UPDATE 7 :
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.
UPDATE 6: Indus-1 progress is still good. On 27th may it could accummulate
75 mA; though 65 mA is more or less routinely achieved.
UPDATE 5:
Over the past few days, the Indus-1 performnace has improved so
that it now stores up to 52 mA electron current with life-time (1/e)
varying from 8 minutes at high current to 25 minuts at ~5 mA.
We feel that the short life-time is due to continuing process of SR
induced desorption and consequent vacuum chamber wall cleaning process.
Other possible reasons for limited life-time are also being investigated.
UPDATE 4:
In continuing progress of Indus-1 commissioning, the maximum stored
beam current went up to 33 mA on 3rd May. The 1/e beam life time at such
high current was estimated to be 4-5 minutes and at around 5-6 mA, it is
around 18 minutes.
The maximum current reached and life time seem to depend on vacuum
chamber wall cleaning action by synchrotron radiation. Both these
characteristics must improve as we log in more operating hours with stored
beam.
Booster :-
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.
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 08:54:30 +0530 (IST)
From: "P.K. Nema"
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 09:55:53 +0530 (IST)
From: "P.K. Nema"
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 18:45:21 +0530 (IST)
From: "P.K. Nema" 
The design Parameters of INDUS-1 are as
follows:
INDUS-1 :-