2. Accelerator Schedules 2015 2015 LHC and LHC Injectors Schedules MSWG meeting 16 January 2015 SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP2 Rende Steerenberg, CERN BE-OP

3. The 2015 Context for LHC Injectors LHC and LHC injector schedules approved by RB on 3 December 2014 Early restart with Ar ions for physics in the SPS North Area for 7 weeks Setting up of LHC beam to feed sector tests and first LHC circulating beams in parallel to the Ar. ions run After Easter Resume fixed target program End of proton physics planned for 16 November 4-week Pb ion run with end of 2015 run Monday 14 December at 06:00 LHC schedule drives some events in LHC injectors schedule SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP3

4. Content LHC Schedule LHC Injectors Schedule Basic 2014 Super Cycles SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP4

5. LHC Schedule LHC Injectors Schedule Basic 2014 Super Cycles SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP5

6. LHC Schedule 1 st Quarter LHC is presently in full swing with HW re-commissioning and powering tests LHC Sector tests: S23  21 and 22 February S78  28 February and 1 March Re-commissioning with beam from 9 March onwards LMC of 28/01 will address the re-commissioning with beam dates, taking into account the status of the HW re-commissioning and powering/quench tests. SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP6

7. LHC Schedule 2 nd Quarter Continuation of re-commissioning with beam Wk20: Special runs Wk21: Scrubbing for 50 ns operation Wk22: LHC Technical stop (2 nd SPS Scrubbing run) 3 weeks with 50 ns intensity ramp up Wk26/27: Scrubbing for 25 ns operation SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP7

8. LHC Schedule 3 rd Quarter Wk26/27: Scrubbing for 25 ns operation Wk28: LHC MDs Wk29 – Wk34: Intensity ramp up with 25 ns beam Wk35: LHC Technical stop (24 hrs Injector TS) Wk36: Special physics run Wk37: LHC MDs Wk38: lowering β* Wk39 - 44: 25 ns running with lower β* SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP8

9. LHC Schedule 4th Quarter Wk39 - 44: 25 ns running with lower β* (4-day Floating LHC MDs) Wk45: LHC MDs Wk46: LHC Technical stop Wk47 – Wk50: Pb-Pb ion run Monday 14/12 at 06:00 end of 2015 run SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP9

10. LHC Schedule LHC Injectors Schedule Basic 2014 Super Cycles SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP10

11. LHC Injectors Schedule 1 st Quarter Gradual restart of LINAC2 & 3, LEIR, PS, SPS and PSB Re-commissioning with ions first Argon ion beam with 6 different energies to be delivered in week 7 to SPS NA Setting up with protons in parallel LHC Sector tests: S23  21 and 22 February S78  28 February and 1 March Beam to LHC for LHC beam commissioning 09/03 (LMC 28/01) SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP11

12. LHC Injectors Schedule 2 nd Quarter Argon ion run finishes on 07/04 (one extra day thanks to Easter Monday) Beam to ISOLDE and nTOF 07/04 Injectors technical stop 08/04  after ion run before SPS NA proton run Beam to SPS NA on 23/04 for setting up and 27/05 for physics East Area early restart for IRRAD/CHARM beam commissioning on 20/04, physics start on 04/05 Beam to AD on 01/06 and physics start planned for 22/06 (Kicker/Septa equipment move is on critical path) SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP12 1/2

13. LHC Injectors Schedule 2 nd Quarter Wk16: SPS scrubbing run should not move into SPS NA physics run period Part of it will probably already been done from week 11 onwards. 2 nd SPS Scrubbing run is a place holders Depends on LHC and should coincide with the LHC technical stop Wk26: Possible HiRadMat run Usual MD blocks One SPS UA9 run out of 4 in total SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP13 2/2

14. LHC Injectors Schedule 3 rd Quarter Straight forward fixed target running, with LHC LHC plans 25ns intensity ramp-up during this period Usual MD blocks One SPS UA9 run out 4 in total Wk29 and wk36: Possible HiRadMat run Wk35: 24 hrs LHC injectors TS Subject to change in order to coincide with LHC TS SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP14

15. LHC Injectors Schedule 4 th Quarter Wk40 – 46: Straight forward fixed target running, with LHC LHC 25ns run with reduced β* One SPS UA9 proton in wk45 and one with Pb ions in wk49 Wk44: Possible HiRadMat run Monday 16/11 at ~08:00 stop proton physics (LHC & Fixed target) Wk47 and 48: Pb ions to SPS NA Wk47 – Wk50: 4-week Pb-Pb ion run in the LHC End of 2015 run Monday 14/12 at 06:00 SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP15

16. Schedule summary MD time: 31 slots of 10 hours each in total (07:00 – 17:00 Protons: 27 slots Pb ions: 4 slots SPS UA9: 4 slots of 24 hrs each Protons: 3 slots Pb ions: 1 slot 8 weeks with Ar ions in the SPS (7 for SPS NA) 32 weeks with ISOLDE & nTOF 28 weeks of PS East Area physics 21 weeks of AD physics + 3 weeks setting up 29 weeks of SPS NA protons 4 weeks of possible HiRadMat 2 weeks Pb ions for SPS NA 4 weeks Pb ions for LHC SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP16

17. LHC Schedule LHC Injectors Schedule Basic 2014 Super Cycles SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP17

18. Basic Super cycles (Proton run) 1/2 SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP18 Day time Nights & Weekends Isolde: 40% nTOF flux 1.26×10 12 p/s Isolde: 42% nTOF flux 1.21×10 12 p/s

19. Basic Super cycles (Proton run) 2/2 SPSC - 13 January 2015 Rende Steerenberg, BE/OP19 LHC filling Assuming 4 hours LHC filling per 24 hours Isolde: 37% nTOF flux 6.5×10 11 p/s