Rajdeep Singh RAWAT

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Associate Professor

Phone:	67903908
Email:	rajdeep.rawat@nie.edu.sg
Department:	NATURAL SCIENCES & SCIENCE EDUCATION
Office Location:	NIE7-03-99
Area of Interest:	pulsed pinched plasma radiation sources, plasma nanoscience and nanophase magnetic materials

Dr. Rajdeep Singh Rawat is an Associate Professor in Physics at Natural Sciences and Science Education, NIE, NTU. Rajdeep’s main research interest involves performing fundamental studies on pulsed plasma devices such as Dense Plasma focus (DPF) and Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) and their applications to wide variety of areas such as: neutron source for novel material testing for first wall of fusion reactor and explosive material detection, radioisotopes synthesis, soft x-ray lithography, soft and hard x-ray imaging, material modification, and nano-structured material synthesis. He has extensive experience in various basic plasma and nuclear diagnostic techniques like laser shadowgraphy, x-ray spectrometry, x-ray imaging, optical emission spectroscopy, ion beam analysis, optical streak photography, charged particles measurement using biased ion collectors and magnetic spectrometer; neutron yield measurements using Indium and Beryllium activation detectors, plastic scintillator detectors, He3 proportional counters, SSNTD etc.

After joining at NTU, he has participated in 18 research grants since 2001 with 11 as principal investigator with 6 of them from external/industrial sources, and graduated 2 MSc and 7 PhD students and currently supervising 4 PhD students. He has published about 114 Journal papers and over 60 conference papers. He also holds a patent on “New Fast Absolute Neutron Detector”. He is also the Secretary of Asian African Association for Plasma Technology (which has 42 member institutions in 23 countries) since 2004 and Council Member to Institute of Physics Singapore.

Academic Background

PhD in Experimental Plasma Physics from University of Delhi, India
MSc in Physics from University of Delhi, India
BSc Physics Hons, HansRaj College, University of Delhi, India

Professional Organisations

Secretary, Asian African Association for Plasma Technology
Council Member, Institute of Physics Singapore
Life Member, Plasma Science Society of India

Awards

a. Awards

Outstanding Contribution Award, Science Mentorship Programme, GEP/MOE, 2009.
Excellence in Teaching Commendation 2007, NIE
Outstanding Mentor Award, Nanyang Research Programme, NTU 2006
Research Outcome Award and Recognition (ROAR), NTU, 2006.
Enterprising Staff of NSSE by Head/NSSE/NIE 2005
Excellence in Teaching Commendation 2005, NIE
Outstanding Mentor Award, Nanyang Research Programme, NTU 2005.
Outstanding Mentor Award, Science Mentorship Programme, GEP/MOE, 2005.
Research Fellow, EEE/NTU, July 1999 – Aug 2000.
Research Fellow, EEE/NTU, Oct-Dec 1998.
Career Research Award, UGC, India, 1996 (Given by University Grant Commission of India to University Staff for Research).
Senior Research Fellow Award (by CSIR and UGC, India, 1990-1992).
ICTP-UM Research Fellowship Award for (Dec 1989- Apr 1990).
Junior Research Fellow Award (40 Selected candidates from All over India through Nation-wide competition by CSIR and UGC, India, 1988-1990).

