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, 26 November 2025 (08:00) to Monday, 1 December 2025 (20:30)

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

08:30 Arrivals
Arrivals
08:30 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00

15:00 Arrivals
Arrivals
15:00 - 17:00

17:00 Coffee
Coffee
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 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)
17:30 - 18:30
18:30 Introduction to accelerators - I - Transverse dynamics - Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
Introduction to accelerators - I - Transverse dynamics
- Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 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)
19:30 - 20:30
20:30 Dinner
Dinner
20:30 - 22:30
Thursday, 27 November 2025
08:30 Introduction to accelerators - III - Transverse dynamics - Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
Introduction to accelerators - III - Transverse dynamics
- Tatiana Pieloni (EPFL)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Magnet technology and limitations - Attilio Milanese (CERN)
Magnet technology and limitations
- Attilio Milanese (CERN)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 RF technology and limitations - Franck Peauger (CERN)
RF technology and limitations
- Franck Peauger (CERN)
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 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 - 13:00
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 Why a Higgs factory is so crucial? - Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
Why a Higgs factory is so crucial?
- Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 Sustainability of large accelerator research infrastructures - Denise Voelker (DESY)
Sustainability of large accelerator research infrastructures
- Denise Voelker (DESY)
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 Coffee
Coffee
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 FCC intro and general concepts - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
FCC intro and general concepts
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
17:30 - 18:30
18:30 FCC-ee optics - I - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
FCC-ee optics - I
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 FCC-ee optics - II - Pantaleo Raimondi
FCC-ee optics - II
- Pantaleo Raimondi
19:30 - 20:30
20:30 Dinner
Dinner
20:30 - 22:30
Friday, 28 November 2025
08:30 FCCee dynamic aperture optimization - Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
FCCee dynamic aperture optimization
- Rogelio Tomas Garcia (CERN)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 FCC-ee MDI - Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
FCC-ee MDI
- Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 FCC-ee radiation and vacuum issues - Marton Ady (CERN)
FCC-ee radiation and vacuum issues
- Marton Ady (CERN)
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 FCC-ee collective effects - Mauro Migliorati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
FCC-ee collective effects
- Mauro Migliorati (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 FCC-ee Injector - Paolo Craievich
FCC-ee Injector
- Paolo Craievich
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 FCC-hh design - Massimo Giovannozzi
FCC-hh design
- Massimo Giovannozzi
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 Coffee
Coffee
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 FCC - Magnets - Attilio Milanese (CERN)
FCC - Magnets
- Attilio Milanese (CERN)
17:30 - 18:30
18:30 FCC - SRF - Franck Peauger (CERN)
FCC - SRF
- Franck Peauger (CERN)
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 Movie: The Peace Particle
Movie: The Peace Particle
19:30 - 21:00

21:00 Dinner
Dinner
21:00 - 23:00
Saturday, 29 November 2025
08:30 Linear colliders as Higgs factory - Roberto Corsini (CERN)
Linear colliders as Higgs factory
- Roberto Corsini (CERN)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 Positron sources - Paolo Craievich (Paul Scherrer Institut)
Positron sources
- Paolo Craievich (Paul Scherrer Institut)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 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 - 12:00
12:00 Instabilities at IP (both linear colliders and FCC) - Daniel Schulte
Instabilities at IP (both linear colliders and FCC)
- Daniel Schulte
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 ILC specific challenges (SRF) - Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
ILC specific challenges (SRF)
- Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 CCC challenges and prototypes - Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
CCC challenges and prototypes
- Caterina Vernieri (SLAC)
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 Coffee
Coffee
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 CLIC challenges - Roberto Corsini (CERN)
CLIC challenges
- Roberto Corsini (CERN)
17:30 - 18:30
18:30 Muon Collider as Higgs factory - Daniel Schulte
Muon Collider as Higgs factory
- Daniel Schulte
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 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)
19:30 - 20:30
20:30 Dinner
Dinner
20:30 - 22:30
Sunday, 30 November 2025
08:30 Plasma acceleration and limitations - Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Plasma acceleration and limitations
- Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 HALHF: Hybrid Asymmetric Linear Higgs Factory - Brian Foster (DESY)
HALHF: Hybrid Asymmetric Linear Higgs Factory
- Brian Foster (DESY)
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Free (Holy mass/shopping/site exploring)
Free (Holy mass/shopping/site exploring)
11:00 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 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)
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 Other options: LHeC, LEP3, gamma-gamma and ERL based - FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
Other options: LHeC, LEP3, gamma-gamma and ERL based
- FRANK ZIMMERMANN (CERN)
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 Coffee
Coffee
17:00 - 17:30
17:30 Cost estimation of large projects - NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
Cost estimation of large projects
- NORBERT HOLTKAMP (Hoover Inst @ Stanford University)
17:30 - 18:30
18:30 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)
18:30 - 19:30
19:30 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)
19:30 - 20:30
20:30 Dinner
Dinner
20:30 - 22:30

Monday, 1 December 2025

08:30 Departure
Departure
08:30 - 20:30

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