Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Astro-Physics

1. JRF & SRF from Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
2. Post-doctoate from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai (March 2006 to June 2009).
3. Asst. Professor (Stg-I), Sambalpur University (June, 2009 to June, 2013).
4. Asst. Professor (Stg-II), Sambalpur University (June, 2013 to June, 2018).
5. Asst. Professor (Stg-III), Sambalpur University (June, 2018 to June, 2021).
6. Assoc. Professor, Sambalpur University (June, 2021 to June, 2024).
7. Professor, Sambalpur University (Since June, 2024).

Post Graduate Level

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At Present: Nuclear Physics (Special Paper), Nuclear Physics (General), Computer Programming, Relativistic Electrodynamics Earlier: Numerical Methods, Electrodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, X-ray and Spectroscopy, Particle Physics

1. Theoretical Nuclear Structure Physics
2. Nuclear Structure study using Hartree-Fock calculation
3. Nuclear Structure study Projected Shell Model and Triaxial Projected Shell Model
4. Nuclear Astro-Physics

Ph.D. Candidates	:	3
M.Tech./M.Phil. Candidates	:	M. Phil: 19

1. Life Member of Orissa Physical Society

1. Nuclear structure and reactions for drip-line nuclei in relativistic models; Dr. K.C. Panda (PI), Dr. S.K. Patra (Co-PI) and Dr. Z. Naik (Co-PI), SERB, DST sponsored project ( EMR/2016/000080 ) (2017-2020).

