272nd Machine Protection Panel Meeting (LHC) - Joint with CollWG

Friday 22 May 2026, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

874/R-018 - MEETING ROOM PRIORITY BE OP (CERN)

Daniel Wollmann (CERN), Matteo Solfaroli Camillocci (CERN)

Please note the unusual time.

14:00 → 14:05 Minutes and actions

Speakers: Christoph Wiesner (CERN), Dr Roderik Bruce (CERN)

14:05 → 14:15 Collimator settings and loss map matrix for the Pb ion run 2026

Speaker: Marta Katarzyna Zielinska (Warsaw University of Technology (PL))

2026_Pb_collimation_strategy.pdf

14:20 → 14:30 Intensity ramp-up for Pb ion run 2026

Speakers: Christoph Wiesner (CERN), Christophe Lannoy (CERN)

2026-05-22_MPP_IntensityRampUp_Ions_Vers1_0.pdf

2026-05-22_MPP_IntensityRampUp_Ions_Vers1_0.pptx

14:35 → 14:55 Considerations for retraction of injection protection collimators in the Pb ion run

Speaker: Anton Lechner (CERN)

B1_TCLIA_study_CERN.pdf

B1_TCLIA_study_CERN.pptx

TCDD_TCLIA_22052026.pdf

TCDD_TCLIA_22052026.pptx

15:00 → 15:15 Proposal for closing the VELO during the background test

Speaker: Victor Coco (CERN)

20260522_MPP_VELOTest-1.pdf

15:20 → 15:35 AOB: Proposal for ALICE background checks with high-intensity ion beams

Speaker: Giacomo Broggi (CERN)

lhc_ions_bkg_GB.pdf