9–11 Dec 2026
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Contribution List

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  1. Sujata Kumari (Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning)
    Electronics
    Poster Presentation

    Our research was aimed to use fly-ash as a solution to the problem of electromagnetic pollution. By re-purposing the class-F fly-ash from Bokaro TPP, Jharkhand, suitable for geopolymerization, we engineered FA tiles and comprehensively characterized them by VNA and impedance analysis.The tiles were further functionalized as an excellent dielectric yet significantly conducting material. The FA...

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  2. Maheshragavendra V (PSG College Of Technology)
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    Complex systems and nonlinear dynamics
    Poster Presentation

    Standard physics textbooks simplify pendulum motion by assuming the swing angle is small ($\sin\theta \approx \theta$), which only works up to about $23^\circ$ (Crawford, \textit{Waves}). Because of this shortcut, textbooks claim a pendulum's swing time never changes with amplitude, its motion is purely sinusoidal, and two connected pendulums always trade energy completely back and...

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  3. Mr Parth Pandya (Pandit Deendayal Energy University)
    Electronics
    Poster Presentation

    Neutral hydrogen (HI) is traced through its characteristic 21-cm emission line at 1420.4058 MHz. This work presents an affordable ground-based radio telescope for Galactic HI observation using a proximity-fed FR4 microstrip patch antenna. The system integrates a low-noise amplifier (LNA) and software-defined radio (SDR) for signal acquisition. Mechanically, a custom 3D-printed spacer of PLA...

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  4. Sanjit Krishna G M (National Institute of Technology Surat)
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Oral Presentation

    Modern information systems increasingly require memory architectures capable of storing not only static data but also the evolution of information over time. While continuous-variable photonic platforms have been extensively studied for quantum communication and computation, their potential as dynamically evolving memory systems remains largely unexplored. In this work, we introduce a...

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  5. Samika Ren (Chandigarh University)
    Fluid dynamics
    Oral Presentation

    Conventional Aircraft Anti-icing Systems; electrothermal heaters and pneumatic bleed-air — provide uniform protection or heat over the entire leading edge, irrespective of aerodynamics, resulting in energy loss in low-risk areas, inadequate protection in high-impingement areas, and weight and power penalties.

    This paper proposes a material-level approach, a topology optimized, three layer...

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  6. Shivam Banerjee (Savitribai Phule Pune University)
    Atomic and molecular physics
    Oral Presentation

    A diffusion cloud chamber was used to determine the energy of α-particles emitted from an $^2$$^4$$^1$$Am$ source via Geiger's range–energy law,

    $R = kE^n$

    The source was collimated to emit from a point with an angular spread of $108$$^\circ$, and track ranges were recorded using a camera positioned perpendicular to the theoretical range axis. Custom software was developed to calibrate...

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  7. Sanket Kumar (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata)
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Poster Presentation

    We present the development of an S-band pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer that uses an arbitrary waveform generator to perform quantum control experiments. The spectrometer operates at room temperature, while the resonator can be placed either in a room-temperature magnet or inside a cryogen-free dilution refrigerator. This arrangement allows us to study electron spins...

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  8. Pakhee Sinha (SRM Institute of Science and Technology)
    Fluid dynamics
    Oral Presentation

    Thermal management of orbital electronics, in particular deep space payloads, requires vibration-free, low-power heat transport that works without gravity and without cryogens [1], [2]. Classical thermosyphons lose their buoyancy-driven return flow in microgravity, while mechanical pumps and cryocoolers add wear-out, electrical load and micro-vibration. This paper proposes an annular...

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  9. Kshitij Chandrakar (UPES Dehradun)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    The study of the physical nature of galaxies involves their images in different visible bands. However, with SOTA telescopes deployed to image these galaxies in multiple bands face several restrictions on available hardware deployed leading to some bands missing from these images. This makes the physical nature of the galaxies difficult to study. The proposed model will learn the physical...

