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Prof. Sarmistha Banik

Head & Professor,
Department of Physics

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Publication List

2026

  • P. Arvikar, S. Gautam, A. Venneti, S. Banik, Fermionic versus Bosonic Dark Matter in Neutron Stars: A Bayesian Study with Multi-Density Constraints, arXiv:2512.13574 [to be published in JCAP 2026]
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2025

  • P. Arvikar, S. Gautam, A. Venneti, S. Banik, "Exploring Fermionic Dark Matter Admixed Neutron Stars in the Light of Astrophysical Observations", arXiv:2506.20736  [Phys. Rev. D 112, 023021, July 2025]
  • A. Venneti, C. Mondal, Sk Md Adil Imam, S. Banik, B. K. Agrawal, "NucleiML: A machine learning framework of ground-state properties of finite nuclei for accelerated Bayesian exploration", arXiv:2504.03333 [under review]
  • D. Guha Roy, S. Banik,"Signatures of K condensation on neutron star structure and fmode frequencies",arXiv:2509.15376 [Phys. Lett. B Volume 871, December 2025, 139990 ]
  • A. Shrivastava, P. Char, S. Gautam, S. Banik,"Systematic study of scalar, vector, and mixed density dependencies in relativistic mean-field descriptions of hyperonic matter in neutron stars" arXiv:2511.01505 [under Review]

Conference Proceedings

Arvikar, P., Gautam, S., Venneti, A., Banik, S. (2025). "Effect of Dark Matter on Neutron Star Observable Properties." In: Giri, A., Mohanta, R. (eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Interconnections Between Particle Physics and Cosmology. PPC 2024. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 322. Springer, Singapore.

Arvikar, P., Gautam, S., Venneti, A., Banik, S. "Constraining Fermionic Dark Matter parameter space with the astrophysical observations of neutron stars." In Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys, vol. 69, p. 791. 2025.

S. BanikD. Guha RoyT. Malik and S. Bhattacharya H. Equation of State and Neutron Stars "Effect of hadron-quark phase transition on neutron star fmode oscillations in general relativistic calculations" Proceedings of Science,  vol. 465, 2025 [Presented at 10th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics (QNP2024) ]

2024

  • Bayesian evaluation of hadron-quark phase transition models through neutron star observables in light of nuclear and astrophysics data, D. Guha Roy, A. Venneti, T. Malik, S. Bhattacharya, S. Banik Physics Letters B Volume 859, 139128 (2024)
  • Re-visiting the role of short-range correlations on neutron-star properties, S. Gautam, A. Venneti, S.Banik, B.K. Agrawal, Nucl. Phys. A 1053  122978
  • Analysis of Neutron Star f−mode Oscillations in General Relativity with Spectral Representation of Nuclear Equations of State, D. Guha Roy, T. Malik, S. Bhattacharya, S. BanikApJ 968 124 (2024)
  • Unraveling the global behavior of equation of state by explicit finite nuclei constraints, Anagh Venneti, S. Gautam, S. Banik, B. K. Agrawal, Physics Letters B Volume 854, 138756 (2024)
  • Estimation of the slope of nuclear symmetry energy via charge radii of mirror nuclei, Sakshi Gautam, Anagh Venneti, S. Banik  and B. K. Agrawal,   Nucl.Phys.A 1043  122832 (2024)

2023

  • Unveiling a universal relationship between the parameter and neutron star properties, K Nobleson, S Banik, T Malik, Physical Review D 107 (12), 124045
  • Confirmation of glitch event detected in PSR J1740-3015 using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) H Grover, J Singha, BC Joshi, P Arumugam, E Gugercinoglu, .S. Banik ..et al The Astronomer's Telegram 15851, 1

