PUMA@ISOLDE #12

Monday Feb 9, 2026, 10:00 AM → 12:30 PM Europe/Zurich

37/R-022 (CERN)

Define dates for the installation and commissioning

10:00 AM → 10:10 AM WP1: Management and Coordination

Speakers: Erwin Siesling (CERN), Oliver Aberle (CERN)

PUMA@ISOLDE 02_26.pdf

PUMA@ISOLDE 02_26.pptx

10:10 AM → 10:25 AM PUMA and RC7

News from PUMA

Speakers: Mark Julian Kirschbaum (CERN, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (DE)), et al.

Status_Update_Puma_09_03_2026.pdf

Status_Update_Puma_09_03_2026.pptx

• Major installation advancements at AD -> Magnet is now cooling down, it is planned to take Antiprotons in March when AD is back and running again
• ECR for RC7 (PUMA at ISOLDE experimental area) now ready to be shared in engineering check
• PUMA installation planning at ISOLDE: transport planned with Antiprotons or electrons planned for second half of the year, RC7 will start construction at ISOLDE in Spring to anticipate transport later in the year 
• Transport still needs production of load spreader -> needs to be announced at least 3 months in advance; needs also preparing the Diesel generators and renting of the special truck 
• Concerns by VSC: only time for support until July (start of LS3), afterwards will be very tight on ressources 
• Mark will send Vincent the final RC7 layout to be integrated 

10:25 AM → 10:40 AM WP6: BEAM optics and elements; AOBs

Speakers: Lukas Nies (CERN), Magdalena Kowalska (CERN)

20260209_RC6_Meeting.pdf

• No survey possible in July and August

10:40 AM → 10:55 AM WP2: The RC6 beam line

Speakers: Pablo Arrutia (CERN), et. al.

10:55 AM → 11:10 AM WP3: Vacuum

Speakers: Alice Ingrid Michet (CERN), Dr Jose Antonio Ferreira Somoza (CERN)

WP3_20260203.pdf

WP3_20260203.pptx

• Birst DB box failed vacuum acceptance test, will have to be cleaned again
• Some delay for one of the drift tubes that needs NEG coating: can also operate for now without coating which could be done later
• VSC installation should be done before beginning of July when the LS3 starts 
• Very first part (first quadrupole until valve) could be installed anytime; bottlenecks for downstream parts are the installation of the beam telescopes and the first BI box 

11:10 AM → 11:25 AM WP4: Beam instrumentation

Speakers: Chiara Pasquino (CERN), Federico Roncarolo (CERN), Miguel Martin Nieto (CERN)

2026-02-09-BI4Puma@Isolde.pdf

2026-02-09-BI4Puma@Isolde.pptx

• First box failed vacuum testing: back to cleaning -> possible delivery beginning of April
• Racks and FECs are installed on the Mezzannine
• Initial FESA class ready and expert application supplied

11:25 AM → 11:40 AM WP5: Handling and transport

Speaker: Roberto Rinaldesi (CERN)

11:40 AM → 11:55 AM Not covered by the WPs

Cabling, racks, IT, Timing, Software
Survey

Speakers: Antje Behrens (CERN), Ioan Kozsar (CERN), Nicolas Chritin (Unknown), Patrick Rene Gallay (CERN)

11:55 AM → 12:05 PM Summay and outlook

Speaker: Oliver Aberle (CERN)