Preliminary studies for top-up operations at the Australian Synchrotron

The Australian Synchrotron is now a fully commissioned synchrotron light source providing beam for users [1]. With the facility now fully operational, the next major advancement in machine operations will be top-up mode. The advantages of running in a dynamic top-up mode are well documented by other third generation light sources (see for examples references [2, 3, 4]) ; in broad terms it leads to a better quality beam for some users, and better experimental results. An overview will be given of the top-up runs that have been conducted and the instrumentation that was used. It has been demonstrated that top-up operation is possible, however improvements in injection efficiency and beam stability during injection are required before this can become a routine mode of operation.