“The main objective of NCP is to promote

research in physics and allied disciplines in

the country. NCP endeavors to develop

science culture in Pakistan. The

Collaboration and Academic Activities

Department is working hard to expand

collaboration with national and international

universities and research institutes”

 

Director General’s Message

The National Centre for Physics (NCP) has been established on the lines of the Abdus Salam- International Centre for Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), Trieste, Italy. NCP is an autonomous institute and its aim is to promote research in physics and allied disciplines as well as to develop science culture in the country.

Over the past few years, we have done a great deal in this regard and have seen the continuing development of a respectable science base in NCP. The successful development of science and technology is about finding local talents, nurturing them and developing them. It is also about attracting world-class scientists and scholars to come to live and work at National Centre for Physics. We are focusing on the promotion of both basic science and applied research for the progress of the society. The Centre’s main objective is to undertake research in emerging fields of Physics and we must also use science and technology for enhancing our innovative capabilities. Therefore, we aim to strengthen the competitiveness of our industry and to create knowledge-based, high value-added industries. Through the acquisition of knowledge in science and technology, we will also be able to help individuals move up the chain.

NCP hosts workshops, conferences and symposia on subjects related to Physics and Mathematics. In addition, the Centre carries out research in areas that are not covered by any institute of Physics in the country. One such area being pursued by the Centre involves a number of activities in Experimental High-Energy Physics through a co-operative agreement with CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Besides this, NCP has collaborations with international institutes and universities in the fields of nano-science, plasma physics and many other areas of research. Several researchers of NCP are perusing higher studies in international universities of the advanced nations of Europe and America. The number of research papers published in international journals is increasing every year.

NCP provides a free academic atmosphere to young researchers for their personal grooming. The trained manpower is the real asset of a nation, therefore we are determined to further expand our academic and research activities. New infrastructure to support innovation and technology is progressing well. Science is above all prejudices and the interaction of scientists can bring different nations closer. The knowledge based progress of poor nations can play a vital role in bringing peace on this globe. The scientific development of a society is crucial for its industrial, agricultural and economic progress, which leads to prosperity. Without solving the problems of human race we cannot succeed in making the world a peaceful place.

Hamid Saleem

 

Introduction National Centre for Physics (NCP) has been established in 1999 on the pattern of the Abdul Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), Trieste, Italy, located in the lap of beautiful Margalla hills in Shahdara Valley at QAU Campus, Islamabad. The National Centre for Physics is a unique research centre on fundamental physics. The Centre aims to place Pakistan on the global scientific map. Special emphasis is given to establish collaboration of Pakistani researchers with renowned scientists of the developed countries to promote advanced and fundamental research in the field of physics and allied disciplines.

NCP likes to expose young scientists from Pakistan to cutting edge technologies and to provide them a platform for scientific research. NCP is an institution that is run by the scientists for the scientists. It is envisaged that the Centre would develop into state-of-the art research institute in the field of Physics capable of contributing high quality research papers in journals of international repute.

NCP is foreseen as nucleus of physics which will link all the universities and research institutes of Pakistan for advancing the cause of physics and creating a culture of advanced learning. In order to bridge the university-industry gap, NCP envisions facilitating the local industry through R&D.

It is envisioned that NCP will evolve into a centre of excellence in the field of Physics and allied disciplines on the lines of Abdus Salam–International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Therefore, NCP endeavors to establish and strengthen various research departments of international standards in advanced areas of physics and allied disciplines throughout the country to promote science and technology for academic, industrial and economic progress.

To fulfill this vision, NCP has set the following aims and objectives.

To lay down sound basis of advanced research throughout the country to promote science and technology,

To identify and undertake high-level research projects and expand the existing expertise, To establish and promote regional and international collaboration in scientific research, To raise the standard of research in the country at par with international norms of

productivity and originality, To create an international forum for exchange of scientists as well as scientific information

through comprehensive workshops, conferences, courses and visitors programs To act as a national and international user facility for acquisition, generation and

dissemination of knowledge, To strengthen the local industry through collaborative R&D

 

Research Departments of NCP

1. Theoretical Physics Department (TPD) 2. Nano Sciences and Catalysis Department (NS&CD) 3. Experimental High Energy Physics (EHEP) 4. Experimental Physics Department (EPD) 5. Centre for Earthquake Studies (CES) 6. National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology (NINVAST) 7. Global Change Impact Studies Center (GCISC, housed in NCP)

Support Departments of NCP

1. Collaboration and Academic Activities Department (CAAD) 2. Technical and General Services Department (T&GSD) 3. Administration Department

 

  

 

International Collaboration NCP has been pursuing scientific cooperation with the following international collaborators:

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (AS-ICTP), Trieste, Italy European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland University of California, Berkeley, USA Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science of Applications in the Middle East

(SESAME), Jordan Centre for Plasma Astrophysics (CPA), K-Leuven University, Belgium Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), South Korea Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany Tokyo University, Japan

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was renewed between NCP, PAEC and European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Geneva, Switzerland until July, 2018 for enhancing scientific and technical cooperation.

According to MoU signed between NCP, CERN and PAEC, the production of Front End Electronics (FEE) of Resistive Plate Chamber

(RPC) for CMS RPC-4 station is the responsibility of NCP. The components Front End Electronics developed by NCP in 2011 are:

1. Front End Boards (FEBs) 650 Modules 2. Distribution Boards (DBs) 250 Modules 3. Adapter Boards (Abs) 1250 Modules

All modules will be tested at the Experimental High Energy Physics (EHEP) Laboratories of NCP. After testing, these modules will be shipped to CERN for use in the assembly of RE4 detectors.

Under this collaboration 22 students at M.Phil and Ph.D level are engaged in research and analysis of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data received from CERN at the NCP Grid. Various universities from Pakistan are also involved in LHC data analysis. These include Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU), University of Karachi (KU), Centre for High Energy Physics, (CHEP), University of The Punjab, Federal Urdu University Islamabad Campus (FUUI), Riphah International University (RIU) International Islamic University (IIUI).

 

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has performed well in 2011 and has collected five times more data than expected, which has helped to pin down the most elusive particle namely “Higgs Boson”. The latest analysis plot related to Higgs discovery at √ s = 7 TeV which CMS ((Compact Muon Solenoid) collaboration has published is shown in the figure. Here one can easily see the expected Higgs mass window narrow downed to 115 GeV – 128 GeV. All the mass region below red line is excluded at 95 % Confidence Level (CL). In the plot the area is shaded which is excluded by three main experiments i.e. CMS excluded (Pink Shade), Tevatron excluded (Blue Shade) and LEP excluded (Green Shade). The only region in the mass range which is not excluded is shown as un-shaded area in the plot and this is the mass range to be searched in detail using 2012 data.

International Collaboration with IIASA in Dream Valley Project Pakistan is a member of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Austria. The IIASA conducts inter-disciplinary scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological, and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change. We have been endeavoring to be a part of research and gain maximum from IIASA methodologies to

solve our problems of national importance.

The Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) forum at IIASA initiated a project DV A3. Canada, Finland, Sweden, Pakistan, Austria, Netherland and UK are contributing in this project. The purpose of the project is to develop Advanced Computational Methodologies for Complex Systems.

