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Sudeep Mitra
Nuclear Engineer

Environmental Sciences Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-6377
smitra@bnl.gov

Education

University of Poona (B.Sc., Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, 1976; M.Sc., Nuclear, Radio and Radiation Chemistry, 1978; Ph.D., Nuclear and Radiochemistry, 1983).

Research Interests

Development of non-destructive, in-situ analysis using neutron interrogation techniques like pulsed 14 MeV neutrons and the Associated particle neutron time-of-flight; Gamma spectrometry and neutron detection.

Recent Publications

  • S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, R. Omonode, J. Novak and J. Frederick, "Non-invasive field measurement of soil water using a pulsed 14 MeV neutron generator", (Manuscript in preparation for submission to Soil & Tillage Research ).
  • Lucian Wielopolski and Sudeep Mitra, "Near-surface soil carbon detection for monitoring CO2 seepage from a geological reservoir", Environ. Earth Sci., 60, 307(2010).
  • H. Tan, S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig, Y.X. Chu and W.K. Warburton, " A multiple time-gated system for pulsed digital gamma-ray spectroscopy", J.Radioanal.Nucl.Chem.276(3) 639(2008).
  • L. Wielopolski, S. Mitra and O.Doron, "Non-carbon based compact shadow shielding of 14 MeV neutrons", J.Radioanal.Nucl.Chem. 276(1)179(2008).
  • L. Wielopolski, G. Hendrey, K.H. Johnsen, S. Mitra, S.A. Prior, H.H. Rogers and H.A Torbert, "Nondestructive System for Analyzing Carbon in the soil", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72(5), 1269(2008).
  • S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, H. Tan, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig and W. Warburton, "Concurrent measurement of individual gamma-ray spectra during and between fast neutron pulses", IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 54(1), 192(2007).
  • H. Tan, S. Mitra, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig, Y.X. Chu, L. Wielopolski and W.K. Warburton, "A digital spectrometer approach to obtaining multiple time- resolved gamma-ray spectra for pulsed spectroscopy", Nucl.Inst. and Meth .in Phys.Res. B 263, 63(2007).
  • S. Mitra and L. Wielopolski, "Optimizing the gate-pulse width for fast neutron induced gamma-ray spectroscopy", Proc.Of SPIE 5923, 592308-1 (2005).
  • S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski and G. Hendrey, “Comparison of a digital and an analog signal processing system for neutron inelastic gamma – ray spectrometry”, Appl. Radiat. Isot. 61(6), 1463 (2004).
  • L. D. Plank, S. Mitra and G. S. Knight, “A solution with an elemental composition of reference man for calibrating in vivo neutron activation analysis scanners”, Ann.NY Acad. Sci., 904, 193 (2000).

Book Chapters

  • S. Mitra, "Time-Sequenced Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis", Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009.

Invited Talks

  • Body composition to climate change studies - the many facets of neutron induced prompt gamma-ray analysis, Nuclear and Radiochemistry Symposium, Mumbai, India, January 7-10, 2009.
  • Non-destructive analysis of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen using compact sealed-tube neutron generators, Radiochemistry Colloquium, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India, February, 2009.
  • Neutron Activation analysis (NAA): Applications and Potential, Earth and Environmental Science Colloquim Series, Queens College, NY, May, 2006.
  • In-vivo Body Composition studies using the Associated Particle Neutron Time-of-Flight Technology, Body Composition Unit, St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, September , 2000.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Physical Society

Summary of Experience

  • Application of Radiotracer techniques in Hot Atom Chemistry, gamma radiation effects on solids.
  • Original technique for measuring total body chlorine to determine extra-cellular water, in vivo, using prompt gamma neutron activation analysis.
  • Design and calibration of a very low radiation dose facility for measuring in vivo, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen and hence protein, fat and water simultaneously in young experimental animals such as sheep or pigs. Inelastic neutron scattering reactions on C, N and O were employed and nano-second timing techniques were applied using a compact sealed tube 14 MeV neutron generator and the associated particle technique.
  • Field deployable instrumentation for terrestrial carbon sequestration studies: in situ analysis of carbon and water content of soil using pulsed 14 MeV neutrons; compact digital signal processing for gamma spectroscopy.
  • Fast neutron detection in mixed neutron-gamma fields.

