SUDHIRSINH VALA

About

Internationally recognised expert in fusion neutronics and accelerator-based nuclear technologies with over 20 years of experience, including more than 12 years in scientific leadership roles. Currently serving as Scientific Officer-F and Section Leader at the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), leading India’s only high-intensity accelerator-based 14 MeV neutron generator facility, representing a nationally unique and strategically significant capability in fusion neutronics, materials irradiation, and advanced nuclear technology development.

Employment

• Homi Bhabha National Institute Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• Institute for Plasma Research Head
  2008 - Present

Education

• Homi Bhabha National Institute PhD
  2015 - 2023

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (59)

• Radiation tolerance evaluation of p-type silicon sensors with HGCROC for FoCal detector in ALICE
  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 2027 DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2026.171978
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• Feasibility studies of medical radioisotope production using 14 MeV neutron generator and its activity assessment with HPGe
  Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10967-026-11187-2
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• CFD studies of cylindrical target for neutron generator application
  Fusion Engineering and Design 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2026.115672
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• Experimental and theoretical analysis of neutron induced reaction cross section for 107,109Ag and 115In isotopes with covariance analysis
  Shivani Sharma, Vandana, N. L. Singh +10 more
  European Physical Journal A 2026 DOI: 10.1140/epja/s10050-026-01841-4
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• Measurement of (n,p) and (n,2n) reactions cross section on Te isotopes with covariance analysis at neutron energy 14.96 ± 0.22 MeV
  Vandana, Shivani Sharma, Pargin Bangotra +10 more
  European Physical Journal Plus 2026 DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-026-07412-2
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• Microstructural and Mechanical Response of CuCrZr Irradiated with High-Energy Neutrons
  S. Lakshmi Kanth Konuru, Sejal Shah, Prashant Sharma +9 more
  Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11661-026-08155-6
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• Neutron-induced cross-section measurements for natSn and 65Cu isotopes with comprehensive covariance analysis at 14.96 MeV
  Shivani Sharma, Subham Shaw, Vandana +12 more
  Radiation Physics and Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2026.113746
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• Radiation Tolerance Characterisation of an Indigenously Developed p-type Silicon Pad Sensor for Forward Calorimetry Applications
  Arxiv 2026 DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.03573
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• Radiation tolerance characterisation of an indigenously developed p-type silicon pad sensor for forward calorimetry applications
  Arun Kumar Yadav, S. Muhuri, Anup Kumar Sikdar

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  • Subikash Choudhury
  • Sourav Mukhopadhyay
  • J. Saini
  • M. Abhangi
  • Ratnesh Kumar
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  Journal of Instrumentation 2026 DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/21/08/P08007
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• Analysis of neutron induced reaction cross-section on 121,123Sb isotopes at neutron energy of 14.96 ± 0.03 MeV
  Shivani Sharma, V.P. Vandana, Pargin Bangotra +9 more
  Applied Radiation and Isotopes 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2025.111758
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• Characterization of Electrically and Optically Active Defects in Synthetic Single-Crystal Diamond-Based Radiation Detectors
  Sarthak Mohapatra, M. Abhangi, Sudhirsinh Vala +2 more
  Journal of Electronic Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11664-025-11973-w
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• Estimation of isomeric cross section and covariance analysis of 90Zr induced by deuterium–tritium fusion neutrons
  V.P. Vandana, Shivani Sharma, Pargin Bangotra +9 more
  Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10967-025-10363-0
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• Installation, Commissioning and Testing of a Low Energy Accelerator Based 14-Mev Neutron Generator for Lab Scale Fusion Neutronics Experiment
  Ssrn 2025 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5173829
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• Installation, commissioning and testing of a low energy accelerator based 14-MeV neutron generator for lab scale fusion neutronics experiment
  Sudhirsinh Vala, Ratnesh Kumar, M. Abhangi +3 more
  Fusion Engineering and Design 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.115158
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• Measurement of 130Te(n, γ)131mTe Reaction Crosssection at Neutron Energy of 14.96 ± 0.15 MeV
  V.P. Vandana, Shivani Sharma, Pargin Bangotra +11 more
  International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering EPE 2025 DOI: 10.1109/EPE67256.2025.11127167
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• Modelling and experimental investigation of tritium-titanium target degradation studies using SDTrimSP and 14 MeV neutron generator facility at IPR
  Varun Vijay Savadi, H.L. Swami, M. Abhangi +5 more
  Physica Scripta 2025 DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ae1905
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• Neutron irradiation induced elemental activation and its effect on phase stability of Al2O3-YSZ composite
  Prashant Sharma, S. Lakshmi Kanth Konuru, Anil Tyagi

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  • M. Abhangi
  • Y. Singh
  • Aroh Shrivastava
  • Neha Singh
  • Sudhirsinh Vala
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  Ceramics International 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.08.146
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• Radiative Capture Cross-Section for 89Y at Neutron Energy of 14.96 ± 0.15 MeV
  Shivani Sharma, V.P. Vandana, Pargin Bangotra +11 more
  International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering EPE 2025 DOI: 10.1109/EPE67256.2025.11127172
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• A CFD analysis of the rotating target holder of the 14-MeV neutron generator
  Fusion Engineering and Design 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2023.114081
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• Neutron emission characterization of IPR 14 MeV neutron generator
  M. Abhangi, Sudhirsinh Vala, H.L. Swami +4 more
  Fusion Engineering and Design 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114522
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