International Publications

2023
1. Rip behaviour in Brans–Dicke theory; Sasmita K. Pradhan, Z. Naik and S.K. Tripathy, Chinese Journal of Physics 85, 277 (2023).
2. Evolution of Generalized Brans–Dicke Parameter within a Superbounce Scenario; Sunil Kumar Tripathy, Sasmita Kumari Pradhan, Zashmir Naikand B. Mishra, Symmetry 15, 790 (2023)
2022
3. Study of band structure in 76Kr using triaxial projected shell model, N Behera, GH Bhat, Z Naik, R Palit, Y Sun, JA Sheikh, International Journal of Modern Physics E31, 2250027 (2022)
4. Big Rip Scenario in Brans-Dicke Theory, Sasmita Kumari Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Tripathy, Zashmir Naik, Dipanjali Behera, Mrutunjaya Bhuyan,Foundations (MDPI), Vol-2, 128 (2022)
2020
5. Unified dark fluid and cosmic transit models in Brans-Dicke theory, S. K. Tripathy, S.K. Pradhan, Z. Naik, D. Behera and B. Mishra Physics of Dark Universe Vol. 30, 100722 (2020)
6. Structure of the 11/2 − isomeric state in 133La, Md. S. R. Laskar , R. Palit, S. N. Mishra, N. Shimizu , Y. Utsuno, E. Ideguchi, U. Garg, S. Biswas, F. S. Babra, R. Gala, C. S. Palshetkar, and Z. Naik Phy. Rev. C101, 034315 (2020)
2019
7. Observation of rotation about the longest principal axis in 89Zr, S. Saha, R. Palit, J. Sethi, S. Biswas, P. Singh, S. Nag, A. K. Singh, I. Ragnarsson, F. S. Babra, U. Garg, A. Goswami, E. Ideguchi, H. C. Jain, S. Kumar, Md. S. R. Laskar, G. Mukherjee, Z. Naik, and C. S. Palshetkar, Phy. Rev. C99, 054301 (2019)
8. g-factor measurement of the 2738 keV isomer in 135La, Md. S. R. Laskar, S. Saha, R. Palit, S. N. Mishra, N. Shimizu, Y. Utsuno, E. Ideguchi, Z. Naik, F. S. Babra, S. Biswas, S. Kumar, S. K. Mohanta, C. S. Palshetkar, P. Singh, and P. C. Srivastava Phy. Rev. C99, 014308 (2019)
2018
9. Calculating charged particle observables using modified Wood Saxon model in HIJING for U+U collisions at sqrt(S_{NN}=193GeV), M. Younus, S.K. Tripathy, P.K. Sahu, and Z. Naik, Nucl. Phy. A980, 81-90 (2018)
2017
10. High-spin states in 133Cs and the shell model description; S. Biswas, R. Palit, J. Sethi, S. Saha, A. Raghav, U. Garg, Md.S.R. Laskar, F.S. Babra, Z. Naik, S. Sharma, A.Y. Deo, V.V. Parkar, B.S. Naidu, R. Donthi, S. Jadhav, H.C. Jain, P.K. Joshi, S. Sihotra, S. Kumar, D. Mehta, G. Mukherjee, A. Goswami, P.C. Srivastava Phys. Rev. C95, 064320 (2017)
11. Azimuthal Correlations of D-mesons in p+p and p+Pb collisions at LHC energies; M. Younus, S.K. Tripathy, P.K. Sahu, Z. Naik, The Eur. Phys. J. A 53, 112 (2017)
2016
12. Production of D-mesons in p+p and p+Pb collisions at LHC energies; R.C. Baral, S.K. Tripathy, M. Younus, Z. Naik, P.K. SahuInt. J. Mod. Phys. E25, 1650092 (2016)
13. Production of D-mesons in p + p and p + Pb collisions at LHC energies, R. C. Baral, S. K. Tripathy, M. Younus, Z. Naik, and P. K. Sahu, Int. Journal of Mod. Phy. E25, 1650092 (2016)
2013
14. High Spin Structure of 108 Ag; J. Sethia, R. Palita, S. Sahaa, T. Trivedia, G.H. Bhatb, J.A. Sheikhb, P. Dattac, J.J. Carrolld, S. Chattopadhyaye, R. Donthia, U. Gargf, S. Jadhava, H.C. Jaina, S. Karamiang, S. Kumarh, M.S. Litzd, D. Mehtai, B.S. Naidua, Z. Naikj, S. Sihotrai, P.M. Walkerk, Phys. Lett. B725 85, (2013)
2012
15. Rotational bands and electromangnetic transitions of some even-even neodymium nuclei in projected Hartree-Fock model; S.K. Ghorui, P.K. Raina, P.K. Rath, A.K. Singh, Z. Naik, S.K. Patra, C.R. Praharaj, Int.J.Mod.Phys. E21, 1250070 (2012)
16. Experimental investigation of shell-model excitations of 89 Zr up to high spin; S. Saha, R. Palit, J. Sethi, T. Trivedi, P.C. Srivastava, S. Kumar, B.S. Naidu, R. Donthi, S. Jadhav, D.C. Biswas, U. Garg, A. Goswami, H.C. Jain, P.K. Joshi, G. Mukherjee, Z. Naik, S. Nag, V. Nanal, R.G. Pillay, S. Saha, A.K. Singh, Phys.Rev. C86, 034315 (2012)
17. Small quadrupole deformation for the dipole bands in 112 In; T. Trivedi, R. Palit, J. Sethi, S. Saha, S. Kumar, Z. Naik, V.V. Parkar, B.S. Naidu, A.Y. Deo, A. Raghav, P.K. Joshi, H.C. Jain, S. Sihotra, D. Mehta, A.K. Jain, D. Choudhury, D. Negi, S. Roy, S. Chattopadhyay, A.K. Singh, P. Singh, D.C. Biswas, R.K. Bhowmik, S. Muralithar, R.P. Singh, R. Kumar, K. Rani, Phys.Rev. C85, 014327 (2012)
18. Band Structure Study of 161, 163 Er Nucleus; B.B. Sahu, S.K. Singh, M. Bhuyan, S.K.Ghorui, Z. Naik, S.K. Patra, and C.R. Praharaj, Acta Physica Polonica. B43, 451 (2012)
