MUHAMMADZAKAULLAHNIC#6110117656551Dateofbirth:November05,1955Professor (Rafi M. Chaudhri Chair), GCUniversityLahore,Pakistan.Mailing address: Centre for AdvancedStudies in Physics, GC University, ChurchRoad54000Lahore,Pakistan.mzakaullahqau@gmail.comPhoneMobile:+923215101987

EXPERIENCE UNUniversityFellowatUniversityofMalayaMalaysia 1985‐1986 AssistantProfessoratQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversity(QAU) 1989–1999 CommonwealthFellowatImperialCollegeUK 1998‐1999 AssociateProfessoratQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversity 1999–2002 ProfessoratQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversity 2002–2015 ChairmanPhysicsDepartmentatQAU Dec2012–Feb2014 Dean,FacultyofNaturalSciencesatQAU Feb2014‐Nov2015 ProfessoratQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversity 2002–2015 Professor(oncontract)atQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversity 2015‐2017

EDUCATIONPh.D.inPhysics(PlasmaPhysics) 1989Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversity Islamabad,Pakistan M.Phil.inPlasmaPhysics(PlasmaPhysics) 1982Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversity Islamabad,Pakistan Supervisors:ProfessorMasudHussainM.Sc.inPhysics 1979Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversity Islamabad,Pakistan

GRANTS,AWARDSANDSCHOLARSHIPSAwards

GoldMedalPakistanScienceFoundation2007 GoldMedalPakistanAcademyofSciences2006 UnitedNationsUniversityFellowatUniversityMalayaKualaLumpur(1985‐86), CommonwealthFellowatImperialCollegeLondon(1998‐99)

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PUBLICATIONS: Total197 (Listattached)InProfessionalInternationalreferredJournals/monographs 170Citations(February2018) 3408

ImpactFactor:(ofpaperspublished) 250PLUSInconferenceProceeding 27

SUPERVISED: 15Ph.D.and60M.Phil.thesesCo‐SUPERVISED: 4Ph.D.thesesPRESENTLYSUPERVISING: 3Ph.D.studentsWASPRINCIPALINVESTIGATOROFTHEFOLLOWINGRESEARCHPROJECTS

1. UGCproject entitled “An experimental studyofplasma focusdischarge” September1992March1994.Rs.35,000/‐

2. PSFprojectC‐QU/Phys(70)entitled“Studyofplasmafocusdischarge”(1991–1994).

Rs.3,05,100/‐

3. TWASproject93‐371RG/PHYS/ASentitled “Electron temperaturemeasurement intheplasmafocusdischarge”October1994‐September1995.US$4,000/‐

4. PakistanAtomicEnergyCommissionProjectEntitled"StudyofNeutrons/X‐rays/Ion

beams/OpticalradiationEmissionfromPlasmaFocus".1993‐1996.Rs.3,58,020/‐

5. PakistanScienceFoundationProjectNo.C‐QU/Phys.(92)entitled“Anexperimentalstudyofplasmafocusdischarge”(1995‐98)Rs.4,11,437/‐

6. PSFprojectC‐QU‐Phys(108)entitled“StudyofX‐rays/Neutrons/Ionbeamemitted

fromMather‐TypePlasmaFocus”(2000‐2003)Rs.3,44,219/‐

7. PAECprojectentitled“ScopeofPlasmaFocusasaHighIntensityX‐raySource”(2001‐2004)Rs.2,52,000/‐

8. HEC project entitled: “Generation and Characterization of Cold Plasma forMaterial

Processing, Study of plasma focus as high intensity ion source for deposition oftitanium carbide and titanium nitride thin films, Study of Plasma focus as a highintensityx‐raysource”(2003‐2006)Rs.5,19,000/‐

9. PSF project (R & D) C‐QU‐Phys(199) entitled “Generation of cold plasma by 13.56

MHz RF source, and its characterization by optical emission spectroscopy andLangmuirprobe,StudyofX‐raysemittedfromacompactdiodeandaPlasmaFocus”(2003‐2006)Rs.8,26,261/‐

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10. HEC project entitled: “Study of nitrogen plasma admixedwith helium, neon, argonand methane etc. for surface hardening of metals (of industrial interest)” (2007‐2009)Rs.10,827,667/‐

