A. Kumar

Publication List Details

Period

1979 - 2008

Number

213

Co-Authors

Results of the Search for Strange Quark Matter and Q-balls with the SLIM Experiment (2008)

Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Di Ferdinando, D., Errico, M., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., ...

The SLIM experiment at the Chacaltaya high altitude laboratory was sensitive to nuclearites and Q-balls, which could be present in the cosmic radiation as possible Dark Matter components. It was...

Spin-Charge-Lattice Coupling through Multi-Magnon Excitations in Multiferroic BiFeO3 (2008)

Ramirez, M. O., Kumar, A., Denev, S. A., Chu, Y. H., Seidel, J., Martin, L., ...

Spin-charge-lattice coupling mediated by multi-magnon processes is demonstrated in multiferroic BiFeO3. Raman, linear and non linear optical spectroscopies show up to six resonant enhancements of the...

The treatment and rejection of two "strange" candidate events in the SLIM experiment (2008)

Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Esposti, L. Degli, Di Ferdinando, D., Errico, M., ...

During the analysis of the CR39 Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) of the SLIM experiment exposed at the high altitude lab of Chacaltaya (Bolivia) we observed a sequence of puzzling etch-pits. We made a...

Magnetic Monopole Search at high altitude with the SLIM experiment (2008)

Balestra, S., Cecchini, S., Cozzi, M., Errico, M., Fabbri, F., Giacomelli, G., ...

The SLIM experiment was a large array of nuclear track detectors located at the Chacaltaya high altitude Laboratory (5230 m a.s.l.). The detector was in particular sensitive to Intermediate Mass...

Outcome of Traumatic Extradural Haematoma Managed Surgically: Our Experience (2008)

Agrawal, A, Agrawal, C S, Kumar, A, Adhikari, S

Background: Extradural haematoma (EDH) occurring as a result of traumatic head injury constitutes one of the most critical emergencies in neurosurgery. Objectives: In present retrospective analysis...

Post-Traumatic Inter-Hemispheric Subdural Haematoma (2008)

Agrawal, A, Agrawal, C S, Kumar, A, Chaturvedi, A

Interhemispheric subdural haematoma (ISDH) had been considered extremely rare and less than 100 cases have been reported. ISDHs can present in all age groups and the most common aetiologic factor is...

Fragmentation cross sections of Fe^{26+}, Si^{14+} and C^{6+} ions of 0.3-10 A GeV on polyethylene, CR39 and aluminum targets (2008)

Cecchini, S., Chiarusi, T., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Kumar, A., Mandrioli, G., ...

We present new measurements of the total and partial fragmentation cross sections in the energy range 0.3-10 A GeV of 56Fe, 28Si and 12C beams on polyethylene, CR39 and aluminum targets. The...

Elasticity mapping of precipitates in polycrystalline materials using atomic force acoustic microscopy (2008)

Kumar, A., Rabe, U., Hirsekorn, S., Arnold, W.

We determined the isotropic indentation modulus of precipitates in cubic materials by using the indentation modulus of the matrix as a reference. This eliminates major practical difficulty of...

Review of Top Quark Physics Results (2007)

Kehoe, R., Narain, M., Kumar, A.

As the heaviest known fundamental particle, the top quark has taken a central role in the study of fundamental interactions. Production of top quarks in pairs provides an important probe of strong...

Deficient signaling in mice devoid of double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (2007)

Yang, Y. L., Reis, L. F., Pavlovic, J., Aguzzi, A., Schafer, R., Kumar, A., ...

Double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) has been implicated in interferon (IFN) induction, antiviral response and tumor suppression. We have generated mice devoid of functional PKR (Pkr%)....

Health Benefits of Tea Consumption (2007)

VK Sharma, A Bhattacharya, A Kumar, HK Sharma

Tea is the most common beverage after water. It is extracted from the leaves of Camellia sinensis   (family: Theaceae). It is consumed in different forms, namely, oolong, green, black and Ilex tea...

Measurement of the $p\bar{p} \to t\bar{t} + X$ production cross section at $sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV in the fully hadronic decay channel (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

A measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in proton anti-proton collisions at an interaction energy of sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV is presented. This analysis uses 405 pb-1 of data collected...

Measurement of the $p\bar{p} \to t\bar{t} + X$ production cross section at $sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV in the fully hadronic decay channel (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

A measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in proton anti-proton collisions at an interaction energy of sqrt(s)=1.96 TeV is presented. This analysis uses 405 pb-1 of data collected...

Ethnomedicine: use in dental caries (2007)

Singh, J, Kumar, A, Budhiraja, S, Hooda, A

Ubiquitousness and increasing prevalence of dental caries makes it one of the most important problems in public health. Due to high cost and lack of resources at primary levels prevention is better...

