Dr. Raj Kumar - School of Physics and Material Science

Dr. Raj Kumar

Associate Professor

Specialization

Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Email

rajkumar@thapar.edu

Specialization

Theoretical Nuclear Physics

Email

rajkumar@thapar.edu

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RajKumarGupta5

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Google Scholar Profile	All	Since 2020
Citations	1514	848
h-index	21	16
i10-index	36	27

BIOGRAPHY:

I am presently engaged in the field of theoretical nuclear physics, focusing on fusion dynamics, alpha, proton, and cluster radioactivity, as well as nuclear decay processes. My research emphasizes the role of nuclear structure effects including deformation, shell closures, pairing effect, isospin effect, and halo/loosely bound propertieson reaction and decay mechanisms. I work extensively with various theoretical models such as coupled-channels calculations using phenomenological and microscopic nuclear potentials, the relativistic mean-field (RMF) theory, the Skyrme energy density formalism, the Dynamical Cluster-Decay Model (DCM), the Preformed Cluster-Decay Model (PCM), and the Coherent Density Fluctuation Model (CDFM). My group explores topics like sub-barrier fusion with exotic nuclei, nuclear incompressibility, and the synthesis of superheavy elements. We are also integrating machine-learning-assisted approaches to refine predictions in nuclear stability and reaction dynamics. These efforts contribute toward developing advanced nuclear models for systems near the drip lines, supporting experimental programs and opening up applications in nuclear energy and medical isotope production.

During my postdoctoral research, I developed a schematic model to investigate the role of break-up processes in sub-barrier fusion involving weakly bound halo nuclei. The study revealed that proton halo systems lead to a stronger fusion enhancement due to a more pronounced reduction in the Coulomb barrier. It also highlighted the importance of distinguishing between complete and incomplete fusion, showing their sensitivity to target properties. My PhD work laid the foundation for these investigations, focusing on heavy-ion reactions across various mass regions using the DCM and the ℓ-summed extended Wong model. These studies incorporated deformation and orientation effects, with nuclear proximity potentials derived from the semi-classical extended Thomas-Fermi model based on Skyrme energy density formalism. A major objective was to understand fusion hindrance through the barrier modification influenced by angular momentum, nuclear shapes, and density-dependent parameters. Together, my academic journey has been dedicated to advancing the theoretical understanding of nuclear reaction dynamics and structural effects, with relevance to both fundamental science and practical applications.

Postdoctoral Experience:

1. INFN and University of Padova, ITALY, (2013-2015).

2. Dr. D. S. Kothari Fellow, UGC, (2012-2013).

3. Research Associate, CSIR, (2011-12).

Teaching Experience:

Associate Professor, TIET, Patiala (Jul 2022 – Present)
Assistant Professor-III, TIET, Patiala (Jan 2019 – Jun 2022)
Assistant Professor-II, TIET, Patiala (May 2016 – Jan 2019)
Assistant Professor-I, AU, Bathinda (Jul 2015 – May 2016)

Research Projects & Grants:

Sr. No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Year of Sanction	Amount (in Lac INR)
1.	Theoretical investigation of nuclear structure effects on the heavy ion reactions	CRG, SERB, DST, Govt of India	2022	20.43
2.	Nuclear structure and reaction dynamics of exotic nuclei within effective field theory motivated relativistic mean-field approach	FOSTECT, Vietnam	2020	30
3.	Effect of nuclear density approximation and shell closure in the dynamics of heavy-ion induced reactions	DAE-BRNS, Govt. of India	2019	19.776
4.	Influence of structure effects in fusion-fission dynamics at low energies	Seed Money Project, TIET, Patiala.	2017	05.00
5.	Fusion-fission dynamics in low energy heavy ion reactions	Fast Track Young Scientist Award by SERB, DST, Govt of India	2016	27.28

Educational background:

Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (December 2011), under the supervision of Prof. (Late) Raj K. Gupta.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Nuclear Physics, INFN and University of Padova, Italy (2013–2015), under the supervision of Prof. (Late) Andrea Vitturi.

Awards, Recognitions & Service Roles:

Invited talk, Session chair:

Invited Talk titled: “Systematic study of fusion barrier characteristics using R3Y and DDR3Y effective nucleon-nucleon potentials” in the “3^rd Hybrid Mode International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics”, 2^nd -4^th March, 2023, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), India.
Invited Talk titled: “Fusion cross-section of superheavy nuclei with Z = 120” in the “Online International Conference on Recent Trends in Nuclear Physics”, 16^th -18^th February, 2022, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), India.
Invited Talk titled: “Effect of deformation and orientation in the nuclear fusion reactions” in the “International Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Nuclear Physics”, 15^th -20^th February, 2021, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), India.
Session Chair, INDO-French Seminar on ‘Mutifragmentation, collective flow and sub-threshold particle production in heavy ion reactions’, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, February 406, 2019.
Presented paper entitled “Barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reaction ⁶⁴Ni+¹⁰⁰Mo using Wong formula with Skyrme forces in semiclassical formalism”, INPC2010, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Oral Presentation in DAE Nuclear Physics Symposium at BHU (2014), Varanasi, India.
Seminar titled "Fusion-fission dynamics and related nuclear structure effects", December (2014), IIT-Ropar, India.
Seminar titled “Breakup and deformation effects in fusion reactions”, April (2015), Department of Physics and Astronomy, INFN, Padova, Italy.
Expert Lecture on “Quantum Computing in Engineering: A Revolutionary Impact”, 16th October 2024, CGC-CEC, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Expert Lecture on Ozone day titled, “Ozone through the lenses of Nuclear Sciences”, 18th September 2023, CGC-CEC, Mohali, Punjab, India.

Social Contributions:
Member Board of Studies (UG): MGC College, Fatehgarh (2021-2023).
Member Board of Studies (UG): Khalsa College, Patiala (2018-ongoing).
Member Board of Studies (BTech): CEC-CGC, Landran, Mohali (2025-).
Completed with Distinction, “New Direction Programme in Teaching & Learning” by Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in collaboration with TIET, Patiala, India, March 2018 to February 2019.

Awards and Honours:
Best Poster Award in the Show Case Event, “New Direction Programme in Teaching & Learning”, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in collaboration with TIET, Patiala, India; 09^th April 2019.
Fast Track Young Scientist Award (27.28 Lacs) by SERB, DST, Govt of India (2016); Title: ‘Fusion-fission dynamics in low energy heavy ion reactions’.
Postdoctoral Fellowship under International Mobility Program by INFN and University of Padova, Italy (2013) & (2014).
Dr. D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship, UGC- India (February-2012).
CSIR-UGC NET- [December 2010 (Rank-0036), June 2010 (Rank-0061).]
GATE (2007) qualified.
Prize for Oral Presentation in CHASCON2010, India.
Awarded open Senior Research Fellow by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi (2009).
Got DST’s International Travel Grant, under ITS-Scheme, for INPC2010, UBC, Vancouver, Canada; Acceptance from CSIR, New Delhi, for same.
Ph. D (O.C.E.T.) Panjab University, Chandigarh (2006) qualified.
Tritya Sopan of “Bharat Scouts and Guides”, Chandigarh, Punjab (1996).