11. PSF Project No. C‐QU/Phys(138) entitled: “Developing a proto‐type processingreactorforplasmaionitridingofsteels”(2008‐2011)Rs.9,73,080/‐

12. PSFProjectC‐QU/Phys(152)entitled“Gasmixtureoptimizationstudyofpulseddcplasmaforsurfacehardeningofmetals”(2011–2014)Rs.2,176,380/‐

13. HECProjectR&D20‐2002entitled“i.StudyofRFgeneratedplasmasforcharacterizationandapplicationofactivespecies,ii.StudyofPhysicalVaporDepositionondifferentsubstrates(ofindustrialinterests)”(2012‐2016)Rs.18,518,680/‐

14. ElevenQuaid‐i‐AzamUniversityResearchGrantsduringlasttwentyyears.

PROFESSIONALACTIVITIES AssociateEditorJournalofFusionEnergySpringer Reviewer(Journals)PlasmaSourcesScienceandTechnology,PhysicsofPlasmas,

JournalofAppliedPhysics,AppliedPhysicsLetters MemberInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersUSAsince2000 LifememberPakistanPhysicalSociety:

(JointSecretary/Secretary:1998‐99,2003‐04,2005‐06,2007‐08)(VicePresident/President:2012‐2013)

LifememberPakistanVacuumSociet LifememberPakistanInstituteofphysics

ESTABLISHEDPLASMAPHYSICSLABORATORYATQUAID‐I‐AZAMUNIVERSITY

i) DevelopedacoldplasmareactorforMaterialProcessing(PlasmaIonitridingandPlasmaSterilization), and parallel plate capacitively coupled and Inductively RF dischargesystem.

ii) Locallydevelopedandsuccessfullyoperateda3kJMather‐typePlasmaFocusdevice.iii) Fabricated components like pressurised spark gaps, x‐ray pinhole camera, x‐ray

detectors,FaradaycupandFaradaycageinthelaboratory.

iv) Designedandsupervisedindevelopinga3kJPlasmaFocusalongwithcharger, triggerunitandotheraccessoriesatGovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore.

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PEER‐REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONS1. M.Naeem,KamalHussainKhan,M. Shahid, Javed Iqbal,M. Shafiq,M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam

and M. Zakaullah, Non‐Intrusive measurement of electron, vibrational, rotationaltemperatures and active species concentrations in N2‐H2 cathodic cage plasma,Surface&CoatingsTechnology344(2018)233‐243.

2. N.Khatoon,H.M.Yasin,M.Younus,W.Ahmed,N.U.Rehman,M.Zakaullah andM.Zafar Iqbal, Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of gold nanoparticles viaplasma‐liquidinteractiontechnique,AIPAdvances8(2018)015130

3. M.Naeem,H.A.Raza,M.Shafiq,M.Zaka‐ul‐Islam,JavedIqbal,J.C.Diaz‐GuillenandM.Zakaullah, Effect of pulsed duty cycle control on tribological and corrosionpropertiesofAISI‐316incathodiccageplasmanitriding,Mater.Res.Express4(2017)116507.

4. M. I. Bashir, M. Shafiq, M. Naeem,M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, J. C. Díaz‐Guillén, C. M. Lopez‐Badillo,N.Ullah,M.Zakaullah,EnhancedsurfacepropertiesofaluminumbyPVD‐TiNcoatingcombinedwithcathodiccageplasmanitriding,Surface&CoatingsTechnology327(2017)59‐65.

5. Mujahid Zaka‐ul‐Islam, M. Naeem, M. Shafiq, Sitara, Abdul Jabbar Al‐Rajab andM.Zakaullah, Active screen cage pulsed dc discharge for implanting copper inpolytetrafluoroetylene(PTFE),Mater.Res.Express,4(2017)075304.

6. S. Ahmad, A. Qayyum, M. Hassan andM. Zakaullah, Comparative study of x‐rayemission from plasma focus relative to different preionization schemes, PlasmaPhysicsReports,43(2017)

7. MariaYounus,N.U.Rehman,M. Shafiq,M.Naeem,M.Zaka‐Ul‐Islam,M.Zakaullah,Langmuir probe study of an inductively coupled magnetic‐pole enhanced heliumplasma,PlasmaPhysicsReports,43(2017),pp1‐6.

