This volume presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the XXIII DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium 2018, which was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, on 10-15 December 2018. Gathering selected contributions, the book highlights the latest developments and research trends in physics, detectors and instrumentation relevant to all branches of particle physics, astroparticle physics and closely related fields. The major topics covered include Standard Model physics, beyond Standard Model physics, neutrino physics, cosmology, formal theory, heavy ion physics & quantum chromodynamics (QCD), particle detectors and future experiments. Given the range of topics discussed, the book will be useful for beginners as well as advanced researchers in the field.
Dr. Prafulla Behera is currently an associate professor at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He obtained his Ph.D. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, USA and a research scientist at the University of Iowa, USA. His major research interests include experimental particle physics, detector building and data analysis. Dr. Behera was a member of BABAR experiment, Stanford, USA and ATLAS experiment, Geneva, Switzerland. Currently, he is a member of CMS and INO experiments, and he is also a member of the international advisory committee of VERTEX conference. He has published more than 1000 articles in respected international journals. He serves as a referee for several American Physical Society journals.
Dr. Vipin Bhatnagar is currently a professor at the Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He obtained his Ph.D. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, following which he was a postdoctoral fellow at LAL Orsay, France and CERN associate, CERN, Geneva. His major areas of research include experimental particle physics, detector building, computational physics and data analysis. He is a member of NOvA experiment, Fermilab, USA and CMS experiment, Geneva, Switzerland. He has more than 700 journal articles in international peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Prashant Shukla is a professor at the Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai. He obtained his Ph.D. from Mumbai University, India. His research interests include high energy nuclear collisions, quark gluon plasma, and cosmic ray physics. Currently, he is a member of CMS and INO collaboration. He has published more than 150 articles in international journals of repute.
Dr. Rahul Sinha is currently a professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. He obtained his M.A and Ph.D from Rochester, USA, which was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research primarily focuses on theoretical particle physics. Dr. Sinha is a member of BELLE and BELLE II experiment at KEK, Japan. He has supervised 11 doctoral students, and has also published more than 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.
