P.G.Department of Physics

1. Name of the University: Sambalpur University, Orissa

2. Name of the Department: P.G. Department of Physics

3. Year of establishment: 1969

4. Date of Visit:

5. No of students who applied and got admission in various courses in last 3 years:

YEAR	P.G		M.Phil.		Ph.D.
YEAR	applied	admitted	applied	admitted	applied	Admitted*
2004-05	99	42	16	08	10	6
2005-06	62	33	23	10	7	5
2006-07	93	40	33	15	9	6

* - Not all admitted students have registered for Ph.D.

6. When was the syllabus last revised by the Department? 2006

7. (A).Non teaching Staff:

Name	designation	Pay scale	qualification	Nature of duty	Whether SC or ST
G. R. Kheti	Sr. Asst.	6800	P.U	Office works
R.K. Patra	Store. Asst.	6350	M.SC	Store keeper
P. Sika	Peon	2610	XI	peon	SC
N. Bhoi	Lab. Attendant	3650	IX	Lab attendant
B. Nayak	Lab. Attendant	3650	VII	Lab attendant
Sahadev Sahu	Lab. Attendant	3650	VII	Lab attendant
S. K. Nayak	Lab. Attendant	3440	VII	Lab attendant
Saroj K Pradhan	Lab. Attendant	3440	BA	Lab attendant
Birakishore Mohananda	sweeper	2610	VII	sweeper	SC

(B) Demonstrators

Name	designation	Pay scale	qualification	Nature of duty	Whether SC or ST
D. R. Dash	Demonstartor	8150	M.Sc	Lab. Works
S.P. Pandey	Demonstartor	7250	M.Sc	Lab Works
S. Sahu	Demonstartor	7250	M.Sc	Lab Works
K.C. Patjoshi	Demonstartor	7100	M.Sc	Lab Works
J. Bag	Demonstartor	6950	B.Sc	Lab Works	SC

8. Teaching Staff:

Name	Designation	qualification	Teaching load In clock hours/wk		No of research Students working		Number of Publications (in last 5 years)				No of refresher course attended				Con. Symp. attended			Whether SC/ST/OBC
							Int		Na		OP		RC		Na		Int
Prof. B.P. Mahapatra	Professor	Ph.D.	14		2		2		3						3		2
Prof. P. Nayak	Professor (CAS)	M.Phil., Ph.D	16		4		9		11						5		2
Prof. G. N. Dash	Professor (CAS)	M.Phil., Ph.D	16		3		8		15						5		2
Dr. K.C. Panda	Reader	Ph.D.	Presently data not available
Dr. T.R. Routray	Reader (CAS)	M.Phil., Ph.D	18	3		3		11						5		2
Dr. A.K. Rath	Reader (CAS)	M.Phil. Ph.D	20	0		4		13		1				5		2
Dr. S. N. Nayak	Lecturer	M.Phil., Ph.D	22	0		1		3		1		1		5		2

9. Building

Total area of the Department: 2100 sq meter

Total Laboratory area of the Department: 600 sq meters

10. Books and Journal

No of books on the subject

National Journal

subscribed

International Journal

subscribed

Central Lib

Dept. Lib

Cent. Lib

Dept. Lib

Cent. Lib

Dept. Lib

6191

1501

Nil

Name of Journals

International Journal:

1. American Journal of Physics

2. Physical Review Letter

National Journals:

1. Indian Journal of Radio and space Physics

2. Indian Journal of Physics

3. Pramanna

4. Resonance, Journal of science and electronics

5. Indian Journal of Pure and applied Physics.

11. Equipments:

i) Name of the equipments in the Department worth Rs. One Lakhs and above along with the cost

· Gamma ray Spectrometer 1.5 Lakhs

· Multichannel Analyser 1.4 Lakhs

· Superconductivity Instruments 1.4 Lakhs

· Central Computer Facility 15 Lakhs

· Beta ray spectrometer 1.08 Lakhs

ii) Names of equipments purchased in the Xth Plan worth Rs. One Lakh and above

· Multichannel Analyser 1.4 Lakhs

· Superconductivity Instruments 1.4 Lakhs

· LCD projector with visualize 1.3 Lakhs

· Computer/audio visual Assets 6.0 Lakhs

iii) Percent Utilization of equipments: 100%

iv) Whether the equipments is also used by other Departments/colleges/other outside agencies

· UGC Academic Staff College, Sambalpur University

12. Whether all teachers are provided with room/cubical with necessary furniture:

Yes. All teachers are provided independent rooms with adequate furniture:

13. Whether the Department is identified by UGC as (DRS/DAS/CAS): if yes, since when & level:

The department has applied for DRS this year.

