Reshmi Mukherjee
Helen Goodhart Altschul Professor of Physics & Astronomy?
Department
Physics & Astronomy
Office
Office Hours ALT 514
Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm
Altschul 506
Contact
212-854-5101
rmukherj@barnard.edu
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Reshmi Mukherjee joined the Barnard faculty in 1997. Her teaching assignments include such courses as "Introductory Physics (Mechanics)," "Experimental Methods in Physics, " "Supervised Individual Research," and "Quantum Physics."
Professor Mukherjee's research interests are in high-energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics. She uses ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes to study galactic and extragalactic high-energy gamma-ray sources.
One of her current projects is VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System), located in southern Arizona. VERITAS is a major ground-based gamma-ray observatory that enables the study of extragalactic and galactic high energy gamma-ray sources. The VERITAS collaboration uses an array of mirrors at night to detect the quick flashes of blue Cherenkov light that result from gamma-ray air showers.
Professor Mukherjee is also involved with the study of active galaxies, thought to be powered by super-massive black holes at their centers, and unidentified high-energy gamma-ray sources.
BS, Presidency College, University of Calcutta
MA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia
Experimental astrophysics
"Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma-ray Radiation from the BL Lac1ES0806+524," with V.Acciari, et al., The Astrophysical Journal690L, 126 (2009).
"Search for dark matter annihilation in Draco with the Solar Tower AtmosphericCherenkovEffect Experiment," withD.D. Driscoll, et al., Physical ReviewVol. 78, No. 8 (2008): 7101.
"On the Origin ofTeVGamma-ray Emission from HESSJ1834-087," with V.Gotthelfand J. P.Halpern, The Astrophysical Journal (2008).
"Transient X-ray sources in the field of the Unidentified Gamma-Ray SourceTeVJ2032+4130 in Cygnus," with E. V.Gotthelfand J. P.Halpern, Proceedings of the Conference The Multi-Messenger Approach to High-Energy Gamma-ray Sources, Barcelona/Spain (2006).
"Chandra Observation of the UnidentifiedTeVGamma-Ray Source HESSJ1303-631in the Galactic Plane," with J. P.Halpern, The Astrophysical Journal 629, 1017 (2005).
"MultifrequencyStrategies for the Identification of Gamma-Ray Sources," with J. P.Halpern, Cosmic Gamma-ray Sources, K. S. Cheng and G. E. Romeroeds. (KluwerAcademic Press, 2004).
"Search for a Point-Source Counterpart of the Unidentified Gamma-Ray SourceTeVJ2032+4130 in Cygnus," with J. P.Halpern, E. V.Gotthelf, M.Eracleous, and N.Mirabal, The Astrophysical Journal 589, 487 (2003).
"Predictions of the High-Energy Emission from BL Lac Objects: The Case of WComae," with M.Boettcherand A.Reimer, The Astrophysical Journal 581, 143 (2002).
"A Statistical Detection of Gamma-ray Emission from Galaxy Clusters: Implications for the Gamma-ray Background and Structure Formation," with C.Scharf, The Astrophysical Journal 580, 154 (2002).
In The News
Professor Reshmi Mukherjee Publishes New Research on Observations of an Active Galaxy during an Elevated Gamma-Ray state
July 14, 2022
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May 6, 2022
Students and Alumnae Salute Award Winning Faculty | Part Three
To celebrate Women’s History Month (March), all month long we are highlighting select lists of Barnard’s dedicated faculty who have been previously recognized with teaching and leadership awards.
March 19, 2021
Barnard Faculty Awarded Research Funding
Read about the latest grant accomplishments from the Barnard community.
October 6, 2020
How Beyond Barnard Synchronized Summer Colloquium 2020
The Summer Colloquium kept 350 community members virtually connected with more than 80 programs and events around career opportunities.
August 21, 2020
Professor Reshmi Mukherjee and Colleagues Help Prove Viability of Prototype Gamma-Ray Telescope
June 8, 2020