Measurement of the shape of the boson rapidity distribution for $p\bar{p} \to Z/\gamma^* \to e^+e^- +X$ events produced at $\sqrt{s}$ of 1.96 TeV (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Aguilo, E., ...

We present a measurement of the shape of the boson rapidity distribution for p\bar{p}-> Z/gamma*-> e+e- +X events at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The measurement is made for events with...

Measurement of the shape of the boson rapidity distribution for $p\bar{p} \to Z/\gamma^* \to e^+e^- +X$ events produced at $\sqrt{s}$ of 1.96 TeV (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Aguilo, E., ...

We present a measurement of the shape of the boson rapidity distribution for p\bar{p}-> Z/gamma*-> e+e- +X events at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. The measurement is made for events with...

Brief Communication - Hepatitis A vaccination in chronic liver disease: Is it really required in a tropical country like India? (2007)

Joshi, N, Rao, S, Kumar, A, Patil, S, Rani, S

Vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been recommended in patients with chronic liver disease to prevent any decompensation due to superinfection. This may not hold good in high endemic...

Evidence for production of single top quarks and first direct measurement of $|V_{tb}|$ (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

The D0 Collaboration presents first evidence for the production of single top quarks at the Fermilab Tevatron ppbar collider. Using a 0.9 fb^-1 dataset, we apply a multivariate analysis to separate...

Evidence for production of single top quarks and first direct measurement of $|V_{tb}|$ (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

The D0 Collaboration presents first evidence for the production of single top quarks at the Fermilab Tevatron ppbar collider. Using a 0.9 fb^-1 dataset, we apply a multivariate analysis to separate...

Search for single production of scalar leptoquarks in p$\bar{p}$ collisions decaying into muons and quarks with the D0 detector (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

We report on a search for second generation leptoquarks LQ_2 which decay into a muon plus quark in p\bar{p} collisions at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV in the D0 detector using an...

Search for single production of scalar leptoquarks in p$\bar{p}$ collisions decaying into muons and quarks with the D0 detector (2007)

Abazov, V.M., Abbott, B., Abolins, M., Acharya, B.S., Adams, M., Adams, T., ...

We report on a search for second generation leptoquarks LQ_2 which decay into a muon plus quark in p\bar{p} collisions at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV in the D0 detector using an...

Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Control in IEEE 802.11 WLANs (2007)

Altman, Eitan, Kumar, A., Kumar, D., Venkatesh, R.

Numerous algorithms and techniques for optimal performance of an IEEE 802.11 WLAN have been investigated by researchers. These algorithms make use of either power control or PHY (physical layer) rate...

Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Control in IEEE 802.11 WLANs (2007)

Altman, Eitan, Kumar, A., Kumar, D., Venkatesh, R.

Numerous algorithms and techniques for optimal performance of an IEEE 802.11 WLAN have been investigated by researchers. These algorithms make use of either power control or PHY (physical layer) rate...

The phin photoinjector for the CTF3 drive beam (2007)

Losito, R., Champault, N., Chevallay, E., Fedosseev, V., Kumar, A., ...

A new photoinjector for the CTF3 drive beam has been designed and is now being constructed by a collaboration among LAL, CCLRC and CERN within PHIN, the second Joint Research Activity of CARE. The...

The phin photoinjector for the CTF3 drive beam (2007)

Losito, R., Champault, N., Chevallay, E., Fedosseev, V., Kumar, A., ...

A new photoinjector for the CTF3 drive beam has been designed and is now being constructed by a collaboration among LAL, CCLRC and CERN within PHIN, the second Joint Research Activity of CARE. The...

Scaling properties of hyperon production in Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV (2007)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...

We present the scaling properties of Lambda, Xi, and Omega in midrapidity Au+Au collisions at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at root s(NN)=200 GeV. The yield of...

Magnetic fluxes and moduli stabilization (2006)

Antoniadis, Ignatios, Kumar, A, Maillard, T

Stabilization of closed string moduli in toroidal orientifold compactifications of type IIB string theory are studied using constant internal magnetic fields on D-branes and 3-form fluxes that...

The PHIN photoinjector for the CTF3 Drive beam (2006)

Losito, R, Bienvenu,G, Braun, H, Champault, N, Chevallay, E, Divall, M, ...

A new photoinjector for the CTF3 drive beam has been designed and is now being constructed by a collaboration among LAL, CCLRC and CERN within PHIN, the second Joint Research Activity of CARE. The...

