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Welcome to Our Physics Lab

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Faculties and Lab members

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26th International Conference at IIT BHU, 2024

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HEP-Detector Development Lab

Central University of South Bihar

Advanced research in High Energy Physics detector development, focusing on cutting-edge neutrino detection, dark matter research, and cosmic ray physics.

Gaya, Bihar

Research Areas

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Neutrino Physics

Advanced neutrino detection, oscillation studies, and sterile neutrino searches using cutting-edge detector technologies.

NOvA collaboration DUNE R&D Texono experiment
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Dark Matter Research

Direct detection methods, underground experiments, and novel detector development for WIMP and axion searches.

Pire-GAMEDARK Xenon detector R&D Background studies
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Cosmic Ray Physics

High-energy cosmic ray detection, extensive air shower studies, and muon tomography applications.

Muon tomography Space weather studies
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Detector Development

Next-generation detector technology, electronics development, and novel readout systems for HEP experiments.

Scintillator Detectors development Front-End Readout System design Gaseous Detectors

Faculty Members

Prof. Venktesh Singh

Prof. Venktesh Singh

Professor, Department of Physics

High Energy Physics, Neutrino Detection

venktesh@cusb.ac.in ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. Lakhwinder Singh

Dr. Lakhwinder Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Dark Matter Research, Cosmic Ray Physics

lakhwinder@cusb.ac.in ResearchGate Webpage

Publications

2024

Search for Lorentz Violations through the Sidereal Effect at NOvA experiment

S. Mishra, S. Shukla, V. Singh, L. Singh

Phys. Rev. D 109, 075042

DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.075042
2024

Investigating Lorentz Invariance Violation Effects on CP Violation and Mass Hierarchy Sensitivity at DUNE

S. Mishra, S. Shukla, V. Singh, L. Singh

Physical Review D 110, 09503

2025

Dark matter annual modulation analysis with combined nuclear and electron recoil channel (TEXONO Collaboration)

H.B. Li et. al.

Phys. Rev. D. 111, 083035

DOI:doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.111.083035
2023

Measurement of the νe-Nucleus Charged-Current Double-Differential Cross Section at ⟨Eν = 2.4 GeV⟩ Using NOνA

M. A. Acero et al. (including S. Mishra)
(The NOvA Collaboration)

Physical Review Letters 130, 051802

2025

Dual-Baseline Search for Active-to-Sterile Neutrino Oscillations in NOvA

M. A. Acero et al. (including S. Mishra)
(The NOvA Collaboration)

Physical Review Letters 134, 081804

2025

Modeling the propagation and impact of CMEs on Earth’s magnetosphere for enhanced space weather forecasting

R. Sharma, B. Hariharan, V. Singh

Proceedings of Science, Volume 501 - 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2025) - Solar & Heliospheric Physics

DOI:doi.org/10.22323/1.501.1367
2025

Propagation Dynamics and Geoeffectiveness of the 22 June 2015 CME from ENLIL Simulations

R. Sharma, B. Hariharan, V. Singh

69th DAE-BRNS Symposium on Nuclear Physics

2024

Search for Dark Photons with Sub-keV Sensitivity Germanium Detector at the Kou Sheng Nuclear Reactor

Komal Rani, Lakhwinder Singh, Venktesh Singh, H.T. Wong

DAE SYMPOSIUM ON NUCLEAR PHYSICS 68

2024

Investigating Dark Photon Interactions Using a Germanium Detector at the Kuo-Sheng Nuclear Reactor

Komal Rani, Greeshma C. , Lakhwinder Singh , Venktesh Singh , H.T. Wong

XXVI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium

2024

Investigation of Electromagnetic Properties Neutrinos with sub-keV Sensitive Germanium Detectors in the TEXONO Experiment

Greeshma C. , Komal Rani , L. Singh , V. Singh , H.T. Wong

XXVI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium

2024

A framework for studying the dispersion of CMEs

Ritesh Sharma, B. Hariharan and Venktesh Singh

DAE-HEP - Submitted for publication in Springer Proceedings

2022

Effect of Geomagnetic field on secondary charged particle

R. Sharma, A. Fedynitch, V. Singh

Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 66

2022

Background modelling for the TEXONO experiment - Proceeding in DAE NP symposium

Subhasis Parhi

Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 66

2022

Background Modelling for the TEXONO Coherent Neutrino Scattering Reactor Experiment

Subhasis Parhi

Proceeding as book chapter in Springer DAE HEP Symposium 66

2023

Investigation of the Effects of 135Xe on Background in the Sub-keV Energy Range

Subhasis Parhi

Proceeding in DAE NP Symposium 67

2022

Characterization of Organic Scintillator EJ-315

Subhasis Parhi

Proceeding as book chapter in Springer DAE NP Symposium 66

2024

Investigation of the Quenching Factor for Silicon and Germanium Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. (TEXONO Collaboration)

Deepak Mishra et.al.

Paper-Submitted for publication in Springer Proceedings, DAE-HEP Conference 68

2025

Fast radio bursts through radio astronomy

Sharma, R., Singh, V., and Hariharan, B.

Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top.