Projects as Principal Investigator

  • Department of Defense (Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, www.serdp-estcp.org), March 2010, "Identification of UXO using the Associated Particle Neutron Time-of-Flight Technique".

One of the major problems facing the DoD is dealing with unearthed UXO (UneXploded Ordnance) items at past or present military facilities or munition testing grounds. Range clearance operations must distinguish UXO filled with High Explosives (HE) from inert ordnance. Handling every piece of ordnance as "live" increases disposal and remediation costs to the DoD. The suitability of the Associated Particle neutron Time-of-Flight technique(APnTOF) to non-destructively identify previously found UXO as hazardous or benign will be demonstrated in this project. This technique uses an electronically collimated tagged neutron beam from a novel compact, portable field deployable 14 MeV neutron-generator system to simultaneously provide 3-D imaging of objects and their elemental composition.

This system is modified easily for applications in homeland security, non-proliferation and carbon sequestration.

Full Publication List

  1. S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, R. Omonode, J. Novak and J. Frederick, "Non-invasive field measurement of soil water using a pulsed 14 MeV neutron generator", (Manuscript in preparation for submission to Soil & Tillage Research ).
  2. Lucian Wielopolski and Sudeep Mitra, "Near-surface soil carbon detection for monitoring CO2 seepage from a geological reservoir", Environ. Earth Sci., 60, 307(2010).
  3. H. Tan, S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig, Y.X. Chu and W.K. Warburton, " A multiple time-gated system for pulsed digital gamma-ray spectroscopy", J.Radioanal.Nucl.Chem.276(3) 639(2008).
  4. L. Wielopolski, S. Mitra and O.Doron, "Non-carbon based compact shadow shielding of 14 MeV neutrons", J.Radioanal.Nucl.Chem. 276(1)179(2008).
  5. L. Wielopolski, G. Hendrey, K.H. Johnsen, S. Mitra, S.A. Prior, H.H. Rogers and H.A Torbert, "Nondestructive System for Analyzing Carbon in the soil", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72(5), 1269(2008).
  6. S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski, H. Tan, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig and W. Warburton, "Concurrent measurement of individual gamma-ray spectra during and between fast neutron pulses", IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 54(1), 192(2007).
  7. H. Tan, S. Mitra, A. Fallu-Labruyere, W. Hennig, Y.X. Chu, L. Wielopolski and W.K. Warburton, "A digital spectrometer approach to obtaining multiple time- resolved gamma-ray spectra for pulsed spectroscopy", Nucl.Inst. and Meth .in Phys.Res. B 263, 63(2007).
  8. S. Mitra and L. Wielopolski, "Optimizing the gate-pulse width for fast neutron induced gamma-ray spectroscopy", Proc.Of SPIE 5923, 592308-1 (2005).
  9. S. Mitra, L. Wielopolski and G. Hendrey, “Comparison of a digital and an analog signal processing system for neutron inelastic gamma – ray spectrometry”, Appl. Radiat. Isot. 61(6), 1463 (2004).
  10. L. D. Plank, S. Mitra and G. S. Knight, “A solution with an elemental composition of reference man for calibrating in vivo neutron activation analysis scanners”, Ann.NY Acad. Sci., 904, 193 (2000).
  11. S. Mitra, J. E. Wolff and R. Garrett, “Calibration of a prototype in vivo total body composition analyzer using 14 MeV neutron activation and the associated particle technique”, Appl. Radiat. Isot., 49, 537 (1998).
  12. S. Mitra, J. E. Wolff, R. Garrett and C. W. Peters, “Application of the associated particle technique for the whole-body measurement of protein, fat and water by 14 MeV neutron activation analysis – a feasibility study”, Phys. Med. Biol., 40, 1045 (1995).
