RRCAT, Indore (M.P.)
Particle accelerator programs being pursued by the Indian labs cover a broad range, encompassing accelerators for nuclear physics research (NPR) (in the low and intermediate energy range), construction of synchrotron radiation sources (SRS) as well as participation in international accelerator projects, especially those related to high energy physics. Machines for NPR include 14MV Pelletrons, augmented by home built superconducting linac boosters to enhance the energy & mass range of the ion beams, and a superconducting cyclotron which is currently undergoing commissioning at Kolkata. Two SRS, namely, a 450 MeV ring Indus-1 and 2.5 GeV booster cum light source, Indus-2, have been indigenously constructed and set up at Indore. A program is also on to develop a high current proton accelerator that will eventually be used for R&D linked to ADS. Regarding our international collaborations, Indian labs have contributed to setting up of LHC at CERN, are associated with the CLIC Test Facility 3 & Linac-4 and the FAIR project at Hamburg besides working with Fermilab on ILC/Project-X R&D. The talk will give an overview of some of the recent developments related to these activities.