DOI:doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01571-6
2025

Numerical simulation of CME dynamics and their interaction with the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere

Ritesh Sharma, B. Hariharan, Venktesh Singh

Solar Physics , A Journal for Solar and Solar-Stellar Research and the Study of Solar- Terrestrial Physics

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Octant Ambiguity in the Presence of Non-isotropic Lorentz Invariance Violation

S. Shukla, S. Mishra, L. Singh, V. Singh

(under review)

2025

Search for Lorentz Violations through the Sidereal Effect at NOvA experiment

S. Mishra, S. Shukla, V. Singh, L. Singh

Phys. Rev. D 109, 075042

Lab Members

Ritesh Sharma

Ritesh Sharma

Ph.D. Research Scholar
Radio Emission Studies, Space Weather and Magnetosphere Research, Cosmic Ray Physics, Radio Detection of Cosmic Air Showers, Propagation of Coronal Mass Ejection

Ph.D. 6th Year

SubhasisParhi

Subhasis Parhi

Ph.D. Research Scholar
Detector Fabrication and Characterization for Rare Event Search, Background Modeling of Detectors, Signal Simulation of HPGe Detectors, Data Acquisition and Analysis.

Ph.D. 6th Year

Rajeev_Raj

Rajeev Raj

Ph.D. Research Scholar
Scintillator Detectors Development and simulation

Ph.D. 5th Year

Deepak_mishra

Deepak Mishra

Ph.D. Research Scholar
Direct searches for Dark Matter, Quenching Factor Studies and Detector Response Modeling, Detector Characterization, Statistical Tools and Data Analysis, Monte-Carlo Simulations (GEANT4, GATE software), Cern-ROOT framework, Scientific Computing in HEP, Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Ion-Irradiation and Computational Materials Modeling

Ph.D. 3rd Year

Komal_rani

Komal Rani

Ph.D. Research Scholar
Dark Photon Experimental Analysis, Feynman Diagram Modeling in Mathematica, Xenon Background Simulations, Indigenous, Cost-Effective and Boron-Doped Scintillator Development, Applications in Cosmic Ray, Nuclear Reactor Monitoring, Safety and Security, and Ophthalmology, Tools: Geant4 and CERN ROOT

Ph.D. 2nd Year

GreeshmaChandrabhanu

Greeshma Chandrabhanu

Ph.D. Research Scholar
High Energy Physics, Experimental Particle Physics & Astroparticle Physics

Ph.D. 5th Year

RunalDutta

Runal Kashyap Dutta

Project Associate
Positron Emission Tomography(PET) Physics, Detector Physics and Simulations

Ph.D. 1st Year

Visiting / Exchange Researchers

Trinayan

Trinayan Saikia

Exchange Research Scholar
Organic Scintillator, Silicon Photomultipliers, Data Acquisition, Analysis

Ph.D. 3rd Year

Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
Trinayan

Jaya Kumari

Exchange Research Scholar
Detector Physics and Data Analysis (Ongoing)

Ph.D. 3rd Year

Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara

Ph.D. Alumni

Dr. Shashank Mishra

Dr. Shashank Mishra

Neutrino Physics, Oscillation Studies & Rare Physics

Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen’s University, Kingston

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. Saurabh Shukla

Dr. Saurabh Shukla

Neutrino Physics, Oscillation Studies & Rare Physics

Assistant Professor, BRD PG College, Deoria

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. Akash Pandey

Dr. Akash Pandey

Neutrino Physics, RPC, Detector Development, HEPG

Postdoctoral Fellow, Jefferson Lab, USA

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. Damini Singh

Dr. Damini Singh

Neutrino Physics, Cryogenic Detectors, Rare Physics

Assistant Professor, Gujarat Arts and Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

ResearchGate Webpage
Pramod Kumar

Dr. Pramod Kumar

Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP)

Assistant Professor

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. N. Marimuthu

Dr. N. Marimuthu

Nuclear Physics

Postdoctoral Fellow, Russia

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. N. Marimuthu

Dr. Kapil Saraswat

High Energy Physics

Assistant Professor,

ResearchGate Webpage
Pramod Kumar

Dr. Prashant Khandai

Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP)

Assistant Professor, ECC

ResearchGate Webpage
Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh

Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh

Neutrino Physics, HPGe Detectors, TEXONO, CDEX, Cryogenic & Rare Physics

Postdoctoral Fellow, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

ResearchGate Webpage

Lab Facilities

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Data Acquisition Systems

High-speed data acquisition and processing systems

  • Trigger systems
  • Online monitoring
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Detector Characterization Setup

Comprehensive detector testing and calibration systems

  • Radioactive sources
  • LED calibration systems
  • Bias supply systems
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Gaseous Detector Development Program

Development of Novel Gaseous Detectors

International Collaborations

Texono Experiment

Low Energy Neutrino Physics Research

Kuo-Sheng Reactor, Taiwan

NOvA Experiment

Long-baseline Neutrino Oscillation Studies

Fermilab, USA

DUNE Experiment

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

SURF, South Dakota, USA

National Collaborations

INO

India-based Neutrino Observatory Project

Theni, Tamil Nadu, India

TIFR (CRL)

Cosmic Ray Laboratory Collaboration

Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India