LHC Collimation Working Group
List of 2023 meetings

01.09.2023, 276th meeting - Joint MPP
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          R. Bruce: Scenarios for machine and beam parameters
           R. Cai: Collimation settings for the ion run
          M. D'Andrea: Analysis of loss maps for BLM thresholds
           A. Lechner: BLM thresholds strategy for the ion run
           C. Wiesner: Proposal for the ion intensity ramp-up
           F. Van Der Veken: Loss maps validation matrix
           D. Mirarchi: Crystal interlocks and OP tool for channeling re-optimization

28.07.2023, 275th meeting
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          D. Mirarchi: Operational cycle for collimation in the high-beta run
          M. D'Andrea: First simulations of collimation and background performance
                                 in the high-beta run
          R. Cai: Proposals and simualtions of collimator settings in the ion run
           N. Triantafyllou: Analysis of collimation MD with tight hierarchy

26.05.2023, 274th meeting
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          M. D'Andrea: Observations of losses and vacuum at the TCLDs
          A. Frasca: Studies of Pb-Pb and p-Pb collisional losses
          A. Vella: Updates on collimator angular alignments

12.05.2023, 273rd meeting - Joint MPP
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          V. Coco: Observations from tomography and mechanical
                          movement tests and proposal for insertion of VeLo after TS1
           N. Triantafyllou: Re-qualification loss maps after collimation setting update

28.04.2023, 272nd meeting
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          F. Van Der Veken: Results of loss map validation
          B. Lindstrom: Collimator BPM analysis
          P. Hermes: Preliminary results of aperture measurements
          V. Coco: LHCb VELO aperture tomography

17.03.2023, 271st meeting
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          M. Trzebinski: ALFA-AFP collimation issues
          D. Prelipcean: FLUKA studies for the AFP roman pots
          P. Dyrcz: Radiation Protection considerations for the AFP Roman Pots
          M. D'Andrea: Collimation in previous high-beta run and plans for the future

10.03.2023, 270th meeting - Joint MPP
          Minutes and slides can be found on the Indico page.
          R. Ferreira: LHCb VeLo vacuum recovery and vacuum safety system for 2023
          V. Coco: Status and plans for the LHCb VeLo motion system re-validation
          M. Morrone: Simulations of the LHCb VeLo RF foil deformation
          B. Lindstrom: Status of LHCb VeLo aperture at injection and top energy
          J. Sestak: Status and update of LHCb VeLo impedance
          Round table: Discussion on aperture measurements and LHCb VeLo intensity ramp-up