Dr. Samit Paul

Dr. Samit Paul

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Educational Qualifications M.Sc. Ph.D.
Specialization Plasma Physics, Ion Beam Physics
Courses Undertaken: Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Optics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Sound, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Quantum Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory e.t.c
Area of Research: Low energy particle beam, Beam guiding through micro-glass capilary
Awards & Fellowships:
  • Received the "Proficiency prize for the academic year 2007-2008”, given to the best M.Sc.-Ph.D. dual degree student.
  • Received the "PSSI Poster Award"" for paper titled " Physics of capillary guiding of focused ion beams" in the 26th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology "PLASMA 2011" held at Birla Institute of Technology, Patna (Bihar), 2011.
  • Received full air-fare support from CSIR, India for attending and presenting a poster titled “Energy Threshold and Hysteresis in Ion Beam Transmission through a Micro-glass-capillary” at the 18 International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials (IBMM 2012) held at Qingdao, China during September 2-7 2012.
Publications
Sl. no. Authors Title Book/Journal Year ISBN/ISSN
1 Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Sushanta Barman, Samit Paul and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Charge dissipation and self focusing limit in high current density ion beam transport through a micro glass capillary Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 52, 55205 2019 ISSN : 0022-3727
2 Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Samit Paul, Jay Kumar Shah, Sanghamitro Chatterjee, and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Momentum transfer using variable gaseous plasma ion beams and creation of high aspect ratio microstructures Journal of Applied Physics, 121, 123302 2017 ISSN : 0021-8979
3 Samit Paul and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Investigation of hysteresis in high current ion beam guiding through micro-glass capillary: time and dimension dependence Journal of Physics D : Applied Physics, 48, 25204 2015 ISSN : 0022-3727
4 Sudeep Bhattacharjee and Samit Paul Genesis of multi-element focused ion beams for plasma nanotechnology using a bounded microwave plasma source Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 54, 01AA06 2015 ISSN: 0021-4922
5 Samit Paul, Abhishek Chowdhury and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Rapid measurement of charged particle beam profiles using a current flux grating Review of Scientific Instruments, 86, 023302 2015 ISSN : 0034-6748
6 Sudeep Bhattacharjee, Samit Paul, and S. Ghosh Evolution of the electron energy distribution function during genesis of breakdown plasma Physics of Plasmas, 21, 082103 2014 ISSN : 1070-664X
7 Sudeep Bhattacharjee, Indranuj Dey, and Samit Paul Electron random walk and collisional crossover in a gas in presence of electromagnetic waves and magnetostatic fields Physics of Plasmas, 20, 42118 2013 ISSN : 1070-664X
8 Samit Paul, A. Jayakiran and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Observation of Threshold Energy and Hysteresis for Ion Beam Guiding and Transmission through a Micro-Glass-Capillary Applied Physics Letters, 101, 223508 2012 ISSN : 0003-6951
9 Samit Paul, Abhishek Chowdhury and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Effect of beam limiting aperture and collector potential on multi-element focused ion beams Review of Scientific Instruments, 83, 02B714 2012 ISSN : 0034-6748
10 Jose V. Mathew, Samit Paul, and Sudeep Bhattacharjee Ion energy distribution near a plasma meniscus with beam extraction for multielement focused ion beams Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 093306 2010 ISSN : 0021-8979
11 Sudeep Bhattacharjee and Samit Paul Random walk of electrons in a gas in the presence of polarized electromagnetic waves: genesis of a wave induced discharge Physics of Plasmas (Brief Communication), 16, 104502 2009 ISSN : 1070-664X
Participation in Seminar/Conferences/Workshops:
Sl. no. Name of the programme National / International Date(s) Title of the presentation Organized by
1 National Conference on Contemporary Issues on Natural and Anthropogenic Effect in Environmental Crisis (NCCINAEEC-2019) National March, 15 - 16, 2019 Plasma Torch : Application in Solid Waste Management Government General Degree College, Tehatta, Nadia, West Bengal
2 Workshop on the use of low energy ion beam (WIB15) National November, 7 - 9, 2015 Beam characterization and creating micro-structures using plasma based multielement focused ion beams (MEFIB) Institute of Physics, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
3 The 15th International Conference on Ion Sources (ICIS-2013) Chiba, Japan International September, 9 – 13, 2013 Controlled creation of nanometer to micrometer size pores in suspended metallic films by multi element focused ion beams (MEFIB) Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Anagawa, Inage, Chiba, Japan
4 28th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2013) National December, 3 - 6, 2013 Temporal evolution of nano to micro-pores in free hanging films by multi element focused ion beams (MEFIB) from intense microwave plasmas KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
5 28th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2013) National December, 3 - 6, 2013 Time dependent physics of nano to micro-pore creation in free hanging films by multi element focused ion beams (MEFIB) from intense microwave plasmas KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
6 28th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2013) National December, 3 - 6, 2013 Temporal evolution of the electron energy distribution during birth of a wave induced plasma: lapse and relapse of a maxwellian KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
7 Nano India (2013) National February, 19 - 20, 2013 Multi element focused ion beam system (MEFIB): a novel device to explore physics at nanometer scales CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
8 18th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials (IBMM 2012) at Qingdao, China International September, 2 – 7, 2012 Energy threshold and hysteresis in ion beam transmission through a micro-glass-capillary Shandong University, China; Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China and Tsinghua University, China
9 1st Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI) - Plasma Scholars’ Colloquium 2012 National July 3 – 4, 2012 Observation of threshold energy and hysteresis for ion beam transmission through a micro-glass-capillary IPR, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, India
10 26th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2011) National December, 20 - 23, 2011 Physics of capillary guiding of focused ion beams BIT, Patna
11 25th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2010) National December, 8 - 11, 2010 Submicron guiding using capillary tube and diagnostics of multi-element focused ion beams IASST, Guwahati
12 24th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2009) National December, 8 - 11, 2009 Ion energy distribution and beam profile measurement for focused ion beams – the spider probe NIT, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
13 23rd National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2008) National December, 10 - 13, 2008 Pre-discharge electron dynamics in a gas in the presence of linearly and circularly polarized electromagnetic wave BARC, Mumbai
Professional Membership: Life Member of Plasma Science Society of India
Patents (if any): : “Measurement of Submicron Focused Charged Particle Beams”, Sudeep Bhattacharjee and Samit Paul, Intellectual Ventures Inc. USA (through SIDBI center, IIT Kanpur). US Patent 2015/0041667 A1, 2015