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  10. Soumya Mishra (National Institute of Science Education and Research)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Sunspots provide the most direct observational signature of the Sun's toroidal magnetic field, generated and amplified by dynamo action within the convection zone. In this work, we analyze the statistical properties of sunspot group areas across the past 13 solar cycles (Cycles 12-24), complemented by Bipolar Magnetic Region (BMR) magnetic flux measurements for Cycles 23 and 24 derived from...

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  11. Soham Ghatak (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal)
    High-energy physics
    Oral Presentation

    Soham Ghatak, IISER Bhopal (soham22@iiserb.ac.in)

    In the canonical Casimir effect, the quantum vacuum is isotropic, restricting boundary interactions to a linear attractive force between parallel plates. I introduce a spatially and spatio-temporally varying axion gradient $\mathbf{b}=(b_0,\vec{b})$ that is misaligned with the plate normal by an angle $\vartheta$. This drives a departure...

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  12. Tushar Agarwal
    Soft matter
    Poster Presentation

    Body rigidity of C. elegans in dense, quasi-2D populations is known to affect their collective self-organization: stiffer dpy-5 mutants form locally aligned active nematic phase with ±1/2 topological defects, whereas flexible wild-type worms remain disordered. As a follow-up, we investigate the non-reciprocal local interactions and mechanical properties of constituent worms with different...

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  13. Aman Kumar Singh
    Soft matter
    Poster Presentation

    The work investigates the conformational dynamics and structural evolution of a flexible polymer immersed in an implicit thermal solvent using coarse-grained molecular simulations. The polymer chain is modeled as a bead-spring system, where bonded monomer interactions are governed by a harmonic potential and non-bonded excluded-volume effects are captured via the Weeks–Chandler–Andersen (WCA)...

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  14. Angad Kanwar (Student)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    This research will present a spectro-temporal analysis of an accreting black hole in a low-mass X-ray binary.
    NuSTAR’s spectral data will be used to discern the iron K-alpha emission line and fit a relativistic model accounting for Doppler shift, beaming, and gravitational redshift. The inner radius ($R_{in}$) and dimensionless spin parameter ($a_*$) are estimated by fitting the relxill...

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  15. Adrija Chattopadhyay (Macroscopic Quantum Optics (MQO) Labs, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland; Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036)
    Quantum condensed matter
    Poster Presentation

    Vibration-driven relaxation is a key pathway in Exciton-Polariton Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in molecular systems. Here we ask whether a condensate can enable state-selective control of molecular dynamics. We argue that its delocalized, strongly photonic character reduces the number of S₁ excitons available per molecule, thereby suppressing reactions such as isomerization or intersystem...

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  16. Mr Naman Soni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    The objective of this study is to test the theoretical viability, thermodynamic consistency, and observational validity of interacting dark energy models in which energy is exchanged within the dark sector. Using analytical background dynamics, phase-space stability analysis, and thermodynamic entropy principles, all possible linear and nonlinear couplings are constrained. Theoretical...

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  17. Aditya Pandey (Azim Premji University)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Newton's Theory of Gravitation is a successful theory to explain planetary motion and interaction between large masses at speeds lesser than the speed of light. However, it is not compatible with the theory of relativity. So, this project took an intuitive physics-first approach to understand how one can arrive at Einstein's theory of general relativity in the form of the geodesic equation...

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  18. Dipendu Bar (National Institute of Science Education and Research)
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Poster Presentation

    Quantum networks based on atomic systems require efficient interfaces between
    stationary atomic qubits and flying photonic qubits. Thus, using atoms
    to generate single photons is advantageous as the photons would have properties
    determined by the same atomic transition. This work investigates the feasibility
    of a probabilistic single-photon source based on a thermal rubidium(Rb)...

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  19. Spandhana Arun
    Optics
    Oral Presentation

    Given the quest of temperature-resilient frequency conversion in mid-infrared (mid-IR) for reliable optical sensing and detection in defence applications, here, we present a continuous-wave optical parametric oscillation, based on MgO-doped periodically-poled lithium niobate, LiNbO3 (MgO:PPLN) with fanout-grating design pumped at 1064 nm, where an adaptive fan-out grating compensation...