In July 2010, heavy rains triggered devastating floods in Pakistan, which were considered as the worst natural disaster the country has faced in its history. This unprecedented tragedy affected more than 18 million people across the country. In August 2011, heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding in lower parts of Sindh Province and northern parts of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. To date, an estimated 1.8 million people have been reported displaced. More than 9,232 schools have been damaged so far due to the floods in Pakistan. Of these schools, some 8,820 are located in Sindh, 297 in Baluchistan and 115 in Punjab. Members of the NCP Mathematical Modeling & Simulation Group have initiated development of an agent-based simulation software in collaboration with IIASA experts in the area of economics, risk management and environmental sciences to focus on the pre/post economic activity of recent floods of 2010 and 2011. It is envisaged that the developed agent-based simulation software would model a region in Pakistan which is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards, and would be able to assess impact of different risk management scenarios.

For this case study, a comprehensive survey is mandatory to lessen the miseries and sufferings of people due to such disasters and to draft solid recommendations for future. To

 

date, a questioner is designed with the joint efforts of collaborators from national universities QAU, MAJU, FUUAST, IIU, LUMS to collect data in affected areas (Jhang,Muzaffargarh and Lehia ) for estimation of parameters such as: (1) losses of lives, property, economic activity viz business, job, confidence, livestock, post-flood rise/fall in agricltural production, crops/grain storage; (2) flood-hazzard communication, mitigation; (3) impact of migration, (4) education impacts; and (5) risk and vulnerability estimation index. Approximately 1000 forms will be required to be collected after interviews.

Development of AC-132 System Modules for Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP)

KANUPP is using AC-132 based Programmable Logic Controller (PLCs) for computer control and monitoring. NCP has successfully developed four (4) layered boards. The experts of NCP worked on reverse engineering of AC-132 system modules to replenish the spares inventory of KANUPP. Prototype of the module was fabricated at NCP for the supply of required number of cards. The experts of NCP, EHEP Lab. have developed the following modules for KANUPP in 2011: 1. AI-8FCM (Successfully develop prototype board). 2. CPU modules (Work in progress).

3. DO-16 REL (Bulk production of 24 modules in progress).

Collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC)

NCP is collaborating with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) through IPFPs (Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs) programme. During the year 2011, three research fellows are working at NCP under the IPFP scheme in the fields of Photodynamic Therapy, Nano Particle as Drug Delivery Agent, Experimental Plasma Physics, Tokamak Plasma Diagnostics, Electron Cyclotron Emission (ECE) Diagnostics, Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) Diagnostics, Thompson Scattering (TS) Diagnostics, Hydrogenation, Ozonolysis & related Transformations under Microwave and Continuous Flow Conditions.

During the year 2011, thirty (30) PhD scholars and thirty (30) M.Phil students from Quaid-e-Azam University, International Islamic University, COMSATs Institute of Information and Technology, Government College University, Lahore, University of Agriculture-Faisalabad, Government College University-Faisalabad, and Hazara University-Abbottabad remained involved in research at NCP.

 

Memorandum of Understanding Between Local and Foreign Organizations

Type of organization / Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Foreign 01 01 03 01 01 01 02

Local 0 0 0 01 04 03 02

Total 01 01 03 02 05 04 04

Grand Total 20

International Centre for Advanced Studies in Physical Sciences Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NCP and ICASPS

(International Centre for Advanced Studies in Physical Sciences, Faculty of Physics and

Astronomy, Ruhr University Bochum Germany in order to enhance mutual scientific and

technical cooperation.

Katholieke University Leuven, Belgium Memorandum of Understanding was signed between NCP and Katholieke University

Leuven, Faculty of Science, Belgium.

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Memorandum of Understanding was renewed between NCP, PAEC and European

Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Geneva, Switzerland until July, 2018 for

enhancing scientific and technical cooperation

International Karakorum University, Gilgit

Memorandum of Understanding was signed between NCP and International Karakorum

University, Gilgit to pursue a program of scientific and technical collaboration for the

exchange of ideas, skills and techniques on problems of mutual interest.

 

Publications International Research Papers

During the year 2011, a total of one hundred and twenty (120) research papers were published by NCP researchers in international journals having impact factors. List of these research papers is annexed. For a record, data of five years is presented to illustrate continuous progress of NCP as an emerging national center for physics and allied disciplines.

Five years record of publications of NCP Researchers in impact factor journals

Sr. No Fields 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Theoretical Physics

i. Plasma Physics - 09 17 12 10

ii. Particle Physics 06 07 01 03 03

iii. Laser Physics - - 02 01 -

1

iv. Quantum Optics - 01 - 01 -

2 Experimental High Energy Physics - - - 35 72

3 Nano Sciences & Catalysis 05 08 17 12 20

4 Vacuum Science and Technology 01 03 03 - 02

5 Electrostatic Accelerator - - 04 14 14

6 Centre for Earthquake Studies - - - - 01

Total 12 28 44 78 120

 

 

 

Patents Registered in USA/Europe

Besides research papers, two US patents were submitted by NCP researchers in the field of nanotechnology during the year 2011. To date, NCP researchers have registered nine patents in USA and Europe in the field of nanotechnology. For a record, data of five years of patent registration is shown as following.

Year No Patent Details 2008 02 1. Novel process and catalyst for carbon dioxide conversion to energy

generating products. Patent No: US2008287555 (A1) Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain, Mazhar Mohammad, Hasib-ur-Rehman Muhammad

2. Novel nano catalyst for edible oil hydrogenation. Patent No: US2008318766 Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain, Mazhar Mohammad

2009 03 1. Novel method of manufacture of silver oxide nano particles and its industrial applications Patent No: US2009068089 Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain and Mazhar Mohammad

2. Novel catalyst to manufacture carbon nanotubes and hydrogen gas. Patent No: US200928403 (A1) Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain

3. Supported catalysis for steam methane reforming and autothermal reforming reactions. Patent No: US7592290 (B2) Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain

2010 02 1. Nano-catalyst for fast track Bio-diesel production from Non edible oils Patent No: US12714730 Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain

2. Nano-catalyst for decrease in moisture contents and increase in GCV solid. Patent No: GP/229 Inventors: S. Tajammul Hussain

2011*

02 1. Novel nano catalyst for fast track Bio-diesel production from no-edible oil product. Patent No: US2011079095 (A1) Inventor: Syed Tajammul Hussain

2. Novel method of manufacture of silver oxide nano particles. Patent No: US2011078089 (A1) Inventor: Syed Tajammul Hussain

* Not confirmed yet

 

 

Scientific Events

Events Organized/Co-organized at NCP Campus

1. 8th International Burban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology, January 10-13, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

2. 2nd National Course on Assistance and Protection (DESTO), January 17-21, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

3. International Scientific Spring–2011, March 01-04, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

4. International Seminar on “Nuclear Safety and Security Challenges of the 21st century (PNRA), April 21-23, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

5. 2nd School on LHC Physics, April 25–May 05, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

6. Workshop on Microscopy, April 26-27, 2011, National Center for Physics, Islamabad. 7. Workshop on Nanotechnology, May 24-26, 2011, National Center for Physics,

Islamabad. 8. Workshop on ASIC Design and CMOS Process Techniques, May 25-27, 2011, National

Center for Physics, Islamabad. 9. International Nathiagali Summer College, June 28 to July 08, 2011, National Center for

Physics, Islamabad. 10. One Month Summer Camp Training Program on Ion Beam Techniques, July 2011,

National Center for Physics, Islamabad. 11. All Pakistan Mathematical Conference, July 21-22, 2011, National Center for Physics,

Islamabad. 12. International Pure Mathematics Conference, July 29-31, 2011, National Center for

Physics, Islamabad. 13. 3rd National Course on Assistance and Protection, Sept. 19-23, 2011, National Center

for Physics, Islamabad. 14. Video talk with CERN Vacuum Group, Sept. 20, 2011, National Center for Physics ,

Islamabad. 15. International Symposium on Advanced Materials ISAM-2011, Sept. 26-30, 2011,

National Center for Physics, Islamabad. 16. 1st International Course on Assistance and Protection, Oct. 10-14, 2011, National

Center for Physics , Islamabad. 17. Lecture on Science behind SESAME Project by Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Oct. 20, 2011,

National Center for Physics, Islamabad.

