general project update

• Simone Liuzzo (ESRF)

COLD Project Review in 21st April 2026 with external advisors. https://indico.esrf.fr/event/247/timetable/#20260421

WP status round table

• Pawel Borowiec (ESRF)
• Marc Dubrulle
• Hugo Pedroso Marques (ESRF)
• Reynald Bourtembourg (ESRF)
• Simone Liuzzo (ESRF)
• Yann Gouez (ESRF)
• Alessandro D'Elia (ESRF)

WP 01 RF (RF unit from PSI and Buy back from Scandinova) WP 02 Diagnostics WP 03 Vacuum WP 04 Mechanical Engineering: image from TB WP 05 Infrastructure (SOLUTION A selected. plan installation of handling tools for rf units) WP 06 Operation WP 07 Control WP 08 Alignment WP 09 Safety WP 10 Magnets WP 11 Beam Dynamics WP 12 Timing

Review CDR document Conceptual Design Report: https://www.overleaf.com/7899755955tmcgtsjgcdkt#10571a OK means it is OK for the moment but you are fully free to modify correct, reference add figures, etc.. WP 01 RF OK WP 02 Diagnostics OK WP 03 Vacuum WP 04 Mechanical Engineering WP 05 Infrastructure Please check text WP 06 Operation Add reliability, maintainability, repeatability WP 07 Control OK, interlocks to be added WP 08 Alignment OK WP 09 Safety some text, please complement WP 10 Magnets OK WP 11 Beam Dynamics missing several simulations

Planning and budget review

• Simone Liuzzo (ESRF)

Human resources hiring in progress: - LLRF (interviews) planned: - COD: RF (papers ready for DM) - PhD beam dynamics (DM 23rd March)

AOB Collaborations EIC-pathfinder-OPEN project

update confluence page check Pending Actions list from previous meetings https://confluence.esrf.fr/display/PROJCOLD/COLD%3A+Cool+copper+Operation+Linac+Demonstrator