8. M. Naeem, M. Shafiq, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam,M. I. Bashir, J. C. Díaz‐Guillén, C. M. Lopez‐Badillo,N.Ullah,M.Zakaullah,Novelduplexcathodiccageplasmanitridingofnon‐alloyed steel using aluminum and austenite steel cathodic cages, J. Alloys andCompounds,721(2017)307‐311.

9. M.Naeem,M.Shafiq,M.Zaka‐ul‐Islam,J.C.Díaz‐Guillén,C.M.Lopez‐Badillo,N.Ullah,M.Zakaullah,ImprovedsurfacepropertiesofAISI‐304bynovelduplexcathodiccageplasmanitriding,MaterialsLetters189(2017)213–216

10. M.Naeem,M.Zaka‐ul‐Islam,Z.I.Khattak,M.Shafiq,M.Zakaullah,Influenceofargonfraction onplasmaparameters inH2‐N2mixture dischargewith cathodic cage, Eur.Phys.J.Appl.Phys.77(2017)10801

11. MariaYounus,N.U.Rehman,M. Shafiq,M.Naeem,M.Zaka‐Ul‐Islam,M.Zakaullah,Evolution of plasma parameters in an Ar–N2/ He inductive plasma source withmagneticpoleenhancement,PlasmaSci.Technol.19(2017)025402

12. M.Naeem,M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam,M. Shafiq,M. I. Bashir, J.C.Diaz‐Guillen,M.Zakaullah,InfluenceofcathodecagediameteronmechanicalpropertiesofplasmanitrideAISI304steel,Surface&CoatingsTechnology309(2017)738‐748

13. MariaYouns,N.URehman,M.Shafiq,S.S.Hussain,M.Zakaullah,andM.Zaka‐ul‐IslamCharacterizationofRFHe‐N/ArmixtureplasmaviaLangmuirprobeandopticalemissionspectroscopytechniques,PhysicsOfPlasmas23083521(2016)

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14. M.Naeem,M.Shafiq,M.Zaka‐ul‐Islam,AbidaAshiq,J.C.Diaz‐Guillen,M.Shahzad,M.Zakaullah,Enhancedsurfacepropertiesofplaincarbonsteelusingplasmanitridingwithausteniticsteelcathodiccage,MaterialsandDesign108(2016)745‐753

15. A.Saeed,M.Abrar,A.W.Khan,F. Jan,B.S.Khan,H.U.Shah,M.Zaka‐ul‐Islam,andM.Zakaullah, Optical emission spectroscopy of 50 Hz pulsed dc nitrogen–hydrogenplasmainthepresenceofactivescreencage,RadiationEffectsandDefectsinSolids,171(2016)384‐397.

16. NaeemM.,ShafiqM.,.Zaka‐ul‐IslamM.,NawazNaila.,Diaz‐Guillen J.C.,ZakaullahM.,EffectofcathodiccagesizeonplasmanitridingofAISI304steel,MaterialLetters,181(2016)78‐81

17. NaeemM.,WaqasM.,JanI.,Zaka‐ul‐IslamM.,Diaz‐GuillenJ.C.,RehmanN.U.,ShafiqM.,ZakaullahM.,Influenceofpulsedpowersupplyparametersonactivescreenplasmanitriding.Surface&CoatingsTechnology300(2016)67‐77

18. Imran M., Rehman N.U., Khan A.W., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Shafiq M., Zakaullah. M.,Spectroscopic study of 50 Hz Pulsed Ar‐ mixture plasma, Radiation Physics andChemistry123,(2016)115‐121

19. YounusMaria.,RehmanN.U.,ShafiqM.,Zakaullah.M.,AbrarM.,EvolutionofplasmaparametersinaHe‐ /Armagneticpoleenhancedinductiveplasmasource.PhysicsofPlasma23,(2016)023512

20. Imran M., Rehman N.U., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Shafiq M., Zakaullah., M Correlationbetweenexcitationandelectrontemperaturein50HzpulsedAr‐ mixtureplasma.Optik127,(2016)3312‐3315