Events Co-organized Outside NCP Campus

1. 12th Symposium on Frontier in Physics, Feb. 02-04, 2011, Govt. College Univ., Lahore 2. One day National Symposium on Quantum Information Processing (CIIT), April 09,

2011, CIIT Islamabad 3. Three Days Conference on Recent Trends in Chemistry, PINSTECH, Oct. 17-19, 2011,

Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH), Islamabad 4. PPS Conference on Contemporary Physics, Nov. 15-17, 2011, University of Gujrat

 

5. Three credit hour course titled Accelerator Techniques for materials for Ph.D/M.Phil students, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad

6. International conference on 3rd Series of Physics and the World of Today, 21 - 22 December 2011, Karachi University, Karachi

3rd International Scientific Spring Conference (ISS – 2011) March 01-04, 2011

National Centre for Physics (NCP) organized the “3rd International Scientific Spring” March 01-04, 2011 with a mission to inspire the young students and researchers to present their research work in a gathering of eminent scientists, to promote research in physics and allied disciplines both in

basic and applied areas. It is an effort to improve the quality of research in the country and to develop creativity and scientific thinking among the young students/ researchers.

The tradition of scientific spring was started in 2009 and as such it signifies the spring of scientific ideas. Spring is associated with prosperity and growth of colorful manifestation of nature in the form of blossoming of flowers and crops. Every year NCP welcomes the spring season by inviting the leading scientists and researchers from around the globe at the International Scientific Spring. From this platform, NCP intend to bring festivity in academics to develop science culture in the country.

This year an unprecedented number of researchers from all over the country had applied for the registration. However, around three hundred and fifty were selected to attend the ISS-2011. The criterion of selection was strictly followed and only active researchers and students of M. Phil and PhD were invited. Moreover, few international speakers from Germany, China, Japan and Ukraine had also participated.

Overall, there were eighteen (18) plenary lectures and fifty four (54) parallel talks in the areas of Nano Materials, Plasma and Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology, Laser Atomic and Molecular Physics.

A special session was also organized to honour the twin physicists Prof. Riazuddin and Prof. Fayyazuddin to commend their contributions in research, education and development of physics in Pakistan. Two video talks of foreign scientists were also held during the conference. The conference concluded with a poster session in which thirty (30) posters were presented. In addition to this, two post conference workshops were also held in the fields of Nano Materials and Plasma Physics.

Between the technical sessions, young talented researchers and students got ample opportunities to have scientific discussions with the foreign scientists. Around one hundred and forty local participants were also housed at NCP premises.

Second School on LHC Physics 25th April to 04th May 2011

 

 

The Experimental High Energy Physics (EHEP) Group of National Centre for Physics organized the Second School on Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Physics. The main objective of this school is to prepare a group of trained young scientists who will analyze the data generated at LHC using CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) detector.

About 58 students participated from different universities and institutes from all over Pakistan.

Twenty six (26) lectures were delivered by NCP researchers including Dr. Riazuddin, Dr. Fiazuddin, Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Dr. IrfanAsghar, Dr. Shamona Fawad, Mr. Usman Ahmad Malik, Mr. Muhammad Imran and Mr. Fawad Saeed.

Eminent scientists from CERN including Dr. Rolf Heuer (DG CERN), Dr. John Ellis, Dr. Albert De Roeck, Dr. Ghristophe Grojean, Dr. David d'Enterria and Dr. Guido Tonelli.12 delivered Special Video Lectures on LHC.

8th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) January 10-13, 2011

It is one of the largest scientific events in Pakistan which is being held regularly. It covered a wide range of topics in applied sciences and technology. Among various distinctive features of this conference was holding of the following six activities in parallel:

Advanced Materials Wireless Communication & Radar Control & Simulation (with special session on DSP) Underwater Acoustics Computational Fluid Dynamics Medical Sciences

Three hundred (300) researchers/scholars including twenty three (23) foreign researchers and one (01) expatriate participated in this activity

Workshops / Training Courses on Vacuum Science & Technology

The National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology (NINVAST), organized workshops, seminars, certificate courses and tailor-made courses for the scientists, researchers of the academic institutes and representatives of local industry. Such workshops and short courses provide hands-on training to the participants. These activities are beneficial for the local industry to carry out their day-to-day repair and maintenance routines. In 2011 NINVAST organized four (4) seminars, seven (7) five day workshops, four (4) certificate course and four (4) tailor made courses and four office campus training programs.

 

NINVAST Progress 2008 2009 2010 2011

Industries 15 18 21 39

Academic institutes 03 04 06 07

Strategic organizations 06 20 30 32

Total 24 42 57 78

NINVAST Major Achievements in 2011

o More than 30 students have completed their M.Sc/MS research projects in vacuum science and allied fields at NINVAST.

o Vacuum science & technology conduct three credit hour courses at UET Taxila and SCME, NUST.

o Provided consultancy services to various industries, academic institutes and strategic organizations

Training Course on Intelligent Utilization of Digital Resources of HEC Digital Library

NCP library in collaboration with HEC Digital Library organized training on “Intelligent Utilization of Digital Library Resources” at Computer Lab, National Centre for Physics on February 2, 2011. Forty six (46) participant from different departments participated in training. Trainers Ms. SyedaTamkanat from HEC & Mr. Ata-ur-Rehman delivered effective lectures and helped the participants in learning the intelligent utilization of HEC digital library.

Workshop on Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Design and Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-

conductor (CMOS) Process Technologies

The Experimental High Energy Physics (EHEP) group of NCP organized a workshop on ASIC design and CMOS Process Technologies in collaboration with Advanced Electronics Laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).The main objective of this

 

 

workshop was to prepare a group of trained young engineers/scientists who can develop a new ASIC design as per requirement and learn about Nano meter (nm) design challenges. This will provide them with an opportunity to carry out research in the fields of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Ultra Large Scale Integration (ULSI) design and fabrication. A lab session was also being conducted to provide hands-on training on SILVCO-TCAD. The subject workshop (Cat-I) was scheduled at NCP from 25th May to 27th May. A total of 50 participants were selected for the subject activity. Out of which 40 participants were local and 10 from Karachi, Bahavelpur, Faisalabad, Nawab shah, Sukhar. Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Invited Lectures Presented by Nano Sciences Division

1. Nano Technology and its applications in Energy and Environment, OIC Conference on Nano Technology and its Industrial applications, COMSTECH, Jan. 12. 2012.