b. Award Won by Students Mentored

GOLD Award: NRP 2010 Ms He Zheyang (NJC)
SSEF Bronze Medal 2010: Ms He Zheyang (NJC)
Dean’s Award 2011: Ms Pan Zhenying for her research paper in Applied Physics A. (Jan 2011)
Dean’s Award 2011: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her research paper in Applied Surface Science. (Jan 2011)
Dean’s Award 2011: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her research paper in Applied Physics A. (Jan 2011)
Dean’s Award 2010: Ms Pan Zhenying for her research paper in Physics Letters A. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Ms Pan Zhenying for her research paper in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Mr Shahid Mahmood for his research paper in Applied Physics A. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her research paper in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IOP. (May 2010)
Dean’s Award 2010: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her another research paper in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, IOP. (May 2010)
H3-Distinction in 2010 for H3-NRP Project done in 2008: Ms Ting Chu En (SAJC)
DISTINCTION award in Environmental Science Category at fifteenth Youth Science Conference of Singapore: SMP 2009: Mr Kenneth Chee and Mr Frederick Widjaja
Merit award in Physics and Mathematics Category at fifteenth Youth Science Conference of Singapore: SMP 2009: Mr Y.Q. Huan, C.Y. Ryan, Y. Wang
Dean’s Award 2009: Ms Pan Zhenying for her research paper in Applied Physics A: Material Science and Processing. (November round)
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. (November round)
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in Physics Letters A. (November round)
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Shahid Mahmood for his research paper in Journal Physics D: Applied Physics. (November round)
Dean’s Award 2009: Ms Shumaila Karamat for his research paper in Applied Surface Science. (November round)
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Lin Jiaji for his research paper in Journal Physics D: Applied Physics.
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in Applied Physics Letters
Dean’s Award 2009: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her research paper in Applied Surface Science.
Dean’s Award 2009: Ms Pan Zhenying for her research paper in Thin Solid Films.
Dean’s Award 2009: Mr Shahid Mahmood for his research paper in SPIE Proceeding.
Dean’s Award 2008: Mr Lin Jiaji for his research paper in Applied Physics Letters
Dean’s Award 2008: Mr Rishi Verma for his research paper in Applied Physics Letters
Dean’s Award 2008: Ms Shumaila Karamat for her research paper in Applied Surface Science.
GOLD Award: NRP 2007: Mr Wu Yaze (HCI) and Mr S Roy (NUS High School)
GOLD Award: NRP 2006: Mr Dhruv Gairola and Mr Soh Rongen’ (both NJC)
GOLD Award: Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2006: Mr Lee Jun Yi, Mr Barry Beajen and Ms Chua Ming Ying Elizabeth (ACJC)
MERIT Award: Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2006: Leung Kar Fu (VJC), Lim Xin Yu (RJC), Chow Wai Yen (VJC)
GOLD Award: Elementz 2006: Tarn Rui Xin Ryan, Tiang Cheong Long, Yik Rui Ping, Tham Guang Yu Calvin (YJC)
Second Position: Young Person Lecture Competition (Singapore Finals) 2005: Mr Happy (Mr Happy MSE/NTU did his FYP with us and presented his FYP results for this competition).
MERIT Award: Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2005, Mr G. J. Lim and Mr W. H. Tan
AStar* Fellowship all the way up to PhD (in Physics) for Ms Lin Xinyi who did research project with me and have two joint published paper.
GOLD Award: NRP 2005: Ms Yeong Kar Fu (VJC), Ms Chow Wai Yan (VJC) & Ms Lim Xin Yu (RJC)
GOLD Award: TERP 2004: Mr Foo Wui Ngiap (AJC)
GOLD Award 2004 for Top Student: Mr Happy, MSE/NTU (did his FYP with us)
SILVER Medal: Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2004: Ms Lin Xinyi, Mr Karl Chandra and Ms Jerlene Then.
DISTINCTION award in Physics and Mathematics Category at Tenth Youth Science Conference of Singapore: SMP 2004: Mr G. J. Lim, Mr W. H. Tan and Mr. S. J. Ng (ACS)
THIRD BEST PROJECT Award at Eighth Youth Science Conference of Singapore: SMP 2002: Ms Phua Boon Ling Cindy and Ms Then Xin Yun Jerlene (both RGS):
DISTINCTION Award: Among top 3 Projects in Physics and Mathematics Category at Youth Science Conference of Singapore: SMP 2003: Mr Low Xi Zhen and Mr Goh Yan Ming Jonathan, (ACS(I)).
GOLD Award: TERP 2003: Mr Samuel Joseph (ACJC) and Ms Clarissa Lin (RJC)
GOLD Award: TERP 2002: Ms Lin Xinyi (HCJC) and Mr Karl Chandra (ACJC)
GOLD Award: TERP 2001: Ms Cai Li (RJC) and Ms Shi Yujuan (NJC)

Research Interests

The four major ongoing research projects that he is currently leading at Plasma Radiation Source Lab at NIE, NTU are:

development of sub-250J miniature plasma focus based portable neutron source with sufficient time averaged neutron flux for possible applications in explosive and contraband material detection; a 10Hz, 200J repetitive miniature plasma focus has been successfully developed as portable neutron source with the record time averaged neutron yield of 10⁷ neutrons/s
development of 20 kJ, 1 MA, NX3 plasma focus device with probable neutron yield in excess of 10⁹ neutrons/shot for testing novel materials for first wall of fusion reactors; the device is just completed and material irradiation to intense neutron flux and plasma wind will start soon,
synthesis of TM (Mn, Fe, Co, V) doped ZnO bulk material and their thin films by PLD for applications in spintronics, and
recently started to work on atmospheric microplasma systems for nanophase material synthesis.

Research Grants

S.No.	Research Project	Duration	Level of Involvement	Type & Amount of Grant (if any)
1.	Plasma Assisted Synthesis of Strongly Doped Diamond	1 Year	Co-Principal Investigator	MD-NTU/09/09 $50,000
2.	Design and Development of a 2.5 kJ Plasma Focus Device with Experiments on Electrical and Soft X-ray Optimizations	6 Months	Principal Investigator	External, $19,500 Funded by Kansas State University, USA
3.	Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor Thin Films and nanoparticle synthesis by Pulsed Laser deposition and sol-gel for Room Temperature Spintronics	3 Yrs	Principal Investigator	RI 7/08 RSR $94,948
4.	Novel Fusion Material Studies and Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis using High Performance Plasma Focus Device	3 Yrs (start Feb 2008)	Co- Principal Investigator	AcRF Tier 1 – RP 4/07 TTL, $100,000
5.	Development of MOKE Setup for measurement of magnetic properties of thin films	1 Yr (March 2007 – May 2008)	Principal Investigator	SEP: RP 13/06 RSR $27,750.60
6.	Neutron emission studies from miniature and medium size plasma focus device	3 Yrs (Start Nov 2006)	Principal Investigator	AcF: RP 3/06 RSR $210,000
7.	TEA Nitrogen Laser shadowgraphy system for current sheath investigation in Plasma Focus	3 months (Jan-April 2007)	Principal Investigator	External, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, (Euro 3000)
8.	Time resolved spectroscopy and imaging of pulsed laser plasma	1 Yr (Feb 2006 – Feb 2007)	Principal Investigator	SEP: RP3/05RSR, $136,185
9.	Development of laser and Discharge based EUV sources	1 Yr (Feb 2006 – Feb 2007)	Co Investigator	SEP: RP4/05LCK $146,055
10.	DPF production of Positron Emission Tomography Isotopes-Supplementary	1 Yr (Feb 2006 – Feb 2007)	Co Investigator	SEP: RP2/05SVS, $36362.40
11.	Development of EUV sources for nanolithography	3yr (Start Dec 2005)	Co Investigator	AcRF: RI5/05LCK, 94,366
12.	Neutron emission studies on plasma focus with twisted cathode geometry	6 Months (Nov 2005–May 2006)	Principal Investigator	External-AASC, US, US$5000
13.	Dense Plasma Focus production of Positron Emission Tomography Isotopes	3 Yrs (2005-March 2008)	Co Investigator	AcRF $160,000
14.	Xenon Flashtube Plasma Characterization	1 Yr (March 2005 – Feb 2006)	Principal Investigator	External (Perkin Elmer) $89,300
15.	Dense Plasma focus sources for intense pulsed radiation and particle beams Applications	5 Yrs (Ongoing)	Co Investigator	External IAEA $42,000
16.	Pulsed laser Deposition of nano-sized Cr Co/FeCo magnetic thin films	4 Yrs – (Start June 2004 – May 2008)	Principal Investigator	AcRF RI7/03 RSR, $149,276
17.	Multiple Radiation Source	3 Yrs (2001-2004)	Co Investigator	A*Star, $500,000
18.	Deposition and processing of thin films using repetitive plasma focus device	3 Yrs (2001-2004)	Principal Investigator	AcRF: RP17/00 RSR $86,583

