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Dr. Jyoti Rajput
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Assistant Professor |
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Department of Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Delhi, Delhi – 110007
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Educational Qualifications
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Ph.D.
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Ph.D. (Physics: Dissociation Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules), Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, (Affiliation to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)
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2007
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PG
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M.Sc.(Physics), H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, India
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1999
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B.Sc.(PCM), H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, India
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1997
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Career Profile
January, 2010 – till date: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi.
December, 2009: Research Assistant, Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi.
October, 2007 – November, 2009: Post Doctoral Fellow, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
February, 2002 – September, 2007: Research Fellow (funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India), Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi.
July, 1999 – January, 2002: Post Graduate Teacher (Physics), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Areas of Specialization / Interest
Atomic and Molecular Physics (Experimental)
Addressing molecular physics, experimentally, for gaining deeper understanding of the subject. Studying dissociation dynamics, lifetimes, spectroscopy, photo-absorption properties, potential energy surfaces etc, of molecules and molecular ions using experimental techniques implementing ion-molecule and ion-photon collision setup.
Experience in studying dissociation dynamics using Recoil Ion Momentum Spectrometer in ion-molecule collision experiments.
Experience in design and implementation of an electrostatic deceleration lens for highly charged ions.
Experience in studying photo-absorption properties of biologically relevant chromophore molecules using an electrostatic storage ring (ELISA) and nano second lasers in an ion-photon collision setup.
On hands experience in handling vacuum systems, Ion Sources (ECR ion source, Electrospray Ion Source, Plasma Ion Source, Sputter Ion Source), Multihit Data Acquisition, Channel electron multipliers, Micro-Channel Plate detector, Photo-multiplier Tube, Optical Monochromator, Electrostatic Storage Ring (ELISA), Lasers (ns).
Experience in working with ion-optics simulation software ''SIMION'' , mechanical engineer's modeling software ''SOLIDWORKS'', the data analysis software ''ROOT'', the quantum chemical computation program GAMESS and Gaussian.
Subjects Taught
M.Sc. Physics, 2nd Semester
Quantum Mechanics II (Tutorials)
M.Tech. (Nuclear Science and Technology), 2nd Semester
Experimental Nuclear Physics Laboratory
Publications Profile
Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals | | Rajput, Jyoti, A Roy, D Kanjilal, R Ahuja and C P Safvan. 2010. An electrostatic deceleration lens for highly charged ions. Review of Scientific Instruments. 81: 043301. | | Aravind, G, Jyoti Rajput, D B Rahbek, B Klærke, T Balle and L H Andersen. 2010. Sub-microsecond photodissociation pathways of gas phase Adenosine 5’-Monophospate Nucleotide ions. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12: 3486. | | Rajput, Jyoti, Dennis B Rahbek, Lars H Andersen, Amiram Hirshfeld, Mordechai Sheves, Piero Altoè, Giorgio Orlandi and Marco Garavelli. 2010. A Changing Paradigm in the Opsin shift: Intrinsic Absorption of Retinal Chromophore Deciphered. Angewandte Chemie. 122: 1834. | | Lincke, Kasper, Theis Sølling, Lars H Andersen, Benedikte Klærke, Dennis B Rahbek, Jyoti Rajput, Christian Berg Oehlenschlæger, Michael Åxman Petersen and Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen. 2010. On the absorption of the phenolate chromophore in the Green Fluorescent Protein – Role of individual interactions. Chemical Communications. 46: 734. | | Rajput, Jyoti, D B Rahbek, G Aravind and L H Andersen. 2010. Spectral tuning of Photoactive Yellow Protein chromophore by H-bonding. Biophysical Journal. 98: 488. | | Rajput, Jyoti and C P Safvan. 2010. Kinetic energy distributions in ion induced CO fragmentation: Signature of shallow states in multiply charged CO. Phys. Rev. A. 75: 062709. | | Rajput, Jyoti, Sankar De, A Roy and C P Safvan. 