Name: International School of Particle Accelerators - ERICE_2025
Start: 2025-11-26T08:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-01T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Ettore Majorana Center (Sicily, IT)

International School of Particle Accelerators - ERICE_2025

from Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (8:00 AM) to Monday, December 1, 2025 (8:30 PM)

Monday, November 24, 2025
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

8:30 AM Arrivals
Arrivals
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Arrivals
Arrivals
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Coffee
Coffee
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Introduction to the school & students' self presentation - Lucio Rossi (University of Milano & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Introduction to the school & students' self presentation
- Lucio Rossi (University of Milano & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Introduction to accelerators - I - Transverse dynamics - Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
Introduction to accelerators - I - Transverse dynamics
- Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM Introduction to accelerators - II - Longitudinal dynamics - David Alesini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Introduction to accelerators - II - Longitudinal dynamics
- David Alesini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Thursday, November 27, 2025
8:30 AM Introduction to accelerators - III - Transverse dynamics - Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
Introduction to accelerators - III - Transverse dynamics
- Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Magnet technology and limitations - Attilio Milanese (CERN)
Magnet technology and limitations
- Attilio Milanese (CERN)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM RF technology and limitations - Franck Peauger (CERN)
RF technology and limitations
- Franck Peauger (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Comparing and ranking Higgs factories: the ESPP point of view - Karl Jakobs (Universitaet Freiburg (DE))
Comparing and ranking Higgs factories: the ESPP point of view
- Karl Jakobs (Universitaet Freiburg (DE))
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Why a Higgs factory is so crucial? - Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
Why a Higgs factory is so crucial?
- Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Sustainability of large accelerator research infrastructures - Denise Voelker (DESY)
Sustainability of large accelerator research infrastructures
- Denise Voelker (DESY)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Coffee
Coffee
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM FCC intro and general concepts - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
FCC intro and general concepts
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM FCC-ee optics - I - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
FCC-ee optics - I
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM FCC-ee optics - II - Pantaleo Raimondi
FCC-ee optics - II
- Pantaleo Raimondi
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday, November 28, 2025
8:30 AM FCCee dynamic aperture optimization - Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
FCCee dynamic aperture optimization
- Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM FCC-ee MDI - Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
FCC-ee MDI
- Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM FCC-ee radiation and vacuum issues - Marton Ady (CERN)
FCC-ee radiation and vacuum issues
- Marton Ady (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM FCC-ee collective effects - Mauro Migliorati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
FCC-ee collective effects
- Mauro Migliorati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM FCC-ee Injector - Paolo Craievich
FCC-ee Injector
- Paolo Craievich
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM FCC-hh design - Massimo Giovannozzi
FCC-hh design
- Massimo Giovannozzi
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Coffee
Coffee
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM FCC - Magnets - Attilio Milanese (CERN)
FCC - Magnets
- Attilio Milanese (CERN)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM FCC - SRF - Franck Peauger (CERN)
FCC - SRF
- Franck Peauger (CERN)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM Movie: The Peace Particle
Movie: The Peace Particle
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

9:00 PM Dinner
Dinner
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday, November 29, 2025
8:30 AM Linear colliders as Higgs factory - Roberto Corsini (CERN)
Linear colliders as Higgs factory
- Roberto Corsini (CERN)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Positron sources - Paolo Craievich (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Positron sources
- Paolo Craievich (Paul Scherrer Institut)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Final focus and luminosity at colliders (lessons from ATF2 & SuperKEKB) - Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
Final focus and luminosity at colliders (lessons from ATF2 & SuperKEKB)
- Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Instabilities at IP (both linear colliders and FCC) - Daniel Schulte
Instabilities at IP (both linear colliders and FCC)
- Daniel Schulte
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM ILC specific challenges (SRF) - Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
ILC specific challenges (SRF)
- Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM CCC challenges and prototypes - Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
CCC challenges and prototypes
- Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Coffee
Coffee
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM CLIC challenges - Roberto Corsini (CERN)
CLIC challenges
- Roberto Corsini (CERN)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Muon Collider as Higgs factory - Daniel Schulte
Muon Collider as Higgs factory
- Daniel Schulte
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM The development of SRF : the lesson from XFEL, SNS, LCLS2 - NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
The development of SRF : the lesson from XFEL, SNS, LCLS2
- NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sunday, November 30, 2025
8:30 AM Plasma acceleration and limitations - Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Plasma acceleration and limitations
- Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM HALHF: Hybrid Asymmetric Linear Higgs Factory - Brian Foster (DESY)
HALHF: Hybrid Asymmetric Linear Higgs Factory
- Brian Foster (DESY)
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Free (Holy mass/shopping/site exploring)
Free (Holy mass/shopping/site exploring)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Plasma specific issues and ideas for Higgs factory (CEPC injector) - Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Plasma specific issues and ideas for Higgs factory (CEPC injector)
- Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Other options: LHeC, LEP3, gamma-gamma and ERL based - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
Other options: LHeC, LEP3, gamma-gamma and ERL based
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Coffee
Coffee
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM Cost estimation of large projects - NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
Cost estimation of large projects
- NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
6:30 PM Higgs factory: the view of ICFA - Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Higgs factory: the view of ICFA
- Pierluigi Campana (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM Q&A - wrap up of the school - Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN) Lucio Rossi (University of Milano & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Q&A - wrap up of the school
- Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
- Lucio Rossi (University of Milano & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Monday, December 1, 2025

8:30 AM Departure
Departure
8:30 AM - 8:30 PM

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