Professional Activities

Invited as International Review Committee member of Advanced Photonic Research Centre, Gwangju, Korea (Nov 2010).
Conducted two weeks of experimental training for four plasma researchers at INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia to teach the basic of x-ray diagnostics on the 3 kJ plasma focus device (Aug 2010).
Designed, developed and installed 2.5 kJ plasma focus device at Kansas State University, US (Jan 2010).
Project Agreement with Dr Ali Abdou, Kansas State University, US to help them start research in Plasma Focus by developing and designing a 2.5 kJ plasma focus device with collaborative experiments on electrical and x-ray diagnostics (Sep 2009)
Project Agreement with Alameda Applied Science Corporation, San Leandro, US to work on Development of Miniature Plasma Focus Device as portable neutron source. The company will pay $75,000 over three instalments for the project (March 2008)
Researchers from Perkin Elmer Inc Singapore have proposed another project proposal to continue on the research problem attempted last time. This time they put one of their staff on MSc programme with us (July 2008).
Invited by Chulalongkorn University under the auspices of Physics Research Network as Plenary Speaker to delivery seminar series (August 2006).
Invited by PerkinElmer Singapore to deliver a series of lectures on “Fundamentals of Plasma Physics” March 2006 onwards.
Requested by Prof Sobhanian from Tebriz, Iran, working on Plasma Focus, to help train one of his students on Laser Shadowgraphic Studies under the auspices of ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
Identified and approached by Alameda Applied Science Corporation, San Leandro, US to do collaborative experiments on neutron emission with twisted cathodes on our NX2 plasma focus device (2005).
Recognized by Perkin Elmer Inc Singapore (a multinational company who is a market leader in Flashlamp manufacturing) as the group in Singapore who can help them in characterizing Plasma Properties of their Flashlamp. Concluded a research project with the local arm of Perkin Elmer fully funded by them (2005-2006).
Invited by University California San Deigo to conduct interferometry experiments on X-pinch, June 2005.
Our group has been identified as one of the global leader in Plasma Focus Physics and Technology and we have currently constructed a Plasma Focus device for Imperial College, London (2005).
Appointed as Hon Secretary to Asian African Association on Plasma Training for a period of five years from Aug 2004 to July 2008.
Invited by Blackett Lab, Imperial College to an attachment programme to conduct experiments on X-pinch, July 2004.

Graduate Supervision

#	Name	Programme/Designation	Level of Involvement	Thesis/Research Project
1.	Dr. Tao Zhang	PhD Awarded in July 2007	Main Supervisor	Dense Plasma Focus for thin film deposition
2.	Dr. Lin Jiaji	PhD Awarded in July 2009	Main Supervisor	Pulsed laser deposition/synthesis of nanostructured magnetic material
3.	Dr Mohammad Ali Mohammadi	PhD Awarded in 2009 (University of Tabriz, Iran)	Co-Supervisor	Laser shadowgraphic studies of plasma focus device
4.	Dr Shahid Mahmood	PhD Awarded in May 2010	Co-Supervisor	Plume dynamics in pulse laser ablation deposition system
5.	Ms Shumaila Karamat	PhD Thesis submitted	Main Supervisor	Magnetic nanostructured material using pulsed laser ablation
6.	Dr Rishi Verma	PhD conferred in Dec 2010	Main Supervisor	Miniature plasma focus neutron source
7.	Dr Zhenying Pan	PhD Awarded in May 2011	Main Supervisor	Magnetic thin film synthesis and processing using plasma focus device
8.	Mr Gratian Macharaga	PhD Ongoing	Main-Supervisor	Titanium oxide thin film synthesis using plasma focus device
9.	Mr Usman Illyas	PhD Ongoing	Sole-Supervisor	TM doped ZnO Bulk and Thin film synthesis for spintronics
10.	Mr Seng Yeow Sing	PhD Ongoing	Main Supervisor	Magnetohydrodynamics simulations of Plasma focus Dynamics
11.	Ms Wang Ying	PhD Ongoing	Main Supervisor	Nanophase hard magnetic materials using pulsed plasma devices
12.	Mr Pan De	MSc (Res) Awarded in 2010	Main Supervisor	Xenon flashlamp plasma characterization
13.	Ms Tan Li Ching Claudia	MSc (Res) Awarded in 2010	Main Supervisor	Modelling of plasma focus device
14.	Ms S. M. Kalaiselvi	MSc (Res) Ongoing	Co-supervisor	Miniature plasma focus x-ray lithography
15.	Ms Sheema Khan	MSc (Res) Ongoing	Sole Supervisor	Hard coatings using high energy density plasmas
16.	Mr Loh Lian Seng	MSc Research Project	Sole Supervisor	Lee’s Radiative Plasma Focus Model - An Improved Implementation with Auto-tuning of Model Parameters
17.	Ms Wong Ling Rong	MSc Research Project	Sole Supervisor	External Magnetic field assisted uniform thin film deposition in miniature PF
18.	Dr Alin Patran	Research Fellow	Principle Investigator	AcRF research grant “Pulsed laser deposition …. magnetic thin films”. (Completed on September 26, 2005)
19.	Dr Zviad Tsakadze	Research Associate	Principle Investigator	PerkinElmer Inc research grant “Xenon Flashtube Plasma Characterization”. (Completed: March 2005 - Feb 2006)
20.	Mr Vikas Aggarwal	Project Officer	Principle Investigator	PerkinElmer Inc research grant “Xenon Flashtube Plasma Characterization”. (Completed – June-July, 2005)
21.	Dr Hassan Muhammad	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Nitrogen ion irradiation of Zr samples (Completed – May - July 2007)
22.	Dr Rakesh Malik	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Energetic ion irradiation of Nickle ferrite thin films (Completed – May - July 2008)
23.	Dr Izaz Ahmad Khan	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Nitrogen ion irradiation of Zr and thin film deposition using plasma focus (Completed – Aug 2008 - March 2009)
24.	Dr Eslam Gharshebani	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Hard coating using plasma focus device (Completed – Feb 2009 - Oct 2009)
25.	Dr Swati Shandilya	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	ZnO coatings using plasma focus device (Completed – Aug 2009 - Oct 2009)
26.	Mr Khalid Muhammad	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Hydroxy apatite coatings using pulsed laser deposition and sol gel methods (Ongoing – Nov 2010 – May 2011)
27.	Mr Ankit Bisht	Non-graduating student	Main Supervisor (Singapore)	Laser Processing of magnetic materials and plasma focus device for x-ray lithography (Ongoing – Jan 2011 – July 2011)

