Nuclear Astrophysics & Physics
We are a research group at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, studying neutron star physics, dark matter, and multi-messenger astrophysics.
Focus Areas
Deciphering the composition of dense matter inside neutron stars — what they are made of and how matter behaves at nuclear densities.
Exploring strangeness-bearing particles (hyperons) at the core of massive neutron stars and their effect on stellar properties.
Investigating how the internal temperature of isolated and accreting neutron stars evolves over cosmic timescales.
Using neutron star observations to constrain dark matter — uncovering potential signatures and interactions in these cosmic laboratories.
People
PhD Students
Master Students
Updates
Congrats to Pinku for Best Poster Award at DAE High Energy Physics Symposium, BHU — see event ↗
Pinku's paper accepted in MNRAS ↗
NAP Lab established at NIT Rourkela under Dr. Bharat Kumar.
Selected Output
Routaray, Kumar et al. · MNRAS
Ghosh, Kumar et al.
Kalita, Kumar et al.
Supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.
Part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at NIT Rourkela.
