RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 2 of 2021
 Contents

  From the Director's Desk
  From the Editor's Desk

 Accelerator Programme:
  

A.1: Status report on operation of Indus accelerators
A.2: Brief report on Indus beamline utilization
A.3: Test and simulation setup for Indus control system (TASSICS)
A.4: High power testing of Linac-3
A.5: Performance of 6 MW peak power, 300 Hz, pulsed microwave system for 9.5 MeV, 10 kW electron Linac-3
A.6: Electron beam sterilization of medical devices at ARPF, RRCAT
A.7: Faraday cup electrometer for linac beam pulsed current measurement
A.8: Saturation of lasing in the Infra-Red Free Electron Laser (IR-FEL) at RRCAT
A.9: Titanium-SS316L transition piece for helium vessel of niobium SRF cavity
A.10: Investigation of UHV compatible weld joints of AA6061 for vacuum chamber of synchrotron radiation source
A.11: Development of 90 kV, 1 A triode type electron gun
A.12: Probing electronic density of states in CrSi using photoemission

 Laser Programme:

  

L.1: Machine vision based metrology system for end plates of PHWR fuel bundle
L.2: Understanding fast electron generation and transport through CuKα x-ray measurements
L.3: A new laser frequency stabilization technique: polarization enhanced tunable Doppler-free dichroic lock (PET-DFDL)
L.4: Development of sub-100 Hz linewidth NPRO laser system
L.5: Development of 50 W Er-doped CW fiber laser at 1600 nm
L.6: Development of automated system for CO2 laser assisted cutting and sealing of glass tubes
L.7: Improvement in mechanical strength of maraging steel by laser shock peening
L.8: Maxwell-Wagner relaxation driven highdielectric constant in TiO2/Al2O3 nanolaminates
L.9: Development of CsI(Tl) coupled GaAs γ-ray detector
L.10: Visible active photocatalyst for solar light driven organic dyes degradation for water treatment
L.11: Magnetically driven ferroelectric output voltage in La0.7Ba0.3MnO3 /P (VDF-TrFE) particulate nanocomposite

 Infrastructure and Services:

  

I.1: Commissioning of a fully automated temperature sensor calibration system
I.2: Integration of ultraviolet – C fixtures in HVAC system for improved air quality

 Theme Articles:
  

T.1: Superconducting RF technology and associated infrastructure development at RRCAT
T.2: Optical components fabrication and characterization facility at RRCAT
T.3: Study of carbon removal from synchrotron mirror like gold surfaces using different techniques

 Publications:
  

Publications from RRCAT during January 2021 - June 2021

 Events and Happenings:
  

N.1: Shri Shankar V. Nakhe takes over as Director of RRCAT
N.2: RRCAT Foundation Day celebration
N.3: National Science Day celebration
N.4: An incubation agreement signed between RRCAT and Tata Motors Ltd
N.5: Technology transfer of high-stability, unipolar and bipolar power converters for electromagnets
N.6: 29th DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-29)
N.7: Industrial and radiation safety in RRCAT
N.8: Fire safety at RRCAT
N.9: Clean and green campus activities at RRCAT
N.10: Activities of RRCAT Staff Club
N.11: Accomplishments of AECS, Indore
N.12: Awards and Honours
N.13: New Recruits
N.14: Superannuations
N.15: 
राराप्रप्रौके में राजभाषा गतिविधियाँ: जनवरी 2021- जून 2021


Career and Research Opportunities at RRCAT


A brief biography of Shri Shankar V. Nakhe, Director, RRCAT



RRCAT Newsletter - Issue 2 of 2021




Editorial Board:

Chairman:
  • Dr. Vinit Kumar
Convener:
  • Dr. Mangesh B. Borage
Members:
  • 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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