Research Focus: Study of wake fields and vortices, soliton and shock formation in dusty and electron-positron-plasmas. Staged pinch plasma dynamics for controlled thermonuclear fusion applications.

Research Focus: RF and pulsed dc-generated non-LTE plasmas, plasma focus as ion beam source for surface modifications of different materials.

Major Facilities: RF and pulsed dc plasma reactors, 1-m Mcpherson Optical Emission Spectroscopy system, Raman Spectroscopy system with 785nm diode laser, Wilson-Wolpert Microhardness Tester (401 MVA), Scientific system Langmuir probe, Mather-type plasma focus (3 kJ) along with X-rays and neutron detectors.