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.
[ 01: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ]
Research Associate | University of Liverpool / Cockcroft / 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 confinement.
- Executing critical on-shift responsibilities during beam time, including real-time data acquisition and 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 Health Physics and Reactor Management teams for real-time notification of dose status.
[ 02: RESEARCH & EDUCATION ]
Ph.D. | Homi Bhabha National Institute / IPR
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 high-speed ice cream packaging machines.
[ 03: PUBLICATIONS ]
Instruments (2026): Characterization of supersonic gas curtain monitor for flash proton therapy.
IBIC (2025): Design of Retarding Potential Energy Analyser (RPEA) for low energy antimatter.
Instruments (2025): Faraday cups: principles, designs, and applications—a review.
EXA-LEAP (2025): 3D simulation studies of mixed plasma confinement at AEgIS.
Phys. Rev. Lett. (2024): Positronium Laser Cooling via \(1^3S-2^3P\) Transition.
HBNI Ph.D. Dissertation (2024): 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 AEgIS experiment.
IEEE TPS (2023): Space Charge Neutralization in Ring Cusp Ion Sources.
AIP Advances (2022): Ion beam profiles using fixed parallel wires and Faraday cup array.
IEEE TPS (2021): Multicusp Ion Source with Two-Grid Extraction System.
ICONE25 (2017): Design and simulation of 10kW Faraday cup for ion beam current.
[ 04: PRESENTATION & TALKS ]
Invited talk: FC design for antimatter research using CST - Nottingham, UK (2025).
Contributed talk: Digital Twin-Enabled Antimatter Beam Control - Lisbon, Portugal (2025).
Contributed talk: Modeling Penning-Malmberg Traps for AEgIS - Manchester, UK (2025).
Contributed talk: Design and Simulation of 10 kW Faraday Cup - Shanghai, China (2017).
[ 05: HOBBIES ]
♟ CHESS: 1900 on chess.com / 1725 ELO
🌍 LANGUAGES: 5 (English, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish B2, Russian A1)
🎵 INSTRUMENTS: Keytar, Harmonium, Melodica, Guitar
✈️ TRAVEL: 12+ Countries
[ 06: ARSENAL ]
SOFTWARE STACK:
CST Studio, OPERA3D, SIMION, COMSOL, RF Track, ANSYS, ASTRA, MAD-X, Geant4, IBISIMU.