21. RehmanN.U.,MasoodA.,AnjumZ.,AhmedI.,KhanM.A.,andZakaullah.M.,OpticalemissionspectroscopyofHe‐ mixtureplasma,RadiationEffects&DefectsinSolids,170.(2015)668‐678

22. HassanM.,QayyumA.,AhmadS.,NaseerS.,KhattakN.A.D.,ZakaullahM.,Structuraland Mechanical Properties of Radiofrequency Ar‐N2 Plasma Nitrided Aluminum,MaterialResearch18(2015)353‐359

23. Saeed A., KhanA.W., Jan F., ShahH. U., AbrarM., Zaka‐ul‐IslamM., KhalidM., andZakaullahM., Optimization Study of Pulsed DC Nitrogen‐Hydrogen Plasma in thePresenceof anActiveScreenCage,PlasmaScienceandTechnology16 (2014)460‐464

24. SaeedA.,KhanA.W.,ShafiqM.,JanF.,AbrarM.,Zaka‐ul‐IslamM.,andZakaullahM.,Investigationof50HzPulsedDCNitrogenPlasmawithActiveScreenCagebyTraceRareGasOpticalEmissionSpectroscopy,PlasmaScienceandTechnology16(2014),324‐328

25. SaeedA.,KhanA.W., JanF.,WaqarM.,AbrarM.,Zaka‐ul‐IslamM.,HussnainA.,andZakaullahM.,PulseddcDischarge in thePresenceofActiveScreen forNitrogenofHighCarbonSteel,MaterialResearch17(2014)857‐865

26. NaeemM.,KhattakZ. I., Zaka‐ul‐IslamM., Shabir S., KhanA.W., andZakaullahM.,Investigationofplasmaparametersinanactivescreencagepuleddcplasmausedforplasmanitriding,RadiationEffects&DefectsinSolids11(2014)893‐905

27. HassanM.,QayyumA.,AhmadS.,MahmoodS., ShafiqM.,ZakaullahM., LeeP. andRawatR.S.,DLCcoatingonstainlesssteelbypulsedmethanedischargeinrepetitiveplasmafocus,AppliedSurfaceScience303(2014)187–195.

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28. AhmadS.,QayyumA.,HassanM.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,CorrelationofneutronandX‐rayemissionfromplasmafocuswithpre‐ionization,JFusionEnerg.,33(2014)720–725.

29. RehmanN.U.,KhanM.A.,NazM.Y.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,Characterizationof13.56MHz RF Ne–N2 mixture plasma using intrusive and non‐intrusive diagnostictechniques,PhysicaScripta88(2013)045503(11pp).

30. AbrarM.,QayyumA.,GilaniA.R.,KhanA.W.,SaeedA.,NaseerS.,ZakaullahM.,Effectofheliummixingonexcitationtemperatureandnitrogendissociationin inductivelycoupledplasma,CurrentAppliedPhysics13(2013)969‐974.

31. KhanA.W.,JanF.,SaeedA.,Zaka‐ul‐IslamM.,AbrarM.,KhattakN.A.D.,ZakaullahM.,Comparativestudyofelectrontemperatureandexcitationtemperatureinamagneticpoleenhanced‐inductivelycoupledargonPlasma,CurrentAppliedPhysics13(2013)1241‐1246.

32. Jan F., Khan A.W., Saeed A., ZakaullahM., A Report on H mode in Magnetic PoleEnhancedInductivelyCoupledNitrogenPlasmas,Contrib.PlasmaPhys.,(2013)1‐11DOI10.1002/ctpp.201200019.

33. RehmanN.U.,AnjumZ.,MasoodA.,FarooqM.,AhmadI.,ZakaullahM.,Metrologyofnon‐thermalcapacitivelycoupledN2‐Armixtureplasma,OpticsCommunications296(2013)72‐78.

34. JanF.,KhanA.W.,SaeedA.,ZakaullahM.,ComparativeStudyofPlasmaParametersinMagneticPoleEnhancedInductivelyCoupledArgonPlasmas,PlasmaScienceandTechnology,15(2013)319‐324.