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  20. Ekjot Kaur (Christ University, Bangalore)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    Cloud-cloud collision (CCC) is one of the proposed mechanisms that explain how massive stars acquire their mass. We investigate the dense interface of the CCC candidate G323.18+0.15, where two velocity components separated by ~2.6 km/s converge, and determine how the collision has triggered core and star formation. Using ALMA Band 6 dust continuum and molecular-line observations, we have...

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  21. SUNIL BANSAL
    Optics
    Poster Presentation

    Ghost imaging is an imaging technique that aims to reconstruct the spatial information of an object by studying the intensity correlations between two beams originating from the same source, where the object is placed only in one of the beams.

    In this work, we investigate ghost imaging using pseudo-thermal light generated by passing a He-Ne laser beam through a rotating ground-glass...

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  22. Mr Nageshwar Anurag Verma (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), HBNI)
    Condensed matter physics
    Poster Presentation

    This work investigates the fabrication of NbN thin films superconductor by nitrogen-ion implantation into a 600 nm niobium thin film. SRIM and TRIDYN simulations are used to investigate ion distribution, sputtering, and compositional evolution at different implantation fluences. The structural characteristics are examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), while electrical resistance measurements...

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  23. Arnav Wadalkar (National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India)
    Quantum condensed matter
    Oral Presentation

    The Kane model for semiconductor heterostructures relies heavily on phenomenological parameters. This work reformulates the Kane model within a plane-wave framework to derive analytical expressions for these parameters as series in k. Applying Löwdin partitioning and the Envelope Function Approximation, we construct the conduction electron self-energy from virtual interband processes. Upon...

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  24. Srinidhi H R
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    The distribution of dark matter in galaxies remains an open problem, particularly in the context of the core–cusp problem. This work investigates whether the preference for cored or cuspy dark matter halos depends on observable galaxy properties. Using rotation-curve data from 175 galaxies in the SPARC database, we independently fit Navarro–Frenk–White (NFW) and Burkert halo profiles using a...

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  25. Neeva Patel (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology)
    High-energy physics
    Poster Presentation

    The fixed-target heavy-ion experiments, such as the Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), will explore the QCD phase diagram at high net-baryon density. CBM uses Ultra-Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD), which has low dilepton yields from low-mass vector meson (LMVM) decays, making large event samples computationally...

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  26. Neeraj Laikara
    Electronics
    Poster Presentation

    It is essential to precisely control the various thermodynamic variables if novel quantum states and transport properties are to be characterized in modern experimental physics. Traditional cryogenic systems, however, are usually too expensive, tend to be bulky, and do not have the flexibility needed for use in specially constructed laboratory setups. In order to overcome this limitation, a...

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  27. Mr Abhiram Pappala (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462066, India)
    Optics
    Poster Presentation

    The performance of Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) based fiber-optic quantum optical gyroscopes relies on the temporal characteristics of the HOM dip. In this work, we derive the analytical relationship between SPDC spectral bandwidth and HOM dip width and validate it with published experimental data. We analyze material dispersion induced broadening of the interference profile under finite coincidence...

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  28. Venkata Subramanyam Kompella (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur)
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Poster Presentation

    Black holes are conjectured to be the fastest scramblers in nature, and Hayden and Preskill showed that information thrown into an old black hole can be recovered from only a few qubits of its radiation. We aim to demonstrate these ideas computationally on small quantum circuits simulated in Qiskit. Scrambling is quantified with out-of-time-order correlators (OTOCs), $F(t)=\langle...

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  29. Adrish Pati (National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar)
    Complex systems and nonlinear dynamics
    Poster Presentation

    Out of time order correlators (OTOCs) are widely used as a measure of
    quantum chaos, but exponential OTOC growth might also arise from unstable
    saddle points in a non-chaotic system. We investigate this disctinction for a
    one-dimensional double well potential with an Inverted Harmonic Oscillator
    barrier. The Schr¨odinger equation is diagonalized by finite differences, and
    microcanonical...

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  30. Advay Almal (Ashoka University, Sonepat)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    The James Webb Space Telescope’s incomparably sensitive InfraRed coverage detects rest-frame optical light from UV-faint galaxies falling beyond Hubble’s detection limits. Such previously-unseen Hubble-Dark galaxies challenge our galaxy formation, evolution and chemical enrichment models, constraining theories for structure formation and mass buildup in the early Universe. We use the...

