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1. PH1002: Research Project title: "Study of QCD matter in high energy heavy-ion collisions"

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 98,00,000/- (approx.)
Duration: 2012-2017 ( Project completed on 31st May 2017)
Publications related to this project:

  • Phys.Rev. C86 (2012) 054908
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 110 (2013) no.14, 142301
  • Phys.Rev. C87 (2013) no.1, 014903
  • J.Phys. G40 (2013) 055103
  • Phys.Lett. B726 (2013) 691-696
  • J.Phys. G40 (2013) 105104
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 112 (2014) 032302
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 112 (2014) no.16, 162301
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 113 (2014) 092301
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 113 (2014) 052302
  • Nucl.Phys. A931 (2014) 808
  • Phys.Rev. C89 (2014) 034909
  • Phys.Rev. C91 (2015) no.3, 034905
  • Phys.Rev. C91 (2015) 024609
  • Eur.Phys.J. C75 (2015) no.4, 146
  • Phys. Rev. C 92 (2015) 024917
  • Int.J.Mod.Phys. E24 (2015) 1550027
  • Eur. Phys. J. C 76 (2016) 245
  • Phys. Rev. C 94 (2016) 034908
  • Phys. Rev. C 93 (2016) 014907
  • Phys. Lett. B754 (2016) 144-150
  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (2016) 062301
  • Phys. Rev. C 93 (2016) 021903
  • Phys. Rev. C 94 (2016) 045208
  • Phys. Rev. C 94 (2016) 054906
  • Phys. Rev. C 96 (2017) 044904
  • Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 (2017) 212301
  • Phys. Rev. C 95 (2017) 014914
  • J.Phys. G44 (2017) 105106
  • Phys. Rev. C 95 (2017) 014912
Conference Publications related to this project:
  • PoS CPOD2013 (2013) 049
  • European Journal of Physics (Web Conf) 66 (2014) 04022
  • Proceedings of Science CPOD2013 (2013) 001
  • Springer Proc.Phys. 174 (2016) 165-169
  • Springer Proc.Phys. 174 (2016) 153-158
  • Springer Proc.Phys. 174 (2016) 99-104
Review Articles related to this project:
  • Current Science 106 (2014) 798
  • Adv.High Energy Phys. 2015 (2015) 197930
  • Adv.High Energy Phys. 2015 (2015) 349013
  • Adv.High Energy Phys. 2017 (2017) 1248563

PhD Thesis work related to the project: Md. Nasim - Azimuthal Anisotropy Measurements For Identified Particles Produced In Au+Au Collisions At √s_NN = 7.7-200 GeV

Research Associate in the Project : Dr. Sandeep Chatterjee

Selected talks at conferences/workshop/symposium related to this project:

  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Overview of the QCD phase diagram (Plenary Talk), Workshop on Critical Point and Onset of De-confinement (CPOD2013), March 11-15, 2013, USA
  • Md. Nasim: Energy dependence of phi-meson production and elliptic flow in AU+Au collisions at STAR, Workshop on Critical Point and Onset of De-confinement (CPOD2013), March 11-15, 2013, USA
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Exploring the QCD phase structure through relativistic heavy ion collisions (Invited Talk), International Nuclear Physics Conference, Frienze, June 2-7, 2013, Italy
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Study of QCD Phase Structure through high energy heavy-ion collisions (Invited Talk) , New Frontiers of QCD 2013, Yukawa Institute of Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, November 18 – December 20, 2013, Japan
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Exploring the QCD Phase Structure through relativistic heavy-ion collisions (Invited Plenary Talk), International Symposium on Nuclear Physics, Mumbai, December 2-6, 2013, India
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Search for QCD critical point in the beam energy scan program (Invited Talk), International Conference on the physics and astrophysics of quark-gluon plasma, VECC, Kolkata, February 2-6, 2015
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Search for critical point in the QCD phase diagram (Invited Talk) , Workshop on High Density QCD, TIFR, Mumbai, January 27-30, 2015
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Experimental Overview of the QCD phase diagram (Invited Opening talk), 5th Asian Triangle Heavy Ion Conference, Osaka University, Japan, August 5-8, 2014
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Physics of Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions (Invited Talk), 6th Asian Triangular Heavy Ion Conference, New Delhi, February 15-19, 2016
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Freeze-out Dynamics at RHIC Beam Energy Scan Program (Invited Talk) , Strange Quark Matter, Berkeley, USA, June 27 – July 1, 2016
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Search for Critical Point in QCD phase Diagram (Invited Talk) , 13th international eXtreme QCD (XQCD), Central China Normal University (CCNU), Wuhan, China, September 21-23, 2015

We would like to thank DST for its generous funding of the project and cooperation for running of the project. We would like to thank NISER for extending all facilities and cooperation for smooth running of the project. A sincere thanks to the DST Swarnajayanti program and experts for having faith on me and the project goals. These has been successfully met.

