto Rinaldesi (CERN)
09:10 - 09:35
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
09:40 Target station shielding - Requirements, Design and Sustainability - Francois Butin (CERN)
Target station shielding - Requirements, Design and Sustainability
- Francois Butin (CERN)
09:40 - 09:55
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:00 Overview of currently envisaged robotic tasks for Target Systems - Sergio Di Giovannantonio (CERN)
Overview of currently envisaged robotic tasks for Target Systems
- Sergio Di Giovannantonio (CERN)
10:00 - 10:20
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:25 Radiation protection considerations for the target complex - Claudia Ahdida
Radiation protection considerations for the target complex
- Claudia Ahdida
10:25 - 10:50
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
10:55 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:55 - 11:15
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
11:20 Target Systems Cooling & Ventilation system integration - Francesco Dragoni (CERN)
Target Systems Cooling & Ventilation system integration
- Francesco Dragoni (CERN)
11:20 - 11:45
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
11:50 Facility safety requirements and constraints - Melania Averna (CERN)
Facility safety requirements and constraints
- Melania Averna (CERN)
11:50 - 12:10
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
12:15 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 13:30
13:35 Facility lifecycle & target surface building - Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
Facility lifecycle & target surface building
- Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
13:35 - 13:55
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
14:00 Opportunities for service cell implementation for waste packaging & autopsy - Gerald Dumont (CERN)
Opportunities for service cell implementation for waste packaging & autopsy
- Gerald Dumont (CERN)
14:00 - 14:15
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
14:20 BDF Target Complex WP planning - Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
BDF Target Complex WP planning
- Jean-Louis Grenard (CERN)
14:20 - 14:30
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
14:35 Q/A time
Q/A time
14:35 - 15:05
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

15:05 Visits
Visits
15:05 - 16:20
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

16:20 Closed session for advisory committee members
Closed session for advisory committee members
16:20 - 19:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
Thursday 6 March 2025

08:30 Q/A time & "homework"
Q/A time & "homework"
08:30 - 09:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

09:00 Closed session for advisory committee members
Closed session for advisory committee members
09:00 - 11:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:20
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

11:20 Open close-out of the TSAC
Open close-out of the TSAC
11:20 - 12:00
Room: 30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium

Choose timezone