Prof. M. M. Sarin

Overview

Research Programmes of this Division aim to understand the origin and evolution of the Solar System, physical and chemical processes occurring on the Earth surface reservoirs through analysis of isotopic, chemical and luminescence signatures. more . . .

Research Programmes

Pre-Solar and Early Solar system processes; Chemical and Isotopic studies on meteorites; Catastrophic events in Earth's history; Spatial and Temporal evolution of various landforms of India; Paleoclimate, Paleomonsoon and Desertification on various time scales; Chemical Weathering and Climate; Ocean Circulation and Gas Exchange; Aerosol Chemistry and Deposition; Trace gases in the atmosphere. Space based experiments; Planetary Exploration: Chandrayaan-1 and beyond.

Facilities

Existing:

Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) ; Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC); Alpha, Beta and Gamma detectors; Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer; Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometery (GCMS); Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer; Thermoluminescence (TL) & Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating systems; Ion Chromatograph; Inductly Coupled Plasma- Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICPAES); CN-Analyzer; Thermo-Optical EC-OC Analyzer; SO2 Analyzer; Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (Flame & GF).

New Additions (Along with PLANEX):

Multi-collector Noble gas mass spectrometer, Nano SIMS, EPMA, ICP-MS and XRF

Ph.D. Courses Offered
# Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System
# Isotopes in Planetary Science
# Nuclear Physics and Applications
# Mathematical Physics
# Numerical and Statistical Methods

Select List of Recent Publications

Sudheer A. K. and M.M. Sarin, (2008) Carbonaceous aerosols in MABL of Bay of Bengal: Influence of continental outflow, Atmospheric Environment., 42, 4089-4100.

Bhattacharya S. K., Antra Pandey and J. Savarino, (2008) Determination of intermolecular isotope distribution of ozone by oxidation reaction with silver metal, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D03303, DOI :10.1029/2006JD008309.

Ray R., A.D. Shukla, H.C. Sheth, J.S. Ray, and others, (2008) Great small-scale lithological heterogeneity in the Precambrian basement of the central Deccan Traps,India: Direct xenolith evidence from dykes, Gondwana Research, 13 375-385.

Yadava M. G. and R. Ramesh, (2007) Significant long term periodicities in the proxy record of the Indian monsoon rainfall, New Astronomy, doi: 10.1016/j.Newast.2007.04.001,12,544-555.

Rai S.K. and S.K. Singh, (2007) Temporal variation in Sr and 87Sr/86Sr of the Brahmaputra: Implication to annual fluxes and tracking flash flood through chemical and isotope composition, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8, doi:10.1029/2007GC001610.

Rudraswami N.G. and J.N. Goswami, (2007) 26Al in Chondrules from unequilibrated L chondrites: Onset and duration of chondrule formation in the early solar system, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v. 257, 231-244.

Mukul M., M. Jaiswal and A.K. Singhvi, (2007) Timing of recent out-of-sequence active deformation in the frontal Himalayan wedge: Insights from the Darjiling sub-Himalaya, India, Geology, 35, 999-1002.

Marhas K.K., P. Hoppe, and U. Ott, (2007) NanoSIMS studies of Ba isotopic compositions in presolar silicon carbide grains from AGB stars and Supernovae, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 42, 1077-1101.

Dutta K., R. Bhushan, and B.L.K. Somayajulu, (2007) Rapid vaertical mixing rates in depp waters of the Andaman Basin, Science of the Total Environment, 384, 401-408.

Das A. and S. Krishnaswami, (2007) Elemental Geochemistry of river sediments from the Deccan Traps, India: Implications to source of elements and their mobility during basalt-water interaction, Chemical Geology, 242, 232-254.

Dutta K., R. Bhushan, B. L. K. Somayyajulu and N. Rastogi, (2006) International Variation of Atmospheric ∆14C over the Northern Indian Ocean, Atmospheric Environment, 40, 2501-2512.

Yadava M. G. and R. Ramesh, (2006) Stable oxygen and carbon isotope variations in speleothems as monsoon proxies: a comparative study of four different locations in India, J. Geol. Soc. Ind. 68, 461-475.

Singh S.K., A. Kumar and C. France-Lanord, (2006) Sr and 87Sr/86Sr in waters and sediments of the Brahmaputra River System: Silicate weathering, CO2 consumption and Sr flux, Chem. Geol. 234, 308-320.

Rastogi N. and M. M. Sarin, (2006) Chemistry of aerosols over a semi-arid region: Evidence for acid neutralization by mineral dust, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23815, doi:10.1029/2006GL027708.

Lal D., C. Charles, L. Vacher, J.N. Goswami, A.J.T. Jull, L. McHargue and R.C. Finkel, (2006) Paleo-ocean chemistry records in marine opal: Implications for fluxes of trace elements, cosmogenic nuclides (10Be and 26Al) and biogical productivity, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 70, 3257-3289.

Mahajan R.R. and S.V.S. Murty, (2006) Sources of excess nitrogen in lunar soils: Clues from N and Argon in lunar meteorite Y983885. Antarctic Meteorites XXX, 50-51.

Juyal N., L. S. Chamyal, S. Bhandari, R. Bhushan and A. K. Singhvi, (2006) Continental record of the southwest monsoon during the last 130ka: evidences form the southern margin of the Thar Desert, India, Quaternary Sci. Revs., 25, 2632-2650.

