X-ray Astronomer & Astrophysicist
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
I am a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, specializing in X-ray astronomy and high-energy astrophysics. My research focuses on X-ray binaries, X-ray pulsars, neutron stars, black holes, and X-ray polarization.
My work involves analyzing data from space-based observatories like AstroSAT, XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, and Chandra to understand the physics of compact objects and their environments.
Study of binary systems with compact objects accreting matter from companion stars, Eclipses and dips, high-resolution Spectroscopy
Physics and behaviour of neutron stars, X-ray Bursts, Reflection spectroscopy, Atomic lines
Accretion processes and properties, time variability, Aperiodic Noise, QPOs
Highly magnetized neutron stars, Timing and Spectroscopy, CRSFs
Timing and spectral analysis, Accreting Pulsars, Millisecond pulsar, Pulse Timing, QPO, Aperiodic Noise, CRSFs, Atomic lines
Ultra-luminous X-ray sources, ULX Pulsars, Reprocessing
Polarimetric studies of X-ray sources
Dynamics of binary systems, Eclipse timing, Pulsar timing
Accreting White Dwarfs, Timing and spectral study, Multi-wavelength observations
Presented at 36th Meeting of Astronomical Society of India (ASI 2018), Osmania University, Hyderabad
Download PDFPresented at 35th Meeting of Astronomical Society of India (ASI 2017), Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR), Jaipur
Download PDFDec 2024 – Present
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India
Dec 2021 – Nov 2024
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India
2014 – 2021
University of Delhi
Thesis: Study of transient X-ray binaries in the time and energy domains
Jan 2021 – Apr 2021
IISER, Mohali, India
2011 – 2014
University of Delhi
2008 – 2011
Ramjas College, University of Delhi
Feel free to reach out for collaborations, research opportunities, or academic discussions.
rahul.sharma_at_iucaa.in
IUCAA, Pune University Campus
Pune 410007, INDIA