  13. S. Mitra, J. E. Wolff, R. Garrett and C. W. Peters, “Whole body measurement of C, N and O using 14 MeV neutrons and the associated particle time-of-flight technique”, Asia Pacific J. Clin. Nutr., 4, 187 (1995).
  14. S. Mitra, L. D. Plank and G. L. Hill, “Calibration of a prompt gamma in vivo neutron activation facility for direct measurement of total body protein in intensive care patients”, Phys. Med. Biol., 38, 1971 (1993).
  15. S. Mitra, L. D. Plank, G. S. Knight and G. L. Hill, “In vivo measurement of total body chlorine using the 8.57 MeV prompt de-excitation following thermal neutron capture”, Phys. Med. Biol., 38, 161 (1993).
  16. R. Garrett and S. Mitra, “A feasibility study of in vivo 14 MeV neutron activation analysis using the associated particle technique”, Med Phys., 18, 916 (1991).
  17. S. Mitra, J. F. Sutcliffe and G. L. Hill, “A proposed three phase-counting system for the in vivo measurement of the major elements using pulsed 14 MeV neutrons”, Biological Trace Element Research, 26, 423, (1990).
  18. J. F. Sutcliffe, S. Mitra and G. L. Hill, “In vivo measurement of total body carbon using 238Pu/Be neutron sources”, Phys. Med. Biol., 35, 1089 (1990).
  19. S. Mitra, J. F. Sutcliffe and G. L. Hill, “A simple calibration of a shadow shield counter for the measurement of total body potassium in critically ill patients”, Phys. Med. Biol., 34, 61 (1989).
  20. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and Sunil Waghmare, “Substituent effects on the H abstraction by recoil 38Cl in some organic systems”, Radiat. Phys. Chem., 27, 375 (1986).
  21. V. G. Dedgaonkar, D. B. Sarwade, and S. Mitra, “Gamma radiation effects on the thermal decomposition characteristics of ammonium permanganate – an IR spectral study”, Radiat. Eff., 88, 35 (1986).
  22. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and Sunil Waghmare, “Recoil reactions of 38Cl and 128I in some heterocyclic systems”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. Letts., 96, 79, (1985).
  23. V. G. Dedgaonkar, D. B. Sarwade and S. Mitra, “Infrared spectral analysis during thermal decomposition of pure and irradiated crystalline NH4ClO4”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. Letts., 93, 303 (1985).
  24. V. G..Dedgaonkar and S. Mitra, “Role of adsorbents in the separation of recoil 56Mn products of permanganates”, Appl. Radiat. Isot., 35, 215, (1984).
  25. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and Sunil Waghmare, “Solvent effects on the 37Cl(n,g)38Cl reaction products of some solid chlorobenzene derivatives”, J Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. Letts., 87, 373 (1984).
  26. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and S. A. Kulkarni, “Role of water of crystallization in thermal annealing of neutron activated lithium permanganate”, Indian J. Chem., 22A, 793 (1983).
  27. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and Sunil Waghmare, “Phase effects in some neutron activated haloanilines and phenols”, Radiochem. Radioanal. Letts., 56, 87 (1982).
  28. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. Mitra and C. M. Bhavsar, “Radiation effects on self-diffusion in polystyrene ion-exchangers”, Radiochim. Acta, 31,113 (1982).
  29. V. G. Dedgaonkar, S. A. Kulkarni and S. Mitra, “Behaviour of neutron activated Rb and Cs permanganates towards heat treatment”, Radiochem. Radioanal. Letts., 51, 385 (1982).
  30. V. G. Dedgaonkar, M. B. Chaudhari, and S. Mitra, “Radiation annealing of neutron activated transition metal chlorates”, Radiat. Phys. Chem., 15, 537 (1980).
 


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