Reviwer of International Journal:
Physical Review C, APS (Impact Factor 3.2)
Journal of Physics G, IOP (Impact Factor 3.4)
Physica Scripta, IOP (Impact Factor 2.6)
Pramana, Springer (Impact Factor 2.219)
Indian Journal of Physics, Springer (Impact Factor 1.6)
Nuclear Physics A, Elsevier (Impact Factor 2.5)
European Physics Journal A, Elsevier (Impact Factor 2.71)
Canadian Journal of Physics (Impact Factor 0.983)
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung A (Impact Factor 1.8)
Results in Physics, Elsevier (Impact Factor 2.147)
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
International Journal of Atomic and Nuclear Physics, VIBGYOR (Impact Factor 0.85)
The ARO-Scientific Journal of Koya University (Impact Factor 2.1)

Publications & Research Output: (95 Research Publications)

S. No.	Title of Paper	Author (s)	Details	Impact Factor
1.	Clusters in light, heavy, super-heavy and super-superheavy nuclei	R. K. Gupta, S. K. Arun, D. Singh, Raj Kumar, Niyti, S. K. Patra, P. Arumugam and B. K. Sharma	Int. J. Mod. Phys. E 17, 2244 (2008)	1.153
2.	Universal functions for nuclear proximity potential using the semiclassical approach of energy density formalism	R. K. Gupta, D. Singh, Raj Kumar and W. Griener	J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 36, 075104 (2009)	3.534
3.	Decay of ^118,122Ba^* compound nuclei formed in ^78,82Kr+⁴⁰Ca reactions using the dynamical cluster-decay model of preformed clusters	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	Phys. Rev. C 79, 034602 (2009)	3.715
4.	Dynamical Model for the Decay of Hot and Rotating Compound Nucleus	R. K. Gupta, D. Singh, S. K. Arun, Niyti and Raj Kumar	AIP Conf. Proc. 1098, pp.76-81 (2009)
5.	Collective clusterization in hot and rotating nuclei: Preformed-cluster based dynamical cluster-decay model	R.K. Gupta, S.K. Arun, Raj Kumar, and Niyti	Int. Rev. Phys. (IREPHY) 2, 369-384, December (2008)	6.39
6.	Fusion-evaporation cross-sections for the ⁶⁴Ni+¹⁰⁰Mo reaction using the dynamical cluster-decay model	S.K. Arun, Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 36, 085105 (2009)	3.534
7.	Angular momentum effects and barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reaction using the proximity potential in Wong formula	Raj Kumar, M. Bansal, S. K. Arun and R. K. Gupta	Phys. Rev. C 80, 034618 (2009)	3.715
8.	Dynamical cluster-decay model for fusion cross-sections below the Barrier	R. K. Gupta, S. K. Arun, Raj Kumar, and M. Bansal	Nucl. Phys. A 834, 176c (2010)	2.499
9.	Barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reaction ⁶⁴Ni+¹⁰⁰Mo using Wong formula with Skyrme forces in semiclassical formalism	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	J. Physics: Conf. Series 312, 082025 (2011)
10.	Fusion reaction cross-sections using the Wong model within Skyrme energy density based semiclassical extended Thomas Fermi approach	Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma, and R. K. Gupta	Nucl. Phys. A 870-871, 42 (2011)	2.499
11.	Clusters in ^18,20O and ²²Ne nuclei using the quantum mechanical fragmentation theory	M. Bansal, Raj Kumar, and R. K. Gupta	J. Physics: Conf. Ser. 321, 012046 (2011)
12.	Effect of isospin on fusion reaction cross-section using various nuclear proximity potentials with in the Wong model	Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 84, 044613 (2011)	3.715
13.	Fusion excitation functions of ¹³²Sn+⁶⁴Ni reaction using ℓ-summed Wong formula	D. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	AIP Conf. Proc. 1423, 126 (2012)
14.	Systematic study of the decay of ^118,122Ba^* formed in ^78,82Kr induced reactions at E_lab=5.5 MeV/nucleon	M. Kaur, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 85, 014609 (2012)	3.715
15.	Skyrme forces and the fusion-fission dynamics of ¹³²Sn+⁶⁴Ni→¹⁹⁶Pt^* reaction	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma and R. K. Gupta	Phys. Rev. C 85, 024615 (2012)	3.715