14. Whether Department has organized any National/ International Seminar/symposia/workshop etc during xth Plan:

52^nd DAE Symposium in Nuclear Physics, 11-15 December 2007
National Seminar on “Prospective in Neutrino Physics and INO” Feb 17-18, 2007
Dirac Centenary Seminar on “Contemporary Trends In Physics”, 26-27 March 2004.
National Seminar, “Physics of Electronics Materials and Devices”, Feb 10 – 12, 2005
Workshop on PHOENIX, Aug 16 – 17, 2005

15. Whether Department organized any training programme for industry community etc during Xth Plan:

16. Whether Department has undertaken any consultancy work during Xth plan:

Some Us patents have referred to the works of the faculty members e.g.

US Patent No.6774460 (IMPATT Diodes) by D.C. Herbert and R.G. Davis

US Patent No 6436784 (Method of forming a semiconductor structure) by Jeremy Allam

US Patent No 6326650 (Method of forming a semiconductor structure) by Jeremy Allam

Other Institutions like CSIO, Chandigarh and CAS in Radio physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta have shown interest in using the software developed by the department for fabrication of IMPATT diode.

17. Whether research project has been undertaken in the last five years:

Name of the teacher	Title of the Project	Duration	Funding agency	Amount
Prof. B.P. Mohapatra	Investigation in QCD	1998-2003	UGC	3.5 Lakhs
Prof. G.N. Dash	Hetero-junction super Lattice Impatt	2000-2003	DST	6.2 Lakhs
Dr A.K. Rath	Microscopic Nuclear Structure issues of DBD in deformed nuclei	2003-2006	BRNS	11 Lakhs

18. Whether Department has received any grants from various scheme of UGC:

In addition to the UGC Xth plan grant the Department received Rs 15.0 Lakhs from UGC and other grants for equipments.

19. Whether any financial assistance was received from sources other that UGC:

· DST FIST grant of Rs 16.5 Lakhs was received

· BRNS grant of Rs 5.0 Lakhs for DAE Symposium

· CSIR grant of Rs .75 Lakhs for DAE symposium

Book/Edited Volume

1. Routray, T.R. 2006. Energy Dependence of Lane Potential and Effective Mass Splittings Relativistic Mean Field Theory in Nuclear Physics. Pune: Allied Publisher.

Paper

2. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2008. “Studies of dielectric and impedance properties of KCa₂V₅O₁₅ ceramics,” J. Phys. Chem. Solids (in press).

3. Agrawalla, N.C., R.K. Parida, G.N. Dash and A.K. Panda. 2008. “Optimised ion implantation profiles for the p-n junctioin using fourth moment approach for application in high frequency VLSI circuit,” ECTI Transmission on electrical engineering, electronics and communication, 6 (2): ??-??.

4. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2008. “Dielectric and impedance properties of LiCa₂Nb₅O₁₅ ceramics,” J. Mat. Sci.: Mat. Electron (in press).

5. Sar, Dilip Kumar, P. Nayak, and K.K. Nanda. 2008. “Size dependant properties of prism shaped nano-particles,” Physics letter, A 372: 4627.

6. Mohanty, S., B.K. Kalta and P. Nayak. 2008. “Influence of electron-Phonon interaction on effective mass of some heavy fermion systems,” International J. of Modern Physics, B V 22 (4): 365.

7. Sar, Dilip Kumar, P. Nayak and K.K. Nanda. 2008. “Size dependent cohesive energy and melting of non-spherical nanoparticles,” American Journal of Physics (in press).

8. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Impedance spectroscopy study of NaBa₂V₅O₁₅ ceramic,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, V 436: 226.

9. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Dielectric and electrical properties of NaBa₂V₅O₁₅ (NBV) ceramic,” Indian Journal of Physics, 81 (1): 63-67.

10. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Structural and electrical properties of LiBa₂V₅O₁₅ceramics,” Physics Status Solidi (a)-Applications and materials science, V 204: 2479.

11. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Dielectric anomaly in LiCa₂V₅O₁₅ ceramics,” Mater. Lett., V 61: 3859.

12. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Study of complex impedance spectroscopic properties of LiBa₂Nb₅O₁₅ceramics,” Materials Chemistry and Physics, V 106: 193.

13. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2007. “Structural and electrical properties of KCa₂Nb₅O₁₅ ceramics,” Central Euro. J. Phys. (in Press).

14. Routray, T.R., B. Behera, A. Pradhan S.K. Patra and P.K. Sahu. 2007. Nuclear mean Field and Equation of state of Asymmetric Nuclear Matter, Nucl. Phys. A 794(2007) p132-148.

