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In 2026, the Large Hadron Collider will conclude its final operational run, before being upgraded to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider during the following long-shutdown. Originally conceived with a nominal beta of 0.55m in both planes, over successive years, its optics design has been steadily pushed beyond those initial goals, with round optics down to 0.25m/0.25m (2018), and flat optics down to 0.6m/0.18m (2025) used in operation. In 2025, dedicated beam-studies were performed to test the viability of controlling beta waist errors at such low-beta, and to explore the viability of squeezing and commissioning the optics even further. Possible operational scenarios for 0.5m/0.15m and 0.4m/0.12m were tested, and optics measurements down to a potential minimum beta of 0.07m achieved. The outcome of these tests will be presented.
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