Conferences and Workshops

Organization of Conferences, Workshops and Symposiums

Vice Chair, Organizing Committee, iPlasmaNano-III, Singapore & Malaysia, Feb 2012.
Chair, Organizing Committee, 5^th International Conference on Frontiers of Plasma Physics and Technology, Singapore, April 18-22, 2011.
Member, International Organizing Committee, Workshop on Advance Plasma Technologies, ChiangMai, Thailand, August 11-12, 2011.
Member, International Organizing Committee, iPlasmaNano-II, Murrarangaram Resort, New South Wales, Australia, Dec 12-15, 2010.
Member, International Organizing Committee, International Workshop on Plasma Science and Applications, Xiamen, P.R. China, Oct 25-26, 2010.
Member, Organizing Committee, Spontaneous Energy Focusing Phenomena and Multiscale Physics, Organized by IAS/NTU and Julian Schwinger Foundation, Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2010
Member, Program Committee, SPIE conference on Advances in Metrology for X-ray and EUV Optics to be held in San Diego, CA, USA, August 1-5, 2010.
Chair, International Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, NIE/NTU, Singapore, July 2-3, 2009.
Secretary, to the new Executive Council of Asian African Association on Plasma Training (21 member countries with 42 member institutes), July 2008.
Secretary, Organizing Committee of International Workshop on Plasma Computation and Applications, INTI, Nilai, Malaysia (14-15 July, 2008)
Member, Organizing Committee, Laser Metrology 2008, Organized by NTU, Singapore (June30-July2, 2008)
Secretary, Organizing Committee, 37^th International Physics Olympiad, Singapore, 2006.
Member, Academic Committee, 37^th International Physics Olympiad, Singapore, 2006.
Treasurer/Member of Working Committee for organization of Symposium of Nanyang Research Programme, 18 November 2006.
Member of Technical Program Committee for Asian Physics Conference, Dec 2005, Bandung, Indonesia.
Treasurer/Member of Working Committee for organization of Symposium of Nanyang Research Programme, 21 November 2005.
Organized a two day NIE-AAAPT Expert Meet (Aug 21-22, 2004) to facilitate the meeting of experts from the region (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Pakistan) to discuss the activity of their groups and future activities of AAAPT.
Invited many others (Prof Wong, A/P Rattachat, A/P Ashok Kumar, A/P Khattak, Ast/P Khalid and Dr Mohanty) to Plasma Radiation Source Lab of NSSE/NIE as visiting scientists to work and collaborate on Plasma focus and laser ablation research.
Treasurer/Member of Working Committee for organization of Symposium of Technical and Engineering Research Programme, November 2004.
Planned and organized Prof Lee Sing’s visit to NIE as Visiting Professor along with AAAPT programme to conduct an intensive one month computation workshop on plasma focus device in June-July 2004.
Treasurer/Member of Working Committee for organization of Symposium of Technical and Engineering Research Programme, November 2003.
Member, Theory and Moderation Team, Asian Physics Olympiad at NTU, Singapore, 2002.
Organized and trained many scientists and scholars on “Plasma Focus Device” under the AAAPT’ Delhi Training Programme in India under the overall supervision of Prof. M.P. Srivastava.
Organized a 10 days Conference cum Workshop on High Energy Physics and Computational Physics, SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi, India in September 1996. Acted in the capacity of the Secretary to the Organizing Committee.
Organized another three-week activity XIII SERC School on High Energy Physics, SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi, India in October 1997. Acted in the capacity of the Secretary to the Organizing Committee.

