2025 EIROforum Workshop on Cryogenics

14 Oct 2025, 08:30 → 15 Oct 2025, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

 

The 2025 EIROforum Topical Workshop on Cryogenics, organised by the Instrumentation Working Group, will be held from 14th &15th October 2025.

The workshop will be hosted by ESO, as an in-person event.

The workshop will be focused on the latest developments and applications of cryogenics and vacuum technology at the various EIROForum organizations:

• Fundamental principles, use cases and design of vacuum & cryogenic systems.
• Techniques and challenges in achieving and maintaining ultra-high vacuum environments.
• Operation and maintenance of vacuum & cryogenic systems.
• R&D and recent advancements in vacuum & cryogenic technology.

This workshop will feature keynote presentations, interactive sessions, a lab tour through the ESO facilities, and networking opportunities, providing a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange. 

 

Tuesday 14 October

1 Welcome & Logistics

Speakers: Sebastian Egner, Steffen Hauf

2 Introduction to EIROForum Organizations

Speakers: David Barney (CERN), Gergely Papp (EMBL), Joao Figueiredo, Paolo Mutti (Institut Laue-Langevin), Sebastian Egner, Steffen Hauf, Thibaut Prod'homme

10:30 Coffee Break

3 ESO - Cryogenics at ESO

Speaker: Gerd Jakob (ESO)

4 EMBL - Applications of Cryogenic and Vacuum Technologies in Fundamental Biological Research

Speaker: Raphael Cohen-Aberdam (EMBL)

5 CERN - LHC cryogenic operation

Speaker: Boyan-Kaloyanov Naydenov Popov (CERN)

12:30 Lunch

6 ESO - Vacuum Technology at ESO

Speaker: Matteo Accardo (ESO)

7 EUROFusion - Cryogenics in Fusion

Speaker: Manfred Wanner (EUROFusion)

8 ITER - Challenges and Current Status of the ITER Cryogenic System

Speaker: Hitensinh Vaghela (ITER)

9 ESA - Cryogenics technology for space applications

Speaker: Moritz Branco (ESA)

15:30 Coffee Break

10 ESA - Management of outgassing

Speaker: Orcun Ergincan (ESA)

11 EuXFEL - Ion Pumps at EuXFEL

Speaker: Raul Villanueva (EuXFEL)

12 EuXFEL - Cooling systems for detectors

Speaker: David Lomidze (EuXFEL)

13 Social Event

Wednesday 15 October

14 Welcome & Logistics - Day #2

Speakers: Sebastian Egner, Steffen Hauf

15 CERN - HL-LHC cryogenics upgrade

Speaker: Emmanuel Monneret (CERN)

16 EuXFEL - Safety Considerations in Cryo-Systems Design and Operation

Speaker: Kristina Lorenzen (EuXFEL)

17 ESO - Management of vibrations of cryo-vacuum equipment

Speaker: Babak Sedghi (ESO)

10:10 Coffee Break

18 Break-out Session #1

19 Break-out Session #2

20 Break-out Session #3

12:00 Lunch

21 CERN - Noble gas cryogenic detectors

Speaker: Tiziano Baroncelli (CERN)

22 CERN - Controls and Instrumentation for cryogenics

Speaker: Czeslaw Fluder (CERN)

23 EuXFEL - Machine Safety in control and automation

The European Machinery Directive and the newly enacted Machinery Regulation impose stringent requirements on the design and implementation of control hardware, particularly those based on PLCs. In large research institutes, an efficient implementation of these controls is crucial, especially considering the diverse origins and involvement of external entities in the development and design process. The ISO 12100 and ISO 13849 standards provide a clear roadmap for compliance, which is currently integrated into the workflows at EuXFEL. This presentation will provide a concise overview of machine safety and the approach adopted at EuXFEL, fostering an opportunity for discussion and exchange on this topic.

Speaker: Patrick Gessler (EuXFEL)

14:30 Coffee Break

24 Lab Tour

Speakers: Babak Sedghi (ESO), Gerd Jakob (ESO), Matteo Accardo (ESO)

25 Wrap-up and Farewell

Speakers: Sebastian Egner, Steffen Hauf