16.	Systematic study of various proximity potentials in ²⁰⁸Pb-daughter cluster radioactivity	Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 85, 054612 (2012)	3.715
17.	Dynamical cluster-decay model using various formulations of a proximity potential for compact non-coplanar nuclei: Application to the ⁶⁴Ni +¹⁰⁰Mo reaction	M. Bansal, S. Chopra, R. K. Gupta, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 86,034604 (2012)	3.715
18.	Decay of ²⁴¹Pu^* formed in ⁹Be+ ²³²Th around the Coulomb barrier using static and dynamic deformations	G. Sawhney, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 86, 034613 (2012)	3.715
19.	Cluster radioactivity using various versions of nuclear proximity potentials	Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 86, 044612 (2012)	3.715
20.	Sticking versus non-sticking moment of inertia: Application to the ⁹Be+²³²Th reaction	G. Sawhney, Raj Kumar, Rajni and M. K. Sharma	AIP Conf. Proc. 1524, 174 (2013)
21.	Entrance channel effects in the decay of ¹⁹⁰Pt* using radioactive Sn beams	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	AIP Conf. Proc. 1524, 209 (2013
22.	Reaction dynamics of Pt^* isotopes formed using stable and radioactive Sn beams	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 87, 044612 (2013)	3.715
23.	Fusion-evaporation residues and \alpha-decay chains of the superheavy element Z=115 formed in the ²⁴³Am + ⁴⁸Ca reaction using the dynamical cluster-decay model	Raj Kumar, K. Sandhu, M. K. Sharma, and R. K. Gupta	Phys. Rev. C, 87, 054610 (2013)	3.715
24.	Effect of deformation and orientation on interaction barrier and fusion cross-sections using various proximity potentials	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Nucl. Phys. A 915, 106 (2013)	2.499
25.	Formation and decay cross sections of ⁶⁶As^* formed in an exotic proton-halo ⁸B induced reaction	G. Kaur, D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Nucl. Phys.A 916, 260 (2013)	2.499
26.	Enhanced sub-barrier fusion for proton halo nuclei	Raj Kumar, J. A. Lay, and A. Vitturi	Phys. Rev. C 89, 027601 (2014)	3.715
27.	Study of the decay of ²⁹¹115^* formed in ⁴⁸Ca+²⁴³Am	Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma, K. Sandhu, and R. K. Gupta	EPJ Web of Conference 66, 3050 (2014)
28.	Entrance channel effect with stable and radioactive beams using dynamical cluster decay model	Raj Kumarand D. Jain	Nucl. Phys. A 929, 169 (2014)	2.499
29.	Formation and decay of ²⁰⁰Pb^* using different incoming channels	Rajni, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 90, 044604 (2014)	3.715
30.	Systematic analysis of hot Yb^* isotopes using energy density formalism	D. Jain, M. K. Sharma, Rajni, Raj Kumar, and R. K. Gupta	Eur. Phys. J. A 50, 155 (2014)	2.421
31.	The effect of proton halo on fusion reactions	J. A. Lay, Raj Kumar and A. Vitturi	J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 590, 012026 (2015)
32.	Nuclear fusion as a probe for octupole deformation in ²²⁴Ra	Raj Kumar, J. A. Lay, and A. Vitturi	Phys. Rev. C 92, 054604 (2015)	3.715
33.	Probing the role of Skyrme interactions on the fission dynamics of ⁶Li+²³⁸U reaction	I. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Eur. Phys. J. A 53, 140 (2017)	2.833
34.	Effect of deformation and orientation on spin orbit density dependent nuclear potential	R. Mittal, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	EPJ Web of Conference 163, 00038 (2017)
35.	Probing the effect of neutron excess on the dynamics of Hf compound system	I. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	AIP Conf. Proc. 1953, 140100 (2018)
36.	Decay of ^203,204Pb^* nuclei at energies across the Coulomb barrier using cluster emission approach	N. K. Virk, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Brazilian Journal of Physics 49, 119 (2018)	1.082
37.	Effect of different nuclear density approximations on fusion dynamics within Skyrme Energy Density Formalism	S. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K Sharma	Eur. Phys. J. A 54, 203 (2018)	2.481
38.	Role of shell and pairing correction in the dynamics of compound nuclei with A_CN=118-196 using collective clusterization approach	N. K. Virk, M. K. Sharma and Raj Kumar	Nucl. Phys. A 981, 89 (2018)	1.463
39.	Fusion cross-section for Ni-based reactions within the relativistic mean field formalism	M. Bhuyan and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 98, 054610 (2018)	3.13
40.	Relevance of different Skyrme forces in the dynamics of ^40,48Ca+⁹⁶Zr reactions	I. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Nucl. Phys. A 983, 276 (2018)	1.463
41.	Effect of nucleon-nucleon interaction on fusion cross-section within relativistic mean field formalism	M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar, and B. V. Carlson	J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1291, 012017 (2019)
42.	Fusion dynamics of compound nuclei with A_CN=166-202 investigated using the different projectiles on ¹⁵⁴Sm target	I. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Brazilian Journal of Physics 50, 64 (2020)	1.082
43.	Cluster radioactivity within the collective fragmentation approach using different mass tables and related deformations	N. K. Virk, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Eur. Phys. J. A 56, 35 (2020)	2.481
44.	Analysis of the barrier characteristics and related fusion properties using 2pF, 3pF and 3pG density functions	S. Jain, M. K Sharma, and Raj Kumar	Nucl. Phys. A 997, 121699 (2020)	1.463
45.	Effect of density and nucleon-nucleon potential on the fusion cross-section within the relativistic mean field formalism	M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar, S. Rana, D. Jain, S. K. Patra and B. V. Carlson	Phys. Rev. C 101, 044603(2020)	3.132

46.	Optimum orientations for octupole deformed nuclei in fusion configuration	S. Jain, M. K. Sharma, and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C (Rapid Comm.) 101, 051601(R)(2020)	3.132
47.	Impact of different hydrodynamical mass transfer approaches in the spontaneous fission of Cf isotopes	N. K. Virk, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Int. J. Mod. Phys. E 30, No.1, 2150001(2021)	1.036
48.	Fusion dynamics of ¹²C+¹²C reaction: An astrophysical interest within the relativistic mean-field approach	S. Rana, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	AstronomischeNachrichten, 342, 473-477 (2021)	1.064
49.	Comment on the work entitled: “Detail study of application of the relativistic mean-field effective NN forces for heavy-ion fusion within a dynamical model, (2021 J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 48 015101)”	M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar and S. K. Patra	J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.48, 088001 (2021)	2.41
50.	Structural and decay properties of nuclei appearing in the α-decay chains of ^{296,298,300,302,304}120 within the relativistic mean field formalism	N. Biswal, N. Jain, Raj Kumar, A. S. Pradeep and M. Bhuyan	Mod. Phys. Lett. A 36, 2150169 (2021)	2.066
51.	Fusion cross-section of the superheavy nuclei Z = 120 within the relativistic mean-field formalism	S. Rana, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	Phys. Rev. C 104, 024619 (2021)	3.296
52.	Fusion of spherical-octupole pairs of colliding nuclei for compact and elongated configurations	S. Jain, M. K. Sharma, and Raj Kumar	Chin. Phys. C, 46, 014602 (2021)	2.145
53.	Exploring the ground state bulk and decay properties of the nuclei in superheavy island	N. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	Nucl. Phys. A 1019, 122379 (2022)	1.7
54.	Divergence in the Relativistic Mean Field Formalism: A Case Study of the Ground State Properties of the Decay Chain of ^214,216,218U Isotopes	T. M. Joshua, N. Jain, Raj Kumar, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah and M. Bhuyan	Foundations (Open Access)-MDPI 2, 85-104 (2022)	2.04
55.	Investigation of octupole deformed fragments decaying from even-even isotopes of ^222-230Th	S. Jain, Raj Kumar, S. K. Patra and M. K Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 105, 034605 (2022)	3.296
56.	Fusion cross-section of α-induced reactions for heavy target nuclei	Raj Kumar, S. Rana, M. Bhuyan and P. Mohr	Phys. Rev. C 105, 044606 (2022)	3.296
57.	Cluster decay half-lives of ^112-122Ba isotopes from ground and intrinsic excited state using relativistic mean-field formalism	T. M. Joshua, M. Bhuyan, D. Jain, K. Anwar, N Abdullah and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 105, 044617 (2022)	3.296
58.	Systematic study of fusion barrier characteristics within the relativistic mean-field formalism	S. Rana, M. Bhuyanand Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 105, 054613 (2022)	3.296

59.

Relativistic mean-field treatment to the fusion cross-section of the reaction ¹²C+²⁰Ne using Hill-Wheeler and Morse transmission coefficients

S. Rana, T. M. Joshua, N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar, and S. K. Patra

In: Udgata, S.K., Sethi, S., Gao, XZ. (eds) Intelligent Systems. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 431. Springer, Singapore

60.	Relativistic R3Y Nucleon–Nucleon Potential: Decay Characteristics of ¹²⁴BaIsotope within the Preformed Cluster Decay Approach	T. M. Joshua, S. Rana, N. Jain, K. Anwar, M. Abdullah, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	In: Udgata, S.K., Sethi, S., Gao, XZ. (eds) Intelligent Systems. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 431. Springer, Singapore
61.	Isospin asymmetry properties in exotic nuclei: a signature of shell/sub-shell closure	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	1st International Symposium on Recent AdvancesInFundamental and Applied Sciences 1284 (2021), pp. 71, 343-347, ISBN 978-625-7086-40-0

