Aakash Gupta

Research Interests

• Heliophysics

• Solar Wind and Kinetics

• Energetic particles in Solar wind

• Space weather prediction using Satellite based observations of Solar wind and energetic particles in interplanetary medium

Professional Experience

• July 2024 - Present: Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

• July 2022 - July 2024: Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

Academic Qualifications

• M.Sc. in Physics from Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India.

• B.Sc. (H) in Physics from SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India

Thesis

• Ph.D. (Ongoing) 

Title: Investigation of solar wind and energetic particles in the interplanetary medium using Aditya L1 mission data. 

Supervisor: Prof. Dibyendu Chakrabarty 

Research Publications

1. Aakash Gupta, Dibyendu Chakrabarty et al. (2025). Multi-directional Investigations on Quiet-Time Suprathermal Ions Measured by ASPEX–STEPS on-board Aditya-L1. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae1a46

2. Aakash Gupta, Yogesh, Dibyendu Chakrabarty, Leon Ofman, and Gregory G. Howes. Evidence for Solar-Cycle Modulation of the Alpha-to-Proton Temperature Ratio. (Under review in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL)).

3. Jacob Sebastian, Bijoy Dalal, Aakash Gupta et al. (2025). One Year of ASPEX–STEPS Operation: Characteristic Features, Observations, and Science Potential. (In press in The Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (JOAA)).

4. Abhishek Kumar, Shivam Parashar + Aakash Gupta et al. (2025). One Year of ASPEX–SWIS Operation: Characteristic Features, Observations, and Science Potential. (Under review in The Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (JOAA)).

5. Shivam Parashar, Dibyendu Chakrabarty + Aakash Gupta et al. (2025). Evidence for In Situ Particle Energization During the May 2024 Event Based on the ASPEX Instrument Onboard Aditya-L1. (In press in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL)).

6. Yogesh, Leon Ofman, Kristopher Klein, Niranjana Shankarappa, Mihailo Martinović, Gregory G. Howes, Parisa Mostafavi, Scott A. Boardsen, Viacheslav M. Sadykov, Sanchita Pal, Lan K. Jian, Aakash Gupta, D. Chakrabarty et al. (2025). Solar Wind Heating Near the Sun: A Radial Evolution Approach. (Under review in The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)).

7. Dibyendu Chakrabarty, Bijoy Dalal + Aakash Gupta et al. (2025). Energetic (<2 MeV) Ion Fluxes Measured by ASPEX–STEPS On-board Aditya-L1 During Its Earth-Bound Phase. (In arXiv). DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.21919

8. Jacob Sebastian, Abhishek Kumar, Dibyendu Chakrabarty + Aakash Gupta et al. (2025). Comparison of Solar Wind Flux and Bulk Parameters Obtained from Aditya-L1 ASPEX with Wind 3DP/PESA-L and ACE EPAM/LEMS120. Global Space-based Inter-calibration System (GSICS) Newsletter of NOAA. DOI: 10.25923/gmzc-9a28

Technical Skills

• OS: Linux and Windows

• Programming: Python and C/C++

• Softwares: Latex, and MS Office

Contact

• Email Id: aakash@prl.res.in, aakashgupta.du@gmail.com

• Telephone: +91-7926314657, +91-8527469546

External Links

• Research Gate 

• ORCiD

• LinkedIn