2. Nano Technology: The 21st Century Economics Revolution. Invited Speaker, IST, Islamabad, Jan. 17. 2012.

3. MWCNTS doped polymers for Aerospace applications, Invited Speaker, 9th IBCAST conference, Islamabad, Jan. 09. 2012.

4. Nano Structured in Hydrogen Storage, Invited Talk, Nano Technology Symposium, PINSTECH, Dec. 2011.

5. Carbon Nano Tubes doped Metal Organic Frame work for CO2 capturing, ICASE-2011 Conference, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Invited speaker, Dec. 29. 2011.

6. XPS, STEM and AFM characterization of Nano Ceramic catalyst for hydrogen and Graphene production, Invited Speaker, Univ. of Gujrat, Nov. 17. 2011.

7. Nano Catalyst for Syn Gas Conversion to Diesel (ISAM-2011, NCP, Islamabad, Pakistan), Invited speaker.

8. Carbon Nano Tubes based nano composites for Aerospace Applications, SulzerMetco, Canada, Inc. Canada, Invited Speaker, July 29, 2011.

9. Nano Technology Status in Pakistan, University of Alberta, Dept. of Chemical and Material Engineering, Edmonton, Canada, July 19, 2011, Invited Speaker.

10. Emergence of Nano Technology, May. 2011, Workshop on Nano Technology (WNT-2011), Invited speaker, NCP, Islamabad.

11. Nano Biotechnology, Invited Speaker, April 14. 2011, University of Lahore, Lahore. 12. Nano Technology Education in Energy and Environment, Invited speaker,

Organization of Islamic Countries conference, Islamabad, April. 2011. 13. Nano Technology for future industrial revolution, Invited Speaker, Faizul-Islam

Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan. April, 2011. 14. Nano Catalyst for Syn Gas Conversion to Olefins/Diesel, Invited Speaker, ISS-2011,

NCP, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan. 15. Nano materials Characterization tools, Invited Speaker, ISS-2011, NCP, QAU,

Islamabad, Pakistan. 16. Role of nano technology for strategic applications, DESTO, Rawalpindi (Feb. 21. 2011). 17. Nano Technology for Cancer treatment, (Jan. 27. 2011), Invited talk, University of

Lahore, Pakistan. 18. Au/Titanium nano catalyst for green house gas conversion to value added chemicals,

Invited talk, Jan. 28. 2011, Government College University, Lahore, Physics Dept. 19. Nano Technology for Chemical Warfare Agents, 2nd National Protection Course,

 

 

DESTO, Islamabad, 17-21, Jan. 2011. 20. Nickel: Gold nano catalyst for Sulfur reduction in industrial processes, Invited

Speaker, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Jan. 10-13, 2011, National Centre For Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Complex, Islamabad.

21. Nano Medicines for Cancer treatment, Invited Speaker, ShakuatKhanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Jan. 10. 2011.

22. Nano Technology, The 21st Century Economics Revolution, Invited Speaker, Shifa College of Medicines, Jan. 11. 2011.

23. Nano Technology and its role in industries, Invited Speaker, Rawalpindi Chamber Commerce of Industry, Jan. 06. 2011, Rawalpindi.

IT Progress in 2011 CERN 1. Release Management of CMSSW software for CMS Offline experiment at CERN 2. Handling of external tools updates and its integration with CMSSW releases on regular

basis 3. Deployment of Coverity tool in order to perform Static Code Analysis of CMSSW

software 4. Management of CRAB Physics analysis tool and development of associated tools with

CMS, CERN. 5. System Administration work with ATLAS-TDAQ-SYSADMIN group 6. Customization of Logwatch with ATLAS CERN (*) 7. Development of Gateway Analyzer software for ATLAS-TDAQ-SYSADMIN, CERN (*) 8. Development of Detector Configuration GUI for RPC group under CMS (*) 9. Deployment and customization of Redmine online ticketing system at ATLAS as well

as at NCP (*) 10. Development of Mail Log analyzer for ATLAS (‘Splunk’ deployed as a solution) (*) 11. NCP is acting as a Tier-2 (WLCG) CMS site for LHC project at CERN. The current

capacity of the site w.r.t. last years is as below: i. Since 2011, NCP site has been providing 524 Cores/CPU with 170 TB of disk

storage attached with 155 Mbps connectivity. ii. From years 2003 – 2010, computational resources were equivalent to 356,375 KSI2K

whereas in 2011 alone, it had jumped to 2,816,009 KSI2K power which is around 7 times larger w.r.t. the previous years.

NCP 12. User support for Library Information Management System (LIMS) 13. Management of Online Leave Application System (OLAS) software 14. Database migration from MS SQL server to MySQL for PK-GRID-CA project aswell as

support in updating PK-GRID-CA portal 15. Development of personal information system for Human Resource department 16. User Support provision for Automated Salary Slip Generation (ASGC) software 17. Development and launch of Store Management System for Stores department 18. Virtualization of all corporate machines with high availability 19. Installation of Network Monitoring, alerting and Auto fault recovery system.

 

 

20. Implementation of Network Access Control System. 21. Implementation of IPv6 test bed. 22. GRID setup Training at KANNUP, Karachi 23. Implementation of Conference management System INDICO. 24. Ticket Management system for IT helpdesk

(*) means offshore development carried out remotely at NCP premises

Events Organized / Co-organized by NCP

Add summary paragraph on event hosting

Categories/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Category – I * 02 04 12 13 06 Category – II** - - 07 04 03 Category – III*** 02 04 05 04 08 Category – IV**** - - - 03 03 Total 04 08 24 24 20

* Event organized & hosted by NCP at NCP Complex. ** NCP co-organizer and event hosted at NCP *** Events organized by organization/university/institution other than NCP at NCP Complex **** Events hosted outside NCP with NCP being co-organizer

Number of Participants

Categories/Year 2009 2010 2011Local Participants 3010 2583 756

Out Station Participants 407 607 372 Foreigners 29 68 29 Expatriates 12 10 05 Total 3458 3268 1162

Hosted Researchers NCP is a unique institute of the country where lot of students and scientists of other universities and organizations come to carry out joint research projects which is evident from the following statistics:

 

 

 

Categories/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Guest Researchers - - 11 3 16 Visiting Scientists 2 2 2 2 02 Sr. Associate Members / Regular Associate Members

- - 9 9 16

Visiting Researchers - - - 5 07 Students (M. Phil/PhD) - 1 14 35 51

Internees - - 7 25 30 Total 2 3 43 79 122

Visits in 2011 Foreign Visits by NCP Scientists

Dr. Hamid Saleem, DG NCP visited to Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgiumfrom 02-05-2011 to do collaborative research in the area of solar coronal heating on the invitation of Prof. Stephen.

Dr. Hamid Saleem, DG NCP visited Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany in September 2011 on the invitation of DAAD.

Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Director Research Invited for SESAME-KEK School from 14-03-2011 to 21-03-2011 at Amman, Jordan.

Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Director Research visited to CERN, Switzerland from 16-08-2011 to 26-08-2011to attends RPC upgrade & CMS Publication & Physics results review meetings.

Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Director Research visited to International centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Trieste., Italy, to attend SESAME Training Advisory Committee Meeting.

Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Director Research visited Amman, Jordan to attend SESAME User’s Meeting & Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of SESAME.

Dr. Riffat Mahmood Qureshi, Director Collaborations and Academic Activities visited Monaco to attend the RCA Final Progress Assessment Meeting, (RAS-7019) of the IAEA/RCA Project (RAS-7019) on “Harmonizing Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques for Marine Pollution Management at the Regional Level” from 01-04 Nov., 2011 in Monaco.

