Mukul Bhattacharya
Mailing Address:
104 Davey Lab, Box #7, University Park, Pa 16802
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)