Dr Ravindra T. Desai

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Research Associate

Contact

Location

Blackett LaboratorySouth Kensington Campus

Summary

I am a Research Associate in the Blackett Laboratory within the Space and Atmospheric Physics research group. Prior to this, I completed a Ph.D. in Physics at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, which included time at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Maryland.

My interests within plasma simulations focus on particle-scale kinetic physics and large system-scale phenomena, and the interplay between these. To this end I develop and use a range of magnetohydrodynamic, particle-in-cell, hybrid and test-particle simulation codes to study fundamental plasma phenomena across the solar system and beyond. I also actively apply my research to the development of Space Weather forecasting capabilities.

I am an active member of Imperial As One - the Universities' Race Equality Advisory Group, and participate in outreach activities aimed at increasing equality, diversity and inclusion within the STEM fields.

Publications

Journals

Desai R, Eastwood J, Horne R, et al.Desai R, Eastwood J, Horne R, Allison H, Allanson O, Watt C, Eggington J, Glauert S, Meredith N, Archer M, Staples F, Mejnertsen L, Tong J, Chittenden J close, 2021, Drift orbit bifurcations and cross-field transport in the outer radiation belt: global MHD and integrated test-particle simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, ISSN:2169-9380

Open Access Link

Desai RT, Freeman M, Eastwood J, et al.Desai RT, Freeman M, Eastwood J, Eggington J, Archer M, Shprits Y, Meredith N, Staples F, Ian R, Hietala H, Mejnertsen L, Chittenden J, Horne R close, 2021, Interplanetary shock-induced magnetopause motion: Comparison between theory and global magnetohydrodynamic simulations, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol:48, ISSN:0094-8276, Pages:1-11

Yao Z, Dunn WR, Woodfield EE, et al.Yao Z, Dunn WR, Woodfield EE, Clark G, Mauk BH, Ebert RW, Grodent D, Bonfond B, Pan D, Rae IJ, Ni B, Guo R, Branduardi-Raymont G, Wibisono AD, Rodriguez P, Kotsiaros S, Ness J-U, Allegrini F, Kurth WS, Gladstone GR, Kraft R, Sulaiman AH, Manners H, Desai RT, Bolton SJ close, 2021, Revealing the source of Jupiter's x-ray auroral flares, Science Advances, Vol:7, ISSN:2375-2548

Desai RT, Zhang Z, Wu X, et al.Desai RT, Zhang Z, Wu X, Lue C close, 2021, Photodetachment and Test-particle Simulation Constraints on Negative Ions in Solar System Plasmas, The Planetary Science Journal, Vol:2, Pages:99-99

Zhang Z, Desai R, Miyake Y, et al.Zhang Z, Desai R, Miyake Y, Usui H, Shebanits O close, 2021, Particle-in-cell simulations of the Cassini spacecraft’s interaction with Saturn’s ionosphere during the Grand Finale, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol:504, ISSN:0035-8711, Pages:964-973

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