15. Tripathy, S.K., S.K. Sahu and T.R. Routray. 2008. String cloud cosmologies for Bianchi-III models with electromagnetic field, Astrophysics and space science, (DOI 10.1007/10509-9850-8).

16. Behera, P.K., D.K. Ray, K. Duttal, G.V. Ravi Prasad, T.R. Routray and R.K. Choudhury. 2007. “Radiocarbon dates from Middle Mahanadi Valley, Orissa,” Man and Environment, xxxII: 41-46.

17. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2006. “Structural and dielectric properties of tungsten bronze compound LiBaV5O15,” (pp-173-175) in D.K. Kharat (ed.), Advances in Electrocermaics. Pune: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

18. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2006. “Structural, Dielectric and Electrical properties of LiBa₂X₅O₁₅ (X= Nb and Ta) Ceramics,” Materials Chemistry and Physics, V 100: 138-141.

19. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2005. “Structural, Dielectric and Electrical properties of Na Ba₂X₅O₁₅ (X= Nb and Ta) Ceramics,” Materials Letters, V 59: 3489.

20. Behera, B., T.R. Routray, A. Pradhan, S.K. Patra and P.K. Sahu. 2005. “Momentum and density dependence of the isospin part of nuclear mean field and equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter,” Nucl. Phys., A 753: 367-386.

21. Naik, Z., C.R. Praharaj and A.K. Rath. 2005. “Structure and electromagnetic moments of neutron deficient Hafnium Nuclei ..,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS 50th symposium in Nuclear Physics, 50 (B): 282.

22. Mohapatra, B.P., N. Santi and N.B. Pradhan. 2005. “A New General Approximation Scheme in Quantum Theory,” Int. Jrl. of Mod. Phys., A20: 2687.

23. Pattanaikm S.R., G.N. Dash and J.K. Mishra. 2005. “Prospects of 6H-SiC for operation as an IMPATT Diode at 140 GHz,” Semiconductor Science and Technology, 20 (3): 299-304.

24. Dash, G.N. 2005. “Comment on Monte Carlo investigation of current voltage and avalanche noise characteristics of impact diodes,” Journal of Applied Physics, 98: 106102.

25. Pattanaik S.R., G.N. Dash and S.K. Swain. 2005. “4H-SiC Vs 6H-SiC for realization of impatt diode - Physics of Semiconductor Devices,” (pp.857-860) Proceeding of IWPSD 2005. Vol-2. New Delhi: Allied Publishers Ltd.

26. Mohapatra, B.P., N. Santi and N.B. Pradhan. 2004. “New General Approximation Scheme in Quantum Theory,” Application to the anharmonic- and the double-well oscillators. arXiv - quant-ph/0406036.

27. Mishra, J.K., G.N. Dash, S.R. Pattanaik and I.P. Mishra. 2004. “Computer simulation study on the noise and millimeter wave properties of InP/GaInAs heterojunction Double Avalanche Region IMPATT diode,” Solid State Electronics, 48 (3): 401-8

28. Pattanaik, S.R., I.P. Mishra, G.N. Dash and J.K. Mishra. 2004. “Study of Si/SiGe Heterostructure DAR IMPATTs for operation at 94 GHz,” Journal of IETE, 50 (2): 163-168.

29. Rath, A.K., P.M.Walker and C.R. Praharaj. 2004. “High-K band crossings in osmium and rhenium isotopes,” Journal of Physics G (30): 1099-1114.

30. Behera, B., A. Pradhan, B. Sahoo and T.R. Routray. 2004. “Momentum and density dependence of the isospin part of nuclear mean field,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS 50th symposium in Nuclear Physics, 47 (B): 452.

31. Routray, T.R., A. Pradhan, R.K. Satpathy and B. Behera 2004. “Equation of state of asymmetric nuclear matter and neutron star properties,” Proceeding of the DAE-BRNS Nucl. Phys. Symp. 47 (B): 462.

32. Bhavyashri, K.B. Vijayakumar, K. Upadhyaya, S. Sarangi and A.K. Rath. 2004. “The role of the antisymmetric spin-orbit potential in the K-meson sector,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 47 (B): 374.

33. Rath, A.K. and Sasmita Sahoo. 2004. “PHF study of bands in N=90 odd-Z rare-earth nuclei,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics. 47 (B): 168.

34. Mohanty, S. and P. Nayak. 2004. “A finite wave vector (q) calculation,” (pp58-60) in S.P. Sanyal and R.K. Singh (eds.), Phonons in Condensed Materials. New Delhi: Allied publisher’s Pvt. Ltd.

