RISHABH DATTA

Rishabh Datta is a PhD candidate in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a research assistant at MIT's Plasma Science & Fusion Center, Rishabh works on high-energy-density pulsed-power driven plasmas. His areas of focus are magnetized shocks and radiatively-cooled magnetic reconnection.

RISHABH DATTA

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Rishabh Datta is a PhD candidate in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a research assistant at MIT's Plasma Science & Fusion Center, Rishabh works on high-energy-density pulsed-power driven plasmas. His areas of focus are magnetized shocks and radiatively-cooled magnetic reconnection.

The structure of 3D collisional magnetized bow shocks in pulsed-power-driven plasma flows

A experimental and computational study of the 3D anisotropic structure of bow shocks generated in a pulsed-power-driven collisional plasma. Read more

Time-resolved velocity and ion sound speed measurements from simultaneous bow shock imaging and inductive probe measurements.

A new diagnostic technique which combines bow shock imaging with magnetic field measurments to estimate the sound and Alfvén speeds in a magnetized high-energy-density plasma. Read more

High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics Conference 2022 | Rochester NY

I presented a new diagnostic technique which combines laser interferometry and b-dot measurements to estimate velocity and temperature. Read more

Masters Thesis | Laboratory Experiments of High-Energy-Density Shocks in Magnetized Supersonic Plasma Flows

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APS Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) 2021 | Pittsburgh PA

I presented my research on 3D collisional magnetized bow shocks in radiatively-cooled plasmas. Read more

Proton radiography for diagnosing magnetic & electric fields in high-energy-denisty plasmas

A review of of how electro-magnetic fields can be measured in plasmas using proton radiography. Read more

Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Plasmas and Applications in Laboratory Plasma Diagnostics: A Tutorial

A derivation of EM waves in plasmas and an introduction to laser interferometry and Farday polarimetry. Read more

Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) in Tokamaks

A summary of ELMs in magnetically-confined fusion plasmas Read more

The Chicken and Egg Problem in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

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Modeling and design of a microfluidic biosensor system.

CFD / FEA modeling of a microfluidic biosensor using COMSOL. Read more

Levelset Based Geometry Reconstruction for a Compressible Multiphase Solver

This project explores how Delaunay triangulation can be used to compute cell face apertures, interface areas and cell volume for finite element analysis in CFD. Read more

Iterative Riemann Solver for Interface Interaction in Compressible Multiphase Flows

This project explores interface velocity and pressures can be determined for compressible inviscid flow involving two phases. Read more

Granular Flow of CAM-28 Particles down Rough Inclined Surfaces

This project explores how CAM-28 particles behave as they flow down rough inclined surfaces. Read more

Measurement of Displacement of Laser Sheet during Flow using a RANSAC Algorithm

This project uses a RANSAC algorithm to fit a second order curve to approximate a laser beam projected onto a surface during granular flow. The displacement of the laser beam is used to determine height of granular flow. Read more

Experimental Determination of Layer Height for Granular Flow

This project explores how height of granular flow down rough inclined surfaces can be determined optically from images of the flow. Read more