Invited presentations at scientific meetings/workshops

Invited Speaker at International Workshop on Spontaneous Energy Focusing Phenomena and Multiscale Physics, NTU, Singapore Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2010.
Invited Speaker: International Workshop on Plasma Science and Applications, Xiamen, P.R. China, Oct 25-26, 2010.
Invited Speaker: 2^nd International Committee Meeting and Symposium, GIST, Gwangju, Korea Nov 4-5, 2010.
Invited Speaker: NTU-Tsinghua Workshop on Nanoscience, NTU, Singapore, Nov 26-27, 2010.
Invited Speaker: 20^th International Toki Conference: Next 20 Years in Plasma Science and Applications, Toki City, Gifu, Japan, Dec 7-10, 2010.
Invited Speaker: iPlasmaNano-II, New South Wales, Australia, Dec 12-15, 2010.
Invited Speaker at First International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM – 2009): April 10,11 and 12, 2009, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Invited Speaker: Tsinghua – NTU Workshop on Nanoscience, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 26-28 February 2009.
Invited Speaker: International Workshop on Plasma Computations and Applications, INTI, Nilai, Malaysia, 14-15, July 2008.
Invited Speaker: Asia Pacific Meeting on Frontiers in Plasma Sciences, Singapore, 31 Oct to 1 Nov, 2007.
Invited Speaker: Infosyss-IAPT Conference on Innovative Methods in Physics Teaching, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, Dec 28, 2004- Jan 2, 2005.
Invited Talk: International Meeting on Frontier of Physics, Mines Beach Resort, KL, Malaysia, July 25-28, 2005.
Invited speaker: PERFIK 2004, MSTC 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 5- 7, 2004.
Invited Talk: International Conference on Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore, Nov 25 - 26, 2004.
Invited speaker: First Cairo Conference on Plasma Physics and Applications, Cairo, Egypt, Oct 11-15, 2003.

Web Links

http://rsrawat.home.nie.edu.sg

BOOK CHAPTERS

Rawat, R. S. & Jiaji, L. (2010). Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles. IN Chaughule, R. S. & Ramanujan, R. V. (EDS.), NANOPARTICLES: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (PP. 97-130). Valencia: AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS Valencia , California , USA.

EDITORSHIPS OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDING

Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., and Springham, S. V. (ED.) (2010). Proceedings of International Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications. PROCEEDINGS OF THE International Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications. Singapore

Saw, S. H., Lee, S., Wong, C. S., Rawat, R. S., & Yap, S. L., (ED.) (2009). Proceedings of International Workshop on Plasma Comptutations and Applications. PROCEEDINGS OF THE International Workshop on Plasma Comptutations and Applications. Malaysia

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ilyas, U., Rawat, R. S., Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Chen, R., Sun, H. D., Fengji, L., & Zhang, S. (IN-PRESS). Enhanced indirect ferromagnetic p-d exchange coupling of Mn in oxygen rich ZnO:Mn nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method. Journal of Applied Physics, xxx,(), xxx.

Rawat, R. S. (IN-PRESS). High Energy Density Pulsed Plasmas in Plasma Focus: Novel Plasma Processing Tool for Nanophase Hard Magnetic Material Synthesis. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, xxx,(), xxx.

Lee, S., Saw, S. H., Lee, P., Rawat, R. S., & Devi, K., (IN-PRESS). Magnetic Reynolds Number and Neon Current Sheet structure in the axial phase of a plasma focus. Journal of Fusion Energy, xxx,(), xxx.

Lee, S., Saw, S. H., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Verma, R., Talebitaher, A., Hassan, S. M., Abdou, A. E., Ismail, M., Mohamed, A., Torreblanca, H., Al Hawat, Sh., Akel, M., Chong, P. L., Roy, F., Singh, A., Wong, D., & Devi, K. (IN-PRESS). Measurement and Processing of Fast Pulsed Discharge Current in Plasma Focus Machines. Journal of Fusion Energy, xxx,(), yy.

Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Springham, S. V.,& Tan, T. L. (IN-PRESS). High performance high repetition rate miniature plasma focus device: Record time averaged neutron yield at 200 J with enhanced reproducibility. Journal of Fusion Energy, xxx,(), xxx.

Talebitaher, A. R., Springham, S. V., Shutler, P. M. E., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P. (2012). Imaging of Plasma Focus Fusion by Proton Coded Aperture Technique. Journal of Fusion Energy, 31,(4), DOI: 10.1007/s10894-011-9462-8.

Lee, S., Saw, S. H., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Talebitaher, A., Abdou, A. E., Chong, P. L., Roy, F., Singh, A., Wong, D., & Devi, K. (2012). Correlation of Measured soft x-ray pulses with modeled dynamics of the plasma focus. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 39,(11), 3196-3202.

Valipour, M., Mohammadi, M. A., Sobhanian, S., & Rawat, R. S., (2012). Increasing of Hardness of Titanium Using Energetic Nitrogen Ions from Sahand as a Filippov Type Plasma Focus Facility. Journal of Fusion Energy, 31,(1), 65-72.

Mohammadi, M. A., Sobhanian, S., & Rawat, R. S. (2011). Neutron Production with Mixture of Deuterium and Krypton in Sahand Filippov Type Plasma Focus Facility. Physics Letters A, 375,(), 30023006.

Talebitaher, A., Springham, S.V., Rawat, R.S., Lee, P. (2011). Beryllium Neutron Activation Detector for Pulsed DD Fusion Sources. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A, 659,(1), 361-367.

Malik, R., Annapoorni, S., Lamba, S., Mahmood, S., and Rawat, R. S. (2011). Dispersion of laser droplets using H+ ions and annealing effect on pulsed laser deposited nickel ferrite thin films. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 105,(1), 233-238.

