RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 2 of 2008
 Contents

  From the Director's Desk
  From the Editorial Board

 Laser Programme:
  L.1: CW operation of 980 nm semiconductor diode laser
  L.2: Ultrafast carrier dynamics in metal nanoplatelets
  L.3: A 3-channel polaro-interferometer to detect magnetic fields in laser produced plasmas
  L.4: Tuning the Surface Plasmon Resonance of silver nanoparticles
  L.5: Supervisory control system for CUTE-FEL
  L.6: Enhanced x-ray emission in water-window region from Ti:-sapphire laser irradiation of carbon nano-fibres

 Accelerator Programme:
  A.1: Timing Control achives designed bunch filling patterns in the Indus-2 ring
  A.2: Numerical and experimental study of multi-cuse magnetic field in a cylindrical plasma chamber for H ion source
  A.3: Design, development and testing of linear actuator for superconducting radio frequency cavity tuner
  A.4: FPGA based VME timing boards for Indus-2 timing system
  A.5: HV generator of 750 kV DC accelerator commissioned for rated beam energy

 Infrastructure:
  I.1: Scientific computing and software development at RRCAT
  I.2: Development of information management systems at RRCAT
  I.3: Development in networking and communication at RRCAT

 Theme Articles:
  T.1: A study of diode pumped solid state lasers
  T.2: Research activities using the synchrotron radiation source : Indus-1
  T.3: Indian involvement in the LHC construction and physics possibilities 27 that lie ahead

 Publications:
Publications from RRCAT during January 2008-June 2008

 News:
  N.1: Foundation Day celebration at RRCAT
  N.2: Science Day celebrated at RRCAT
  N.3: Women's Day 2008 celebration
  N.4: An interactive session with DAE officials on Project Planning and Monitoring
  N.5: 
  N.6: RRCAT scientists honoured

RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 2 of 2008



Editorial Board:
  • Dr. P. A. Naik
  • Dr. S. B. Roy
  • Dr. G. S. Lodha
  • Sh. Anil Banerji
  • Smt. Alpana Rajan
  • Dr. Vinit Kumar
  • Dr. S. K. Majumdar
  • Sh. J. K. Pattnaik
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