Dr. Tapas Mukherjee

Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Physics
Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.
Contact No:
Email: tapas.mukherjee1@gmail.com/ tmukherjee@bhairabgangulycollege.ac.in
Area of Specialization: QUANTUM MECHANICS, SPECTROSCOPY, Quantum Mechanical Theoretical Calculations

Research Interest:

1. Atomic & Molecular Scattering

2. Positron and Positronium in Chemical Physics

3. Berry’s Phase & Gauge Potential

4. Condensed Matter.

Teaching Experience:

Teaching-23+ years

Awards:

Professional Membership:

Life Member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science> <

Important Publication:

Research Paper Publications in Journal: Total No. of Papers: 63

GoogleScholarLink:https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=d7Fj4UMAAAAJ&hl=en

1	Spin flip cross section for electron hydrogen like ion scattering- T. Mukherjee & A.S. Ghosh 167 (1988)., Z.Phys.D. 9, ISSN: 0178-7683 (print) 1431-5866 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01384268
2	Positron-nitrogen molecule scattering at low energies- T. Mukherjee, S. Sur & A.S. Ghosh, 167 (1989), Z. Phys. D 11, 147, ISSN: 0178-7683 (print) 1431-5866 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01444431.
3	Low energy – scattering using LFCC method- T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, 167 (1989) Z.Phys. D. 14, 167,ISSN:0178-7683 (print) 1431-5866 (web), DOI: 10.1007/BF01399038
4	Ground state Ps formation in scattering using FBA- P. Biswas, T.Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, J. Phys. B 167 (1991).24, 2601,(ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
5	Coupled static solution of scattering - T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1991), J. Phys. B 24, L193, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web),
6	Electronic excitation of by positron impact using CCA- T. Mukherjee, S. Sur & A.S. Ghosh, (1991) J. Phys. B. 24, 3905,(ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
7	Low energy positron collisions of and molecules by using a parameter-free positron correlation polarization potential- T. Mukherjee, A.S. Ghosh & A. Jain, (1991). Phys. Rev. A. 43, 2538, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.43.2538
8	Two state LFCC calculation for scattering- M. Mukherjee, T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1991) J. Phys. B 24, L643, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
9	Positron-CO collisions using rotational LFCCA- A.S. Ghosh, T. Mukherjee, P. Biswas & A. Jain, (1992). J. Phys. B 26, L23, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
10	Electronic and rotational excitation of by positron impact- A.S. Ghosh &T. Mukherjee, Hyperfine Interaction 89, 299 (1994)., Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 1572-9540(Online) 0304-3843 (Print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064514
11	Angular correlation of two-photon positron annihilation in molecular hydrogen and nitrogen- A.S. Ghosh , T. Mukherjee& J.W Darewych, (1994). Hyperfine Interaction 89, 319, Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 1572-9540(Online) 0304-3843 (Print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064516
12	Rotational excitation cross sections in scattering-T. Mukherjee, D. Basu & A.S. Ghosh, (1994), Hyperfine Interaction 89, 419. Scopus Indexed,ISSN: 1572-9540(Online) 0304-3843 (Print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064526
13	Rotational excitation in scattering-T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1995).Phys. Rev. A. 52, 1772, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print)., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.52.1772
14	The Berry’s phase, non-local potentials and coupled channel problems,- T. Mukherjee, M. Mukherjee, A Kundu and B. Dutta-Roy, (1995) J. Phys. A 28, 2353, ISSN:0022-3689.
15	Total and rotational cross sections in scattering- T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1996) J. Phys. B 29, 2437, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
16	Positron-molecule scattering at low and medium energies- A. S. Ghosh &T.Mukherjee, (1996) Can. J. Phys. 74, 420, ISSN: 1208-6045 (print) 0008-4204 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/p96-060
17	Electronic excitation of by impact using adiabatic nuclear rotation model- T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1996) Phys. Rev. A. 53, 4598, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.53.4598