Dr. Tajammul Hussain, Director Nano Science & Catalysis Department visited Canada from 16th June 2011 to 15th September 2011, during this period he visited following universities & Departments for scientific collaboration with NCP.

a) University of Alberta b) University of Calgary Canada c) University of Sulzernetco Inc. Canada.

 

 

d) Bentral Petrochemicals Inc. Canada.

Dr. Shabbir Ahmad Khan, Assistant Professor Visited Germany from 16-05-2011 to 20-05-2011 to attend 6th International Conference on Physics of Dusty Plasma (ICPDP-2011) held in Garmisch, Partenkinchen Germany.

Dr. Shabbir Ahmad Khan, Assistant Professor Visited Italy 14-07-2011 to24-07-2011 to Attend 49th course on "Atoms &Plasmaz in Super Intens Fields" under "International School of Quantum Electronics" held in Erice, Sicily.

Dr. Muhammad IrfanAsghar, Assistant Professor Visited CERN, Switzerland from 14-03-2011 to 07-04-2011.

Dr. M. Ashraf Gondal Professor visited King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia for collaboration from 15-07-2011 to 20-08-2011.

Mr. Waqar Ahmad Sr. Engneer (Electronics) visited CERN, Switzerland from 14-03-2011 to 07-04-2011 for research work at CERN, Switzerland.

Mr. Adeel Ur Rehman Sr. Scientific Officer (Computing) visited CERN, Switzerland for CMS Experiment at CERN, Switzerland.

Mr. Usman Ahmad Malik Sr. Scientific Officer (Computing) visited CERN, Switzerland for Working with ATLAS TDAQ System Administration group at CERN, Switzerland.

Mr. Ishtiaq Hussain Sr. Mechanical Engineer visited Verije University Brussel, Belgium to establish new RPC Station.

Mr.TanzeelMurtaza Sr. Scientific Officer (Computing) participated in Campus Network Workshop at National Agency for Science & Technology (NASATI), Hanoi, Vietnam.

Miss. SobiaIdrees Sr. Scientific Officer (Computing) visited CERN, Switzerland for CMS Experiment at CERN, Switzerland.

Miss. AnilaIqbal (Scientific Officer NS & CD) visited Turkey from July 19-29, 2011 .during her stay at Turkey she visited following departments of FATIH University Turkey, for research collaboration between both organizations.

a) Bio Nano Centre b) Department of Chemistry

Mr. Zeeshan Ahmad Siddiqui (Public Relation Officer) visited KAIST-291 Daehak, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea to attend Asian Science camp-2011.

Local Visits

Local Visits by NCP Scientists

Visits to local universities/ Institutes were carried out for establishing research Collaborations:

 

Dr. Hamid Saleem, DG NCP visited to Karachi University, Karachi for presentation in an “International Conference on Third Series of Physics& the World of Today”.

Mr. Usman Ahmad Malik Sr. Scientific Officer (Computing) visited KANUPP Karachi to Provide Linux training to CDD Department.

Mr. Waqar Ahmad Sr. Engineer (Electronics) visited KANUPP Karachi for Project on Prototype Multilayer Card (Al-8FCM5).

Students / Researchers Visits to NCP

Various institutes, colleges, universities, and research organizations visit NCP to see the facilities/ laboratories of the Centre. Such visits are highly beneficial for the students and researchers. They not onlyget acquainted with the latest technologies but also get an opportunity to have discussions with experts of various fields. These visits also help them in choosing their fields of studies and exploring the prospects of higher education. In 2011, six (6) institutes/ universities/ research organizations visited NCP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honours and Awards

Pride of Performance Award - 2011 Dr. Syed Tajammul Hussain (Nano Sciences)

Dr. Syed Tajammul Hussain, a well-known scientist

in the field of nano materials and its industrial

applications as nano catalysts. He developed nano particles for use in Energy, Environment

and Bio-Medical application. He developed technologies for Carbon-emissions control,

Carbon nano tubes (the 21st Century materials), hydrogen enriched liquefied petroleum

gas, Nano Photocatalyst for degradation of industrial pollutants and conversion of

greenhouse gasses into alcohol (the alternate fuel). Saturated fats control in edible food

products, Sulfur-reduction in diesel fuel and in coal. Silver and Gold nano particles for

anticancer, antibacterial applications, water purification and for agriculture use, carbon

nano tubes, based nano composites. He also invented a technology for conversion of used

tea and Jatropha plant into Bio-Fuel and nano catalyst for Solid Municipal waste moisture

reduction and increase in gross calorific value (GCV). He also developed a nano catalyst for

the conversion of high melting point refinery waster product into value added fuel. He

registered 12 US/European patents in the area of Energy/Environment and Medicine and

has 105 international research articles. He is involved in the applied nature of R&D with

special emphasis on development of technology for solution of country issues related to

energy/environment and medicine.

Best Presentation Award Mr. Muhammad Iqbal

National Centre for Physics Ph.D. Student at Tokyo Institute of

Technology, was awarded the Best Presentation Award in an Energy

International Conference held at USA on 21 December 2011

 

 

 

Research Productivity Awards

During the year 2010-11, the “Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST)” awarded Research Productivity Awards (RPA) to the following Scientists, Associate Members and Guest Researchers of National Center for Physics.

1. Dr. Hamid Saleem (Director General)

2. Dr. Shahid Ali (Assistant Professor)

3. Dr. Shabbir Ahmed Khan (Assistant Professor)

4. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed (Associate Member)

5. Dr. QamarulHaq (Associate Member)

6. Dr. ShehzadMehmood (Associate Member)

7. Dr. ZahidaAhsan (Associate Member)

8. Dr. WaqasMasood (Associate Member)

9. Dr. Mohsin Siddique (Associate Member)

10. Mr. Shoukat Ali (Guest Researcher)

Appreciations

Brig. Ansar ul Haq is undoubtedly among the pioneers of National Centre for

Physics. He joined NCP in 2005 when it was just a concept in the form of drawings and

ambitions on paper. As Director Administration, he played a pivotal role in the

development of NCP and now the drawings have materialized in the form of buildings and

ambitions have turned these buildings in the form of a world class research centre.

He proved himself as an immaculate character, an assertive professional, a caring

friend and an unmistakable guidepost. He not only managed the construction of the

buildings but at the same time played a dominant role in establishing the administrative

infrastructure of NCP.

His untiring and commendable efforts shall always be remembered by NCP

management and he will remain to be a source of continuous inspiration for us.

 

 

Accelerator Physics

Tandem Accelerator

1. A.A. Khurram, IrfanQasim and Nawazish A. Khan

“SidopedCu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10_d superconductors” Journal of Physics and

Chemistry of Solids, 02-04-2011

2. Ahmad Ishaq, Sobia Allah Rakha, Guangying Zhou, Long Yanb and Xingtai Zhou

“Optically transparent carbon nanowire thin film” Journal of Experimental

Nanoscience, 12-05-2011

3. Chang FU Dee, Ishaq Ahmad, Long Yan, Xingtai Zhou and

BurhanuddinYeopMajlis“Amorphization of ZnO nanowires by proton beam

irradiation” World Scientific Vol. 6, No. 3 (2011) 259–263, 07-02-2011

4. M. Mumtaz, S. M. Hasnain, A. A. Khurram and Nawazish A. Khan “Fluctuation

induced conductivity of (Cu0.5Tl0.5-xKx)Ba2Ca3Cu4O12-δ superconductor” J. Appl. Phys.

