Science - Relativistic Astrophysics: People: Sanjit Mitra

Relativistic Astrophysics: People

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Sanjit Mitra

Education

M.Sc. (Physics), University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India (2001)
Ph.D. (Physics), Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India (2006)

Research Interests

Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) - analysis algorithms and systematic effects
Gravitational Waves (GW) - analysis and experimental strategies to search for Stochastic GW Backgrounds and Compact Binary Coalescence

Professional Experience

Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (current)
Postdoctoral fellowship at the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice, France (2007)

Selected Publications

S. Mitra, S.V. Dhurandhar, T. Souradeep, A. Lazzarini, V. Mandic, S. Bose & S. Ballmer, Gravitational wave radiometry: Mapping a stochastic gravitational wave background, Phys. Rev. D 77 042002 (2008)
S. Mitra, A.S. Sengupta, S. Ray, R. Saha & T. Souradeep, CMB power spectrum estimation with non-circular beam and incomplete sky coverage, arXiv:astro-ph702100 (2007)
B. Abbott et al. [LIGO Scientific Collaboration], Upper limit map of a background of gravitational waves, Phys. Rev.D76 082003 (2007)
T. Souradeep, S. Mitra, A.S. Sengupta, S. Ray & R. Saha, Non-Circular beam correction to the CMB power spectrum, Proceedings of the Fundamental Physics With CMB workshop, Mar 23-25, 2006, New Astron. Rev. 50 1030 (2006)
S. Mitra, S.V. Dhurandhar & L.S. Finn, Improving the efficiency of the detection of GW signals from inspiraling compact binaries: Chebyshev interpolation, Phys. Rev. D 72 102001 (2005)
S. Mitra, A.S. Sengupta & T. Souradeep, CMB power spectrum estimation using noncircular beams, Phys. Rev. D 70 103002 (2004)