Sayan Adhikari

Academic interests
I am interested in modeling and simulating plasma processes in experimental, and natural plasma systems. My work includes the development and optimization of computer codes to simulate such systems. I like working on any challenging topic on plasma modeling and simulations, including code development, and analytical theory.
Being a part of the 4DSpace team at the University of Oslo, I am actively working on several important projects. A few of them are listed below:
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Daedalus, a low-flying spacecraft for the exploration of the lower Thermosphere - Ionosphere.
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Emirates Lunar Mission (ELM): Links: English, Norwegian, Read More: 1, 2, 3, 4
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Brick-II, the first satellite of the Royal Netherlands Air Force launched on 30 June 2021 by Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.
External Links: Github, ResearchGate, Google Scholar
Teaching
Employment history
2022 - present Researcher, Dept. of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.
2020 - 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway.
2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre of Plasma Physics, Institute for Plasma Research, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India, India.
2014 - 2017 Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Plasma Physics, Institute for Plasma Research, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India, India.
2012 - 2014 Junior Research Fellow, Centre of Plasma Physics, Institute for Plasma Research, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India, India.
Education
2019 - Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Gauhati University, Assam, India.
2012 - M.Sc. in Physics, Tezpur University, Assam, India.
2010 - B.Sc. in Physics, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Publications
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Brask, Steffen Mattias; Marholm, Sigvald; Di Mare, Francesca; Adhikari, Sayan; Spicher, Andres & Takahashi, T. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Electron-neutral collisions effects on Langmuir probe in the lower E-region ionosphere. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 29(3), p. 1–11. doi: 10.1063/5.0079761.
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Sharma, G; Deka, K; Paul, R.; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R & Kausik, S. S. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Study of Ion-Acoustic Waves in Two-Electron Temperature Plasma. Springer Proceedings in Physics. ISSN 0930-8989. 265, p. 355–361. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5141-0_38.
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Deka, Kishor; Paul, R.; Sharma, Gunjan; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R. & Kausik, S.S. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Study of Plasma Sheath in the Presence of Dust Particles in an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field. Springer Proceedings in Physics. ISSN 0930-8989. 265, p. 363–373. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5141-0_39. Show summary
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Deka, Kishor; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, Rakesh; Kausik, Siddhartha & Saikia, Bipul (2021). Effect of collisions on the plasma sheath in the presence of an inhomogeneous magnetic field. Physica Scripta. ISSN 0031-8949. 96(7). doi: 10.1088/1402-4896/abfc81.
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Paul, Rupali; Sharma, Gunjan; Deka, Kishor; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, Rakesh & Kausik, Siddhartha [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Experimental study of charging of dust grains in the presence of energetic electrons. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. ISSN 0741-3335. doi: 10.1088/1361-6587/ac44e5.
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Bhattacharjee, D.; Buzarbaruah, N.; Mohanty, S.R. & Adhikari, Sayan (2020). Kinetic characteristics of ions in an inertial electrostatic confinement device. Physical review. E. ISSN 2470-0045. 102(6). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.102.063205. Full text in Research Archive
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Paul, R.; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R.; Kausik, S. S. & Saikia, B. K. (2020). Magnetized Plasma Sheath in the Presence of Negative Ions. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 27(6). doi: 10.1063/5.0004796. Full text in Research Archive
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Sharma, G; Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R; Kausik, S. S. & Saikia, B. K. (2020). Effect of two temperature electrons in a collisional magnetized plasma sheath. Physica Scripta. ISSN 0031-8949. 95(3). doi: 10.1088/1402-4896/ab5548.
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Adhikari, Sayan (2019). Sheath formation in collisional, low pressure and magnetized plasma. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 26(4). doi: 10.1063/1.5090537.
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Mishra, Rinku; Adhikari, Sayan; Mukherjee, Rupak & Dey, M (2018). Correlation between two non-linear events in a dusty plasma system. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 25(12). doi: 10.1063/1.5066427.
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Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R & Goswami, K. S. (2018). Ion dynamics in a magnetized source-collector sheath. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 25(9). doi: 10.1063/1.5045186.
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Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R & Goswami, K. S. (2018). Estimation of the reduction of sputtering for fusion grade materials after disappearance of the Debye sheath. Indian Journal of Physics. ISSN 0973-1458. 92, p. 259–270. doi: 10.1007/s12648-017-1088-x.
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Moulick, R; Adhikari, Sayan & Goswami, K. S. (2017). Criterion of sheath formation in magnetized low pressure plasma. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 24(11). doi: 10.1063/1.4994261.
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Adhikari, Sayan; Moulick, R & Goswami, K. S. (2017). A dynamic analysis of the magnetized plasma sheath in a collisionless scenario with ion sources. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 24(8). doi: 10.1063/1.4994535.
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Adhikari, Sayan; Mukherjee, Rupak; Marholm, Sigvald & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2021). Development of a Deep Neural Network Model for Spacecraft Charging. Show summary