109, (2011) 023906.

5. Ishaq Ahmad, WaheedAkram, G. Husnain, Yan Long, Zhou Xingtai“Coalescence of

multi-walled carbon nanotubes and their electronic conduction nano networks”

Current nanoscience 7(5) (2011) 790.

6. A.A. Khurram, Qurat-ul-Ain, Nawazish A. Khan, and P. Kameli“Resistive transition

in Mn doped Cu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10-ysuperconductor” Solid State Science 13 (2011)

2142.

7. Khurram, Nawazish A. Khan, Shakeel Ahmad and Ali Awais“Effect of ion irradiation

induced defects on the excess conductivity of Cu1xTlxBa2Ca1Cu2O8-δ superconductor”

Physica C 471 (2011) 35.

8. A. Khurram, Nawazish A. Khan, and IrfanQasim“Si Doped Cu1-xTlxBa2Ca2Cu3O10-

δSuperconductors” J. Phys. Chem. of Solids 72 (2011) 755.

9. F. Dee, Ishaq Ahmad, Yan Long, Zhou Xingtai, BurhanuddinYeopMajlis“Contact

welding study of Carbon Nanotube with ZnO Nanowire” Physica E 43 (2011) 1857-

1862.

 

 

10. Ishaq Ahmad, Yan Long, G. Husnain, Lu Bo, Arshad Mahmood, Khalid

Alamgir“Tuning the optical properties of MWCNT thin films by N+ ion beam

irradiation” NANO 6(4) (2011) 357-362.

11. F. Dee, Ishaq Ahmad, Yan Long, Zhou Xingtai and

BurhanuddinYeopMajlis“Amorphization of ZnO nanowires by proton beam

irradiation” NANO 6(3) (2011) 259-263.

12. K. Gul, K. Shahzad, J. Taj, A. Awais, J. Hussain, F.J. Qureshi, N. Ali “Experimental

study of proton scattering on carbon” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics

Research B 269 (2011) 2032–2034.

13. Ahmad Ishaq, Allah RakhaSobia, Zhou Guangying, Long Yan, Xingtai Zhou

“Optically transparent Carbon nanowire thin film” Journal of experimental

nanoscienceiFirst (2011)1-9.

14. S.Zeeshan, S.Yamin, S.Javeed, K.Yaqub, A.Ashraf, A.Awais and S.A.Janjua“Mass

analysis of cesium ion induced fragmentation of C60” The Nuceus 3 (2011) 181-185.

Experimental High Energy Physics 15. “Measurement of the B+ Production Cross Section in pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV”17

March, 2011, PRL 106, 112001 (2011)

16. “Inclusive b-hadron production cross section with muons in pp collisions at √s = 7

TeV” 18 March, 2011, JHEP03 (2011) 090

17. “Prompt and non-prompt J/? production in pp collisions at ?s =7 TeV” 22 March,

2011, Eur. Phys. J. C (2011) 71: 1575

18. “Measurement of BB angular correlations based on secondary vertex reconstruction at

?s = 7 TeV” 28 March, 2011, JHEP 03 (2011) 136

19. “Upsilon production cross section in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV” 15 June, 2011,

PHYSICAL REVIEW D 83, 112004 (2011)

20. “Measurement of the B0 Production Cross Section in pp Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 20

June, 2011, PRL 106, 252001 (2011)

21. “Measurement of the B0s Production Cross Section with B0s ->J/?? Decays in pp

Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 20 September, 2011, PHYSICAL REVIEW D 84, 052008

(2011)

 

 

22. “Search for B0s -> µ+ µ- and B0-> µ+ µ- Decays in pp Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV” 1

November, 2011, PRL 107, 191802 (2011)

23. “Measurements of inclusive W and Z cross sections in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV” 19

January, 2011, EWK JHEP 01 (2011) 080

24. “Measurement of W+W? production and search for the Higgs boson in pp collisions at

?s = 7 TeV”, 29 March, 2011, EWK Physics Letters B 699 (2011) 25–47

25. “Measurement of the lepton charge asymmetry in inclusive W production in pp

collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 12 April, 2011, EWK JHEP 04 (2011) 050

26. “Measurement of W? and Z? production in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”,16 June, 2011,

EWKPhysics Letters B 701 (2011) 535–555

27. “Measurement of the Polarization of W Bosons with Large Transverse Momenta in W

+ jets Events at the LHC”, 06 July, 2011, EWKPRL 107, 021802 (2011)

28. “Measurement of the inclusive Z cross section via decays to tau pairs in pp collisions

at ?s = 7 TeV”, 25 August, 2011, EWKJHEP 08 (2011) 117

29. “Measurement of the Drell-Yan cross section in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 04

October, 2011, EWKJHEP 10 (2011) 007

30. “Measurement of the inclusive W and Z production cross sections in pp collisions at ?s

= 7 TeV with the CMS experiment”, 27 October, 2011, EWKJHEP 10 (2011) 132

31. “Measurement of the weak mixing angle with the Drell-Yan process in proton-proton

collisions at the LHC” , 08 December, 2011, EWK PHYSICAL REVIEW D 84, 112002

(2011)

32. “Search for Stopped Gluinos in pp Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV” ,7 January, 2011, PRL

106, 011801 (2011)

33. “Search for microscopic black hole signatures at the Large Hadron Collider”, 15

February, 2011, Physics Letters B 697 (2011) 434–453

34. “Search for a heavy gauge boson W´ in the final state with an electron and large

missing transverse energy in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 24 February, 2011, Physics

Letters B 698 (2011) 21–39

35. “Search for heavy stable charged particles in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 4 March,

2011, JHEP 03 (2011) 024

36. "Search for Pair Production of First-Generation Scalar Leptoquarks in pp Collisions at

?s = 7 TeV”, 17 May, 2011, PRL 106, 201802 (2011)

 

 

37. “Search for Pair Production of Second-Generation Scalar Leptoquarksinpp Collisions

at ?s = 7 TeV”, 17 May, 2011, PRL 106, 201803 (2011)

38. “Search for large extra dimensions in the diphoton final state at the Large Hadron

Collider”, 17 May, 2011, JHEP 05 (2011) 085

39. “Search for resonances in the dilepton mass distribution in pp collisions at ?s = 7

TeV”, 19 May, 2011, JHEP 05 (2011) 093

40. “Search for a W´ boson decaying to a muon and a neutrino in pp collisions at ?s = 7

TeV”, 26 May, 2011, Physics Letters B 701 (2011) 160–179

41. “Search for a heavy bottom-like quark in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 06 June, 2011,

Physics Letters B 701 (2011) 204–223

42. “Search for light resonances decaying into pairs of muons as a signal of new physics”,

21 July, 2011, JHEP 07 (2011) 098

43. “Search for same-sign top-quark pair production at ?s = 7 TeV and limits on avour

changing neutral currents in the top sector”, 1 August, 2011, JHEP 08 (2011) 005

44. “Search for first generation scalar leptoquarks in the e?jj channel in pp collisions at ?s

= 7 TeV”, 2 August, 2011, Physics Letters B 703 (2011) 246–266

45. “Search for Three-Jet Resonances in pp Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 29 August, 2011, PRL

107, 101801 (2011)

46. “Search for resonances in the dijet mass spectrum from 7 TeVpp collisions at CMS”, 08

