Dr. Chhanda Samanta

Visiting Instructor of Physics
Office: (804) 287-6537
Fax: (804) 484-1542

http://www.saha.ac.in/cs/chhanda.samanta/

Research:
Superheavy nuclei
Equation of State
Mass formula
Knockout/Breakup reactions
Hypernuclei (both theoretical and experimental)

Education:
Ph.D., Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Maryland

Selected Publications:

P. Roy Chowdhury, D.N. Basu, C. Samanta, “Isospin dependent properties of asymmetric nuclear matter”, arXiv:0905.1599v1 [nucl-th]. Full version (pdf)

C. Samanta, “Alpha decay chains from superheavy nuclei,” Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 62 (2009) 344 Abstract

A. Sakaguchi, S. Ajimura, H. Bhang, L. Busso, M. Endo, D. Faso, T. Fukuda, T. Kishimoto, K. Matsuda, K. Matsuoka, Y. Mizoi, O. Morra, H. Noumi, P. K. Saha, C. Samanta, Y. Shimizu, T. Takahashi, T. N. Takahashi and K. Yoshida, “Production of Neutron-rich Lambda Hypernuclei at J-PARC” World Scientific (in press); arXiv:0904.0298v1 [nucl-ex]. Full Version (pdf)

P. Roy Chowdhury, C. Samanta and D. N. Basu, "Half lives of spherical proton emitters using density dependent M3Y interaction." Nuclear Structure Physics at the Extremes: New Directions. Narosa Publishing (in press) Abstract

M. E. Howard, R.G.T. Zegers, Sam M. Austin, D. Bazin, B.A. Brown, A.L. Cole, B. Davids, M. Famiano, Y. Fujita, A. Gade, D. Galaviz Redondo, G.W. Hitt, M. Matos, S.D. Reitzner, C. Samanta, L.J. Schradin, Y. Shimbara, E.E. Smith, and C. Simenel "Gamow-Teller strengths in 24Na using the 24Mg (t, 3He) reaction at 115 MeV/u" Phy. Rev. C 78, 047302 (2008)

D.N. Basu, P. Roy Chowdhury and C. Samanta, "Nuclear equation of state at high baryonic density and compact star constraints"
Nucl. Phys. A 811, 140 (2008)

C. Samanta, "Superheavy Elements in the Magic Islands", "Proc. of the 4th International Conference on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei", Nov. 11-17, 2007, Sanibel Island, Fl, USA, Eds. J. H. Hamilton, A. V. Ramayya, H. K. Carter (World Scientific, Singapore, 2008), pp. 329

C. Samanta, P. Roy Chowdhury and D. N. Basu, "Lambda hyperonic effect on the normal driplines," Jour. Phys. G 35,  065101(2008)

P. Roy Chowdhury, C. Samanta and D. N. Basu, "Search for long lived heaviest nuclei beyond the valley of stability" Phys. Rev. C 77, 044603 (2008)

P. Roy Chowdhury, C. Samanta and D. N. Basu "Nuclear lifetimes for alpha radioactivity of elements with 100 < Z < 130 " Nuclear Data and Atomic Data Tables 94, 781-806 (2008)

C. Samanta, D. N. Basu, P. Roy Chowdhury, "Quantum tunneling in ²⁷⁷112 and its alpha-decay chain" Jour. Phys. Soc. Japan 76, 124201 (2007) 

P. Roy Chowdhury, D. N. Basu and C. Samanta, "Alpha Decay chains from element 113" Phy. Rev. C 75, 047306 (2007)

C. Samanta, P. Roy Chowdhury and D. N. Basu "Predictions of Alpha Decay Half lives of Heavy and Superheavy Elements," Nucl. Phys. A 789, 142 (2007)

C. Samanta, "She decays near the magic island" Rom. Rep. Phys. 59, 491 (2007)

Academic and Professional Activities:

Editorial Board member: Philosophic Nature

Lectures:

Invited Lectures (2007-2008)

“Hyperons in heavy ion collisions and neutron stars” International Symposium on Heavy Ion Physics 2008 (ISHIP2008), November 17-20, 2008 at GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
Full version (pdf)

“Alpha decay chains from superheavy nuclei” International School Of Nuclear Physics, 30th Course, Heavy-Ion Collisions from the Coulomb Barrier to the Quark-Gluon Plasma, Erice-Sicily: 16 - 24 September 2008
Full version (pdf)

“Superheavy elements in the magic islands” Fourth International Conference on Fission and properties of Neutron-rich Nuclei, Sanibel Island, Florida, November 11-17, 2007
Full version (pdf)