LHC Machine Protection Review

from Monday 11 April 2005 (10:30) to Wednesday 13 April 2005 (18:00)
CERN (building 40)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
11 Apr 2005
12 Apr 2005
13 Apr 2005
AM
10:30
Getting to know the LHC (until 12:30) (40/R-B10)
10:30 Introduction to the LHC accelerator, the layout and its parameters - Dr Roger Bailey (CERN)  
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11:30 Introduction to magnet powering and protection - Dr Reiner Denz (CERN)  
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09:00
Interlocking (until 10:45) (40-SS-C01)
09:00 Interlocking strategy - Dr Jorg Wenninger (CERN)  
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09:30 Architecture, Design, and Realisation of the LHC Beam Interlock System - Dr Benjamin Todd (CERN)  
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10:15 The LHC Safe Beam Parameters - Dr Bruno Puccio (CERN)  
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10:45 --- coffee break ---
11:10
Events leading to beam losses (until 12:30) (40-SS-C01)
11:10 Failures in magnet and powering systems - Dr Rudiger Schmidt (CERN)  
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11:40 Objects that can move into the beam - Dr Rossano Giachino (CERN)  
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12:05 Fast kickers (tune and aperture) - Dr Jan Uythoven (CERN)  
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09:00
Machine Protection and operation (part II) (until 10:30) (40-SS-C01)
09:00 Ensuring required collimator settings - Dr Oliver Aberle (CERN)  
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09:30 Machine protection and LHC controls - Dr Mike Lamont (CERN)  
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10:00 Will the machine protection systems let LHC safely operate? - Dr Roberto Filippini (CERN)  
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10:30 --- Coffee break ---
11:00
Interactive session (closed session) (until 13:00) (40/4-C01)
PM
12:30 --- lunch ---
13:30
Reviewer Executive Session (M.Harrison) (until 14:00) (40-R-B10)
14:00
Introduction to Protection (until 15:30) (40-SS-C01)
14:00 Introduction to the review - Dr Lyn Evans (CERN)  
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14:15 Protection of the LHC - Dr Rudiger Schmidt (CERN)  
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15:00 The role of the collimation system in protecting the aperture - Dr Ralph Assmann (CERN)  
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15:30 --- Coffee break ---
16:00
Dumping the beam (until 18:30) (40-SS-C01)
16:00 Beam Dumping System - design and safety - Dr Jan Uythoven (CERN)  
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16:45 Beam Dumping system - failure scenarios - Dr Brennan Goddard (CERN)  
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17:15 Safe beam energy tracking - Dr Etienne Carlier (CERN)  
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17:45 Transverse damper - Dr Wolfgang Hofle (CERN)  
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18:30
Reviewers Executive Session (until 20:00) (40-R-B10)
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Equipment and beam monitoring - connected to the beam interlocks (until 15:30) (40-SS-C01)
14:00 Beam losses versus BLM locations at the LHC - Dr Stefano Redaelli (CERN)  
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14:30 Beam loss monitoring requirements and system description - Dr Bernd Dehning (CERN)  
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15:05 Beam loss monitors, realisation - Dr Christos Zamantzas (CERN)  
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15:30 --- Coffee ---
16:00
Equipment and beam monitoring - connected to the beam interlocks (until 17:30) (40-SS-C01)
16:00 Magnet powering system and beam dump requests - Dr Markus Zerlauth (CERN)  
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16:20 Machine protection and closed orbit - Dr Jorg Wenninger (CERN)  
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16:40 BCT for protection - Dr David Belohrad (CERN)  
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17:30
Machine protection and operation (until 18:30) (40-SS-C01)
17:30 Performance of injection protection systems - Dr Verena Kain (CERN)  
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18:30
Reviewer Excecutive Session (until 20:00) (40-R-D10)
20:00 --- Review Dinner ---
20:30 --- Review Dinner (on invitation) ---
13:00 --- lunch ---
14:00
Reviewer Executive Session (until 17:00) (40-4-C01)
17:00
Conclusions (open session) (until 18:00) (40-SS-C01)
17:00 Conclusions and recommendations - Dr Mike Harrison (BNL)