Neutron Scattering for Condensed Matter Studies

Prof. Saibal Basu retired as Head, Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He was a Raja Ramanna Fellow and a senior professor at Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI). He has been working in condensed matter research using neutrons for nearly four decades. His field of research has been, neutron scattering, development of neutron spectrometers and development of cold neutron sources. He was the leader of neutron beam research at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre as Head of Solid State Physics Division. He developed the first Polarized Neutron Reflectometer in the country for characterization of thin films. His special interest had been thin films as novel components of material science. Prof. Basu had worked as a Research Reactor Specialist at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna during 2001. He was also a visiting scientist at National Institute for Standards and Technology’s reactor centre during 2005-2006. Prof. Basu has more than hundred publications and a large number of presentations in National and International conferences. He had delivered invited talks in large number of International symposia. Several students have worked under the guidance of Prof. Saibal Basu towards their doctoral thesis at HBNI. Prof. Basu had initiated several international collaborations in the field of neutron beam research and neutron beam instrumentation. He was part of a Coordinated Research Project (CRP) under IAEA on production of cold neutrons. Prof. Basu was a board member of Asia Oceania Neutron Scattering Society. Presently he is a member of the editorial board of an Elsevier journal, Heliyon