Education
Ph. D. Physics, University of Texas, Austin, USA (2020)
M. A. Physics, University of Texas, Austin, USA (2018)
B. S. Physics, Indian Institute of Science, India (2015)
Research Interests
- Fast radio bursts of unknown origin detected from random sky locations
- Gamma-ray bursts generated from the collapse of massive stars
- Gravitational waves released from the mergers of binary neutron star/black hole systems
- Composition and spectrum of ultra high-energy cosmic ray sources
Selected Publications
- M Bhattacharya, et al., Fast radio burst dispersion measure distribution as a probe of Helium reionisation, Physical Review D 103, 103526 (2021)
- M Bhattacharya, et al., Population modelling of Fast radio bursts from source properties, Astrophysical Journal 899, 2 (2020)
- M Bhattacharya and P. Kumar, Explaining GRB prompt emission with sub-photospheric dissipation and Comptonization, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 491, 4656 (2019)
- M Bhattacharya, et al., Mergers of black hole-neutron star binaries and rates of associated electromagnetic counterparts, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 486, 5289 (2018)
- M Bhattacharya, et al., Luminosity and cooling of highly magnetized white dwarfs: suppression of luminosity by strong magnetic fields, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 477, 2705 (2018)
- P Kumar, W Lu and M Bhattacharya, Fast radio burst source properties and curvature radiation model, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 468, 2726 (2017)