18	Gauge potential in atomic and molecular physics- T. Mukherjee& M. Mukherjee, (1996), Atomic, Molecular and Cluster Physics, ed. S.A. Ahamed, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India. 200 (1996). *ISBN: 978-81-8487-612-3.*
19	Dynamical coupling effects in the vibrational excitation of and with positrons- F.A. Gianturco &T. Mukherjee, (1997) Phys. Rev. A., 55, 1044, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), *DOI:https://doi*.org/10.1103
20	The role of vibrational coupling in low energy positron scattering from molecular targets- F.A. Gianturco &T. Mukherjee, (1997). J. Phys. B 30, 3567. (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN:0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
21	Positron scattering from polar molecules: rotovibrationally inelastic collision with CO targets- F.A. Gianturco, T. Mukherjee& P. Paioletti, (1997). Phys. Rev. A. 56, 3638, (ESCI),ScopusIndexed,ISSN: 2469-9934(online),2469-9926(print),DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.56.3638
22	Dependence of positronium formation on critical micelle concentration: A phenomenological approach- T. Mukherjee, S. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly, P. Sen & B. Dutta-Roy, (1997). Radia. Phys. Chem. 50, 363, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0969-806X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00048-0
23	A modified bubble model for positronium atoms in liquids- T. Mukherjee, B. Nandi Ganguly & B. Dutta-Roy, (1997). J. Chem. Phys. 107(18), 7467. (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0021-9606 (print) 1089-7690 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.474985
24	Positronium formation in reverse micellar system- T. Mukherjee, S. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly, P. Sen & B. Dutta-oy, (1998). Chem. Phys. Lett. 282, 64, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0009-2614, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(97)01179-2
25	Radiation effects associated with reverse micellar systems in apolar solvent- T.Mukherjee, S. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly, P. Sen & B. Dutta-Roy, (1998), Radia. Phys. Chem. 51, 537, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0969-806X
26	Bubble model for positronium annihilation in liquids- T. Mukherjee, S. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly & B. Dutta-Roy, (1998) Phys. Rev. B 57, 13363, ISSN:1098-0121 (print) 1550-235X (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.13363
27	A phenomenological model for positronium at critical micelle concentration- T.Mukherjee, S. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly P. Sen & B. Dutta-Roy, (1999) Ind. J. Phys. 73B, 757, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0973-1458 (print) 0974-9845 (web)
28	A critical assessment of the bubble model for positronium annihilation in liquids- D. Gangopadhyay, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (1999) J. Phys. Condense Matter 11, 1463, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 0953-8984 (print) 1361-648X (web)
29	Modification of the bubble model for positronium atoms in high surface tension liquids- T. Mukherjee, D. Gangopadhyay, S.K. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly, & B. Dutta-Roy, (1999) J. Chem. Phys. 110, 6844, Scopus Indexed , (ESCI), ISSN: 0021-9606 (print) 1089-7690 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.478589
30	The bubble model for positronium annihilation in high surface tension liquids- T. Mukherjee, D. Gangopadhyay, S.K. Das, B. Nandi Ganguly, & B. Dutta-Roy, (1999) Proc. DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 42, 279. ISBN: 81-8372-035-8;
31	Vibrational excitation of hydrogen molecular ion by positronium formation in positron hydrogen molecule collision- T. Mukherjee& A.S. Ghosh, (1999) J. Phys. B. 32, 1385, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361-6455 (web)
32	Vibrational excitation by positron collision with molecular gases: a study of and targets- F.A. Gianturco &T. Mukherjee, (1999) Euro. Phys. J. D. 7, 211, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , IISSN: 1434-6060 (print) 1434-6079 (web)https: DOI: //doi.org/10.1007/s100530050367
33	Positron annihilation in gaseous molecules: role of vibrational excitation- F.A. Gianturco &T. Mukherjee, (1999) Euro. Phys. Lett. 48(5), 519, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 0295-5075 (print) 1286-4854 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1999-00515-8
34	Solvent effects in positronium complex formation and the bubble model- D. Gangopadhyay, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (1999) J. Chem. Phys. 111, 9687, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0021-9606 (print) 1089-7690 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.480301