62.	Investigation of Astrophysical S-Factor for ¹²C + ¹⁶O and ¹⁶O + ¹⁶O Reactions within the Relativistic Mean-Field Approach	S. Rana, N. Jain, T. M. Joshua, M. Bhuyan and Raj Kumar	ECS Trans. 107, 12451 (2022)
63.	Impact of Pear-Shaped Nuclei on Fusion Barrier and Synthesis of New Elements	S. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	ECS Trans. 107, 11633 (2022)
64.	Effect of Shapes Degrees of Freedom on the Fusion Cross-Sections of ¹⁶O + ¹⁵⁴Sm and ¹⁸O+¹⁴⁸Nd	N. Jain, S. Rana, T. M. Joshua, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	ECS Trans. 107, 12723 (2022)
65.	Systematic Analysis for Neck-Length and Q-Values on Cluster Decay from Ba Isotopes	T. M. Joshua, K. Anwar, S. Rana, N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, N. Abdullah, and Raj Kumar	ECS Trans. 107, 2893 (2022)
66.	Surface properties of neutron-rich Scandium and Titanium nuclei within the relativistic mean-field formalism	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	Chin. Phys. C,46, 084101 (2022)	2.145
67.	Systematic study of probable target-projectile combinations for the synthesis of Z = 120 isotopes using the Skyrme Energy Density Formalism	S. Kaur, M. K. Sharma, and Raj Kumar	Nucl. Phys. A 1027, 122491 (2022)	1.683
68.	Medium-dependent relativistic NN potential: Application to fusion dynamics	M. Bhuyan, S. Rana, Raj Kumar, S. K. Patra, B. V. Carlson	Phys. Rev. C 106, 044602(2022)	3.296

69.	Fusion dynamics of astrophysical reactions using different transmission coefficients	S. Rana, Raj Kumar, S. K. Patra and M. Bhuyan	Eur. Phys. J. A 58, 241 (2022)	3.131
70.	Systematic study of the eﬀect of individual rotational energy levels on the fusion cross-section of ¹⁶O-based reactions of range 480 < Z_PZ_T< 592	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan and Raj Kumar	Physica Scripta 98, 025303 (2022)	3.081

71.

Theoretical Investigation of α-decay Chains of Fm-isotopes

J. T. Majekodunmi, S. Rana, N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, K. Anwar, Raj Kumar and N. Abdullah,

Jour. of Nuclear Physics, Material Sciences, Radiation and Applications, 9(2), 131–136 (2022).

72.	α-particle clustering and half-lives of the newlydiscovered ^207,208Th decay chains,	J. T. Majekodunmi, Th. Y. T. Alsultan, K. Anwar, N. Badawi, D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Nucl. Phys. A 1034, 122652 (2023).
73.	Fusion dynamics of spherical and deformed projectiles with hexadecapole deformed target nuclei	H. Sharma, S. Jain, Amritpal, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Eur. Phys. J. A 59, 71 (2023)	3.131
74.	Preformation Probability and Kinematics of Clusters Emission yielding Pb-daughters	J. T. Majekodunmi, M. Bhuyan, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah and Raj Kumar	Chin. Phys. C 47, 074106 (2023)	2.944
75.	Quest for a universal cluster preformation formula: A new paradigm for estimating the cluster formation energy	J. T. Majekodunmi, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	European Physics Letters 143,24001 (2023)	1.8
76.	Rotational effect on α-particle radioactivity of even-even ^254,256Rf isotopes using various semi-empirical formulae	T. Y. Alsultan, J. T. Majekodunmi, Raj Kumar, B. T. Goh and M. Bhuyan	Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. 20, 6 (2023)	0.4

77.

Optimum orientation of compact and elongated hexadecapole deformed actinide targets: Application to synthesizing superheavy nuclei

H. Sharma, S. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma

Phys. Rev. C 108, 044613 (2023)

3.2

78.	Decay Properties of 253,255Rf Using the Relativistic Mean-Field Framework within the Preformed Cluster-Decay Model	J. T. Majekodunmia, N. Jain, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. 20, 6 (2023)	0.4
79.	Persistence of the N = 50 shell closure over the isotopic chains of Sc, Ti, V and Cr nuclei using relativistic energy density functional	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Mod. Phys. Lett. A 38, 24n25 2350114 (2023)	1.5

80.

Impact of nuclear rotation corrections on alpha decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei within 98<=Z<=120

Th. Y. T. Alsultan, J. T. Majekodunmi, Raj Kumar, B. T. Goh, and M. Bhuyan

Nucl. Phys. A 1041, 122784 (2024)

1.7

81.	Implementation of a microscopic nuclear potential in the coupled-channels calculations to study the fusion dynamics of oxygen-based reactions	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 109, 034617 (2024)	3.2
82.	Nuclear incompressibility and its enduring impact on fusion cross sections	S. Rana, M. Bhuyan, S. K. Patra, and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 109, 044613 (2024)	3.2
83.	Cluster decay dynamics of actinides yielding non-Pb-daughter within relativistic mean field formalism	J. T. Majekodunmi, M. Bhuyan, K. Anwar, Deepika Jain, and Raj Kumar	Eur. Phys. J. A 60, 101 (2024)	2.6
84.	Exploring the effect of positive Q -value neutron transfer in coupled-channels calculations using microscopic nuclear potentials	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, P. Mohr, and Raj Kumar	Phys. Rev. C 109, 064619 (2024)	3.2
85.	Effect of nuclear deformation and orientation about the symmetry axis of the target nucleus on heavy-ion fusion dynamics	S. Rana, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar, and B. V. Carlson	Phys. Rev. C 110, 024601 (2024)	3.2
86.	Relativistic energy density functional from momentum space to coordinate space within a coherent density fluctuation model	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	Europhys. Lett. 146, 14001 (2024)	1.8

87.

Relativistic Mean-Field Study of Alpha Decay in Superheavy Isotopes with 100 <=Z<=120

N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, and Raj Kumar

Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. 21, 852–864 (2024)

0.4

88.	Critical Impact of Isospin Asymmetry in Elucidating Magicity Across Isotonic Chains of Different Mass Regions Using Relativistic Energy Density Functional	P. K. Yadav, N. Biswal, R.N. Panda, S. Mishra, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Atoms 12, 62, (2024)	1.7
89.	Investigation of decay mechanisms and associated aspects of exotic Nobelium isotopes using the Skyrme energy density formalism	S. Kaur, R. Kumar, MK Sharma	Chinese Phys. C 49 034107 (2025)	3.6
90.	Exploring the role of low-lying intrinsic degrees of freedom and their impact on fusion cross- sections	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, and R. Kumar	Modern Physics Letters A, 40 2550069 (2025)	1.5
91.	Influence of effective interactions and nuclear densities on the dynamics of heavy-ion fusion	S. Rana, R. Kumar and M. Bhuyan	Phys. Rev. C 111, 054621 (2025)	3.2
92.	Collective impact of higher-order deformations of target nuclei on the fusion dynamics of heavy-ion induced reactions	Harshit Sharma, R. Kumar and Manoj K. Sharma	Chinese Phys. C 49 064110 (2025)	3.6
93.	Significance of the noncoplanar degree of freedom in heavy-ion-induced fusion reactions	Harshit Sharma, R. Kumar and Manoj K. Sharma	Phys. Rev. C 111, 034617 (2025)	3.2

94.