35. Behera, Banarji, P. Nayak and R.N.P. Choudhary. 2004. “Structural, Dielectric and Electrical properties of K Ba2 X5 O15 (X= Nb and Ta) Ceramics,” (pp211-214) in R.P.Tandon (ed.), Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics. New Delhi: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

36. Pattanaik, S.R., I.P. Mishra, J.K. Mishra and G.N. Dash. 2003. “A comparative study of - and -type DAR IMPATT diode structures based on InP material,” Indian Journal of Physics, 77A (2): 173-175.

37. Dash, G.N., J.K. Mishra, I.P. Mishra and S.R. Pattanaik. 2003. “Optically Controlled Noise and Small-Signal Behaviour of READ Avalanche Diode,” Indian Journal of Physics, 77A (4): 387-391.

38. Pattanaik, S.R., J.K. Mishra, I.P. Mishra and G.N. Dash. 2003. “Study of Si/SiGe heterojunction DAR IMPATT diode,” (pp.189-192) Proceedings of APSYM-2002, held at Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin.

39. T.R. Routray, A. Pradhan and B. Sahoo., R.K. Satpathy and B. Behera. 2003. “Effective mass in asymmetric nuclear matter,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 46 (B): 418.

40. Mishra, R.K., A. Patnaik 2003. “Neurospectral Method for Microstrip Patch Antenna Design,” IEEE Trans. on Ant. and Propag, 51 (8): 1914–1921.

41. Mishra, R.K.. 2003. “Comments on Resonant Frequencies of Rectangular Microstrip Antennas with Flush and Spaced Dielectric Superstrates,” IEEE Trans. on Ant. and Propag, 51 (4): 917.

42. A.K. Rath, P.D. Stevensson, P.H. Regan, F.R. Xu, and P.M. Walker. 2003. “Selfconsistent description of Dysprosium isotopes in the doubly-mid-shell region,” Phys Rev. C 68. p044315-(1-8) .

43. Pattanaik, S.R., I.P. Mishra, J.K. Mishra and G.N. Dash. 2003. “Avalanche Noise Characteristics of GaAs/Al_0.2 Ga_0.8As Heterojunction IMPATT diode,” (pp.812-815) Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Proceeding of IWPSD 2003), New Delhi: Allied Publishers Ltd.

44. Nayak, P. and S. Mohanty 2003. “Phonons in some Fluoride Scheelites,” Ind. J. Physics, 77A: 177.

45. Mishra, J.K., G.N. Dash, T.K. Mishra and I.P. Mishra. 2002. “Optimisation of Drift Region Width with reference to Noise in Si DAR IMPATT Diode,” Indian Journal of Physics, 76A (1): 61-63,

46. Behera, B., T.R. Routray, B. Sahoo and R.K. Satpathy. 2002. “Momentum dependence of the mean field and equation of state of nuclear matter,” Nucl. Phys., A 699: 770.

47. Oi, Makito, P.H. Regan, F.R. Xu, P.M. Walker, A.K. Rath, and P.D. Stevensson. 2002. “Cranked-Hartree-Fock Bogoliubov Analysis at the Valence Maximum: Yrast behaviour of..,” Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement,146: 609.

48. Cline, J.M., U.A. Yajnik, S.N. Nayak and M. Rabikumar. 2002. “Transient domain walls and lepton asymmetry in the left-right symmetric model,” Phys. Rev. D66. p065001.

49. Nayak, P., S. Mohanty and B. Ojha 2002. “Influence of electron-phononinteraction in effective mass in some intermettalic Compounds,” Ind. J. Phys., 76 A: 35.

50. Nayak, P., B. Ojha, S. Mohanty and S.N. Behera. 2002. “Electron-phonon interaction and phonon response in Heavy Fermion Systems,” Int. Journal of Modern Physics, B 16: 1.

51. Routray, T.R., A. Pradhan, R.K. Satpathy and B. Behera. 2002. “Influence of neutron-proton asymmetry on the Equation of State of Nuclear Matter,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 45 (B): 390.

52. Behera, B., T.R. Routray, A. Pradhan and B. Sahoo. 2002. “Beta-Stable Matter in Neutron Star,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 45 (B): 376.

53. Vijayakumar, K.B., S. Sarangi, A.K. Rath and S. B. Khadkikar. 2002. “Masses of P and D light unflavoured mesons with Confined One Gluon Exchange Potential,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 45 (B): 322.

54. Rath, A.K., M. Oi, P.H. Regan, F.R. Xu, P. M. Walker and P.D. Stevenson. 2002. “High Spin Structure of Doubly mid shell nucleus,” Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS symposium on Nuclear Physics, 45 (B): 142.

55. Regan, P.H., F.R.Xu, P.M.Walker, M.Oi, A.K. Rath, and P.D.Stevensson. 2002. “Structure of Doubly mid shell nucleus,” Phys. Rev. C 65. p037302.

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