Khan, I. A., Rawat, R. S., Verma, R., Macharaga, G., & Ahmad, R. (2011). Role of charge particles irradiation on the deposition of AlN films using plasma focus device. Journal of Crystal Growth, 317,(1), 98-103.

Macharaga, G., Rawat, R. S., Deen, G. R., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., & Springham, S. V. (2011). TiO2 Nano-cluster Thin Films by Dense Plasma Focus and Ion Implantation Effect on its Photocatalytic Activity. Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technology, 14,(2), 308-313.

Ang, D., Nguyen, Q. V., Kayal, S., Preiser, P. R., Rawat, R. S., & Ramanujan, R. V. (2011). Insights into the mechanism of magnetic particle assisted gene delivery. Acta Biomaterialia, 7,(3), 1319-1326.

Ilyas, U., Rawat, R. S., Roshan, G., Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Zhang, S., Fengji, L., Chen, R., & Sun, H. D. (2011). Quenching of surface traps in Mn doped ZnO thin films for enhanced optical transparency. Applied Surface Science, 258,(), 890897.

Karamat, S., Rawat, R. S., Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Ghareshabani, E., Chen, R., & Sun, H. D. (2011). Nitrogen doping in pulsed laser deposited ZnO thin films using dense plasma focus. Applied Surface Science, 257,(6), 1979-1985.

Ilyas, U., Rawat, R. S., Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Chen, R., Sun, H. D., Fengji, L., & Zhang, S. (2011). Oxygen rich p-type ZnO thin films using wet chemical route with enhanced carrier concentration by temperature-dependent tuning of acceptor defects. Journal of Applied Physics, 110,(), 093522.

Roshan, M. V., Lee, P., Pan, Z. Y., Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Springham, S. V. (2010). Correlation Analysis of Intense and High Energy Deuteron Beam, Pinch Images, and Neutron Yield. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Sciences, 38,(9), 2434-2438.

Roshan, M. V., Springham, S. V., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P. (2010). Short-lived PET Radioisotope Production in a Small Plasma Focus Device. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 38,(12), 3393-3397.

Shafiq, M., Hassan, M., Shahzad, K., Qayyum, A., Ahmad, S., Rawat, R. S., & Zakaullah, M. (2010). Pulsed ion beam-assisted carburizing of titanium in methane discharge. Chinese Physics B, 19,(1), 012801.

Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Krishnan, M., Springham, S. V., & Tan, T. L. (2010). Miniature plasma focus device as a compact hard X-Ray source for fast radiography applications,. IEEE Transanctions on Plasma Science, 38,(4), 652-657.

Roshan, M. V., Springham, S. V., Talebitaher, A. R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P. (2010). Magnetic spectrometry of high energy deuteron beams from pulsed plasma system. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 52,(8), 085007.

Roshan, M. V., Springham, S. V., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Krishnan, M. (2010). Absolute Measurements of Fast Neutrons Using Yttrium. Review of Scientific Instruments, 81,(1), 083506.

Mahmood, S., Rawat, R. S., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., & Lee, P. (2010). Plasma dynamics and determination of ablation parameters using the near-target magnified imaging during pulsed laser ablation. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 101,(), 701-705.

Ghareshabani, E., Rawat, R. S., Verma, R., Karamat, S., and Sobhanian, S. (2010). Low energy repetitive miniature plasma focus device as high deposition rate facility for synthesis of DLC thin films. Applied Surface Science, 256,(16), 4977-4983.

Karamat, S., Rawat, R. S., Tan, T. L.,Lee, P., Chen, R., Sun, H. D., & Zhou, W. (2010). Ferromagnetism in ZnCoO thin films deposited by PLD. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 101,(), 717-722.

Rafique, M. S., Lee, P., Patran, A., Rawat, R. S. & Lee, S. (2010). Radiation Emission Correlated with the Evolution of Current Sheath from a Deuterium Plasma Focus. Journal of Fusion Energy, 29,(3), 295-304.

Karamat, S., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., Ramanujan, R. V., and Zhou, W. (2010). Structural, compositional and magnetic characterization of bulk V2O5 doped ZnO system. Applied Surface Science, 256,(8), 2309-2314.

Mahmood, S., Rawat, R. S., Darby, M. S. B., Zakaullah, M., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., & Lee, P. (2010). On the plume splitting of pulsed laser ablated fe and al plasmas. Physics of Plasmas, 17,(10), 103105.

Khan, I. A., Jabbar, S., Hussain, T., Hassan, M., Ahmad, R., Zakaullah, M., & Rawat, R. S. (2010). Deposition of zirconium carbonitride composite films using ion and electron beams emitted from plasma focus device. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 268,(), 22282234.

Pan, Z. Y., Rawat, R. S., Lin, J. J., Mahmood, S., Ramanujan, R. V., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., & Tan, T. L. (2010). Oriented growth of CoPt nanoparticles by pulsed laser deposition,. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 101,(), 609-613.

Mahmood, S., Rawat, R. S., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., & Lee, P. (2010). Material ablation and plasma plume expansion study from fe and graphite targets in ar gas atmosphere. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 101,(), 695-699.

Pan, Z. Y., Rawat, R. S., Verma, R., Lin, J. J., Yan, H., Ramanujan, R. V., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., & Tan, T. L. (2010). Miniature plasma focus as a novel device for synthesis of soft magnetic FeCo thin films,. Physics Letters A, 374,(), 1043-1047.

Roshan, M. V., Springham, S. V.,Talebitaher, A. R., Rawat, R. S., & Lee, P. (2009). Nuclear activation measurements of high energy deuterons from a small plasma focus. Physics Letters A, 373,(8-9), 851-855.