Exploring the Systematics of Cluster Decay Half-Lives in Heavy Actinides Within the Range 234<=Z<=252

Joshua Tolulope Majekodunmi, Khairul Anwar Mohamad Khazali, Mrutunjaya Bhuyan, Nooraihan Abdullah, R. Kumar, Wasiu Akanni Yahya, Isaiah Ochala

Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology 49(1), 183-193 (2025)

95.

Exploring cluster radioactivity and decay half-lives using different nuclear densities and approaches

Deepika Jain, Nishu Jain, and R. Kumar

Phys. Rev. C 111, 044600 (2025)

3.2

Contributions to International Conferences, Symposia & Workshops etc.: 35

S. No.	Title of Paper	Author (s)	Conferences, Symposia & Workshops
1.	Clusters in light, heavy, super-heavy and super-superheavy nuclei	R.K. Gupta, S.K. Arun, D. Singh, Raj Kumar, Niyti, S. K. Patra, P. Arumugam and B. K. Sharma	Workshop on “State of the Art in Nuclear Cluster Physics” (SOTANCP1), May 13-16, 2008, Strasbourg (France)
2.	Angular momentum effects as additional repulsion in proximity potential for capture cross sections of ⁴⁸Ca+²³⁸U	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	2^nd Int. conf. on Current Problems of Nuclear Physics & Atomic Energy, June 09-15, 2008, Kyiv (Ukraine)
3.	Isospin effects in decay of ^116-122Ba^* nuclei	R. K. Gupta, D. Singh,S. K. Arunand Raj Kumar	5^th International conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic masses (ENAM08), Sept 07-13, 2008, Ryn (Poland)
4.	Dynamical Model for the decay of hot and rotating compound nucleus	R. K. Gupta, D. Singh, Raj Kumar and N. Sharma	International Conference on New Aspects of Heavy Ion Collisions Near the Coulomb Barrier (FUSION08), September 22-26, 2008, Chicago (USA)
5.	Barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reactions and the dynamical cluster-decay model	R. K. Gupta, Raj Kumar and S. K. Arun	International nuclear physics conference on “Nuclear Structure and Dynamics”, May 4 - 8, 2009, Dubrovnik(Croatia)
6.	Dynamical cluster-decay model for fusion cross-sections below the barrier	R. K. Gupta, S. K. Arun, Raj Kumar and M. Bansal	10^th International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2009), August 16-21, 2009, Beijing (China)
7.	Semi-classical extended Thomas Fermi model and sudden- or frozen-density approximation used in the Wong formula	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., Dec 8-12, 2009, 54, 288, BARC, Mumbai (India)
8.	Barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reaction ⁶⁴Ni+¹⁰⁰Mo using Wong formula with Skyrme forces in semiclassical formalism	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	The Int. Nuclear Physics Conf. 2010 (INPC2010), July 4-9, 2010, UBC, Vancouver (Canada)
9.	Dynamical Cluster-decay Model applied to barrier modification effects in decayof compound nuclei, and shell stability in super heavy region	R. K. Gupta, Niyti, Raj Kumar, M. Bansal	2^nd Workshop on “State of the Art in Nuclear ClusterPhysics” (SOTANCP2), May 25-28, 2010, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
10.	Clusters in ^18,20O and ²²Ne nuclei using quantum mechanical fragmentation theory	M. Bansal, Raj Kumar, and R. K. Gupta	International EFES-IN2P3 conference, February 15-18, 2011, Institut HenriPoincare, Paris (France).
11.	Dependence of Proximity barrier in low energy heavy ion reactions on temperature and atomic mass of compound nucleus using dynamical cluster- decay model	Raj Kumar, M. Bansal and R. K. Gupta	5^th International Conference FUSION11, May 2-6, 2011, GANIL, Saint-Malo (France), Abstract book Page 48
12.	Fusion excitation functions of ¹³²Sn+⁶⁴Ni reaction using ℓ-summed Wong formula	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	IX Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications (LASNPA2011), 18-22 July 2011, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito (Ecuador)
13.	Effect of isospin on fusion hindrance phenomena in Ni and Ca-induced reactions using various proximity potentials with in the Wong model	Raj Kumar	International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2012) May 27-June 1, 2012, San Antonio, Texas, (USA).
14.	Study of the decay of ²⁹¹115^* formed in ⁴⁸Ca+²⁴³Am	Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma, K. Sandhu, and R. K. Gupta	International Nuclear Physics Conf. (INPC2013), June 2-7, 2013, Firenze (Italy), NR 109
15.	Impact of radioactive beams in reaction dynamics of compound nuclear systems	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	International Conference on emerging trends in Physics for Environmental (ETPEMM-12), 17^th to 19^th December (2012), Department of Physics, Punjabi University, Patiala, Proceeding Page93
16.	Entrance channel effect using stable and radioactive Sn-beams	Raj Kumar and D. Jain	X^th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, Universidad de la República Montevideo,Uruguay, Proceeding Page9, 1^st to 6^th December (2013).
17.	Entrance channel effect in the formation of ²⁰⁰Pb^*	Rajni, D. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 2^nd to 6^nd Dec (2013), BARC, Mumbai (India) 58, P118.
18.	Role of spin-orbit interaction and Skyrme forces in Ni-induced reactions	D. Jain, M. K. Sharma, Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 2^nd to 6^nd Dec (2013), BARC, Mumbai (India) 58, P120
19.	Effect of deformations and orientations on spin density dependent term	Rajni, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	International Conference on heavy ion collision at near barrier energies (FUSION17), 20^th to 24^th February (2017), Tasmania, Australia
20.	Relativistic mean field treatment for the fusion cross-section of Ni-based reaction systems	M. Bhuyan and Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 10^th to 14^th Dec (2018), BARC, Mumbai (India) 63, B65
21.	Relative relevance of Skyrme forces in reference to barrier characteristics of deformed nuclei	S. Jain, V. Parmar, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 10^th to 14^th Dec (2018), BARC, Mumbai (India) 63, B102
22.	Decay analysis of ¹²C+¹⁶O reaction using the generalized GSkISkyrme interaction at stellar energies	I. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 10^th to 14^th Dec (2018), BARC, Mumbai (India) 63, B112
23.	Nuclear mass transfer in the decay of Plutonium isotopes	N. K. Virk, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 10^th to 14^th Dec (2018), BARC, Mumbai (India) 63, B186
24.	Study of cluster emission process in view of different binding energy sets	N. K Virk, M. K Sharma, and Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 23^rd to 27^th Dec (2019), University of Lucknow (India) 64, A108
25.	Study of fusion hindrance via cold configuration within SIII Skyrme force	Shivani Jain, Raj Kumar, and Manoj Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 23^rd to 27^th Dec (2019), University of Lucknow (India) 64, B407
26.	Effect of shell corrections on the spontaneous fission using the quantum mechanical fragmentation theory	Shivangi Bhatia, Navjot Kaur Virk, and Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 23^rd to 27^th Dec (2019), University of Lucknow (India) 64, B421
27.	Fusion dynamics of heavy and superheavy nuclei within the relativistic mean field formalism	M. Bhuyan, D. Jain, S. K. Patra, and Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 23^rd to 27^th Dec (2019), University of Lucknow (India) 64, B429
28.	Formation of heavy and superheavy nuclei within the relativistic mean field approach	S. Rana, Raj Kumar and M. Bhuyan	IWARA2020
29.	Isospin asymmetry properties in exotic nuclei: A signature of shell/sub-shell closure	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	1^st International symposium on recent advances in fundamental and applied sciences (IFFAS- 2021), P 343
30.	Signature of hexadecapole deformation in the synthesis of superheavy elements via hot and cold fusion processes	S. Jain, H. Sharma, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	Zakopane Conference on Nuclear Physics 2022, "Extremes of the Nuclear Landscape", P15, August 28^th - September 4^th, 2022, Zakopane, Poland
31.	Effect of low lying vibrational and rotational energy levels on the fusion cross-sections	Nishu Jain, M. Bhuyan and Raj Kumar	Presented poster Presentation in 28th International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC2022), Cape Town, South Africa, 11 to 16 September 2022
32.	Compactness of hexadecapole deformed actinides in the synthesis and decay products of superheavy nuclear systems	H. Sharma, S. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Accepted for poster presentation in FUSION23, Nov. 19-24 in Shizuoka, Japan
33.	Nuclear incompressibility of Sn-isotopes and its impact on nuclear fusion dynamics	S. Rana, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar	Accepted for poster presentation in FUSION23, Nov. 19-24 in Shizuoka, Japan
34.	Exploration of decay mechanisms and associated aspects of Z = 102 Nobelium nucleus	Shubhpreet Kaur, Raj Kumar, Manoj K. Sharma	Presented Oral presentation in 14th International Conference on Nucleus-nucleus Collisions (NN2024) Whistler, BC Canada August 18th to 23rd, 2024
35.	A new paradigm in the consistent extraction of nuclear symmetry energy and related properties using the relativistic application of coherent density fluctuation model	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	Presented Oral and Poster in NUSYM 2024, XIIth International Symposium on Nuclear Symmetry Energy, Sep 9-14 in Caen, France