Basu S. and S.V.S. Murty, (2006) Noble gases in carbonatites of Sung Valley and Ambadongar: Implications for trapped components, Chem. Geol. 234, 236-250

Agrawal M., S. K. Gupta, R. D. Deshpande and M. G. Yadava, (2006) Helium, radon and radiocarbon studies in a regional aquifer system of the North Gujarat – Cambay region, India, Chem. Geo., 228, 4, 209-232.

Pandey A. and S.K. Bhattacharya, (2006) Anomalous oxygen isotope enrichment in CO2 produced from O+CO: Estimates based on experimental results and model predictions, J. Chem. Physics, 124, 234301.

Goswami J. N., K.K. Marhas, M. Chaussidon, M. Gounelle and B. Meyer, (2005) Origin of short-lived nuclides in the early solar system, In "Chondrules and Protoplanetary Disk" (Eds. A. N. Krot, E.R.D.Scott and B. Reiputh), pp. 485-514, ASP Publ. Vol. 341.

Yadava M. G. and R. Ramesh, (2005) Monsoon reconstruction from radiocarbon dated tropical Indian speleothems, Holocene, 15, 1, 48-59.

Rastogi N. and M.M. Sarin, (2005) Long-term characterization of ionic species in aerosols from urban and high-altitude sites in western India: Role of mineral dust and anthropogenic sources, Atmospheric Environment, 39, 5541-5554.

Singh S.K., M. M. Sarin. and C. France-Lanord, (2005) Chemical Erosion in the Eastern Himalaya: Major ion composition of the Brahmaputra and ?13C of dissolved inorganic carbon Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 69, 35733588.

Das A., S. Krishnaswami, M.M. Sarin and K. Pande, (2005) Chemical weathering in the Krishna Basin and Western Ghats of the Deccan Traps, India: Rates of basalt weathering and their controls, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 69, 2067-2084.

Basu S., S.v.S. Murty and A. Kumar, (2005) U, Th-21Ne, a new dating tool: A case study of apatites from Hogenakal carbonatites. Current Sci. 88, 445-448.

Mohapatra R. K. and S. V. S. Murty, (2004) Nitrogen Isotopic Composition of the MORB Mantle: A Reevaluation, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 5, Q01001, doi: 10.1029/ 2003GC000612.

Sanjeev Kumar, R. Ramesh, S. Sardesai and M S Seshshayee, (2004) High new production in the Bay of Bengal: possible causes and implications, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L18304 doi:10.1029/2004GL021005.

Gupta S.K., R.D. Deshpande, S.K. Bhattacharya and R.A. Jani, (2004) Groundwater ?18O and ?D from Central Indian Peninsula: Influence of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal branches of the summer monsoon, Journal of Hydrology, XX, 1-18.

Rai V. K., S. V. S. Murty and U. Ott, (2003) Nitrogen Components in Ureilites, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 67, 2213-2237.

Mohapatra R. K. and S. V. S. Murty, (2003) Precursors of Mars: Constraints from Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Martian Meteorites", Meteoritics and Planet. Sci., 38, 225-241.

Srivastava P., I. B. Singh, M. Sharma and A. K. Singhvi, (2003) Luminescence chronometry and Late Quaternary Geomorphic History Stratigraphic Record of the Ganga Plains, India: A Review, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology., 197, 13-41.

Bhattacharya S.K., K. Froehlich, P.K. Aggarwal and K.M. Kulkarni, (2003) Isotopic variations in Indian monsoon precipitation: Records from Bombay and New Delhi, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, No. 24, 2285, doi: 10.1029/2003GL018453.

Marhas K. K., J. N. Goswami and A. M. Davis, (2002) Short-Lived Nuclides in Hibonite Grains from Murchison: Evidence for Solar System Evolution, Science, 298, 2182-2185.

Bhattacharya S.K., S. Chakraborty, J. Savarino, and M.H. Thiemens (2002) Low Pressure Dependency of the Isotopic Enrichment in Ozone: Stratospheric Implications, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D23), 4675, doi:10.1029/2002JD002508, ACH 4-1-10.

Pande K., H.C. Sheth and R. Bhutani, (2001) 40Ar/39Ar Age Evidence for Pre-Deccan Upper Cretaceous Volcanic Activity in Southern India: The St. Marys Islands Felsic Volcanics, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 193, 39-46.

Goswami J.N., K.K. Marhas and S. Sahijpal, (2001) Did solar Energetic Particles Produce the Short-lived Nuclides Present in the Early Solar System?, Astrophysical Journal, 549, 1151-1159.

Ray, J.S. and R. Ramesh, (2000) Rayleigh Fractionation of Stable Isotopes from a Multicomponent Source, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 64, 299-306.

Mohapatra R.K. and S.V.S. Murty, (2000) Origin of air-like noble gases in oceanic basalts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1583-1586.

Sarkar, A., R. Ramesh, B.L.K. Somayajulu, R. Agnihotri, A.J.T. Jull and G.S. Burr, (2000) High resolution Holocene monsoon record from the eastern Arabian Sea, Earth Planet.Sci. Lett., 177, 209-218.

Kailath J., T.K. Gundurao, R.P. Dhir, K.S.V. Nambi, V.D. Gogate and A.K. Singhvi, (2000) Electron Spin Resonance Characterization of Calcretes from Thar Desert for dating applications, Rad. Meas., 32, 371-383.