35	Nonorthogonal distortion function and appearance of gauge field in atomic scattering- M. Mukherjee, T. Mukherjee& G. Ghosh, (1999) Phys. Lett. A. 259, 2, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0375-9601.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00398-9
36	Molecular basis of the bubble model of positronium annihilation in liquids- S.V. Stepanov, V.M. Byakov, B Nandi Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2000). D.A.E. Solid State Physics Symposium, 43, 226. ISBN: 81-8372-035-8; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-4526(02)00601-4
37	Positron annihilation in simple molecular gases: A study of vibrational effects- F.A. Gianturco & T. Mukherjee, (2000). NIM B 171, 17,(ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 0168-583X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-583X(00)00080-X
38	Anti Arrhenius behavior in positronium chemistry: A Kramer’s turnover?- D. Gangopadhyay, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2000). Chem. Phys. Lett. 318, 161, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0009-2614, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00029-4
39	Mechanism of positronium-nitrobenzene interaction in water- D. Gangopadhyay, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta Roy, (2000). Proc. DAE Solid State PhysicsSymposium 43, 224, ISBN: 81-8372-035-8; DOI:10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00852-1
40	Vibrational excitation of hydrogen molecule by positron impact: Recent calculations corrected- F.A.Gianturco &T. Mukherjee , (2001).Phys. Rev. A. 64, 024703, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print)
41	Low energy positron dynamics in polyatomic gases:- F.A.Gianturco, T. Mukherjee , T. Nishimura & A. Occhigrossi , (2001) New Directions in Antimatter Chemistry and Physics, Eds. C.M.Surko and F.A. Gianturco, Kluwer Academic Publishers, page: 451. *ISBN:* 978-0-306-47613-6 DOI:10.1007/0-306-47613-4_24
42	Computing positron annihilation in polyatomic gases:- An exploratory study F.A.Gianturco, T. Mukherjee& A. Occhigrossi, (2001). Phys. Rev. A. 64, 032715, (ESCI),ScopusIndexed,ISSN: 2469-9934(online),2469-9926print), DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.64.032715
43	Temperature, Pressure and solvent dependence of positronium reactivity towards nitrobenzene- D. Gangopadhyay, D. Sanyal, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee, S. Kumar, D. Banerjee, B. Dutta Roy & R. Bhattacharya, (2001). J. Phys. Chem. A 105, 991, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 1089-5639 (print) 1520-5215 (web), Cite as: arXiv:physics/0007053 [physics.chem-ph]
44	Mechanism of positronium-nitrobenzene complex formation in water- D. Gangopadhyay, B. Nandi Ganguly, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta Roy, (2001).Chem. Phys. Lett. 344, 495, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 0009-2614, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00852-1
45	Addendum to Dynamical coupling effects in the vibrational excitation of and with positrons- F.A. Gianturco &T. Mukherjee, (2001). Phys. Rev. A. 64, 24703, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.64.024703
46	Corrections to the prevalent model of positronium annihilation in liquids- D. Dutta, B. Nandi Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2002 ). Phys. Rev. B. 65, 094114, ISSN:1098-0121 (print) 1550-235X (web) , DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.094114
47	General Trends of Positronium Pick-off Annihilation in Molecular Substances- D. Dutta, B.N. Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2002) .J. Phys. Condensed Matter 14, 7539, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-8984 (print) 1361-648X (web)
48	Physics of positronium acceptor complex formation reactions- D. Gangopadhyay, T.Mukherjee, B. Nandi Ganguly & B .Dutta Roy, (2002 ). Ind. J. Phys 76B(4), 431, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 1458 (print) 0974-9845 (web)(web)
49	Towards a molecular basis at the bubble model of positronium annihilation in liquids- S.V. Stepanov, V.M. Byakov, B Nandi Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2002 ). Physica B, Physics of Condensed Matter 322, 68, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0921-4526, DOI:10.1016/S0921-4526(02)00601-4