Contributions to National Conferences, Symposia & Workshops etc.:66

S. No.	Title of Paper	Author (s)	Conferences, Symposia & Workshops
1.	A non-statistical dynamical description of the hot and rotating compound nucleus	D. Singh, M. Manhas, S.K.Arun, Raj Kumar, N. Sharma and R. K. Gupta	1^st Chandigarh Science Congress, 2007, p 225, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India).
2.	Fusion cross-sections for ⁶⁴Ni+⁶⁴Ni reaction at sub-barrier energies using the semiclassical formulationof Skyrme energy density functional	Raj Kumar, D. Singh and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 51, 405, 2007, Sambalpur University, Burla, Orissa (India).
3.	Reaction dynamics of light, heavy and super heavy nuclei using dynamical cluster-decay model	M. Manhas, D. Singh, S. K. Arun, Raj Kumar, Niyti, and R. K. Gupta	11^th Punjab Science congress, Feb 7-9, 2008, BC-27, p 30, Thapar University, Patiala (India).
4.	Role of moment of inertia and of limiting angular momentum in heavy ion collisions	Raj Kumar, D. Singh, N. Sharma and R. K. Gupta	2^nd Chandigarh Science Congress, 2008, Panjab University, Chd. (India)
5.	Effects of exchange terms on nucleus-nucleus interaction potential in semi-classical extended Thomas Fermi model	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., Dec 22-26, 2008, 53, 487, IIT, Roorke, Uttarakhand (India).
6.	Sudden- or Frozen-density approximation in Semi-classical extended Thomas Fermi model for Wong formula used in ⁶⁴Ni+⁶⁴Ni reaction	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	INS National Seminar on “Nuclear Technology for Sustainable Development”, October 10-11, 2009, Thapar University, Patiala (India)
7.	Dynamical cluster-decay model vs. Wong formula for the decay of hot and rotating compound nuclei	Raj Kumar, Niyti, M. Bansal, and R. K. Gupta	National Theme Workshop on Nuclear Reaction Mechanism, March 17-19, 2010, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India).
8.	Dynamical cluster-decay model for the decay of hot and rotating compound nuclei	Raj Kumar, Niyti, M. Bansal, and R. K. Gupta	4^th Chandigarh Science Congress, March 19-20, 2010, p-207, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India).
9.	Skyrme-force dependence of fusion cross-sections using Wong formula in semiclassical formalism	Raj Kumar and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., Dec 20-24, 2010, 55, B79, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan (India)
10.	Barrier modification in sub-barrier fusion reactions using Dynamical cluster decay and extended-Wong models	Raj Kumar, M. Bansal, and R. K. Gupta	5^th Chandigarh Science Congress, 2011, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India).
11.	Decay of ¹⁹⁶Pt* formed by radioactive beam of ¹³²Sn using dynamical cluster-decay model	D. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	2^nd National Conference on Advanced Materials and Radiation Physics (AMRP-2011), November 4-5, 2011, RP-O-08, SLIET, Logowal, Punjab (India).
12.	Decay of ²⁴¹Pu* formed in the collision of loosely bound 9Be with radioactive target ²³²Th	G. Sawhney, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	2^nd National Conference on Advanced Materials and Radiation Physics (AMRP-2011), November 4-5, 2011, RP-P-17, SLIET, Logowal, Punjab (India).
13.	Decay of ^118,122Ba formed in ^78,82Kr + ⁴⁰Ca reactions at beam energy 5.5 MeV/A	M.Kaur, RajKumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, B31, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India)
14.	Decay of ¹³²Sn+⁶⁴Ni→¹⁹⁶Pt^* using Skyrme energy density formalism in dynamical cluster-decay model	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, B30, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India).
15.	Comparative study of different nuclear potentials in fusion of ⁴⁸Ca+⁹⁶Zr above and below the Coulomb barrier	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, B49, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India).
16.	Dynamics of heavy ion reactions using the energy density formalism	Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, T4, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India).
17.	Effect of isospin on fusion reaction cross-section using various nuclear proximity potentials	Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, A88, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India).
18.	Temperature-dependence in Seeger's liquid drop energy and the dynamical cluster-decay model	B. B. Singh, M. K. Sharma, Raj Kumar, M. Bansal, and R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 26^th to 30^th Dec (2011), 56, B52, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, A. P. (India).
19.	²⁰⁸Pb-daughter cluster radioactivity using various proximity potentials	Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 3^rd to 7^th Dec (2012), 57, B66, University of Delhi, New Delhi- 110007 (India).
20.	Cluster radioactivity using different types of nuclear proximity potentials	Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 3^rd to 7^th Dec (2012), 57, B67, University of Delhi, New Delhi- 110007 (India).
21.	Effect of static and dynamic deformations in the decay of ²⁴¹Pu nucleus	G. Sawhney, Raj Kumar and M. K, Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 3^rd to 7^th Dec (2012), 57, B59, University of Delhi, New Delhi- 110007 (India).
22.	Fusion excitation functions of 66As* formed in 8B + 58Ni reaction at near barrier energies	G. Kaur, D. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 3^rd to 7^th Dec (2012), 57, B57, University of Delhi, New Delhi- 110007 (India).
23.	Deformation effects on fusion cross-sections using various proximity potentials	D. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 3^rd to 7^th Dec (2012), 57, B58, University of Delhi, New Delhi- 110007 (India).
24.	Decay of ²⁰⁰Pb^* formed in ³⁰Si+¹⁷⁰Er reaction	Rajni, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	16^th Punjab Science Congress, 07^th to 09^th February (2013), Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, paper no. COP-06
25.	Fusion enhancement with loosely bound nuclei on different targets	Raj Kumar, J.A. Lay, andA. Vitturi	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 8 to 12 Dec (2014), 59, B294, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
26.	Average total kinetic energy for different Pb isotopes using fragmentation theory	Raj Kumar, Rajni, M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 8 to 12 Dec (2014), 59, B492, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
27.	Study of barrier modification using Hill-Wheeler and WKB approximations in Wong model	D. Jain, M. K. Sharma, Rajni, Raj Kumar, R. K. Gupta	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 8 to 12 Dec (2014), 59, B498, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
28.	Octupole deformation in nuclear fusion	Raj Kumar, J. A. Lay, A. Vitturi	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 7 to 11 Dec (2015), 60, B92, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam-515134, AP, India
29.	Impact of double spin component within the energy density formalism	Rajni, D. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 5^th to 9^th Dec (2016), 61, B121, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata, India
30.	Comparative analysis of Skyrme interactions in the decay of 136Nd^* nucleus	I. Sharma, RajKumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 5^th to 9^th Dec (2016), 61, B64, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata, India
31.	Dynamics of ⁶Li+¹⁹⁷Au reaction across the Coulomb barrier	N. K. Virk, Raj Kumar, Manoj K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 20^th to 24^th Dec (2017), 62, B27, Thapar Institute of Engg. & Tech. (TIET), Patiala, India
32.	Comparative analysis of various density approximations within the Energy Density Formalism	S. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 20^th to 24^th Dec (2017), 62, B107, Thapar Institute of Engg. & Tech. (TIET), Patiala, India
33.	Effect of incident channel properties on the fusion dynamics	I. Sharma, Rajni, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., 20^th to 24^th Dec (2017), 62, B121, Thapar Institute of Engg. & Tech. (TIET), Patiala, India
