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Dr. Kamal Saharia (on Lien)

Associate Professor

Theoretical Plasma Physics, Simulation

Contact
2257401 - 410 extn. 6193 (Off)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
22/12/200921/12/2021Assistant ProfessorNERIST
22/12/2021till dateAssociate Professor NERIST
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
M.Sc.PhysicsTezpur University2004
Ph.D.Plsama PhysicsGauhati University
(Centre of Plasma Physics)		2009
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
2015Till dateLibrary Advisory Committee MemberNERIST
2016Till dateProgramme Officer -NSSNERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Life member of Plasma Science Society of India,
Life member of  Physics Academy of North East.

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
Classical MechanicsPH 7101M.Sc.I
Elementary Condensed Matter PhysicsPH 7203M.Sc.II
Atomic, Molecular and LASER PhysicsPH 8101M.Sc.III
ElectronicsPH 8102M.Sc.III
Plsama PhysicsPH 8001M.Sc.IV
Physics IPH 1101BaseI
Physics IIPH 1201BaseII
Physics III APH 3101DegreeI
Physics III BPH 3102DegreeI
Physics IV APH 3201DegreeII
Physics IV BPH 3202DegreeII
PROJECTS AND THESIS SUPERVISED/ CURRENTLY SUPERVISING
Title of Project (M.Sc.)Names of Students (Year)
1. Study of Formation of Sheath in Plasma.Mr. Tapak Dabi (2010)
2. Monte-Carlo Method and its Application.Mr. Enuk Libang (2014)
3. Simulation study of DC glow discharge in Argon.Mr. Dipjoy Bora (2015)
4. Effect of q-nonextensivity on Debye Shielding in plasmaMs. Anju Maga (2016)
5. A comparative study of Waves and Instability due to Streaming Electron beam and Positron beam in PlasmaMr. Diptimonta Neog (2018)
6. Study of Helicon Waves in Bounded PlasmaMr. Menlar  Rallen (2019)
7. Review on occurence of Landau Damping in Different Plasma SystemsMr. Kaustov Moni Borah (2019)
8. PIC Simulations for plasma studiesMs. Dharishmita Gogoi (2020)   
9. Study of Streaming Instability in Multicomponent PlasmaMs. Rimli Boruah (2020)
10. Study of magnetosperic plasma.Ms. Ankita Borah (2021)
11. Ionospheric PlasmaMr. Hibu Bida (2021)
12. Langmuir Probe in Plasma DiagnosticsMs. Kabyashree Gogoi (2021)
13. Confinement of PlasmaMs. Himashree Das (2021)
14. Study of Magnetic Reconnection in PlasmaMr. Harsha Pratim Hazarika (2022)
15, A Study on Role of Ionospheric Plasma in Radio CommunicationMr. Jumnya Kamdak (2022)
16. A Study on Plasma Sheath Evolution, Structure and its Behavior in Electronegative PlasmaMr. Ankur Nath (2022)
PHDS SUPERVISED
TopicScholar NameStatus of PHDRegistration Year
1. STUDY OF PLASMA SHEATH IN MULTICOMPONENT PLASMA WITH q-NONEXTENSIVE ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION.Ms. Dima Rani BorgohainDegree Awarded(2019)2013
2. Study of some nonlinear wave phenomena in multicomponent plasma. RAJKAMAL KAKOTIDegree Awarded(2021)2016
SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED
TitlePlaceDate
1. Vlasov Simulation of parallel transport of charged particles.FDP on Computational and Experimental aspects in Thermal science, NERIST, Nirjuli.Feb. 27th - March 2nd, 2012
2. Plasma Physics: Basics and Applications.3 days National lecture series webinar on the theme “Advancement and innovations in Modern Physics” Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat Hill-Top, East Siang District-791103 ARUNACHAL PRADESH7th to 9th August 2020
3. Electronics Lab: A quick overview for beginners.VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS in collaboration with Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT), RC-17  , NERIST, Nirjuli.3-4th October, 2020
4. Plasma Sheath: Effect of q-nonextensive particle distribution.27th International Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS – XXVII) on “Recent Advances in Applied Physics” at NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh26-28 Oct., 2021
5. q-Nonextensive particle distribution, Negative ions and Plasma Sheath.NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE(NCPS-2022)30th April 2022
PUBLICATIONS
  1. K. Saharia and K.S.  Goswami ‘Small amplitude current free double layers in a collisionless plasma’, Physics of Plasmas 14, 062103 (2007).  ISSN: 1070-664X
  2. K. Saharia and K.S.  Goswami, ‘One-dimensinal Vlasov simulation of parallel electric fields in two electron population plasma’,  Physics of Plasmas 14, 092302 (2007).  ISSN: 1070-664X.
  3. K. S. Goswami, K. Saharia and H. Schamel , ‘Theory of current free double layers in plasmas’,  Physics of Plasmas 15, 062111 (2008). ISSN: 1070-664X.
  4. K. Saharia and K.S.  Goswami, Evolution of electron holes in two electron population plasmas,  Physics of Plasmas, 15, 122311 (2008). ISSN: 1070-664X.
  5. Dima Rani Borgohain, K. Saharia and K. S. Goswami, 'Behavior of plasma sheath with nonextensively distributed two temperature electrons and isothermal ions', Physics of Plasmas, 23, 122113 (2016).  ISSN: 1070-664X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4972072
  6. Dima Rani Borgohain and K. Saharia, Characteristics of Electronegative Plasma Sheath with q-Nonextensive Electron Distribution, Plasma Physics Reports  44 (1), 137-144 (2018).  DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X1801004X
  7. Dima Rani Borgohain and K. Saharia, Behavior of collisional sheath in electronegative plasma with q-nonextensive electron distribution ,Physics of Plasmas, 25 (3), 032122 (2018). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5005582
  8. Dima Rani Borgohain and K. Saharia, Sheath criterion in constant mean free path collisional plasma with two distinct temperature q-nonextensive electrons, Indian Journal of Physics, 93(1):107-114  (2019).  DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-018-1263-8
  9. Rajkamal Kakoti and K Saharia, Effect of nonextensivity on the characteristics of supersolitons in a two-temperature electron plasma; Contributions to Plasma Physics, 60:e201900167 (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201900167
  10. Rajkamal Kakoti and K Saharia, Effects of adiabaticity of electrons and negative ions on the modulational instability of ion-acoustic waves in electronegative Plasma, Eur. Phys. J. D 74, 219 (2020).  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2020-10371-5
  11. Rajkamal Kakoti & K. Saharia, The overtaking interaction of electron acoustic solitary waves in a plasma with hot non-extensive electrons, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 176:11-12, 1129-1145, DOI: 10.1080/10420150.2021.2014492 
  12. Rajkamal Kakoti & K. Saharia, The dust ion acoustic rogue waves in a plasma with Maxwellian negative ions, AIP Conference Proceedings 2357, 040015 (2022);   https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0080648   
  13. Rajkamal Kakoti & K. Saharia, Study of formation of rogue waves in an electronegative plasma with nonextensive electrons, AIP Conference Proceedings 2357, 040005 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0080646
MISCELLANEOUS

Courses or Conferences Organised

TitleSponsored byDate
Induction Training Programme on Pedagogy and Research MethodologyTEQIP11th -20th Sept. 2015