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  31. Sandipan . (Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    The study of binary mergers shows how orbital motion, tidal interactions and energy loss influence the merger. Similar orbital interactions have been observed between liquid droplets on suspended soap films by Martischang et al. We use their published data for two different droplet mass configurations to investigate the dynamics of these systems exhibit features that are analogous to tidal...

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  32. Abhirup Karmakar (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata)
    High-energy physics
    Oral Presentation

    In this work, we investigate a 5D two-brane warped geometry with a quadratic curvature operator added to the usual bulk Einstein-Hilbert action. Treating the higher-curvature coupling as a small parameter, we perturbatively derive the back-reacted warp factors from the modified field equations. Using this modified background, we analytically determine how the quadratic curvature terms alter...

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  33. Eklavya Chauhan (National Institute of Science, Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    Interstellar ices on dust-grain surfaces play a crucial role in the chemical evolution of molecular clouds and the formation of complex molecules. Their composition and microscopic structure provide insights into the physical and chemical conditions of star-forming environments. In this work, we independently analyse publicly available James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam spectroscopic...

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  34. Soumit Rao (Student at Ashoka University)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    We present the most comprehensive near-UV (NUV: 2550–3255 Å) activity record to date for the Alpha Centauri AB system, combining archival International Ultraviolet Explorer and Hubble Space Telescope observations spanning nearly 5 decades with new high-cadence Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) measurements. We show that Alpha Centauri A exhibits predominantly quiescent NUV...

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  35. MANO P (Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli,TamilNadu)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Radio telescopes like the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune detect very weak radio waves from sources such as pulsars and galaxies. Man-made signals from mobile phones, Wi-Fi and other electronic devices often disturb these waves. This is called radio frequency interference (RFI), and it reduces the clarity and accuracy of the data. Traditional methods like fixed filtering and...

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  36. Mariya K J (IIT ISM Dhanbad)
    Condensed matter physics
    Oral Presentation

    Raman peak assignment in 2D and related materials is slow and error-prone, and language models can confidently invent symmetry-mode labels. We present Phaselenser, a physics-informed pipeline that converts Raman spectra into verified mode assignments and 3D atomic-displacement visualisations. Spectra are baseline-corrected and peak-picked (pybaselines, SciPy). Qwen then assigns each peak a...

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  37. Mudit Parakh (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Young star clusters provide important laboratories for studying star formation and early stellar evolution. We present a multi-wavelength study of the young open cluster NGC 2169 using Gaia DR3, the 3.6-m Devasthal Optical Telescope, Pan-STARRS1, and archival infrared data to identify and characterise cluster members and study its physical properties, mass function, and dynamical state. We...

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  38. Astha Patel
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Dark Ages can't be observed directly yet, to address this, several approaches have been proposed, such as redshifted 21 cm hyperfine transition, CMB spectral distortions, cosmological recombination radiation, 92 cm deuterium line, stellar archaeology and probes that bracket the Dark Ages. 7-45 MHz Dark Ages signal is a promising proposal, but it is not expected before the 2030s. Meanwhile,...

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  39. Upamanyu Ghose (Indian Institute of Technology Patna)
    Atomic and molecular physics
    Oral Presentation

    Plasma-embedded atoms and ions are natural test beds for various atomic phenomena [[1]][1]. Although there are many studies on photoionisation of plasma-embedded atoms [[2]][2], the combined effect of plasma and fullerene confinement has been studied seldom. A recent study reports low-energy resonance in confined Hydrogen and Argon atoms embedded in plasma[[3]][3]. This work [[3]][3]...

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  40. Prathamesh Mote (IISER Tirupati)
    Condensed matter physics
    Poster Presentation

    Topological Quantum Materials (TQMs) have attracted broad research interest because they exhibit novel physical properties, such as band inversion, ultra-high carrier mobility, and the quantum anomalous Hall effect, arising from electronic states governed by mathematical topology. Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC) is a quantum mechanical effect that drives topological phases. The special...