2022

  • †B. C Joshi ....S Banik et al. “Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy during the SKA Era: An InPTA perspective”, Journal of  Astrophysics and Astronomy volume 43, Article number: 98 (2022) [Scientific review, Springer Publication] 
  • †J. Singha, B. C. Joshi, D. Bandyopadhyay, H. Grover, S. Desai, P. Arumugam,S. Banik  “Pulsar timing irregularities and the Neutron Star interior in the era of SKA: An Indian Outlook” Journal of  Astrophysics and Astronomy volume 43, Article number: 81 (2022) [ Springer Publication] 
  • † P. Tarafdar, K. Nobleson ... S. Banik... et al "The Indian Pulsar Timing Array: First data release", Publication of the Astronomical Society of Australia(PASA), (2022) 39, E053. doi:10.1017/pasa.2022.46. SCI Impact Factor 5.57
  •  S. Khadkikar, C.S Mangat, S Banik, "Quasi-stationary sequences of hyper massive neutron stars with exotic equations of state", Journal of  Astrophysics and Astronomy volume 43, Article number: 57 (2022) [Springer Publication] 
  • K. Nobleson, Amna Ali, S. Banik, "Comparison of perturbative and non-perturbative methods in  f'(R)gravity",  Eur. Phys. J.  (2022)  82:32  Impact Factor 4.5
  • Tanmay Tushar Chowhan, S. Konar, S. Banik, The Magnetar Connection Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 2020;16(S363):322-323.
  • †K. Nobleson....S. Banik... et al., Low-frequency wideband timing of InPTA pulsars observed with the uGMRT, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 512, Issue 1, pp.1234-1243 May 2022  DOI:   Impact Factor 5.287

2021

  • K. Nobleson, T. Malik &  S. Banik, Tidal deformability of neutron stars with exotic particles within a density dependent relativistic mean field model in R-squared gravity,  Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics(JCAP)08(2021)012    Impact Factor 5.839
  • T. Malik, S. Banik &  D. Bandyopadhyay, "Equation of State table with hyperon and antikaon for supernova and neutron star merger", The Astrophysical Journal, 910:96, 2021 April 1 . Impact Factor 5.521
  • F. Hernandez-Vivanco, P.D. Lasky, E. Thrane, R. Smith, D Chatterjee, S.Banik, T.Motta, A. Thomas. "Temperature dependent appearance of exotic matter makes nascent neutron stars spin faster" astro-ph.HE arXiv:2101.04782 
  • T. Malik, S. Banik &  D. Bandyopadhyay, "New equation of state involving Bose-Einstein condensate of antikaon for supernova and neutron star merger simulations"  The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2021. 
  • R. Nandi, S. Mukhopadhyay & S. Banik, "Effect of quantizing magnetic field on the inner crusts of hot Neutron Stars" Physical Review C  104, 025803 (2021)  

2020

2019

  • S. S. LenkaP. Char, S. Banik, “Properties of Massive Rotating Protoneutron Stars with Hyperons: Evolution and Universality”,Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Volume 46, Number 10, (2019). 
  • S. Banik, D. Bandyopadhyay, "Dense Matter in Neutron Star: Lessons from GW170817" https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.09760  Published in Discoveries at the Frontiers of Science From Nuclear Astrophysics to Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions DOI 978-3-030-34234-0_8, © 2020 Springer

