Publications 2004

Published Papers

• H. Bhuyan, S. R. Mohanty, N. K. Neog, S. Bujarbarua and R. K. Rout: Comparative study of soft X-ray emission characteristics in a low energy dense plasma focus device, J. Appl. Phys. 95 (2004) 2975.
• C. B. Dwivedi, U. Deka and A. Sarma: Sheath equivalent electrical circuit model for equilibrium Child sheath description, Phys. Scr. 69 (2004) 108-114.
• U. Deka, A. Sarma, R. Prakash, P. K. Karmakar and C. B. Dwivedi: Electron inertial delay effect on acoustic soliton behavior in transonic region, Phys. Scr. 69 (2004) 303-312.
• U. Deka, R. Prakash, A. Sarma and C. B. Dwivedi: Sheath equivalent electrical circuit model for transient sheath dynamics, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 43 (2004) 2704-2710.
• K. R. Rajkhowa and H. Ramachandran: Characteristics of gravitationally affected colloidal plasma, Phys. Plasmas 11 (2004) 1203.
• N. K. Neog and S. R. Mohanty: Plasma Focus: a rich source of energetic charge particle and x-rays, Proc. of 4th Regional Conference on Physics research in the North East of India, G. C. College, Silchar, Assam (2004) 215.

News Article

• P. K. Karmakar, U. Deka and C. B. Dwivedi: Electron inertia: A newly discovered cause of destabilizing the flowing plasma against acoustic wave fluctuations, PlasmaIndia (PSSI Newsletter) 19, No. 1 (2004).
• P. K. Karmakar: Analysis of electron inertia induced acoustic instability, PlasmaIndia (PSSI Newsletter), 19, No. 2 (2004).

Papers Presented at Meetings/Conferences

• DAE-BRNS Workshop on Plasma Surface Engineering, BARC, Mumbai, September 23 – 25, 2004
  • B. Bora: A Segmented Plasma Torch Assisted System for Surface Engineering of Metal Cutting Tools
  • M. K. Sharma, A. Phukan, B. K. Saikia and B. Ganguli: Plasma nitriding of austenitic stainless steel in N2 and N2/H2 gas admixture

• 4th Regional Conference on Physics Research in the NE of India, G. C. College, Silchar, Assam, November, 2004
  • T. K. Borthakur, A. Shyam and Pulse Power Group, IPR: Analysis of neutron emission in low pressure from a low energy plasma focus device
  • P. Dutta, S. S. Kausik, M. Chakraborty, M. K. Mishra, B. K. Saikia and S. Bujarbarua: Experimental assembly for study of dust charging in presence negative ions
  • N. K. Neog and S. R. Mohanty: Plasma Focus: a rich source of energetic charge particle and x-rays

• 19th National Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, UP, December 7 – 11, 2004
  • P. K. Karmakar and C. B. Dwivedi: Integrability test of a derived d-KdV equation
  • P. K. Karmakar and C. B. Dwivedi: Stability analyses of acoustic modes in colloidal plasma flow
  • M. K. Mishra: Experimental double plasma device to study low frequency instability
  • B. Bora: Discrete sectional model on particle nucleation and growth in thermal plasma
  • S. S. Kausik, P. Dutta, M. Chakraborty, M. Kakati and B. K. Saikia: Experimental study of Dust Charge Distribution
  • S. S. Kausik, J. Pramanik and G. Prasad: Experimental observation of dust acoustic waves in strongly coupled dusty plasma
  • M. K. Sharma, A. Phukan, B. K. Saikia and B. Ganguli: Optical emission from nitriding plasma in N2 and N2-H2 gas admixture
  • P. Dutta, S. S. Kausik, M. Chakraborty, M. K. Mishra, B. K. Saikia and S. Bujarbarua: Experimental assembly for study of dust charging in presence of negative ions
  • N. K. Neog, S. R. Mohanty and H. Bhuyan: Soft x-ray enhancement in a Plasma Focus