Compact Object ASTrophysics

Present Members

PAST MEMBERS

Post Doctoral Fellow

• Dr Deepak Kumar (Post-Doc: May 2023 - Aug 2024): Strongly Interacting Matter in HICs and HS/NS

• Dr Rupamoy Bhattacharyya (Post-Doc: Aug 2019 - Dec 2019): Particle acceleration in magnetized star

PhD Students

• Dr Sagnik Chatterjee (IPhD 2024): Implications of the Misalignment Angle, Starquakes and Speed of Sound on the Structure and Observation of Neutron Stars

• Dr Kamal Krishna Nath (PhD 2023): Analyzing the Spacetime and Tidal Field near a Neutron Star and Studying the I-Love-Q Relations with a Generic Family of EoSs

• Dr R Prasad (PhD 2023): Studying Phase Transition in Neutron Star and its Observable Signatures

• Dr Debojoti Kuzur (PhD 2022): The Effect of Magnetic Field and Phase Transition on the Structure and Emission of a Neutron Star

• Dr Shailendra Singh (PhD 2022): Implications of Shock Wave in Inertial Confinement Fusion and Phase Transition in Neutron Stars and Magnetars

MS Thesis Students

• Divyansh Tripathi (MS 2025): Exploring Post Merger Fate of Binary Neutron Star Merger Remnant using Kilonova

• Katta Naveen (MS 2025): Investigating Mixed Phase Effects in Neutron Stars

• Skund Tewari (MS 2025): A Bayesian Study of the Neutron Star Equation of State Considering HESS J1731-347

• Asim Kumar Saha (IPhD 2024, Continuing PhD): Investigating the Equation of States Governing Neutron Star Structure

• Spandan Sarma (MS 2024): Estimating Thermal Effects of Finite-Temperature Equation of State in Neutron Star Mergers

• Harsha Sudhakaran (MS 2023): Neutron Stars and Equation of State

• Saksham Chandna (MS 2023): Particle Acceleration by GR Shocks

• Aditya Sharma (MS 2022): Analysis of Relativistic Shock Waves in Neutron Star

• Shashikesh Kumar Thakur (MS 2022): Gravitational Waves from Binary Neutron Star Merger and Phase Transition in Neutron Star

• Siddhi Mukta (MS 2022): Phase Transition Induced Fast Radio Bursts

• Anshuman (IPhD 2021, Continuing PhD): General Relativistic Hydrodynamics and its Astrophysical Relevance

• Sagnik Chatterjee (IPhD 2021, Continuing PhD): Study of Magnetic Field Lines for a Misaligned Pulsar

• Meenakshi M (MS 2020): Gravitational Waves from different Astrophysical Sources

• Navneeth M (MS 2020): Implosion of Deuterium-Tritium Fuel in Presence of Magnetic Field

• Rahul G (MS 2020): From Hydrodynamics to Astrophysics - A Numerical Study

• Pratyasha Gitika (MS 2019): Gravitational wave emission from Rotating Neutron Star

• Shamim Haque (MS 2019, Continuing PhD): Structural Deformation in Neutron Star due to Strong Magnetic Field

• Sneha Pandit (MS 2019): Study of Phase Transitions from Neutron Stars to Quark Stars

• Mohammad Irfan (MS 2018): Combustion in Neutron Stars

• Amit Singh (MS 2017): Neutron Stars- Equation of State and Phase Transition Induced By Shock

• Kamal K Nath (MS 2017, Continuing PhD): Effect of Rotation and magnetic field on Neutron Star Structure

Project Students

• Atharva S Shinde [IISER Bhopal] (Intern, Summer 2024): Conditions for Twin Formation

• Rounak Mukherjee [IISER Bhopal] (Intern, Summer 2024): Stability of Twin Stars

• Utkarsh A Deshmukh [IISER Bhopal] (Intern, Summer 2024): Effects of Rotation and Magnetic Field on Twin Stars

• Aangeerasaa S [Sastra University]  (BTech Thesis, Spring 2024): Study of f-mode Oscillations in Isolated Neutron Stars

• Barath V K [Sastra University]  (BTech Thesis, Spring 2024): Study of f-mode Oscillations in Isolated Neutron Stars

• Pratik Thakur [IIT Jodhpur]  (Intern, Summer 2023): Oscillation modes

• Skund Tiwari [IISER Bhopal]  (Long Term Intern, 2022-2024): Application of Bayesian Analysis in Neutron Star Equation of States

• Spandan Sarma [IISER Bhopal] (Long Term Intern, 2022-2023): Installing Einstein Toolkit in High Computation Facility

• Anuprita Kulkarni [IISER Bhopal] (Long Term Intern, 2022-2023): Extraction of GW Signals in Numerical Relativity Simulations

• Sougata Bhattacharyya [Presidency University]  (IAS, Summer 2023): Reading Project on General Relativity

• Sohom Gupta [IISER Kolkata] (Intern, Summer 2022): PIC Simulation and Astrophysical Plasma

• Anuroop Dasgupta [Presidency University] (Intern, Summer 2022)

• Manya Singh [IIT Roorkee] (IAS, Summer 2019): TOV and Sod-Shock Problem