2018 and previous years

  • Neelam D. Batra, Krishna P. Nunna & S. Banik, "Properties of rapidly rotating hot neutron stars with antikaon condensates at constant entropy per baryon".Phy. Rev C 98, 035801, (2018) https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevC.98.035801
  • S. S. Lenka, P. Char & S. Banik, "Critical mass, moment of inertia and universal relations of rotating neutron stars with exotic matter", International Journal of Modern Physics D, Vol 26 (2017) 1750127 http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218271817501279
  • S. Konar, M. Bagchi, D. Bandyopadhyay, S. Banik et. al.  "Neutron Star Physics in the SKA era: An Indian perspective"  Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy,  37:36,  2016. 
  • P. Char, S. Banik, D. Bandyopadhyay, "Comparative study of hyperon equations of state in supernova simulations".  The Astrophysical Journal, 809, 116, 2015
  • P. Char, S. Banik, “Comparison of Hyperonic Equations of State for Core Collapse Supernovae Simulations”Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 2015, Vol. 12  
  • S. Banik, P. Char, "Core-collapse supernova simulation using Lambda hyperon EoS with  density-dependent couplings" Published at DESY-PROC-2014- 04  http://www.library.desy.de/preparch/desy/proc/proc14-04/115.pdf
  • S. Banik, M. Hempel, D. Bandyopadhyay, “New hyperon equations of state for supernovae and neutron stars in density dependent hadron field theory” 22 (2014)  The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 214 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/00670049/214/2/22/pdf  TOP CITED 218
  • P. Char, S. Banik "Massive neutron stars with antikaon condensates in a density-dependent hadron field theory",   Phy Rev C90  015801 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.90.015801   CITED 44
  • S. Banik, “Probing the metastability of a protoneutron star with hyperons in a core-collapse supernova”, Phy. Rev C89 035807 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.89.035807
  • S. Banik, “Role of Hyperons in black hole formation”, 12004 (2013).,Journal of Physics: Conf. Series, 426
 * Above papers are published from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus

 †As part of InPTA Collaboration 

  • S. Banik, R. Nandi, D. Bandyopadhyay, Melting of antikaon condensate in protoneutron stars Phy Rev. C 86(2012) 045803. 
  • S. Banik, R. Nandi and D. Bandyopadhyay, Shear Viscosity and the nucleation of antikaon condensed matter in protoneutron stars, Phys.Rev C84(2011):065804.
  • J. K. Nayak, S. Banik, Jan-e Alam, Kaon and Lambda productions in relativistic heavy ion collisions, Nuclear Physics A 862-863 (2011) 286-289.
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Effect of shear Viscosity on the nucleation of antikaon condensed matter in neutron stars, Phys.Rev D82(2010):123010.
  • J. K. Nayak, S. Banik, Jan-e Alam. The ”horn” in the Kaon-to-Pion Ratio Phys. Rev. C82(2010):024914.
  • R Nandi, S Banik, D. Bandyopadhyay Shear Viscosity in antikaon condensed matter, Phys. Rev. D80(2009) 123015.
  • S Banik, W. Greiner, D. Bandyopadhyay, Critical temperature of antikaon condensation in nuclear matter, Phys. Rev. C78 (2008) 065804.
  • D. Chatterjee, S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Exotica in rotating compact stars, Physics Conference Series 50 (2006) 216.
  • S. Banik, M. Hanauske, D. Bandyopadhyay, Strange matter in rotating compact stars, J.Phys. G31 (2005) S841-S848.
  • S. Banik, M. Hanauske, D. Bandyopadhyay, W. Greiner, Rotating compact stars with exotic matter, Phys. Rev. D 70 (2004) 123004.
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Exotic phases in compact stars, J. Phys. G30 (2004) S525-S530.
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Bose-Einstein condensation of antikaons and neutron star twins, Pramana 60 (2003) 1001-1004.
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Color superconducting quark matter core in the third family of compact stars, Phys. Rev. D 67 (2003) 123003.  
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Density Dependent Hadron Field Theory for neutron stars with antikaon condensates, Phys. Rev. C 66 (2002) 065801.   
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Bose-Einstein condensation in dense matter and the third family of compact stars, J. Phys. G28 (2002) 1949-1952.
  •  S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Third family of super dense stars in the presence of antikaon condensates, Phys. Rev. C64 (2001) 055805.  
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Antikaon condensation and the metastability of proto neutron stars, Phys. Rev. C63 (2001) 035802.  
  • S. Banik and D. Bandyopadhyay, Nuclear symmetry energy in presence of hyperons in the non-relativistic Thomas-Fermi approximation, J. Phys. G26 (2000) 1495-1505.