34.	Impact of octupole deformation on the fusion barrier of 48Ca+232,280Rn reactions	S. Jain, Raj Kumar and M. K. Sharma	Proceedings of the Centenary Celebration Conference on Nuclear Structure & Nuclear Reactions,page 26, A.M.U. Aligarh, March 02-04, 2020
35.	Influence of magicity on cluster decay half-lives of ¹¹²⁻¹¹⁸Ba isotopes	T.M. Joshua, N. Jain, Shilpa Rana, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys. A26, 74 (2021).
36.	Effect on symmetry energy at shell/sub-shell closure within relativistic mean-field formalism	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., A32, 86 (2021)
37.	The α-decay half-lives of superheavy nuclei using different semi-empirical mass formulae	N. Jain, S. Rana, T.M. Joshua, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., A75, 172 (2021)
38.	Fusion barrier characteristics of odd-odd, odd-even, and even-even systems using the relativistic mean-field approach	S. Rana, N Jain, T M Joshua, M Bhuyan, Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., B23, 249 (2021)
39.	Mass and charge dispersion of 224,230Th nuclei using Skyrme Energy Density Formalism within the collective clusterization approach	S. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., B72, 347 (2021)
40.	Study of probable target-projectile combinations for the synthesis of 304120 using the Skyrme energy density formalism	S. Kaur, M. K. Sharma, and Raj Kumar	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., B96, 395 (2021)
41.	Theoretical estimate of a realistic preformation probability in the cluster decay process	Joshua T. Majekodunmi, Raj Kumar, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah, M. Bhuyan	DAE-BRNS Symp. on Nucl. Phys., Vol. 66, A18, 88, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022
42.	Probable shell and sub-shell closure in 253Rf decay chain	J. T Majekodunmi, T. Y. T. Alsultan, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah, Raj Kumar, D. Jain, M Bhuyan	Vol. 66, A68,188., Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022
43.	Study of nuclear symmetry energy using relativistic energy density functional approach	P. K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	Vol. 66, A93, 238, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
44.	Optimized fitting procedure to estimate nuclear matter properties within the relativistic mean-field formalism	Praveen K. Yadav, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	Vol. 66, A94, 240, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022
45.	Systematic analysis of α-decay of the superheavy elements using different semi-empirical mass formulae	N. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	Vol. 66, A141, 334, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam during December 01-05, 2022
46.	Effect of nuclear density distributions on the fusion dynamics of 48Ca-induced reactions	P. K. Barik, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar	Vol. 66, B55, 453, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
47.	Influence of elongated and compact hexadecapole deformed nuclear configurations on the fusion dynamics	H. Sharma, S. Jain, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	Vol. B61, 465, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
48.	Study of fusion dynamics for 64Ni+124,132Sn and 64Ni+208Pb reactions within the relativistic mean-field formalism	S. Rana, Raj Kumar, M. Bhuyan	Vol. B68, 479, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
49.	Investigation of 18O+182W fusion reactions using microscopic nuclear potential with in the channel coupling approach	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar	Vol. B87, 517, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
50.	Investigation of decay properties of 248No formed via 40Ca+208Pb reaction at above barrier energies	S. Kaur, Raj Kumar, M. K. Sharma	Vol. B102, 547, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
51.	Fusion cross-section using density-dependent relativistic R3Y effective nucleon-nucleon interaction	S. Rana, Raj Kumar, S. K. Patra, B. V. Carlson, M. Bhuyan	Vol. B103, 549, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
52.	Validity of Hill-Wheeler and WKB transmission coefficients at astrophysical energies	S. Rana, M. Bhuyan, Raj Kumar	Vol. B172, 687, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, December 01-05, 2022.
53.	Exploring heavy-ion fusion mechanism at stellar energies	Shilpa Rana, M. Bhuyan, R. Kumar	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 673 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
54.	Introduction of nuclear deformations in the interaction potential from the relativistic mean field approach	Shilpa Rana, M. Bhuyan, and R. Kumar	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 375 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
55.	Influence of sign and magnitude of hexadecapole deformation on compact and elongated orientations of lanthanide and actinide nuclei	Harshit Sharma, R. Kumar, and Manoj K. Sharma	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 707 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
56.	Lifetime estimation of fusion-fission and quasi fission processes for Nobelium isotopes	Shubhpreet Kaur, R. Kumar, Manoj K. Sharma	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 677 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
57.	α-decay half-lives of 207,208Th decay chains using the newly derived DD-R3Y NN Potential	Joshua T. Majekodunmi, Theeb Y. T. Alsultan, R. Kumar, K. Anwar, N. Abdullah, and M. Bhuyan	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 281 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
58.	Surface properties of Exotic Nuclei: An indicator of Shell Closure	P. K. Yadav, R. Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 199 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
59.	A new approach for volume and surface symmetry energy of finite nuclear system within relativistic density functional	P. K. Yadav, R. Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 243 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
60.	Effect of low lying vibrational and rotational energy levels on the fusion cross-sections	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan, and R. Kumar	J. Phys.: Conf. Series 2586, 012036 (2023)
61.	Effect of different intrinsic degrees of freedom on the nuclear fusion using microscopic nuclear potential	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan and R. Kumar	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 67, 643 (2023), Indore (India) December 09-13, 2023.
62.	Study of surface properties of neutron stars using coherent density fluctuation model	Praveen Kumar Yadav, R. Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 68, 89 (2024), Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) December 07-11, 2024.
63.	Role of different NN potentials and densities in the description of heavy-ion fusion	Shilpa Rana, R. Kumar, and M. Bhuyan	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 68, 539 (2024), Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) December 07-11, 2024.
64.	Effect of microscopic nuclear potential on sub-barrier fusion cross-section for 30Si+140Ce reaction	N. Jain, M. Bhuyan,and R. Kumar	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 68, 609 (2024), Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) December 07-11, 2024.
65.	Influence of non-coplanar orientation on fusion barrier characteristics of heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions	Harshit Sharma, R. Kumar, and Manoj K. Sharma	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 68, 721 (2024), Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) December 07-11, 2024.
66.	Theoretical investigation of fusion cross sections of 256No nucleus using Skyrme energy density formalism	Shubhpreet Kaur, R. Kumar, and Manoj K. Sharma	Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 68, 557 (2024), Institute of Technology Roorkee, (India) December 07-11, 2024.

