Laboratories Built:

• Ion Trap Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bangalore University (BRNS-funded, 2004–2008)

• Spectroscopy Laboratory for M.Sc., Amrita University (2017)

• Experimental Science & Mathematics Laboratory, Excellent College, Moodbidri (2019)

• STEAM Labs (Cylindrical Penning Trap & Electron Beam Setup), Amrita University (2017–2019)

• Integrated M.Sc. Physics Program, Amrita University (2014) – curriculum & lab infrastructure


Instruments Built:

• Penning Trap for electron detection – Bangalore University (2005)

• Dust Particle Trap – adopted as an M.Sc. Spectroscopy experiment (2003)

• Scanning Fabry–Perot Interferometer – showcased at Photonics 2014

• Spectrophotometer for M.Sc. training – Amrita University (2018)

• Table-top Ion Trap & Electron Beam Apparatus – presented at TIFR Conference (2019)


Research Collaborations:

• Helmholtz Institute, Mainz and GSI Darmstadt, Germany

• Institute of Quantum Optics, Austrian Academy of Sciences

• Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata & IUAC, New Delhi

• Quantum Computing Group, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Conference Publications

International Conference Publications

1.K. T. Satyajith, Suresh D., T. E. Kanakavalli, and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Low-Cost Scanning Fabry–Perot Interferometer for Student Laboratory, 7th International Conference on Optoelectronics, Fibre Optics, and Photonics (Photonics 2004), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India, 9–11 December 2004.

2. K. T. Satyajith, Pushpa M. Rao, and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Effect of Collisions on Stability of Ions in a Penning Trap, International Conference on CDAMOP 2006, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 21–23 March 2006.

3. K. T. Satyajith and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Trapping and Detection of Electrons in a Penning Trap, International Conference on ICLAN, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 30 November – 2 December 2006.

4.Measurement of Electron Storage Time and Its Dependence on Space Charge and Magnetic Field in a Quadrupole Penning Trap, International Conference on Cold Atoms and Ions, Kolkata, India, 18–21 January 2010.

5.K. T. Satyajith, B. M. Dyavappa, and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Storage Time and Axial Velocity Distribution of Electrons in a Quadrupole Penning Trap, WHCI International Workshop, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, 28–31 March 2012.

6.Mikhailovskii, V., Sheth, N., Zhang, Y., Bekker, H., Werth, G., Qu, G., Xue, Z., K. T. Satyajith, Yu, Q., Yadav, N., et al., Trapping Electrons and Ca⁺ Ions with Dual-Frequency Paul Trap, DPG Spring Meeting (SAMOP 2025), Bonn, Germany, Contribution A 26.7.

7.Mikhailovskii, V., Sheth, N., Qu, G., Xue, Z., Zhang, Y., Werth, G., Smorra, C., K. T. Satyajith, Yu, Q., Yadav, N., et al., Recent Advances at the AntiMatter-On-a-Chip Project: Development of a Dual-Frequency Paul Trap and a Low-Energy Positron Source, DPG Spring Meeting (SAMOP 2025), Bonn, Germany, Contribution A 35.17.

8.Mikhailovskii, V., Sheth, N., Qu, G., Xue, Z., Zhang, Y., Werth, G., Smorra, C., K. T. Satyajith, Yu, Q., Yadav, N., et al., Recent Progress in the AntiMatter-On-a-Chip Project: Development of a Dual-Frequency Paul Trap and a Low-Energy Positron Source, 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP 2025).


9.Sikdar, A. K., Nandi, J., Chatterjee, M., Vyshnav, C. H., Ray, A., K. T. Satyajith, and P. Das, Single-Electron Detection at Room Temperature Using Background-Gas Ion Signals in a Penning Trap, DPG Spring Meeting (SAMOP 2026), Mainz, Germany, Contribution MO 7.8.

National Conference Publications

1.K. T. Satyajith and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Non-destructive Detection of Electrons in a Penning Trap, XVI National Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics (NCAMP 2007), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, 8–11 January 2007.

.2.K. T. Satyajith, Pushpa M. Rao, and Sharath Ananthamurthy, Storage Instabilities of a Weakly Coupled Electron Plasma in a Penning Trap, DAE–BRNS Symposium on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, India, 10–13 February 2009.

3.A. K. Sikdar, J. Nandi, M. Chatterjee, V. H. CH, A. Ray, K. T. Satyajith, and P. Das, Non-destructive Detection of Stored Electrons in VECC Penning Trap Using Multi-Channel Plate, Proceedings of the DAE Symposium on Nuclear Physics, 69, 1367 (2025).

Papers in Print

1. Ramachandran G., Satyajith K. T., et al., “Teaching the Zeeman Effect,” American Journal of Physics (October 2025).