Karikeya Sharma
Experimental Nuclear Physicist
Kartikeya is an experimental nuclear physicist. His research interests include developing a deeper understanding of the structure of “exotic” nuclei far from stability and advancing detection techniques to support applied nuclear physics.
His recent thesis work focused on investigating the structure of neutron-rich nuclei in the A~190 region produced via fragmentation reaction. The work provided new insights into shape evolution near the N=116 region and first isomeric decay signatures in multiple isotopes.
As a postdoctoral researcher at TRIUMF, he is currently involved in the design of a high-speed neutron emission spectrometer for measuring temperatures in fusion environments.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Sharma, P. Chowdhury, A.M. Rogers, O.B. Tarasov, K. Haak, D.E.M. Hoff, P.C. Bender, et al. “Reaching the prolate-oblate boundary at N=116 via first fragmentation of a 198Pt beam: Sharp transition to triaxiality in 189Ta” Phys. Rev. C 111, L031301
- Haak, O.B. Tarasov, P. Chowdhury, A.M. Rogers, K. Sharma, et al. “Production and discovery of neutron-rich isotopes by fragmentation of 198Pt” Phys. Rev. C 108, 034608