Roshan, M. V., Springham, S. V., Rajasegaran, A., Talebitaher, A. R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P. (2009). Intense Deuteron Beam Investigation By Activation Yield-Ratio Technique. Physics Letters A, 373,(41), 3771-3774.

Roshan, M. V., Rawat, R. S., Talebitaher, A., Verma, R., Lee, P., & Springham, S. V. (2009). High Energy Deuteron Emission in NX2 Plasma Focus. Journal of Fusion Research Series, 8,(), 1273.

Roshan, M. V., Lee, P., Lee, S., Talebitaher, A., Rawat, R. S., Springham, S. V. (2009). Backward High Energy Ion Beams from Plasma Focus. Physics of Plasmas, 16,(7), 074506.

Roshan, M. V., Rawat, R. S., Talebitaher, A., Lee, P., & Springham, S. V. (2009). Neutron and high energy deuteron anisotropy investigations in plasma focus device. Physics of Plasmas, 16,(5), 053301.

Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., & Krishnan, M., (2009). Realization of enhancement in time averaged neutron yield by using repetitive miniature plasma focus device as pulsed neutron source. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42,(23), 235203.

Verma, R., Rawat, R.S., Lee, P., Krishnan, M., Springham, S.V., & Tan, T.L. (2009). Experimental study of neutron emission characteristics in a compact sub-kilojoule range miniature plasma focus device. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 51,(7), 075008.

Pan, Z.Y., Rawat, R.S., Lin, J.J., Verma, R., Roshan, M.V., Lee, P., Springham, S.V., Tan, T.L., Zhang, T., & Ramanujan, R.V., (2009). Magnetic CoPt Nanoparticles Deposition using Plasma Focus Device. Journal of Fusion Research Series, 8,(), 504.

Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., Roshan, M. V., & Krishnan, M. (2009). A fast miniature plasma focus based compact and portable nanosecond pulsed neutron source. Journal of Fusion Research Series, 8,(), 1283.

Verma, R., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Lee, S., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., Krishnan, M. (2009). Effect of cathode structure on neutron yield performance of a miniature plasma focus device. Physics Letters A, 373,(30), 2568-2571.

Springham S.V., Malik F., Roshan M.V., Talebitaher A.R., Rawat R.S. , Lee P. (2009). Ferrofluidic masking of solid state nuclear track detectors during etching. Radiation Measurements, 44,(2), 173-175.

Saw, S.H., Lee, P., Rawat, R.S., & Lee, S. (2009). Optimizing UNU/ICTP PFF Plasma Focus for Neon Soft X-ray Operation. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 37,(7), 1276-1282.

Lee, S., Saw, S. H., Lee, P., Rawat, R. S. (2009). Numerical experiments on plasma focus neon soft x-ray scaling. PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION, 51,(10), 105013.

Lee, S., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., & Saw, S. H. (2009). Soft x-ray yield from NX2 plasma focus. Journal of Applied Physics, 106,(2), 023309.

Lin, J. J., Loh, L. S., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., Springham, S. V., & Rawat, R. S. (2009). Effects of target-substrate geometry and ambient gas pressure on FePt nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser deposition. Applied Surface Science, 255,(8), 4372-4377.

Khan, I.A., Hassan, M., Hussain, T., Ahmad, R., Zakaullah, M., & Rawat, R.S. (2009). Synthesis of nano-crystalline zirconium aluminium oxynitride (ZrAlON) composite films by dense plasma focus device. Applied Surface Science, 255,(12), 6132-6140.

Hassan, M., Qayyum, A., Ahmad, R., Rawat R.S., Lee, P., Hassan, S.M., Murtaza, G., & Zakaullah, M. (2009). Dense plasma focus ion-based titanium nitride coating on titanium. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 267,(11), 1911-1917.

Pan, Z. Y., Rawat, R. S., Roshan, M. V., Lin, J. J., Verma, R., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L. (2009). Nanostructured magnetic CoPt thin films synthesis using dense plasma focus device operating at sub-kilojoule range. Jounral of Physics D - Applied Physics, 42,(17), 175001.

Mahmood, S., Rawat, R. S., Zakaullah, M., Lin, J. J., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., & Lee, P. (2009). Investigation of plume expansion dynamics and estimation of ablation parameters of laser ablated Fe plasma. Journal of Physics D- Applied Physics, 42,(13), 135504.

Karamat, S., Ke, C., Tan, T. L., Zhou, W., Lee, P., & Rawat, R. S. (2009). Investigation of impurity phase formation for (ZnO)(1-x)(TMO)(x) bulk samples formed by ball milling. Applied Surface Science, 255,(9), 4814-4820.

Pan, Z. Y., Rawat, R. S., Lin, J. J., Zhang, T., Tan, T. L., Lee, P. & Springham, S. V. (2009). Nanostructuring of FePt thin films by plasma focus device: Pulsed ion irradiation dependent phase transition and magnetic properties. Applied Physics A - Material Science and Processing, 96,(4), 1027-1033.

Mohammadi, M. A., Sobhanian, S. Wong, C. S., Lee, S., Lee, P., & Rawat, R. S. (2009). The effect of anode shape on neon soft x-ray emissions and current sheath configuration in plasma focus device. Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics, 42,(4), 045203.

Pan, Z. Y., Lin, J. J., Zhang, T., Karamat, S., Tan, T. L., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Ramjnujan, R. V., & Rawat, R. S. (2009). Lowering of L10 phase transition temperature of FePt thin films by single shot H+ ion exposure using plasma focus device. Thin Solid Films, 517,(8), 2753-2757.

