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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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LOG_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.

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LOG_02: RESEARCH & EDUCATION

Ph.D. | Homi Bhabha National Institute / Institute for Plasma Research 2018 — 2024
  • Designed a ring cusp ion source for $\text{Ar}^+$ 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.

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LOG_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.

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LOG_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.

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LOG_05: 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.

LOG_06: HOBBIES

  • ♟ CHESS: Strategy - Level ELO 1725, 1900 on chess.com
  • 🌍 LANGUAGES: Polyglot - English, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish (B2), Russian (A1)
  • 🎵 INSTRUMENTS: Keyboards, Harmonium, Melodica, Keytar and Guitar
  • ✈️ TRAVELING: Geography - Travelled over 12 countries and still counting...

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