September, 2011, Physics Letters B 704 (2011) 123–142

47. “A search for excited leptons in pp collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 10 September, 2011,

Physics Letters B 704 (2011) 143–162

48. “Search for New Physics with a Monojet and Missing Transverse Energy in pp

Collisions at ?s = 7 TeV”, 10 November, 2011, PRL 107, 201804 (2011)

49. “Search for aVectorlike Quark with Charge 2/3 in t + Z Events from pp Collisions at ?s

= 7 TeV”, 29 December, 2011, PRL 107, 271802 (2011)

50. “Measurement of energy ow at large pseudorapidities in pp collisions at √s = 0.9 and

7 TeV” 29 November, 2011, JHEP 11 (2011) 148

51. “Search for Neutral Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model Higgs Bosons Decaying

to Tau Pairs in pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV”08 June, 2011, PRL 106, 231801 (2011)

52. “Study of Z Boson Production in PbPb Collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV” 24 May, 2011,

PRL 106, 212301 (2011)

 

 

53. “Long-range and short-range dihadron angular correlations in central PbPb collisions

at √sNN = 2.76 TeV” 18 July, 2011, JHEP 07 (2011) 076

54. “Indications of Suppression of Excited γ States in Pb-Pb Collisions at √sNN = 2.76

TeV” 28 July, 2011, PRL 107, 052302 (2011)

55. “Observation and studies of jet quenching in PbPb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV” 12

August, 2011, PHYSICAL REVIEW C 84, 024906 (2011)

56. “Dependence on pseudorapidity and on centrality of charged hadron production in

PbPb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV” 30 August, 2011, JHEP 08 (2011) 141

57. “Missing transverse energy performance of the CMS detector” 09 September, 2011,

2011 JINST 6 P09001

58. “Determination of jet energy calibration and transverse momentum resolution in

CMS” 08 November, 2011, 2011 JINST 6 P11002

59. “Charged particle multiplicities in pp interactions at √s = 0.9, 2.36, and 7 TeV” 19

January, 2011, JHEP 01 (2011) 079

60. “Measurement of the Isolated Prompt Photon Production Cross Section in pp

Collisions at √s = 7 TeV”23 February, 2011, PRL 106, 082001 (2011)

61. “Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations in pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 22 March, 2011, PRL

106, 122003 (2011)

62. “First measurement of hadronic event shapes in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 1 April,

2011, Physics Letters B 699 (2011) 48–67

63. “Measurement of Bose-Einstein correlations in pp collisions at √s = 0.9 and 7 TeV” 4

May, 2011, JHEP 05 (2011) 029

64. “Strange particle production in pp collisions at √s = 0.9 and 7 TeV” 12 May, 2011,

JHEP 05 (2011) 064

65. “Measurement of Dijet Angular Distributions and Search for Quark Compositeness in

pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 18 May, 2011, PRL 106, 201804 (2011)

66. “Measurement of the differential dijet production cross section in proton–proton

collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 18 May, 2011, Physics Letters B 700 (2011) 187–206

67. “Measurement of the ratio of the 3-jet to 2-jet cross sections in pp collisions at √s = 7

TeV” 30 July, 2011, Physics Letters B 702 (2011) 336–354

68. “Charged particle transverse momentum spectra in pp collisions at √s = 0.9 and 7

TeV” 19 August, 2011, JHEP 08 (2011) 086

 

 

69. “Measurement of the Inclusive Jet Cross Section in pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 19

September, 2011, PRL 107, 132001 (2011)

70. “Measurement of the underlying event activity at the LHC with √s = 7 TeV and

comparison with √s = 0.9 TeV” 23 September, 2011, JHEP 09 (2011) 109

71. “Measurement of the differential cross section for isolated prompt photon production

in pp collisions at 7 TeV” 29 september, 2011, PHYSICAL REVIEW D 84, 052011 (2011)

72. “Search for supersymmetry in pp collisions at 7 TeV in events with jets and missing

transverse energy” 10 March, 2011, Physics Letters B 698 (2011) 196–218.

73. “Search for Supersymmetry in pp Collisions at √s = 7 TeV in Events with Two Photons

and Missing Transverse Energy” 24 May, 2011, PRL 106, 211802 (2011).

74. “Search for physics beyond the standard model in opposite-sign dilepton events in pp

collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 7 June, 2011, JHEP 06 (2011) 026.

75. “Search for new physics with same-sign isolated dilepton events with jets and missing

transverse energy at the LHC” 17 June, 2011, JHEP 06 (2011) 077.

76. “Search for supersymmetry in events with a lepton, a photon, and large missing

transverse energy in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 21 June, 2011, JHEP 06 (2011) 093.

77. “Search for supersymmetry in events with b jets and missing transverse momentum at

the LHC” 26 July, 2011, JHEP 07 (2011) 113.

78. “Search for supersymmetry in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV in events with a single

lepton, jets, and missing transverse momentum” 31 August, 2011, JHEP 08 (2011) 156.

79. “Search for new physics with jets and missing transverse momentum in pp collisions

at √s = 7 TeV” 31 August, 2011, JHEP 08 (2011) 155.

80. “Search for physics beyond the standard model using multilepton signatures in pp

collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 17 September, 2011, Physics Letters B 704 (2011) 411–433.

81. “Search for Supersymmetry at the LHC in Events with Jets and Missing Transverse

Energy” 21 November, 2011, PRL 107, 221804 (2011).

82. “Measurement of the tt¯ production cross section and the top quark mass in the

dilepton channel in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 11 July, 2011, JHEP 07 (2011) 049.

83. “Measurement of the tt¯ production cross section and the top quark mass in the

dilepton channel in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 11 July, 2011, JHEP 07 (2011) 049.

84. “Measurement of the t-Channel Single Top Quark Production Cross Section in pp

Collisions at √s = 7 TeV” 25 August, 2011, PRL 107, 091802 (2011).

 

 

85. “Measurement of the tt¯ production cross section in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV using

the kinematic properties of events with leptons and jets” 20 September, 2011, Eur.

Phys. J. C (2011) 71:1721.

86. “Measurement of the tt¯ production cross section in pp collisions at 7 TeV in lepton +

jets events using b-quark jet identification” 14 November, 2011, PHYSICAL REVIEW

D 84, 092004 (2011).

