Status of Indus-1

Status of Indus-1 beam : June 1999

Light from Indus-1 : Photograph

UPDATE 7 :

Indus-1 current exceeds its design value!

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 07:03:04 +0530 (IST)
From: "P.K. Nema"

We are glad to announce that Indus-1 SRS has exceeded its designed electron beam current storage target at 450 MeV (Nominal) energy.

On the night of 8th june 1999, it could accummulate 113 mA current against 100 mA target. It promises to go still higher in the days to come and thus allow its users to work with brighter synchrotron light.

All those who have contributed in any way for this machine, deserve to be congratulated as all systems performed excellently and in perfect harmony yesterday allowing its operators to hit well above the expectations. Earlier Status : May 1999 Earlier Status : April 1999

Photograph of Indus-1

The design Parameters of INDUS-1 are as follows:

INDUS-1 :-

Electron Energy : 450 MeV
Current : 100 mA
Critical wavelength:
a) Bending : 61 Angstroms
b) Wiggler : 31 Angstroms
Circumference : 19 meters
Magnetic Field : 1.5 Tesla
Beam Life time : ~ 4 hours
Bending radius : 1 meter
Lattice type : combined
Beam envelope vacuum : better than 10^-9 mbar
Photon Flux : 7x10^11 ph/sec/mrad/0.1%

Booster :-

Electron energy : 700 MeV
Beam current : 30 mA
Lattice type : separated
Magnetic field : 1.32 Tesla
Circumference : 28.44.meters
Beam envelope vacuum : better than 10^-6 mbar
Bending magnet radius : 1.8 meters