50	Curvature Dependent Surface Tension of Liquids Studied by Positronium Annihilation- D. Dutta, B.N. Ganguly, D, Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee, B. Dutta-Roy, (2002 ). Journal of Surface Science & Technolohy 18, 35, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , Online ISSN : 0976-9420 · Print ISSN : 0970-1893 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jsst/2002/2031
51	Finite Size Effect of Positronium in the Diffused Boundary Bubble Model, D. Dutta, B.N. Gabguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee & B. Dutta-Roy, (2002 ).Solid State Physics 44, 171, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , Issn 0081-1947, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp049763p
52	Microstructural Study of Silica Gel by Positronium Annihilation- D. Dutta, B.N. Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta -Roy , (2004). J. Phys. Chem. B. 108, 8947, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 1520-6106 (print);1520-5207(web),DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp049763p
53	Effect of Temperature on Positronium Annihilation in Silica gel.- D. Dutta, B.N. Ganguly, S. Chatterjee &T. Mukherjee , (2005).J. Phys. Chem. B. 109, 10092, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed,ISSN: 1520- 6106 (print); DOI: 10.1021/jp050380g
54	Positronm interactions in liquids and porous substances - B.N. Ganguly, D. Gangopadhyay, D.Dutta, S. Chatterjee, T. Mukherjee& B. Dutta-Roy, (2006). Radia. Physics and Chemistry 76,263, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0969-806X, DOI:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.03.048
55	Ro. Vibrational Close Coupling Study of Positron Hydrogen Molecule Scattering Using Parameter Free Model Correlation Polarization Potential- T. Mukherjee and N.K. Sarkar, (2008). J.Phys.B., 41,125201, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0953-4075 (print); 1361- 6455 (web), DOI:10.1088/0953-4075/41/12/125201
56	Positron Hydrogen Molecule Scattering under Ro-vibrational LFCC Scheme Using PCOP potential Below the Electronic Excitation Threshold- T. Mukherjee and N.K. Sarkar,(2009).Phys. Status Solidi C, 6,2277, ISSN: 1862-6351 (print) 1610-1642 (web), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pssc.200982074
57	A first step towards a quantum mechanical description of surface energy and diffusivity in the bubble model o positronium annihilation- T. Mukherjee and D. Dutta, (2010). Radia.Phys. Chem., 79,758, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0969-806X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.02.007
58	Positronium annihilation in liquids in the framework of non-local interaction- T. Mukherjee and D. Dutta, (2012). Radia. Phys. Chem. 81, 44. (ESCI), Scopus Indexed , ISSN: 0969-806X, DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.12.025
59	Oxidation of Rubrene Thin Films: An Electronic Structure Study- Sumona Sinha, C.-H. Wang, M. Mukherjee, T. Mukherjee and Y.-W. Yang, (2014), Langmuir, 30, 15433, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0743-7463 (print) 1520-5827 (web), DOI: 10.1021/la503357t
60	Low-energy positron-nitrogen-molecule scattering: A rovibrational close-coupling syudy- T. Mukherjee and M. Mukherjee, (2015).Phys. Rev. A., 55, 1044, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), DOI:10.1088/0953-4075/41/12/125201
61	Substrate induced molecular conformations in rubrene thin films: A thickness dependent study. S Sinha, CH Wang, T Mukherjee, (2017). M Mukherjee. Synthetic Metals 230, 51-57, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 0379-6779, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/la503357t
62	Nuclear dynamics in a positron-CO collision using close-coupling methods. T Mukherjee (2017). Phys. Rev. A 96 (4) , 042709, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed, ISSN: 2469-9934 (online), 2469-9926 (print), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.042709
63	Electronic structure of twisted and planar rubrene molecules: a density 6functional study T Mukherjee, S Sinha, M Mukherjee. (2018). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20 (27), 8623-18629, (ESCI), Scopus Indexed ,ISSN: 1463-9076 (print) 1463-9084 (web), DOI:10.1039/C8CP02318B

Research Projects:

1. Positron & Positronium Studies in Chemical Physics. D.S.T, INDIA, & RUSSIA under “Integrated Long Term Project between INDIA & RUSSIA”. 3 YEARS-1998-2001, one of the Co-Investigators of the project.

2. Low Energy Positron Dynamics in Diatomic Molecule, UGC, India, 2 Years-2008-2010, Principal Project Investigator.

Special Achievements:

Post-Doctoral Fellowship:University of Rome, Italy

Bhairab Ganguly College

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