11th COLD meeting

Monday May 18, 2026, 10:30 AM → 11:52 AM Europe/Paris

CTRM meeting room

10:30 AM → 10:35 AM general project update

COLD Project Review in 21st April 2026 with external advisors.

https://indico.esrf.fr/event/247/timetable/#20260421

Speaker: Simone Liuzzo (ESRF)

10:35 AM → 10:40 AM WP status round table

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

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

10:40 AM → 10:45 AM 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

10:45 AM → 10:47 AM Planning and budget review

Speaker: Simone Liuzzo (ESRF)

10:50 AM → 10:52 AM Human resources

hiring in progress:
- LLRF (interviews)

planned:
- COD: RF (papers ready for DM)
- PhD beam dynamics (DM 23rd March)

11:00 AM → 11:05 AM AOB

Collaborations

EIC-pathfinder-OPEN project

11:15 AM → 11:16 AM update confluence page

check Pending Actions list from previous meetings

https://confluence.esrf.fr/display/PROJCOLD/COLD%3A+Cool+copper+Operation+Linac+Demonstrator