CYANIDE REMOVAL BY COMBINED ADSORPTION ANDBIODEGRADATION PROCESS (2006)

Dash, R. Roshan, Balomajumder, Ch., Kumar, A.

Investigation of the effectiveness of simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation (SAB) process over individual processes by using microbes Rhizopus oryzae and Stemphylium loti with granular activated...

Antagonistic mechanisms of fluorescent pseudomonads against Phytophthora capsici Leonian in black pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.) (2006)

Paul, Diby, Anandraj, M., Kumar, A., Sarma, Y.R.

Fluorescent pseudomonads were selectively isolated from black pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.) roots and screened for volatile and non-volatile metabolite production and inhibition in growth of...

Identified hadron spectra at large transverse momentum in p+p and d+Au collisions at,root(NN)-N-S=200 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...

We present the transverse momentum (PT) spectra for identified charged pions, protons and anti-protons from p + p and d + Au collisions at root sNN = 200 GeV. The spectra are measured around...

Minijet deformation and charge-independent angular correlations on momentum subspace (eta, phi) in Au-Au collisions at root S-NN=130 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Anderson, M., ...

Measurements of two-particle correlations on angular difference variables eta(1)-eta(2) (pseudorapidity) and phi(1)-phi(2) (azimuth) are presented for all primary charged hadrons with transverse...

Transverse-momentum p(t) correlations on (eta, phi) from mean-p(t) fluctuations in Au-Au collisions at root(s)(NN)=200 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., ...

We present first measurements of the pseudorapidity and azimuth (eta, phi) bin-size dependence of event-wise mean transverse-momentum < pt > fluctuations for Au-Au collisions at root sNN = 200 GeV....

Directed flow in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=62.4 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., ...

We present the directed flow (v(1)) measured in Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=62.4 GeV in the midpseudorapidity region parallel to eta parallel to < 1.3 and in the forward pseudorapidity region 2.5

Multiplicity and pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles and photons at forward pseudorapidity in Au plus Au collisons at root s(NN)=62.4 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., ...

We present the centrality-dependent measurement of multiplicity and pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles and photons in Au+Au collisions at root s(NN)=62.4 GeV. The charged particles and...

Hadronization geometry from net-charge angular correlations on momentum subspace (eta, phi) in Au-Au collisions at (root SNN)=130 GeV (2006)

Adams, J., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Amonett, J., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., ...

We present the first measurements of charge-dependent correlations on angular difference variables eta(1) - eta(2) (pseudorapidity) and phi(1) - phi(2) (azimuth) for primary charged hadrons with...

Functional characterisation of OsAMT1.1 overexpression lines of rice, Oryza sativa (2006)

Kumar, A., Kaiser, Brent Norman, Siddiqi, M. Y., Glass, A.

In rice (Oryza sativa L.) OsAMT1.1 is the most active and / or most N-responsive gene responsible for high-affinity NH₄⁺ transport (HATS) activity. We measured ¹³NH₄⁺ influx and plant...

Functional characterisation of OsAMT1.1 overexpression lines of rice, Oryza sativa (2006)

Kumar, A., Kaiser, Brent Norman, Siddiqi, M. Y., Glass, A.

In rice (Oryza sativa L.) OsAMT1.1 is the most active and / or most N-responsive gene responsible for high-affinity NH₄⁺ transport (HATS) activity. We measured ¹³NH₄⁺ influx and plant...

Searching a biomedical bibliographic database from the Ukraine: the Panteleimon database (2005)

Kumar, A., Wright, J., Adams, C. E.

The Panteleimon database is available via the Internet and is a public access, database, capable of being searched in English, Russian and Ukrainian, covering medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical...

Incident energy dependence of pt correlations at relativistic energies (2005)

Adams, J, Aggarwal, M M, Ahammed, Z, Amonett, J, Anderson, B D, Arkhipkin, D, ...

We present results for two-particle transverse momentum correlations, , as a function of event centrality for Au+Au collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 20, 62, 130, and 200 GeV at the Relativistic Heavy Ion...

Moduli stabilization with open and closed string fluxes (2005)

Antoniadis, Ignatios, Kumar, A, Maillard, T

We study the stabilization of all closed string moduli in the T^6/Z_2 orientifold, using constant internal magnetic fields and 3-form fluxes that preserve N=1 supersymmetry in four dimensions. We...

Mycolytic enzymes produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma spp. against Phytophthora capsici, the foot rot pathogen of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) (2005)

Paul, Diby, Saju, K.A., Jisha, P.J., Sarma, Y.R., Kumar, A, Anandaraj, M

Five strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma spp., found efficient in suppressing root rot of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), caused by the pathogen Phytophthora capsici, were tested in...