19. Structure of Dipole Bands in 112In: Through Lifetime Measurement; T.Trivedi, R.Palit, J.Sethi, S.Saha, S.Kumar, Z. Naik, V.V.Parkar, B.S.Naidu, A.Y.Deo, A.Raghav, P.K.Joshi, H.C.Jain, S.Sihotra, D.Mehta, A.K.Jain, D.Choudhury, D.Negi, S.Roy, S.Chattopadhyay, A.K.Singh, P.Singh, D.C.Biswas, R.K.Bhowmik, S.Muralithar, R.P.Singh, R.Kumar, K.Rani, J. Phys. 381, 012061 (2012)
2011
20. Structural change of the unique-parity πh11/2 νh11/2 configuration in 134 Cs; H. Pai, G. Mukherjee, A. Raghav, R. Palit, C. Bhattacharya, S. Chanda, T. Bhattacharjee, S. Bhat- tacharyya, S. K. Basu, A. Goswami, P. K. Joshi, B. S. Naidu, Sushil K. Sharma, A. Y. Deo, Z. Naik, R. K. Bhowmik, S. Muralithar, R. P. Singh, S. Kumar, S. Sihotra, and D. Mehta Phys. Rev. C84, 041301 (2011)
21. Excited states in 99 Pd; S.Sihotra, Z.Naik, S.Kumar, K.Singh, J.Goswamy, N.Singh, R.Kumar, R.P.Singh, S.Muralithar, R.K.Bhowmik, R.Palit, D.Mehta Phys. Rev. C83, 024313 (2011)
2010
22. Band structure and shape coexistence in 135 56 Ba 79 ; S. Kumar, A.K. Jain, A. Goel, S.S. Malik, R. Palit, H.C. Jain, I. Mazumdar, P.K. Joshi, Z. Naik, A. Dhal, T. Trivedi, I. Mehrotra, S. Appannababu, L. Chaturvedi, V. Kumar, R. Kumar, D. Negi, R.P. Singh, S. Muralithar, R.K. Bhowmik, S.C. Pancholi Phys. Rev. 81, 067304 (2010)
23. Level structures in the 107 49 In nucleus and their microscopic description; S. Sihotra, Z. Naik, R. Palit, A. Y. Deo, S. Kumar, P. K. Joshi, D. Mehta and N. Singh, Eur. Phys. J. A43, 45 (2010)
2009
24. Multi-quasiparticle γ-band structure in neutron-deficient Ce and Nd isotopes; J.A.Sheikh, G.H.Bhat, R.Palit, Z.Naik, Y.Sun, Nucl. Phys. A824, 58 (2009)
25. Band structures in 129Cs; S.Sihotra, K.Singh, S.S.Malik, J.Goswamy, R.Palit, Z.Naik, D.Mehta, N.Singh, R.Kumar, R.P.Singh, S.Muralithar, Phys.Rev. C 79, 044317 (2009)
26. Shape evolution of the highly deformed 75 Kr nucleus examined with the Doppler-shift attenu- ation methord; T. Trivedi, R. Palit, D. Negi, Z. Naik, Y. -C. Yang, Y. Sun, J. A. Sheikh, A. Dhal, M. K. Raju, S. Appannababu, S. Kumar, D. Choudhury, K. Maurya, G. Mahanto, R.Kumar, R. P. Singh, S. Muralithar, A. K. Jain, H. C. Jain, S. C. Pancholi, R. K. Bhowmik, I. Mehrotra, Phys. Rev. C80, 047302 (2009)
27. Experimental study of nuclei in the vicinity of the island of inversion through the fusion- evaporation reaction; R. Chakrabarti, S. Mukhopadhyay, Krishichayan, A. Chakraborty, A. Ghosh, S. Ray, S. S. Ghugre, A. K. Sinha, L. Chaturvedi, A. Y. Deo, I. Mazumdar, P. K. Joshi, R. Palit, Z. Naik, S. Kumar, N. Madhavan, R. P. Singh, S. Muralithar, B. K. Yogi, and Garg, Phys. Rev. C80, 034326 (2009)
28. Structure of dipole bands in 106 In; A.Y. Deo, R. Palit, Z. Naik, S. Sihotra, S. Kumar, P.K. Joshi, I. Mazumdar, R. Chakrabarti, R. Kshetri, D. Mehta, H.C. Jain, Phys. Rev. C79, 067304 (2009)
2008
29. Multiple band structures of 131 Cs at intermediate and high spins; S. Sihotra, R. Palit, Z. Naik, K. Singh, P. K. Joshi, A. Y. Deo, J. Goswamy, S. S. Malik, D. Mehta, C. R. Praharaj, H. C. Jain, and N. Singh, Phys. Rev. C78, 034313 (2008)
2007
30. Shape coexistence and high spin states in 52 Cr ; Rajesh Kumar, S. K. Chamoli, I. M. Govil, A. Dhal, R. K. Sinha, L. Chaturvedi, Z. Naik, C. R. Praharaj, S. Muralithar, R. P. Singh, N. Madhavan, P. Sugathan, J. J. Das, and R. K. Bhowmik, Phys. Rev. C76, 034301 (2007)
31. High spin structure of 139 Nd; S. Kumar, R. Palit, H. C. Jain, I. Mazumdar, P.K. Joshi, S. Roy, A.Y. Deo, Z. Naik, S.S. Malik, and A.K. Jain, Phys. Rev. C76, 014306 (2007)
2005
32. Polarization measurement and gamma-ray spectroscopy of 122 Cs; Rajesh Kumar, A. Kumar, S. K.Chamoli, Kuljeet Singh, M. Sharma, D. Mehta, N. Singh, S.S. Ghugre, N.S. Pattabira- man, L. Chaturvedi, P.K. Joshi, H.C. Jain, Z. Naik, C.R. Praharaj, I.M. Govil, Phys. Rev. C72, 044319 (2005)
33. Rotational structures in 123 Cs ; Kuljeet Singh, Z. Naik, R. Kumar, J. Goswamy, D. Mehta, N. Singh, C. R. Praharaj, E. S. Paul, K. P. Singh, R. P. Singh, S. Muralithar, N. Madhavan, J. J. Das, S. Nath, A. Jhingan, P. Sugathan and R. K. Bhowmik, Eur. Phys. J. A25, 345 (2005)
2004
34. Deformation studies at high spins in gamma-soft 179 Re nucleus; S. K. Chamoli, P. Joshi, A. Kumar, G. Singh, R. P. Singh, S. Muralithar, R. K. Bhowmik, L. Chaturvedi, Z. Naik, C. R. Praharaj, and I. M. Govil, Phys. Rev. C69, 034310 (2004)
2003
35. Rotational Bands of 169,171,173 Lu in Deformed Hartree-Fock and Angular Momentum Projec- tion Model; Z. Naik and C.R. Praharaj; Phys. Rev. C67, 054318 (2003)
2002
36. Configuration dependent shapes in 177 Re nucleus; S. Chamoli, P. Joshi, A. Kumar, R.P. Singh, S. Muralithar, Z. Naik, C.R. Praharaj and I.M. Govil; Phys. Rev. C66, 024307 (2002).

