Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics DRAFT Annual Report 2013–2014 Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Tel: (33) 2337–5345–49 (5 lines) 1/AF Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700 064 Fax: (33)-2337–4637 India http://www.saha.ac.in Published by The Registrar, SINP on behalf of Centre for Advanced Research & Education Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Contents Foreword 7 1 Biophysical Sciences including Chemistry 9 1.1 Summary of Research Activities of Divisions . 9 1.1.1 Biophysics and Structural Genomics . 9 1.1.2 C&MB . 9 1.1.3 Chemical Sciences . 9 1.1.4 Computational Science . 9 1.2 Research Activities . 9 1.2.1 Biophysics and Structural Genomics . 9 1.2.2 C&MB . 17 1.2.3 Chemical Sciences . 21 1.2.4 Computational Science . 31 1.3 Developmental Work . 33 1.4 Publications . 34 1.4.1 Publications in Books/Monographs & Edited Volumes . 34 1.4.2 Volumes Edited . 34 1.4.3 Publications in Edited Volumes . 34 1.4.4 Publications in Journal . 34 1.4.5 Biophysics and Structural Genomics . 34 1.4.6 C&MB . 36 1.4.7 Chemical Sciences . 37 1.4.8 Computational Science . 40 1.5 Ph D Awarded . 40 1.6 Seminars/Lectures given in Conference/Symposium/Schools . 40 1.7 Honours and Distinctions . 43 1.8 Teaching elsewhere . 43 1.9 Miscellany . 44 2 Condensed Matter Physics including Surface Physics and NanoScience 45 2.1 Summary of Research Activities of Divisions . 45 2.1.1 Condensed Matter Physics . 45 2.1.2 Surface Physics and Material Science . 45 2.2 Research Activities . 45 2.2.1 Condensed Matter Physics . 45 2.2.2 Surface Physics and Material Science . 63 2.3 Developmental Work . 84 3 2.4 Publications . 84 2.4.1 Books/Monographs Publications & Edited Volumes . 84 2.4.2 Publication in Monographs . 84 2.4.3 Publication in Edited Volumes . 84 2.4.4 Publications in Journal . 84 2.4.5 Condensed Matter Physics . 84 2.4.6 Surface Physics and Material Science . 88 2.5 Ph D Awarded . 93 2.6 Seminars/Lectures given in Conference/Symposium/Schools . 93 2.7 Honours and Distinctions . 94 2.8 Teaching elsewhere . 94 2.9 Miscellany . 94 3 Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics 95 3.1 Summary of Research Activities of Divisions . 95 3.1.1 Applied Nuclear Physics . 95 3.1.2 High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics . 95 3.1.3 Nuclear Physics . 95 3.2 Research Activities . 95 3.2.1 Applied Nuclear Physics . 95 3.2.2 High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics . 101 3.2.3 Nuclear Physics . 103 3.3 Developmental Work . 107 3.4 Publications . 107 3.4.1 Books/Monographs Publications & Edited Volumes . 107 3.4.2 Publication in Monographs . 107 3.4.3 Papers in Edited Volumes . 107 3.4.4 Publications in Journals . 107 3.5 Ph D Awarded . 118 3.6 Seminars/Lectures given in Conference/Symposium/Schools . 118 3.7 Honours and Distinctions . 119 3.8 Teaching elsewhere . 119 3.9 Miscellany . 119 4 Plasma Physics 121 4.1 Summary of Research Activities of Divisions . 121 4.1.1 Plasma Physics . 121 4.2 Research Activities . 121 4.2.1 Plasma Physics . 121 4.3 Developmental Work . 128 4.3.1 Plasma Physics . 128 4.4 Publications . 128 4.4.1 Books/Monographs Publications & Edited Volumes . 128 4.4.2 Publication in Monographs . 128 4.4.3 Papers in Edited Volumes . 128 4.4.4 Publications in Journal . 128 4.4.5 Plasma Physics . 128 4.5 Ph D Awarded . 129 4.6 Seminars/Lectures given in Conference/Symposium/Schools . 130 4.7 Honours and Distinctions . 130 4.8 Teaching elsewhere . 130 4.9 Miscellany . 130 5 Theoretical Physics 131 5.1 Summary of Research Activities of Divisions . 131 5.1.1 Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology . 131 5.1.2 Theory . 131 5.2 Research Activities . 131 5.2.1 Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology . 131 5.2.2 Theory . 140 5.3 Developmental Work . 152 5.3.1 Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology . 152 5.4 Publications . 152 5.4.1 Publications in Books/Monographs & Volumes Edited . 152 5.4.2 Publications in Journal . 152 5.4.3 Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology . 152 5.4.4 Theory . 154 5.5 Ph D Awarded . 157 5.6 Seminars/Lectures given in Conference/Symposium/Schools . 157 5.7 Honours and Distinctions . 159 5.8 Teaching elsewhere . 159 5.9 Miscellany . 159 6 Research Fellows/Visiting Fellows/Research Associates 161 7 Facilities 163 7.1 Centre for Advanced Research & Education . ..