# Project of refurbishment of the GILDA beamline at the ESRF

## TL;DR

This paper details the refurbishment project of the GILDA beamline at ESRF, including design concepts, technical specifications, cost analysis, and implementation schedule to enhance its capabilities.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive plan for upgrading the GILDA beamline, combining technical design, cost assessment, and scheduling for the first time.

## Key findings

- Enhanced beamline performance expected after refurbishment
- Detailed technical specifications of the new instrument
- Cost and schedule analysis for project implementation

## Abstract

This document presents the refurbishment project for GILDA, the Italian CRG beamline at the ESRF. After a short introduction to the beamline and its achievements in the last years, the base ideas and concepts driving the design are exposed whereas a more detailed technical description of the new instrument is given in a further section. An analysis of the costs and a schedule for the implementation of the program is also presented in the last part of the document.