National Publications

2020
1. High spin structure of 82Sr using triaxial projected shell model, N Behera, G H Bhat, Z Naik, R Palit, Y Sun & J A Sheikh, Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics 58, 342 (2020)
2019
2. Study of band structures of 78 Kr using triaxial projected shell model, N Behera, G H Bhat, Z Naik, R Palit, Y Sun & J A Sheikh, Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics 57, 634 (2019)
2004
3. Shape change in Hf, W and Os-isotopes: A non-relativistic Hartree-Fock versus relativistic Hartree approximation; Z. Naik, B.K. Sharma, P. Arumugam, T.K. Jha and S.K. Patra, Pramana - J. Phys. 62, 827 (2004)

International Conferences

1. Invited Talk on titel "High Spin Structure of Cr and Ni isotopes near Z ~ N line with PHF model" in the "International Webinar on Recent Advances in Science and Technology (RST-2020)" held at IGIT, Sarang, Odisha, INDIA From 06th to 8th November, 2020.
2. Invited Talk on titel "High Spin Structure of Highly neutron rich Fe and Ni nuclei in Deformed PHF Model" in International Conference on "Nuclear Physics with Energetic Heavy Ion Beams", held at Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA From 15th to 18th March, 2017.
3. Invited Talk on "High Spin structure of nuclei with Deformed HF & Angular Momentum Projection" in the international workshop on Recent "Trends in Nuclear Structure and its Implication in Astrophysics" held at Hotel Blue Lily Beach Resort, Puri, Odisha, INDIA, January 04-06, 2016.

Workshops

1. Lecture on "Latex (Table, Figure)" in National Workshop on "Techinical Document Writing Using LaTex" Held at IGIT, Sarang, Odisha, INDIA, March 19-21 (2016).
2. Two Lecture on "HF Model and its use in rotation and Isomer" in DST-SERC School on "Nuclear Structure at High Angular Momentum and Isospin" Held at HSCSE, TIFR, Mumbai, October 05-25 (2014).
3. Two Lectures on "Deformed Hartree-Fock and Angular Momentum Projection" in "Nuclear Structure Physics School" held at Inter University Acceleration Center (IUAC), New Delhi, INDIA, April 21-26 (2014).

1. Proceeding of the National Conference on Nuclear Physics (NCNP-2013) Edit. Dr. K.C. Panda and Zashmir Naik, Published on PRAMANA Journals Of Physics: Volume 82, Issue 4 and Issue 5 (2014)

1. National Conference on Nuclear Physics (NCNP-2013) as Organising Secretary
2. National Seminar on Advances in Astro-Particle Physics (AAP-2016) as Organising Secretary

1. Superintendent, Golden Jubilee Gent's Hostel
2. Deputy Director, E-Governance Nodal Centre
3. Deputy Registrar of CDOE, Sambalpur Uniersity
4. Secretary Finance, Central Alumni Association
5. Assistant Teacher in charge Examination (School of Physics)
6. Asst. Superintendent, Indrabati Ladies's Hostel (August-2020 to June-2022)
7. Asst. Superintendent, Mahanadi Boy's Hostel (June-2011 to May-2013)
8. Program Coordinater, NSS Cell, Sambalpur University (July-2017 to December-2020)

Present Address :  School of Physics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha - 768 019 INDIA

Permanent Address :  Gambharidiha, Arda, Jharsuguda, Odisha - 768 202 INDIA