LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team1 Experimental Area Latest News from IP8  Radiation Shield – Upper & Front Parts  Structures – Status & Remaining Works  Detector Services - Progress  Safety & Access EDMS No IP8

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team2 Access - Checking Personnel & Materials A A Zone = Protected Area B Zone = Detector Area C Zone = LHC Cryo Area ACCESS PERSONNEL PZ SHAFT CHICANE MOBILE DOOR Normal Access Emergency exit IP8 MAIN ACCESS EQUIPMENT PX SHAFT ACCESS PM SHAFT RADIADION SHIELD FENCE FIG. 1 WORKSITE Oct. 06 – June 07 C OT Assembly Area B UX85 Area (Nov.06)

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team3 12/ /200704/200706/2007 FIG t heavy concrete Average thickness about 3.2 m Apertures ( 2 slits 6400 x 350 mm2) for Services & Cabling 12/2002 Chicanes for ventilation & gas extraction ducts Radiation Shield – Installation

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team4 Radiation Shield – Upper Part September 06October 06 November 06March 07 EUCLID Mockups performed by N.LEFEVRE Rail & Crane1 st layer Access structure Wall installation 4 PHASES FIG. 3

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team5 Radiation Shield – Front Part (1) April 07 EUCLID Mockups performed by N.LEFEVRE FIG. 4

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team6 Radiation Shield – Front Part (2) EUCLID Mockups performed by N.LEFEVRE May 07 FIG. 5

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team7 EUCLID Mockups performed by N.LEFEVRE June 07 Radiation Shield – Front Part (3) FIG. 6

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team8 Radiation Shield – Segmentation Basic concrete blocks 2400x1600x800 mm3 Weight = 7.5 t Nb = 350 FIG. 7

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team9 Structures – Status & Remaining Works - Access tower for HCAL : ACHIEVED Sept Extraction ducts (4) via PZ shaft : ACHIEVED Oct.06 - Additional Platforms (4) for MUON : ACHIEVED Oct.06 - Re-configuration cryo-platform for OT : ACHIEVED Oct.06 - Access structure for upper shield : Ongoing - Platform for RICH1 gas rack : ACHIEVED Nov Platforms for TT (C side) : ACHIEVED Nov Fences behind MUON chamber 5 : ACHIEVED Nov Platform above Control Access (UXA-A1) : Design ; Scheduled Feb.07 - Various modifications to barriers, fences, & grounding. 13 September 2006 In brief

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team10 Metallic Platform UXA-A1 UX85 CONTROL ACCESS A1 A2 A3 EUCLID Mockups performed by N.LEFEVRE FIG. 8

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team11 Detector Services - Progress  Installation of the cable trays : about 98% achieved; Remaining works : mainly cable trays above gantry for Calorimeters  Dec. 06  Water (mixed) pipes : major pipes ready at the proximity of the sub-detectors; Remaining piping works for such as Calorimeters & MUON towers scheduled for Sept.- Oct. 06; now re-scheduled for Dec. 06 – Jan. 07.  Gas pipes from surface (SG8) to underground area : Achieved up to UXA-A3; Remaining piping works : mainly pipes on the gantry up to the bunker (Illustration refer to next slide); sched. for Oct. - Nov. 06 ; now re-scheduled for Dec Jan.07  Other Cooling Systems C6F14 (IT, OT, TT, RICHs) : Ready to be connected.  SNIFFER System : installation achieved up to the proximity of sub-detectors.  Cabling (long distance) : well advanced (lots 1,2,3, 5 + groove); lot 4 (VELO) scheduled for Jan.- Feb. 07 (refer to V.Bobillier’s presentation at the commissioning meeting held 27 Nov. 06) In brief

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team12 GAS BUILDING SG8 SURFACE UNDERGROUND AREA UX85 A ZONE POINT 8 – GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR LHCb Schematic View UX85 B ZONE RB 86 SIDE RB 84 SIDE LHCb DETECTOR PASSAGE GAS CONTROL RACKS P1 P2 P3 P4 RADIATION SHIELD C ZONE CAPTION Gas pipes from surface to A area Gas pipes from A area to B area Gas pipes on the gantry to the passage IP8 P5P6 Gas Distribution System (1) ACHIEVED IN PREPARATION FIG. 9

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team13 POINT 8 – GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR LHCb Gas pipes (to be installed) on the Gantry P2P4 PASSAGE A SIDEC SIDE 14 pipes 16 pipes 14 pipes 19 pipes P5 P6 11 pipes P1 P3 LHCb DETECTOR 2 pipes 5 pipes to Muon Tower 5 pipes to Muon Tower Details Table 1 31 pipes Details Table 2 Including 1 exhaust Including 1 exhaust Ref. : Tech. Specs EDMS no – Drawing LHBIEGA_0035 AA Gas Distribution System (2) FIG. 10

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team14 Price Enquiries - Summary  REFERENCE DRAWING : LHBIEGA_0035 AA  TECHNICAL SPECS : edms  PRICE ENQUIRIES : DO Sept. 06; Offers Oct. 06 (week 43) 6 firms contacted; 3 offers; 3 declined; results refer to Table 1 SUPPLIERSTOTAL PRICE (for adjudication) SUPPLIER CHF SUPPLIER CHF SUPPLIER CHF Ratio Table 1: Results of DO  SUPPLIER 1 : CRIOTEC IMPIANTI S.R.L CHIVASSO -Italy  ORDER : DAI dated of 30/10/2006 – CA in Nov. 06  SAFETY DOCUMENTS : PPSPS; WP & VIC in preparation (5 Dec. 06)  STARTING WORK ON SITE (C Side) : 11 Dec. 06 until Jan. 07 ? Gas Distribution System (3)

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team15 Safety Issues  New Fire Extinguisher Network : in operation both areas A & B.  Smoke Detection System : in operation both areas A & B.  Oxygen Deficit Hazard (ODH) System : in operation (detector area).  RADMON System : in operation, except 1 monitor to be installed at the balcony - electronic racks (re-scheduled for Dec. 06).  RAMSES : major equipment installed; cabling ongoing until Oct. 06; commissioning scheduled for Nov. – Dec. 06.  ACCESS CONTROL (LHC system) : equip. installed in UX85 (Aug. 06); commissioning ongoing; in operation expected by end of 2006 REMARK : Badge Reader (ex-LEP) at surface will be replaced mid-Jan. 07 (2 weeks needed; new badge “MIFARE”) will be required & mandatory; Biometrics access will be used later (May-June 07)

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team16 September 2006 Access Control System (Hardware) UX85 – A zone MAD (Materials) Control Rack PAD (Personnel) Chicane to B zone Access (New System) FIG. 11

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team17 Summary GOOD PROGRESS AT PIT 8. NO MAJOR CONFLICTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE MACHINE COMMISSIONING PROGRAMME, IN PARTICULAR WITH CRYOGENICS BOTH SIDES OF THE LHCb EXPERIMENT (Sectors 8-7 & 8-1). INFRASTRUCTURE IS PRETTY FINISHED EXCEPT RADIATION SHIELD FORESEEN FOR JUNE 07. THE DETECTOR SERVICES ARE ALMOST READY FOR CONNECTING TO SUB-DETECTORS

LHCb Week 27/11-01/ D.LACARRERE on behalf of Expt Area Team18 10 November 2006 SPECIAL THANKS TO DBS (Crane drivers) & OUVAROFF (Scaffoldings) COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK IN UX85 AREA Acknowledgments