2. PH1003: Research Project title: "QCD phase structure and nuclei production in accelerators and in the cosmos"

Funding Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Sanctioned amount: Rs.99,75,000/- (approx.)
Duration: 2010-2018 (Project completed on 31st March 2018)
Publications related to this project:

  • Phys.Rev. C86 (2012) 014902
  • Phys.Rev. C87 (2013) 034907
  • J.Phys. G40 (2013) 065103
  • Pramana 82 (2014) 893-905
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 112 (2014) 162301
  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 112 (2014) 032302
  • Eur.Phys.J. C75 (2015) 146
  • Phys.Rev. C91 (2015) 024609
  • Eur. Phys. J. C 76 (2016) 245
Review Articles related to this project:
  • Adv.High Energy Phys. 2013 (2013) 761474
  • Current Science 103 (2012) 1267

PhD Thesis work related to the project: Md. Rihan Haque - Nuclei production and azimuthal anisotropy of charged particles in heavy ion collisions at RHIC

Group Discussion Meeting Organized with funding from the project:

  • A meeting was organized to discuss recent heavy-ion collision results from the STAR experiment at RHIC, stimulate collaborative work on specific physics topics, develop new analysis plans, paper plans, ideas and plan for future directions among our colleagues working in relativistic heavy-ion collisions in STAR. The meeting will emphasize on discussing spectra and fluctuation measurements at low energies, summary of the BES-I results, and preparation for BES-II. Dates: February 12 - 13, 2016. [Webpage]
  • A meeting was organized to discuss recent heavy-ion collision results from the STAR experiment at RHIC and have a intensive discussion on various aspects of QCD Phase Diagram. Dates: July 07 - 11, 2013.

Selected talks at conferences/workshop/symposium related to this project:

  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Results from the Beam Energy Scan Program at RHIC” GSI, Darmstadt, Germany, February 15, 2013. “ Beam Energy Scan Program at RHIC” Asian Triangle Heavy Ion Conference 2012 at Haeundae, Pusan, South Korea, November 14, 2012; ”Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Experiments: What have we learned?” QGP-Meet 2012, Variable Energy Cyclotron Center, Kolkata, July 3, 2012
  • Victor Roy: Recent progresses in viscous hydrodynamics and the shear viscosity of the QGP, Asian Triangle Heavy Ion Conference 2012 at Haeundae, Pusan, South Korea, November 14, 2012
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Search for QCD critical point in the beam energy scan program (Invited Talk), International Conference on the physics and astrophysics of quark-gluon plasma, VECC, Kolkata, February 2-6, 2015
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Search for critical point in the QCD phase diagram (Invited Talk) , Workshop on High Density QCD, TIFR, Mumbai, January 27-30, 2015
  • Bedangadas Mohanty – Experimental Overview of the QCD phase diagram (Invited Opening talk), 5th Asian Triangle Heavy Ion Conference, Osaka University, Japan, August 5-8, 2014

3. Research Project title: "Experimental High Energy Physics at NISER (ALICE)"

Funding Agency: Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1.58 Cores (approx.) [XII plan]
Duration: 2012-2019
Publications related to this project: ALICE publications and STAR Pulications

PhD Thesis work related to the project:

  • Subhash Singha - Identified particle production in p+p and Pb+Pb collisions at LHC energies
  • Kishora Nayak - K* production in high transverse momentum in Pb-Pb collisions and high multiplicity events in pp collisions at LHC

4. PH1403: Research Project title: "Beam Energy Scan program with Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions and development of a Gas based Detector facility at NISER"

Funding Agency: DST-SERB
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 39,00,000/-
Duration: 2015-2018
Publications related to this project:

  • Detailed 3D Simulation of the GEM-based detector: J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 759 (2016) no.1, 012071 [pdf]
  • Building of a Bakelite Resistive Plate Chamber Prototype: Springer Proc.Phys. 174 (2016) 535-539
  • Building of a Bakelite Resistive Plate Chamber Prototype: Springer Proc.Phys. 174 (2016) 535-539
  • Characterisations of GEM detector prototype: Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A824 (2016) 501-503 [pdf]
  • 3D simulation of electron and ion transmission of GEM-based detectors: Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A870 (2017) 64-72 [pdf]
  • Numerical Investigation on Electron and Ion Transmission of GEM-based Detectors: EPJ Web Conf. 174 (2018) 06001 [pdf]

Masters Thesis work with support from the project:

  • Study of gaseous detectors for high energy physics experiments - Sumanya Sekhar Sahoo
  • Study of Particle Interaction in Matter, Gas based Detector Development and Simulation - Rohith Saradhy

Research Associate in the Project : Dr. Purba Bhatacharyya

Instruments purchased from the project funding:

  • Computer Workstation
  • Laminar Flow Unit
  • 2-fold HV power supply
  • 16-Channel Fast Amplifier
  • NIM Crate
  • Quad Gate/Delay Generator
  • Quad Scalar and Preset Counter Timer
  • Dual Fan-Out
  • Gas of different types
  • Cables of different kinds
  • Gas leak detector

5. Research Project title: "Dark Matter Search Experiments at NISER"

Funding Agency: DAE
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 6,18,60,000/-
Duration: 2017-2022
Publications related to this project:

  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 120 (2018) 061802
  • Phys.Rev. D97 (2018) 022002

6. PH1704: Research Project title: "J. C. Bose Fellowship"

Funding Agency: SERB-Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 75,00,000
Duration: 2017-2022
Publications related to this project:

  • Accepted for publication in Phys.Rev. C
  • Phys.Rev. C97 (2018) 015201
  • Phys.Rev. C96 (2017) 054907

Some Institute Level Projects - Coordinating/Author

1. Co-cordinator of Research Project title: "Research in Basic Sciences at NISER"

Funding Agency: DAE
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 35,28,60,000/-
Duration: 2017-2022
Description: The project covers research proposals from School of Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences involving faculty who joined NISER in middle of the 12th Plan period and hence did not have fundings sanctioned for research.

2. One of the primary author of Research Project title: "XI Plan Project titled “Establishment of National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar” included in the XII Five Year Plan as Continuing Scheme – Cost Revision from ` 755.31 crore to ` 857.27 crore"

Funding Agency: DAE
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 101,96,00,000/-
Duration: 2014-2017
Description: The project cost for building NISER needed to be increased due to : Statutory requiremnts related to the projects; actual site condition leading to change in scope and cost index escalation.

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