35. SaeedA.,KhanA.W.,JanF.,AbrarM.,KhalidM.,ZakaullahM.,Validityof“sputteringandre‐condensation”model inactivescreencageplasmanitridingprocess,AppliedsurfaceSciences,273(2013)173‐178.

36. LimL.K.,YapS.L.,WongC.S.,ZakaullahM.,DeuteronBeamSourceBasedonMatherTypePlasmaFocus,JFusionEnerg.,32(2013)287‐292.

37. Khan M. Z., Yap S. L., Khan M. A., Rehman A. U., ZakaullahM., Effect of cathodedesigns on radiation emission of compact diode (CD) device, J. Fusion Energ. 32(2013)34‐41.

38. AbrarM.,FarwaG.U.,NaseerS.,SaeedA.,KhanA.W.,IqbalZ.,HussainS.T.,ZakaullahM.,EnhancementoftheelectricalpropertiesofcarbonnanotubeswithAr‐N2plasmatreatment,CurrentAppliedPhysics13(2013)567‐575.

39. MahmoodS.,RawatR.S.,WangY.,LeeS.,ZakaullahM.,TanT.L.,SpringhamS.V.andLeeP.,EffectsoflaserenergyfluenceontheonsetandgrowthoftheRayleigh–Taylorinstabilitiesand its influenceonthe topographyof theFe thin filmgrowninpulsedlaserdepositionfacility,PhysicsofPlasma19(2012)103504.

40. Iqbal Z., Hussain I., Rauf A., ZakaullahM., Syed Tajammul Hussain and Haq A ul.,CorrosionProtectionofCommercialSteelUsingStainlessSteelCoatingsDepositedbyCathodic Arc Plasma Deposition Technique, Protection of Metals and PhysicalChemistryofSurfaces,48(2012)371‐375.

41. Jan F., Khan A. W., Saeed A. and Zakaullah M., Investigation of magnetic‐pole‐enhanced inductively coupled nitrogen‐argon plasmas, Journal of Applied Physics,112(2012)063305.

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42. Jan F., Khan A.W., Saeed A. and ZakaullahM., Mode transition in magnetic poleenhancedinductivelycoupledargonplasmas,Eur.Phys.J.D66(2012)103.

43. RehmanN.U.,KhanF.U.,NaseerS.,MurtazaG.,HussainS.S.,AhmadI.andZakaullahM.,Trace‐Rare‐GasOpticalEmissionSpectroscopyofNitrogenPlasmaGeneratedataFrequencyof13.56MHz.,PlasmascienceandTechnology,13(2011)208‐212.

44. NazM.Y.,GhaffarA.,RehmanN.U.,AzamM.,ShukrullahS.,QayyumA.,andZakaullahM., Symmetric and asymmetric double Langmuir probe characterization ofradiofrequency inductively coupled nitrogen plasma, Progress In ElectromagneticsResearch,115(2011)207‐221.

45. KhanF.U., RehmanN.U.,Naseer S.,NazM. Y.,KhattakN.A.D., andZakaullahM.,Effect of excitation and vibrational temperature on the dissociation of nitrogenmoleculesinAr‐N2mixtureRFdischarge,SpectroscopyLetters,44(2011)194‐202.

46. NazM.Y.,GhaffarA.,RehmanN.U.,NaseerS., andZakaullahM.,Doubleand tripleLangmuir measurement in inductively coupled nitrogen plasma, Progress InElectromagneticsResearch,114(2011)113‐128.

47. Murtaza G., Hussain S. S., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., Shafiq M. and ZakaullahM.,Carburizing of zirconium using a low energyMather type plasma focus, Surface &CoatingTechnology205(2011)3012–3019.

48. MahmoodS.,RawatR.S.,DarbyM.S.B.,ZakaullahM.,SpringhamS.V.,TanT.L.andLeeP.,On theplumesplittingofpulsed laserablatedFeandAlplasmas,PhysicsofPlasmas17(2010)103105

49. HussainS.,ShafiqM.,BadarM.A.andZakaullahM.,Effectofinsulatorsleevematerialon the x‐ray emission from a plasma focus device, Physics of Plasmas 17 (2010)092705

50. QayyumA.,AhmedS.,HassanM.,andZakaullahM.,VibrationaldistributionofN2(C,)stateinapulsed‐DCgeneratedN2‐Arglowdischarge,Spectro.Lett.43(2010)259–265.

