Indus Synchrotrons Utilization Division (ISUD)

The major activities of Indus Synchrotrons Utilization Division (ISUD) are related to the development of frontends and beamlines for Indus-1 and Indus-2 synchrotron sources and utilization of the beamlines in Indus-1 and Indus-2. The division is providing continuous and uninterrupted support to beamline users from universities/ national institutes to carry out their experiments on Indus beamlines. The section is in parallel, actively engaged in various research activities related to materials science and has developed and commissioned different facilities for growth and characterizations of bulk and thin films.

ISUD has developed, installed and commissioned seven beamlines on Indus-2 and one on Indus-1, which are being used by researchers from universities and national institutes. One more beamline is in process of installation on Indus-2 synchrotron source and will be available soon for user experiments. These are as follows:

RRCAT beamlines on Indus-1 1. Reflectivity (10-300 eV) BL-04 RRCAT beamlines on Indus-2 1. Engineering Application (5-20 keV) BL-02 2. Soft X-ray Reflectivity (0.1 -1.5 keV) BL-03 3. Lithography (4 - 20 keV, pink beam ) BL-07 4. ARPES (0.03 - 1.0 k eV) BL-10 5. Angle Dispersive XRD (5 - 20 keV) BL-12 6. Microprobe XRF (4- 20 keV) BL-16 7. X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism BL-20

1. Support beamline users from universities and national institutes to carry out their experiments on Indus-1 and Indus-2 beamlines
2. Design and development of Frontends and its control and interlocking systems
3. Beamline related Instrumentation
4. Software development for beamline control and experimental setups
5. Synchrotron optics refurbishment using UV/O3 and RF plasma technique

1. Transition Metal based Oxides (TMO) that includes, Perovskites (ABO₃) as well as Delafossites (ABO₂). Hybrid organic-inorganic Lead halide-based Perovskite materials for solar cell applications
2. Synthesis, characterization and applications of Si nano-particles
3. Determination of x-ray optical properties of various oxides and compound materials
4. Estimation of x-ray elastic constants of engineering materials
5. Research and development of diffractive and refractive x-ray optical elements
6. Large bandgap oxide semiconductor thin films
7. Transition metal based intermetallics
8. Thin films and multilayers for x-ray and other applications
9. Nano-particles for bio and environmental applications

1. X-ray Diffraction & Metrology Section
   • Engineering Applications Lab.
   • Hard X-ray Applications Lab.
2. Mechanical Engineering Section
   • Beamline Mechanical Engineering Lab.
3. Soft X-ray Application Section
   • Soft X-ray Reflectivity Lab.
   • Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Lab.
4. Electron Microscopy Spectroscopy & Lithography Section
   • Electron Microscopy & Lithography Lab.
5. X-ray Fluorescence Lab.
6. Magneto-Structural Studies Lab.