Positron versus electron-beam quality in low emittance storage rings (invited)

A brief summary of ion trapping dependence and its effects is first presented. Based on the experience of Super-ACO, the benefits at different stages of commissioning a synchrotron radiation facility with positrons are then reviewed for the running in period and later, for beam physics studies. Most important appears to be the trapping of nonconductive dust particles in electron beams and its consequences: microlosses, reduced lifetime, and beam emittance growth. A simple model based on photoionization and Moeller scattering leads to several predictions which have been tested at Super-ACO. Experimental evidences are presented