M. Sc. Thesis Supervision : (12 M.Sc. Thesis Supervised)

(Completed)

S. No.	Registration No.	Name of Student	Title of Thesis	Supervisor(s)	Date of Completion
1.	301504021	Mehak Sharma	Investigation of different target-projectile combinations for the synthesis of Z=120 element	Raj Kumar	2017
2.	301504008	Arpita	Testing of proximity potentials in different mass regions	Raj Kumar	2017
3.	301604019	Anurag	Role of shell correction energy in the decay dynamics of ¹⁶⁴Yb^* within the collective clusterization approach	Raj Kumar	2018
4.	301604019	Jivea	Effect of octupole deformation and associated orientation on fusion dynamics of ¹⁶O+¹⁴⁴Ba, ²²⁴Rn, ²²⁴Ra, ²²⁴Th, and ²²⁴U reactions	Raj Kumar	2018
5.	301704030	Shivangi Bhatia	Effect of shell correction on the decay pattern and half life time for spontaneous fission within the collective clusterization approach	Raj Kumar	2019
6.	301704018	Manpreet Kaur	Fusion cross-sections using different nuclear proximity potentials and radii at low energy	Raj Kumar	2019
7.	301804012	Nishu Jain	Effect of low-lying rotational energy levels on fusion cross-section	Raj Kumar	2020
8.	301804021	Shreya	Study of dependence of RAM pressure on the orbital parameters of galaxies	Raj Kumar	2020
9.	301904013	Praveen Kumar	Surface properties of exotic isotopic chains using relativistic mean-field formalism	Raj Kumar	2021
10.	301904004	Harshit Sharma	Study of fusion reactions using different proximity potentials with deformation up to hexadecapole	Raj Kumar	2021
11.	302004013	Sonia	Relevance of targets near and away from N=Z line in the16O-induced fusion reactions	Raj Kumar	2022
12.	302104005	Pranjal Chaturvedi	Time Series Analysis of Fermi-LAT Blazars	Raj Kumar, Co-supervisor: Dr. Krishna Kumar Singh, SO (F), BARC	2023

PhD Thesis Supervision : (3 Completed, 4 Ongoing)

S. No.	Registration No.	Name of Student	Title of Thesis	Supervisor(s)	Year
1.	901212004	Navjot Kaur	Decay of compound nuclei with A~100-200 and related stability aspects	Raj Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sharma	2016-2021
2.	901612016	Shivani Jain	A study of exotic compound nuclear systems and spontaneous cluster emission using Skyrme Energy Density Formalism	Raj Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sharma	2016-2022
3.	901912012	Shilpa Rana	Dynamics of nuclear fusion reactions within the relativistic effective interaction	Raj Kumar, Mrutunjaya Bhuyan	2020-2025
4.	901912013	Shubhpreet Kaur	Relevance of semi-microscopic nuclear potential and associated deformation effects in the dynamics of superheavy nuclei	Raj Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sharma	2020-ongoing
5.	902012007	Nishu Jain	Systematic study of the nuclear reaction dynamics and related structure effects at low energies	Raj Kumar, Mrutunjaya Bhuyan
6.	902112007	Harshit Sharma	Role of higher order deformations and associated orientations in fusion-fission dynamics	Raj Kumar, Manoj Kumar Sharma
7.	902112017	Praveen Kumar Yadav	Surface properties of exotic nuclei at local density within the relativistic mean-field formalism	Raj Kumar, Mrutunjaya Bhuyan

COURSES TAUGHT AT UG, PG AND PhD LEVEL

S. No.	Subject Code	Subject Name	Level	Credits
1.	NPH304	Physics by Numerical Analysis	TSLAS	3.5
2.	UPH004	Applied Physics	UG 1^st Year	4.5
3.	UPH013	Physics	UG 1^st Year	4.5
4.	PPH103	Quantum Mechanics	PG 1^st Year	3.5
5.	UPH002	Nuclear Power Engineering	UG	3.5
6.	PPH109	Computational Methods in Physics	PG 1^st Year	3.0
7.	PPH107	Physics Lab II	PG 1^st Year	3
8.	PPH302	Nuclear Physics	PG 1^st Year	3.5
9.	PPH211	Physics Lab III	PG 1^st Year	2
10.	PPH324	Reactor Physics	PG 2^st Year	3.5
11.	PPH435	Radiation Technology	PG 2^st Year	3.5
12.	DPH203	Nuclear And Particle Physics	PhD 1^st Year	3.5
13.	DPH302	Computational Physics	PhD 1^st Year	3.5

Collaborators:

(a) Dr. Mrutunjaya Bhuyan,

Institute of Physics,

Sachivalaya Marg,

Bhubaneshwar-751005

Email: bunuphy@yahoo.com

(b) Prof. Peter Mohr

HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), H-4001 Debrecen, Hungary

INSPIRE ID: INSPIRE-00108379
Klingenaecker 28

D-74523 Schwaebisch Hall
phone : +49-7907-942151 / fax : +49-7907-9435953
email : mohr@atomki.hu; WidmaierMohr@t-online.de

(c) Prof. B. V. Carlson

Institute Tecnologico de Aeroneutica, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, 1222900, Brazil

Email: brettvc@thapar.edu

INSPIRE ID: INSPIRE-00569690

Specialization

Email

Theoretical investigation of nuclear structure effects on the heavy ion reactions