2010. Kinetic energy distributions and signature of target excitation in N2 fragmentation on collisions with Ar9+ ions. Phys. Rev. A. 74: 032701. | | Rajput, Jyoti, D B Rahbek, L H Andersen, T Rocha-Rinza, O Christiansen, K B Bravaya, A V Erokhin, A V Bochenkova, K M Solntsev, J Dong, J Kowalik, L M Tolbert, M Åxman Petersen and M Brøndsted Nielsen. 2009. Photoabsorption Studies of neutral Green Fluorescent Protein model chromophores in vacuo. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11: 9996. | | Rocha-Rinza, Tomas, Ove Christiansen, Jyoti Rajput, Aravind Gopalan, Dennis B Rahbek, Lars H Andersen, Anastasia V Bochenkova, Alexander A Granovsky, Ksenia B Bravaya, Alexander V Nemukhin, Kasper Lincke Christiansen and Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen. 2009. Gas phase absorption studies of PYP chromophore derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. A. 113: 9442. | | Lammich, Lutz, Jyoti Rajput and Lars H Andersen. 2008. Photodissociation dynamics of gas-phase PYP chromophores. Phys. Rev. E. 78: 051916. | | Rajput, Jyoti, Lutz Lammich and Lars H Andersen. 2008. Measured lifetime of SF6. Phys. Rev. Lett. 100: 153001. | | De, Sankar, A Roy, Jyoti Rajput, P N Ghosh and C P Safvan. 2008. Dissociation of Methanol by Ion Impact: Breakup dynamics, bond rearrangement and kinetic energy release. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 276: 43. | | De, Sankar, Jyoti Rajput, A Roy, P N Ghosh and C P Safvan. 2008. Ion-induced dissociation dynamics of Acetylene. Phys. Rev. A. 77: 022708. | | Rajput, Jyoti and C P Safvan. 2008. Projectile charge state dependence of methane fragmentation. Phys. Rev. A. 77: 014702. | | De, Sankar, Jyoti Rajput, A Roy, P N Ghosh and C P Safvan. 2007. Butterfly structure: Signature of vibrational flopping in dissociative acetylene. J. Chem. Phys. 127: 051101. | | De, Sankar, Jyoti Rajput, A Roy, P N Ghosh and C P Safvan. 2006. Formation of H3+ due to intramolecular bond rearrangement in doubly charged methanol. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97: 213201. | Research papers published in Referred/Peer Reviewed Conferences | | De, Sankar, Jyoti Rajput, A Roy, R Ahuja, P N Ghosh and C P Safvan. 2007. Dissociation of Methanol and Acetylene by slow Highly Charged Ion Collisions. In proceedings 7th Asian Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics, December, 2006, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 80: 012005. |
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/PRESENTATIONS
Participation as Poster Presenter
Rajput, Jyoti. 2009. Gas phase studies on photoactive yellow protein chromophore. Poster presented at the Gordon Research conference titled Biological Molecules in Gas Phase and in Solution, July 5 – 10, 2009, Tilton School, Tilton, New Hamshire, USA.
Rajput, Jyoti. 2009. Gas phase studies on photoactive yellow protein chromophore. Poster presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Electrostatic Storage Devices, June 21 - 25, 2009, Aarhus, Denmark.
Rajput, Jyoti. 2007. Ion Induced Dissociation of N2. Poster presented at the X-Ray Investigations of Ultrafast Processes, February 28 – March 2, 2007, DESY, Hamburg, Germany.
Awards and distinctions
Awarded ‘Research Fellowship’ and eligibility for ‘Lecturership’ in ‘National Eligibility Test (NET)’, December, 2001, conducted jointly by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and University Grants Comission (UGC), Government of India.
Eligibility for ‘Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship’, July 2002, awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
Qualified ‘Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)’, March 2002, conducted by Department of Education, Government of India.
Association with Professional Bodies
Memberships
Life Member, Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physics (ISAMP).
Other Activities
Invited Talks
“Studies on Ion Induced Molecular Dissociation” at Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark on 7th March 2007.
“Studies on Ion Induced Molecular Dissociation” at KVI, Groningen, Netherlands on 19th March 2007.
“Dissociation Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules” at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research on 13th June 2007.
“Lifetimes and Photoabsorption Spectroscopy: From SF6 to chromophores” at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India on 9th April 2009.
“Photophysics of GFP chromophores : Effect of H-bonding” at DAE BRNS Symposium on Atomic and Molecular Physics held at Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, India from 10th February 2009 to 13th February 2009.
“Photoabsorption studies on Gas Phase Biological Chromophores” at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India on 30th September 2009.
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