Meetings of the LHC Insertions Upgrade Working Group (LIUWG)


2008

Meeting No & Link to the minutes

Date

Agenda

Presentations

8.

24.01.2008

Energy deposition in the new inner triplet

Energy deposition studies in the TAS and new inner triplet (E. Wildner, F. Cerutti, M. Mauri)

9.

07.02.2008

Alignment of the new triplet. Organization of the LIU Project

Alignment of the new triplets (H. Mainaud-Durand). Organization of the LIU Project (R. Ostojic)

10.

21.02.2008

Options for D1

Alternatives for the D1 separation dipoles (D. Tommasini)

11.

06.03.2008

Triplet-experiment interface (part I)

Plans for experimental vacuum chambers and Q1-TAS area in IP1/IP5 (R. Veness) . Present situation and plans for TAS in IP1/IP5 (F. Butin)

12.

20.03.2008

Triplet-experiment interface (part II). Equipment integration study in IP1 and IP5. Parametric study of the triplet.

Present situation and plans for TAS in IP5, part II (F. Butin). The first study of equipment integration in IP1 and IP5 (Y. Muttoni). Update of the parametric study of the triplets (E. Todesco)

13.

02.04.2008

Updates on energy deposition studies. Possibility for hybrid NbTi/Nb3Sn triplet configurations for phase I.

Nb3Sn substitute Quads in Phase-I Upgrade Optics (J. Johnstone). Energy Deposition Results for Hybrid NbTi/Nb3Sn Triplet Configurations of Phase I Upgrade (N. Mokhov). Update on energy deposition studies at CERN (F. Cerutti)

14.

15.05.2008

Cross-section of the new inner triplet. Preliminary design of the inner triplet beam-screen.

Update on the coil cross-section of the low-beta quadrupole (F. Borgnolutti). Study of the quadrupole collar structure (F. Regis). Preliminary study of the inner triplet beam screen (N. Kos).

15.

28.05.2008

Optics.

Optics challenges and solution for phase I: LSS aperture and chromatic aberrations (S. Fartoukh)

16.

05.06.2008

Energy deposition vs triplet aperture.LSS modifications. Triplet and D1 cryogenic and powering issues.

Parametric study of energy deposition in the triplets (E. Wildner).
Present situation and integration issues in the MS areas (Y. Muttonni).
Cryogenic issues for the IR upgrade (R. van Weelderen) .
SC link for the low-beta triplet (A. Ballarino)

17.

17.07.2008

Schedule for the upgrade 2013.
Magnet powering and protection

Inner Triplets upgrade – 2013 Very first Schedule (K. Foraz).
Protection of the Inner Triplet, D1, Correctors and Superconducting Links/Leads (R. Denz).
Alternatives for the triplet powering (D. Nisbet).
First studies of the triplet quench protection (N. Swchwerg).

18.

17.07.2008

Magnets design

Inner Triplet Phase I Corrector Design Status (M. Karppinen).
Quadrupole design study for the lhc phase I upgrade (F. Borgnolutti).
Radiation protection consideration for the IR upgrade (M. Fuerstner).
Estimation of particle fluences in electronics locations (F. Cerutti).

19.

16.10.2008

Power deposition in the correctors
Hadron fluence in the UJ/UL
Collaboration with US-APL

Update of Power Deposition Studies in the LHC Upgrade Phase I Insertion Regions (A. Mereghetti).
High energy hadron fluence at point 1 (M. Mauri).
Conclusions of the 1st CERN-APL Collaboration Meeting (R. Ostojic).

20.

11.12.2008

Update of orbit correction

Baseline field error tables for MQXC and D1 magnets

Baseline Cryogenic scheme

Update of orbit correction (W. Herr)

Baseline field errors for MQCX (P. Fessia)

Baseline field errors for D1 (R. Ostojic)

Status of cryogenic scheme (R. Van Weelderen)