Nano Science and Catalysis 87. Muhammad Sultan, Marko Wietstruk, Alexey Melnikov, Christian Stamm,

TrostenKachel, NikoPontius,CorneliusGahl, Martin Weinelt, Hermann A. Durr and

UweBovensiepen“Hot-Electron-Driven Enhancement of Spin-Lattice Coupling in Dg and

Tb 4ƒ Ferromagnets Observed by Femtosecond X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism” Physical

Review Letters PRL 106, 127401 (2011), 25-03-2011

88. Syed Tajammul Hussain and AsimaSiddiqa “Voltammetric and viscometric studies of

flavonoids interactions with DNA at physiological conditions”European Journal of

Chemistry 2 (1) (2011) 109-112, 31-03-2011

89. Syed Tajammul Hussain and AsimaSiddiqa ”XPS, SSIMS, TGA, FTIR, and Sem studies

of catalytic pyrolysis of methane over Ni:cu/Al- and Ni:Cu:K/Al-modified supported

nano-catalysts” Instrumentation science and technology 39:1-12, 2011, 18-04-2011

90. Muhammad Sultan, Alexey Melnikov and UweBevensiepen, “Influence of equilibrium

temperature on the picosecond magnetization dynamics of Gd(0001)” 05-05-2011

91. NailaJabeen, FundaAksoy, Michael E. Grass, Sang HoonJoo, young Pho Hong, Zahid

Hussain, Bongjin S. Mun and ZhiLiu”Study of electro-chemical properties of metal-

oxide interfaces using a newly constructed ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron

spectroscopy endstation” Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research A

(2011), 2011

92. Adeeb El-Dahshan, SaminaNazir, AhsanuHan, FarzanaLatif Ansari and

JdrgRademann“Peptide-HeterocycleChhnera: New Classes of more drug-like

peptidomimetics by ligations of peptide-Bis (electrophiles) with various

Bis(nucleophiles)”, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 730-739, 2011

93. ZafarIqbal, Syed. Tajammul Hussain, A. Rauf, A-ul-Haq, and M.H. Asghar”Sub-

micron synthesis of Di-titanium Nitride Coatings by Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition

 

 

Technique” Protection of metals and Physics Chemistry of Surfaces, 2011, vol. 47, no 4.

pp. 512-516 © Pleiades Publishing. Ltd., 2011

94. Bushra Ismail, Muhammad JavedIqbal, Nadia Yaqub, BogdanSepiol“A study of the

influence of crystallite size on the electrical and magnetic properties of CuFe2O4”

Materials Research Buletin , July 2011

95. Syed Tajammul Hussain, AsimaSiddiqa, Muhammad Siddiq, SalamatAli“Iron-doped

titanium dioxide nanotubes: a study of electrical, optical and magnetic

properties”Journal of Nanoparticles Research. B.V. 2011, September 03, 2011

96. Syed Tajammul Hussain, NaeemShehzad, Muhammad Anwar Baig“H2S Emissions

Control in Industrial Exhaust using TIO2 Nanoparticles” Academic Research

International, September, 2011

97. Muhammad Arshad, GianlucaGalimberti, StefaniaPagliara, Stefano Ponzoni, Stefano

Dal Conte, Federico Cilento, Gabriele Ferrini, Stephan Hofmann, CinziaCepak,

FulvioParmigiani. “The photoinduced charge transfer mechanism in aligned and

unaligned carbon nanotubes”SciVerseScienceDirect, July 2011

98. Muhammad Sultan, Alexey Melnikov, uweBovensiepen“Ultrafast magnetization

dynamics of Gd(0001): Bulk versus surface” Phys. Status Solidi B248, No. 10, 2323-

2329 92011) / DOI 10.1002/pssb.201147105 , June 2011

99. N. Tahir, S.Y. Zhou, Y.Zhu, M.C Langner, Y.-D Chuang, P.Yu, W.L. Yang, A.G. Cruz

Gonzalez, M.Rini, Y.-H Chu, R. Ramesh, D.-H. Lee, Y. Tomioka, Y.Tokura, Z.

hussainandR.W. Schonlein. “Ferromagnetic Enhancement of CE-Type Spin Ordering

in (Pr, Ca)MnO3” Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako 351-0198, Japan, May

2011

100. Syed Tajammul Hussain, AasmaSiddiqa “Iron and Chromium doped titanium dioxide

nanotubes for the degradation of environmental and industrial pollutants” Int. J.

Environ. Sci. Tech., 8 (2), 351-362, Spring 2011ISSN: 1735-1472 © IRSEN, CEERS, IAU,

Feb 2011

101. Syed Tajammul Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal“Pyrolysis of methane by catalytic

properties exhibited by ceramics” Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 90

(2011) 106-111, 2011

102. Syed Tajammul Hussain, Syed Alay Ali, AsghariBano and Tariq Mahmood “Use of

nanotechnology for the production of biofuels from butchery waste” International

 

 

Journal of the Physical Sciences Vol. 6(1), pp. International Journal of the Physical

Sciences, 2011,Sept, 2011

103. SaminaNazir, Tajammul Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal, KahkashanMazhar, Ambreen

Gull Muazzam, Muhammad Ismail “Novel and cost-effective green synthesis of silver

nano particles and their in-vivo antitumor properties againsthuman cancer cell lines”

Journal bioscience and technology Vol 2 (6), 2011, pp 425-430, 2011

Theoretical Physics Department 104. Q Haque, S. Yamin and Ali Ahmad“Drift-Alfven eigenmodes in inhomogeneous

electron-position-ion plasmas” Physics Scr.83 (2011) 035501, 14-02-2011

105. S. Ali and J.T Mendonca “Inverse Faraday effect with plasmon beams” Plasma Phys.

Control. Fusion 53 (2011)045007, 14-03-2011

106. S. Ali, H. Tercas and J.T. Mendonca“Nonlocal Plasmon excitation in metallic

nanostructures” Physical Review B 83, 153401(2011), 01-04-2011

107. S. Mahmood, N. Akhtar and S. A. Khan “Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation for acoustic

wave in quantum pair plasmas” J. Plasma Physics, May 2011

108. H. Saleem and BengtEliasson“Electron shear-flow-driven instability in magnetized

plasmas with magnetic field gradient” Physics of Plasmas 18, 052103, 11-05-2011

109. H. Saleem,N. Batool and S. Poedts“Shear flow-driven electrostatic instabilities in low

density and low temperature pair-ion plasmas with and without electrons” Physics of

Plasmas 18, 05210, 27-05-2011

110. W. Masood, H. Rizvi, H. Hasnain, M. Siddiq and Q. Haque“Density inhomogeneity

driven electrostatic shock waves in planetary rings” Physics of Plasmas 18, 053702

(2011), 23-05-2011

111. S. ali Shan, A. Mushtaq“Role of Jeans Instability in Multi-Component Quantum

Plasmas in the presence of Fermi Pressure” CHIN. PHYS. LEFT. Vol. 28, No. 7 (2011)

075204, 2011

112. S.Mehmood, KashifArshad, Arshad m. mirza“Landau damping of ion acoustic wave

in Lorentzian multi-ion” Physics of Plasmas 18, 092115 (2011), September 2011

113. M.K. Ayub, S. Ali and J.T. Mendonca“Phonons with orbital angular momentum” Phys. Plasmas 18, 102117 (2011); doi: 10.1063/1.3655429, October 2011

Laser Physics

 

 

114. B. Rashid, Rizwan Ahmed, R. Ali and M.A. Baig“A comparative study of single and

double pulse of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy of silver” Phys. Of Plasma

(USA)18, 073301, 2011

Particle Physics

115. Ishtiaq Ahmed, M. Ali Paracha and M. JamilAslam“Model independent analysis of the

forward–backward asymmetryfor the B →K1μ+μ− decay”Eur. Phys. J. C (2011) 71:

1521, 05-01-2011

116. M Ali Paracha, Ishtiaq Ahmed, M. JamilAslam “Semileptonic charmed B meson

decays in universal extra dimension model”PHYSICAL REVIEW D 84, 035003 (2011,

05-08-2011

117. Aqeel Ahmed, Ishtiaq Ahmed, M. Ali Paracha, Abdur Rehman “K1 (1270) – K1 (1400)

mixing and the fourth generation SM effects in B→ K1ℓ+ ℓ-“

Phys.rev.D84:033010,2011.e-Print: arXiv:1105.3887 [hep-ph], 2011

Vacuum Science and Technology

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