PF-ring and PF-AR operational status

The present operational status of the Photon Factory storage ring (PF-ring) and the Photon Factory advanced ring (PF-AR) in KEK is reported. The scheduled user times of them were more than 4000 hours in FY2006. In the last summer shutdown, new undulators were installed in both of the rings and have been stably operated. A topup operation in a single-bunch mode was demonstrated for six days in February 2007 druring the shutdown of KEKB at the PF-ring.