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  41. Dhruv Kaushik
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Poster Presentation

    Gate implementations of Haar-random unitaries are central to randomized benchmarking protocols, quantum cryptography and in simulating black hole dynamics, but exact Haar sampling costs a gate count of $O(4^n)$. Therefore we make do with unitary $k$-designs: ensembles that mimic the Haar measure up to the $k$-th moment. We study an ensemble generated by the chaotic quantum baker map on $n$...

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  42. Pranjal Bhagat ((1) IISER Tirupati, (2)RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    To discover new structures and phenomena associated with radio galaxies (RGs), we investigated newly released, high-resolution 144MHz Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) images. Following the RAD@home citizen-science research approach, we identified a rare FR II RG, RAD-CST-2, hosting two newly identified Collimated Synchrotron Threads (CSTs), each ~200kpc long. CSTs are long, narrow radio structures...

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  43. Akshara K
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    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    For a spatially flat FLRW cosmology, the low-redshift Taylor expansion of luminosity distance is
    d_L(z) = (c/H₀)[z + ½(1 − q₀)z² − ⅙(1 − q₀ − 3q₀² + j₀)z³ + …].
    Here q₀ and j₀ is the present deceleration and jerk parameter. The linear approximation retains only the first term, d_lin = cz/H₀. We define the signed relative error by
    ε(z) = 100 × [d_lin(z) − d_exact(z)]/ d_exact(z) %.
    At...

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  44. Prathmesh Shashwat (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research)
    High-energy physics
    Poster Presentation

    To map the high-density heart of the QCD phase diagram, baryon stopping provides a powerful probe of collective dynamics. In this work, we investigate baryon stopping in relativistic heavy-ion collisions at low beam energies (2–8 AGeV) using the SMASH (Simulating Many Accelerated Strongly-interacting Hadrons) transport model. SMASH is especially well suited to this low-energy regime,...

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  45. Arpit Suryavanshi (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    Speaker : Arpit Suryavanshi, IIT Hyderabad (ep24btech11005@iith.ac.in)
    Co-Author : Shashvita Ratra , IISER Mohali (ms24190@iisermohali.ac.in)
    Co-Author : Kuntal Misra, ARIES Nainital (kuntal@aries.res.in)[Mentor]


    ABSTRACT
    Time-domain surveys...

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  46. SUDHARSAN Prathapachandran
    Atomic and molecular physics
    Oral Presentation

    Background and Objectives: Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) serves as an important benchmark molecule for high-resolution infrared spectroscopy and molecular force field determinationsspan_0span_0. This study investigates the vibrational frequencies, molecular structure, and force constants of HOCl and its isotopologues (HO37Cl and DO35Cl) by bridging high-precision...

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  47. Mr Shashank Satishkumar (Nonlinear Optics and Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka 580011, India)
    Optics
    Oral Presentation

    Stable cavity design and perfect mode-matching of interacting waves along the nonlinear gain medium plays crucial role in development of efficient and stable continuous-wave (CW) optical parametric oscillator (OPO). Here, we develop a particle swarm optimization (PSO)-based framework to optimize the cavity arm lengths of a four-mirror bow-tie ring resonator for stable output power in CW OPO...

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  48. Kalamata Chaitanya (Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    White dwarfs are often described using the Lane-Emden equation, but relativistic effects become important as their central density increases. This study looks at how these effects modify the n=3 Lane-Emden model by combining it with the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation. The resulting dimensionless equations are solved numerically for different values of the central relativistic parameter,...

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  49. VICTOR VIJAYA PREM TATVA CHINTAGUNTI (Department of Physics, GITAM School of Science, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam 530045, Andhra Pradesh, India)
    Condensed matter physics
    Poster Presentation

    To improve light-matter interactions and surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) activity via plasmonic effects, Gold (Au) is doped to the MoS2 nanoparticles (NPs). In the first step, Au targets (5 mm 5 mm) are submerged in deionized water and subjected to laser ablation (pulse duration ~4 picosecond, 10 kHz, @1030 nm) to generate Au NPs. In the second step, the Au NPs in deionized water were...

