Photophysics beamline at Indus-1

The first Indian synchrotron radiation source, Indus-1 has been commissioned recently at the Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore. Using the soft X-ray and VUV radiation from this 450 MeV storage ring, a variety of atomic, molecular and condensed matter physics experiments are planned. Several beamlines are being set up for this purpose. One of these beamlines, the Photophysics beamline is a medium resolution beamline meant for photoabsorption, fluorescence and reflectivity experiments in the wavelength region 500–2000 Å (6–25 eV). It is currently being installed at the Indus-1 storage ring. Details of the optical and mechanical design, fabrication and testing of this beamline are discussed.