Mohanty, S. R., Neog, N. K., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P., Nayak, B. B., & Acharya, B. S. (2009). Self-organized transformation to polyaniline nanowires by pulsed energetic electron irradiation in a plasma focus device. Physics Letters A, 373,(22), 1962-1966.

Mohammadi, M. A., Sobhanian, S., Ghomeishi, M., Ghareshabani, E., Moslehi-fard, M., Lee, S., and Rawat, R. S. (2009). Current Sheath Dynamics and its Evolution Studies in Sahand Filippov Type Plasma Focus. Journal of Fusion Energy, 28,(4), 371-376.

Rawat, R. S., Aggarwal, V., Hassan, M., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L.,& Lee, S. (2008). Nano-phase titanium dioxide thin film deposited by repetitive plasma focus: Ion irradiation and annealing based phase transformation and agglomeration. Applied Surface Science, 255,(5), 2932-2941.

Ong, P. L., Mahmood, S., Zhang, T., Lin, J. J., Ramanujan, R. V., Lee, P., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Synthesis of FeCo nanoparticles by pulsed laser deposition in a diffusion cloud chamber. Applied Surface Science, 254,(7), 1909-1914.

Roshan, M. V., Rawat, R. S., Babazadeh, A. R., Emami, M., Sadat Kiai, S. M., Verma, R., Lin, J. J., & Springham, S. V. (2008). High Energy Ions and Energetic Plasma Irradiation effects on Aluminum in a Filippov-type plasma focus. Applied Surface Science, 225,(5), 2461-2465.

Lin, J. J., Roshan, M. V., Pan, Z. Y., Verma, R., Lee, P., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L. & Rawat, R. S. (2008). FePt nanoparticle formation with lower phase transition temperature by single shot plasma focus ion irradiation. Journal of Physics D - Applied Phyiscs, 41,(13), 135213.

Verma, R., Lee, P., Springham, S.V., Tan, T.L., Krishnan, M., & Rawat, R.S. (2008). Order of Magnitude Enhancement in X-ray yield at low pressure Deuterium-krypton admixture operation in miniature dense plasma focus device for lithography application. Applied Physics Letters, 92,(1), 011506.

Lin, J. J., Pan, Z. Y., Karamat, S., Mahmood, S., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., Springham, S. V., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). FePt:Al2O3 Nanocomposite Thin Films Synthesized by Magnetic Trapping Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition with Reduced Intergranular Exchange Coupling. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, 41,(9), 095001.

Verma, Rishi, Roshan, M. V., Malik, F., Lee, P., Lee, S., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., Krishnan, M., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Compact sub-kilojoule range fast miniature plasma focus as portable neutron source. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 17,(4), 045020.

Verma, R., Lee, P., Lee, S., Springham, S. V., Tan, T. L., Rawat, R. S., & Krishnan, M. (2008). Order of magnitude enhancement in neutron emission with deuterium-krypton admixture operation in miniature plasma focus device. Applied Physics Letters, 93,(10), 101501.

Talebitaher, A. R., Roshan, M. V., Verma, R., Lee, P., Rawat, R. S., Springham, S. V. (2008). Soft x-ray emission investigation in plasma focus device (NX2) with neon filling gas. Iranian Physical Journal, 2,(3), 38-41.

Hassan, M., Rawat, R. S., Lee, P, Hassan, S. M., Qayyum, A., Ahmed, R., Murtaza, G. & Zakaullah, M. (2008). Synthesis of nanocrystalline multiphase titanium carbide/a-C thin films by UNU/ICTP and NX2 plasma focus devices. Applied Physics A - Material Science and Processing, 90,(4), 669-677.

Karamat, S., Mahmood, S., Lin, J. J., Pan, Z. Y., Lee, P., Tan, T. L., Springham, S. V., Ramanujan, R. V., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Structural, optical and magnetic properties of (ZnO)(1-x)(MnO2)(x) thin films deposited at room temperature. Applied Surface Science, 254,(22), 7285-728.

Budakoti, G. C., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Enhancement in crystalline quality of LiNbO3 films by slow annealing at low temperatures. Journal of Crystal Growth, 310,(18), 4205-4208.

Ashraf, M., Gupta, C., Chollet, F., Springham, S. V., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Geometrical characterization techniques for microlens made by thermal reflow of photoresist cylinder. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 46,(), 711-720.

Khan, I. A., Hassan, M., Ahmad, R., Murtaza, G., Zakaullah, M., Rawat, R. S,& Lee, P. (2008). Synthesis of Zirconium Oxynitride (ZrON)nanocomposite films on zirconium substrate by dense plasma focus. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 22,(23), 3941-3955.

Khan, I. A., Hassan, M., Ahmad, R., Qayyum, A., Murtaza, G., Zakaullah, M. & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Nitridation of zirconium using energetic ions from plasma focus device. Thin Solid Films, 516,(23), 8255-8263.

Lee, S., Lee, P., Saw, S. H., & Rawat, R. S. (2008). Numerical Experiments on Plasma Focus Pinch Current Limitation. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 50,(6), 065012.

Latif, H, Rafique, M. S, Khaleeq-ur-Rahaman M. , Rawat, R. S., Sattar, A, Naseem, S, & Lee, P. (2008). Impact of laser produced X-rays on the surface of gold. Applied Surface Science, 254,(22), 7505-7511.

Lee, S., Saw, S. H., Lee, P. C. K., Rawat, R. S., & Schmidt, H. (2008). Computing Plasma Focus Pinch Current from Total Current Measurement. Applied Physics Letters, 92,(), 111501.

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