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  50. Mr Agnik Mandal (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allhabad)
    High-energy physics
    Poster Presentation

    Let me now tell you about this project. This work is mainly on group theory and perturbation theory and symmetry and I enjoyed it very very much . In this work, I studied about the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector(A) and built it’s quantum mechanical analogue and its commutation and Lie algebra. This vector commutes with the unperturbed coulombic Hamiltonian of the Hydrogen atom and hence is...

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  51. Anriya K A (Student)
    Condensed matter physics
    Poster Presentation

    Conventional white LEDs depend heavily on rare-earth-doped phosphors, whose high cost, limited supply, and environmental concerns drive the search for alternative luminescent materials for visible-light generation. In this context, bismuth-based multicomponent borosilicate glasses with the composition 1Bi₂O₃–1SrO₂–1ZnO–1Fe₂O₃–23B₂O₃–23SiO₂–25Al₂O₃–25LiF were synthesized using the sol–gel...

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  52. Mr Godwin Mathew (Student at Marian College Kuttikanam)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Oral Presentation

    Introduction and Background
    The recent work from Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) infer the possibility for dark energy to evolve over cosmological time. This motivates the study to test the improvement in fitting observational data by allowing the dark-energy equation of state to evolve with redshift.

    Methodology
    The Chevallier–Polarski–Linder (CPL) parameterization is...

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  53. S KESHAVARAM (PSG TECH)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Gravity assists let spacecraft like Voyager 2 gain speed from planets without fuel, yet gravity is conservative. Where does the extra speed come from? I answer this by extending a high-school result, a ball bouncing off an approaching train, vₒᵤₜ = vᵢₙ + 2U, to undergraduate mechanics. In the planet's frame the spacecraft follows a hyperbola: its speed u is unchanged; only its direction turns,...

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  54. Shagnik Dasgupta (Ashoka University)
    High-energy physics
    Oral Presentation

    Long-Period Transients (LPTs) are a recently identified population of highly polarised radio sources characterised by periods ranging from minutes to hours. While their properties challenge the conventional radio-pulsar- magnetar taxonomy, the discovery of extremely long-period radio pulsars raises the possibility that some LPTs may represent a late evolutionary stage of Magnetars. One...

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  55. Soumya Chouhan (National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubneshwar)
    Biophysics
    Poster Presentation

    Layer-5 neurons send two signals down the same axon. Single spikes carry bottom-up input and bursts carry top-down input. I checked whether demyelination removes only the top-down signal. I simulated 1000 two-compartment neurons and sent their spike trains through a model of a myelinated L5 axon. I tuned the axon to published data, and it matches measured conduction velocities (1.09 m/s...

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  56. Raj Gaurav Tripathi (Indian Institute of Science Education and Reaserch Kolkata)
    Quantum Information/ Computing
    Poster Presentation

    Quantum contextuality is a feature of quantum theory and has been studied as a resource for quantum-information tasks. In the generalized framework, it captures the impossibility of explaining operational statistics with a noncontextual ontological model that respects operational equivalences. Although contextuality can be demonstrated in specific scenarios, a broader question is how typical...

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  57. Sampreeth Gopala (Azim Premji University)
    High-energy physics
    Poster Presentation

    Nuclear fusion inside the Sun produces an enormous flux of electron neutrinos. However, solar neutrino experiments detected fewer electron neutrinos than predicted by theoretical models. This discrepancy was resolved by discovering that neutrinos oscillate into other neutrinos ($\nu_e \rightarrow \nu_\mu$ or $\nu_\tau$) during propagation. This indicates that the QM states in which neutrinos...

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  58. Yashank Gidwani (Christ University)
    Astronomy & Astrophysics
    Poster Presentation

    NGC 5273, a Seyfert 1.5 active galactic nucleus at $\sim$16.5 Mpc hosting a black hole of mass $M_{\rm BH} \sim (4.7 \pm 1.6) \times 10^6 \, M_{\odot}$ Bentz et al. (2014), is a well-established changing-look AGN that has undergone multiple optical spectral transitions between Type~1 and Type~1.9 states over the past two decades [Neustadt et al....

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