RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 1 of 2018
 Contents

  From the Director's Desk
  From the Convener's Desk

 Accelerator Programme:
  
A.1: Endurance testing and installation of 10 MeV linacs
A.2: Reference generation for pulse selector magnet power supply of 10 Me V linac
A.3: Electronic de-gaussing system for microtron dipole magnet
A.4: Cold testing of X-link turner with 650 MHz single-cell RF cavity at LN2 temperature
A.5: Development of 100 k V, 20 A, 1 ms solid state Marx Modulator
A.6: Development of 100 k V, 20 A, 1.6 ms, compact, all solid state long pulse converter modulator
A.7: Non-evaporable getter (NEG) coating of small aperture aluminium alloy 6063-T6 chamber and its characterization
A.8: Initial results from titanium film coatings on MACOR substrate by magnetron sputtering
A.9: Development, installation and performance evaluation of 499.75 MHz, 20Kw SSPA under DAE-CERN collaboration
A.10: Fabrication of Fresnel zone plate in tungsten for hard x-ray applications
A.11: High pressure studies on FeGa3
A.12: Development of multilayer optics for x-ray telescope
A.13: Refurbishing of x-ray mirror by capacitively coupled RF plasma

 Laser Programme:
  
L.1: Development of Nd:YAG green laser with 260 W of output power at 532 nm
L.2: Laser cutting of pipeline for replacement of DCV at KKNPP-1 reactor
L.3: Growth of β-Ga2O3 single crystal: A transparent conducting oxide
L.4: Development and application of a magneto-SPV and magneto-PL setup
L.5: Betatron resonance electron acceleration using 200 fs Ti:Sapphire laser pulses
L.6: Trapping cold atoms in an optical lattice
L.7: Studies on fiber Bragg gratings under 1 MGy gamma radiation dose
L.8: Growth of InAs nanostructures on Ge (111)
L.9: Charge transport in polymer nanocomposite thin films for photovoltaic applications
L.10: Plasmonic nanoparticles based colorimetric detection of carcinogenic metal ions in aqueous solutions
L.11: Laser peenin enhances surface defect lerance of spring steel with respect to it fatigue life

 Infrastructure:
  
I.1: Design, development and commissioning of new email system for users in RRCAT
I.2: Remote access to Resources over internet

 Theme Articles:
  
T.1: Soft x-ray optical behaviour: a tool to determine compositional details in thin films of compound materials
T.2: Experiment and simulation on dissipative solitons in mode-locked fiber laser
T.3: X-ray spectroscopic studies of plasma produced by intense laser beams

 Publications:
  
Publications from RRCAT during July 2017 to December 2017

 News:
  
N.1: Graduation Function of 17th batch of BARC Training School at RRCAT
N.2: Distribution of Training, Qualification and Licensing certificates for operation on Indus facility
N.3: DAE-BRNS Workshop: SCRFWS-2017
N.4: HBNI Scholars' Day celebrated at RRCAT
N.5: HBNI organizes a mini-marathon "Rivers- Lifeline of India" at RRCAT
N.6: Residential campus of RRCAT bags top position in 'Swachh Survey' by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) in 2017
N.7: RRCAT Seminars during July- December 2017
N.8: Awards and Honours
N.9: New Recruits
N.10: Superannuation
N.10: आरआरकेट मेंराजभाषागतिविधियों संबंधी रिपोर्ट- जुलाई से दिसंबर 2017

Career and Research Opportunities at RRCAT

RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 1 of 2018



Convener:
  • Dr. Mangesh B. Borage

Editorial Board:
  • Dr. Aparna Chakrabarti
  • Shri S.S. Tomar
  • Dr. Anand Moorti
  • Dr. Sunil Verma
  • Dr. B.N. Upadhyaya
  • Dr. Amalendu Sharma
  • Shri J.K. Pattnaik
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