BHARAT SINGH RAWAT, Ph.D.
// ION SOURCE & BEAM DIAGNOSTICS EXPERT
Expert in manipulating charged particle beams with 7+ years of experience in the design of ion sources, beam extraction/transport systems, and digital twins.
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[ 01: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ]
Research Associate | University of Liverpool / Cockcroft Institute / CERN
2023 — 2026
- Led ballistic antiproton transport optimization utilizing 3D CST Penning Trap models.
- Creating a Digital Twin of the Penning Malmberg trap apparatus, integrating first principles physics with Machine Learning (ML) models to predict trap behavior and optimize particle confinement.
- Executing critical on shift responsibilities during beam time, including real-time data acquisition and the management of cryogenic systems for superconducting magnets.
Radiation Protection Engineer | Nuvia India Pvt Limited
2018 — 2018
- Managed occupational radiation exposure at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station.
- Developed automated dose tracking systems for proactive safety interventions.
- Coordinated with the Health Physics and Reactor Management teams to provide real-time notification of dose status.
[ 02: RESEARCH & EDUCATION ]
Ph.D. | Homi Bhabha National Institute / Institute for Plasma Research
2018 — 2024
- Designed a ring cusp ion source for Ar⁺ beams (1-2 keV, 100 mA).
- Utilized CST Studio for magnetic cusp optimization and OPERA-3D for ion optics design.
- Conducted transient thermo-structural analysis in ANSYS to design a grid mounting system.
- Engineered a nine-channel Parallel Wire Array (PWA) and a Faraday Cup array (FCA).
M.Tech. Nuclear Engineering | Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
2015 — 2017
- Developed a 10 kW Faraday cup capable of measuring 20-30 mA beam intensities.
- Designed cooling systems maintaining copper Faraday Cup at 350.6°C.
- Calculated suppression voltages (-450V to -500V) via SIMION 8.0 and LORENTZ.
B.E. Mechanical Engineering | Gujarat Technological University
2009 — 2013
- Provided provisions for thermal judder and overheating in Long Chain Beamer machine.
- Mitigated alignment errors in icecream packaging machines.
[ 03: PUBLICATIONS ]
Instruments (2026): Characterization of the extraction system of supersonic gas curtain-based ionization profile monitor for flash proton therapy.
IBIC (2025): Design studies of a Retarding Potential Energy Analyser (RPEA) for low energy antimatter experiments.
Instruments (2025): Faraday cups: principles, designs, and applications across scientific disciplines—a review.
EXA-LEAP (2025): 3D simulation studies of mixed plasma confinement at AEgIS.
Phys. Rev. Lett. (2024): Positronium Laser Cooling via the 1³S-2³P Transition with a Broadband Laser Pulse.
HBNI Ph.D. Dissertation (2024): Studies on Extraction of an Ion beam and its Transport from a Multi-Cusp Gridded Ion Source.
IPAC (2024): Simulation studies for the confinement of antiprotons for the AEgIS experiment.
IEEE TPS (2023): Experimental Studies on the Roles of Space Charge Neutralization in a Ring Cusp Ion Source.
AIP Advances (2022): Measurement system for ion beam profiles using fixed parallel wires and Faraday cup array.
IEEE TPS (2021): Characterization of a Multicusp Ion Source with Two-Grid Extraction System for Studying Extraction and Transport of Ion Beam.
ICONE25 (2017): Design and simulation of 10kW Faraday cup for ion beam current.
[ 04: PRESENTATION & TALKS ]
Invited talk: "Design tutorial on FC design for low energy antimatter research using CST studio" CST User day, 2025, Nottingham, UK.
Contributed talk: "Digital Twin-Enabled Modeling of Antimatter Beam Control" EuPRAXIA-DN, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal.
Contributed talk: "Trapping Antiprotons: Modeling Penning-Malmberg Traps for AEgIS" SIMULIA RUM, 2025, Manchester, UK.
Contributed talk: "Design and Simulation of 10 kW Faraday Cup" ICONE25, 2017, Shanghai, China.
[ 05: HOBBIES ]
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[ 06: SOFTWARE STACK & EXPERTISE ]
Software Stack: CST Studio, OPERA3D, SIMION, COMSOL, RF Track, ANSYS, ASTRA, MAD-X, Geant4, IBISIMU.
Expertise: Ion Source Design, Beam Transport Optimization, Space Charge Neutralization, and Advanced Beam Diagnostics.