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Dependence of the estimated electric potential in thunderstorms observed at GRAPES-3 on the hadronic interaction generators used in simulations

B. Hariharan, S.K. Gupta, Y. Hayashi, P. Jagadeesan, A. Jain, S. Kawakami, H. Kojima, P.K. Mohanty, Y. Muraki, P.K. Nayak, A. Oshima, M. Rameez, K. Ramesh, L.V. Reddy, S. Shibata, M. Zuberi

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics | Journal Article

10.1088/1475-7516/2025/06/012

2025

Definitive evidence of cosmic γ -ray flux reduction during solar eclipse totality: Observations from the 22 July 2009 eclipse in India

Pranaba K. Nayak, Shashi R. Dugad, Sunil K. Gupta, Atul Jain, Indranil Mazumdar, Pravata K. Mohanty, Supriya Das, Sanjay K. Ghosh, Dhruba Gupta, Sibaji Raha, Swapan K. Saha, Sumana Singh, Arunava Bhadra

Astroparticle Physics | Journal Article

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2025.103122

2025

Thunderstorm-induced muon event on 20 March 2020: Insights from the Ooty muon telescope, INSAT-3DR, and lightning observations

Pranaba K. Nayak, Rupraj Biswasharma, Pravata K. Mohanty, Shashi R. Dugad, V. Gopalkrishnan, Sunil K. Gupta, B. Hariharan, Y. Hayashi, P. Jagadeesan, Atul Jain, S. Kawakami, A. Oshima, Sunil D. Pawar, M. Rameez, K. Ramesh

Physical Review D | Journal Article

10.1103/g13s-38c8

2025

Enhancing the capability through Recycling: Doubling the World's Largest Muon Telescope with almost-buried Iron tubes

Pranaba Kumar Nayak, Muthiah Muthuvinayagam, Shashikant Raichand Dugad, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Balakrishnan Hariharan, Paranjothi Jagadeesan, Atul Jain, Pravata Kumar Mohanty, Mohamed Rameez, Kaviti Ramesh, Yoshio Hayashi, Saburo Kawakami, Akitoshi Oshima

Zastita Materijala | Journal Article

10.62638/zasmat1282

2025

Small-scale Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy Observed by the GRAPES-3 Experiment at TeV Energies

M. Chakraborty, S. Ahmad, A. Chandra, S. R. Dugad, U. D. Goswami, S. K. Gupta, B. Hariharan, Y. Hayashi, P. Jagadeesan, A. Jain, P. Jain, S. Kawakami, T. Koi, H. Kojima, S. Mahapatra, P. K. Mohanty, R. Moharana, Y. Muraki, T. Nakamura, P. K. Nayak, T. Nonaka, A. Oshima, B. P. Pant, D. Pattanaik, S. Paul, G. S. Pradhan, M. Rameez, K. Ramesh, S. Saha, R. Sahoo, R. Scaria, S. Shibata, T. Tabata, H. Takamaru, K. Tanaka, F. Varsi, K. Yamazaki, M. Zuberi

The Astrophysical Journal | Journal Article

10.3847/1538-4357/ad132b

2024

The Ooty muon telescope reveals what climate did in 2022 summer

Pranaba K. Nayak, S. R. Dugad, B. Hariharan, P. Jagadeesan, A. Jain, Pravata K. Mohanty, K. Ramesh, M. Zuberi, Y. Hayashi, H. Kojima, A. Oshima, S. Shibata, Y. Muraki, T. Nonaka

Indian Journal of Physics | Journal Article

10.1007/s12648-024-03145-z

2024

Observation of thunderstorm-induced muon events in GRAPES-3 experiment

Pranaba K. Nayak, M. Chakraborty, S.R. Dugad, S.K. Gupta, B. Hariharan, P. Jagadeesan, A. Jain, Pravata K. Mohanty, D. Pattanaik, M. Rameez, K. Ramesh, L.V. Reddy, M. Zuberi, Y. Hayashi, S. Kawakami, H. Kojima, A. Oshima, S. Shibata, Y. Muraki, T. Nonaka

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics | Journal Article

10.1016/j.jastp.2024.106231

2024

Comment on “Conductivity and morphological studies on iron borosilicate glasses”

Pranaba K Nayak

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids | Journal Article

10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2022.121554

2022

Comment on Kierlik et al. Application of Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Identification of Iron-Containing Components in Upper Silesian Topsoil Being under Industrial Anthropopressure. Materials 2020, 13, 5206

Pranaba K. Nayak

Materials | Journal Article

10.3390/ma15155214

2022

Comment on “Phase analysis of iron oxides forming the red pigment layer of the ancient earthenwares excavated from the Southern Korean Peninsula”.

Nayak, P.K.,

J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., | Journal Article

10.1007/s10967-021-08181-1

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2022

Comment on “Engineering shape anisotropy of Fe₃O₄-γ-Fe₂O₃ hollow nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia”.

Nayak, P.K.,

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., | Journal Article

10.1021/acsanm.1c04213

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2022

Comment on “Magnetic and chemical characterization of black pottery from Hanseong Baekje Archaeological Site, South Korea”.

Nayak, P.K.,

J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., | Journal Article

10.1007/s10967-021-08180-2

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2022

Comment on “Limitation of uranium and thorium traces in charnockite matrix‐PIXE analyses at 3 MeV with Si (Li) detector”.

Nayak, P.K.,

J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., | Journal Article

10.1007/s10967-021-08149-1

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2022

Comment on “elemental analysis of Basella alba, Spinacia oleracea, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.), Ipomoea aquatica, Colocasia esculenta, Amaranthus dubius, and Raphanus sativus vegetables using the PIXE technique in a Saline Region of Bangladesh, Rampal Area”.

Nayak, P.K.,

Biol. Trace Elem. Res., | Journal Article

10.1007/s12011-021-02948-z

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2022

Comment on Samulewski et al. Magnetite Synthesis in the Presence of Cyanide or Thiocyanate under Prebiotic Chemistry Conditions. Life 2020, 10, 34

Pranaba K. Nayak

Life | Journal Article

10.3390/life11121361

2021

Comment on oil-dispersed α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles as a catalyst for improving heavy oil oxidation.

Nayak, P.K.,

Energy Fuels, | Journal Article

10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c03123

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2021

Energy sensitivity of the GRAPES-3 EAS array for primary cosmic ray protons.

Hariharan, B., S. Ahmad, M. Chakraborty, A. Chandra and S.R. Dugad,

Exp. Astron., | Journal Article

10.1007/s10686-020-09671-y

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2020

Synthesis and characterization of cadmium ferrite.

Nayak, P.K.,

Mater. Chem. Phys., | Journal Article

10.1016/j.matchemphys.2008.05.018

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

2008

Pranaba Kumar Nayak

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