51. KhanH.U.,ShafiqM.HussainS.S.andZakaullahM.,EffectofpreionizationonsoftX‐rayemissionandplasmadynamicsinasmallplasmafocussystem,J.Appl.Phys.107(2010)073301

52. Khan I. A., Jabbar S., Hussain T., Hussan M., Ahmad A., ZakaullahM.,Rawat S. S.,Depositionofzirconiumcarbonitridecomposite filmsusing ionandelectronbeamsemittedfromplasmafocusdevice,Nucl.Instr.Meth.InPhys.Res.B268(2010)2228–2234.

53. HussainS.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,Tailoringaplasmafocusashardx‐raysourceforimaging,Appl.Phys.Lett.96(2010)031501.

54. ShafiqM.,HassanM.,ShahzadK.,QayyumA.,AhmadS.,RawatR.S.andZakaullahM.,Pulsedionbeam‐assistedcarburizingoftitaniuminmethanedischarge,Chin.Phys.B.19,(2010)012801.

55. NaseerS.,KhanF.U.,RehmanN.U.,QayyumA.,RahmanF.andZakaullahM.,Plasma

nitridingof aluminum in apulseddc glowdischargeofnitrogen,Eur.Phys. J.Appl.Phys.49(2010)21001.

56. KhanH.U.,ShafiqM.,HussainS.S.andZakaullahM.,EnhancingsoftX‐rayemissionwithdepleteduraniuminneonplasmafocus,EPJAppl.Phys.48(2009)21001.

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57. KhanH.U.,ShafiqM.,HussainS.S.,AhmadS.andZakaullahM.,SoftX‐rayemissionfrompreionizedHeplasmaina3.3kJMathertypeplasmafocusdevice,PlasmaDev.Oper.17(2009)257–264.

58. KhanF.U.,RehmanN.U.,NaseerS.,NaveedM.A.,QayyumA.,KhattakN.A.D. andZakaullahM.,Replytocommentson:Diagnosticsof13.56MHzRFsustainedAr‐N2plasmabyopticalemissionspectroscopy,EPJAppl.Phys.47(2009)11002.

59. Murtaza G., Hussain S. S., Sadiq M. and Zakaullah M., Plasma focus assistedcarburizingofaluminium,ThinSolidFilms517(2009)6777‐6783.

60. Hussain S. S., Ahmad S., Murtaza G., and ZakaullahM., Effect of anode shape oncorrelationofneutronemissionwithpinchenergyfroma2.7kJMather‐typeplasmafocusdevice,,J.Appl.Phys.106(2009)023311,1‐5.

61. KhanI.A.,HassanM.,HussainT.,AhmadR.,.,ZakaullahM.,RawatR.S.,Synthesisofnano‐crystallinezirconiumaluminiumoxynitride(ZrAlON)compositefilmsbydenseplasmafocusdevice,Appl.Surf.Sci.255(2009)6132–6140.

62. HassanM.,QayyumA., AhmadR., RawatR. S., LeeP., Hassan S.M.,MurtazaG. andZakaullahM.,Dense plasma focus ion‐based titanium nitride coating on titanium,Nucl.Inst.Meth.Phys.Res.267B(2009)1911–1917.

63. JabbarS.,Khan I.A.,AhmadR.,ZakaullahM. andPan J. S., Carbontridingof siliconusingplasmafocusdeviceJ.Vac.Sci.Technol.A27(2009)381‐388.

64. IqbalT.,SajjadM., ImranM.,SadiqM.andZakaullahM.,CharacterizationofcarbonfilmbyRamanspectroscopy,RadiationEffectsandDefectsinSolids,164(2009)153–161.

65. RehmanN.U.,KhanF.U.,KhattakN.A.D.,NaveedM.A.andZakaullahM.,ReplytocommentsonDeterminationof excitation temperatureandvibrational temperatureoftheN2(C3u’)stateintheNe‐N2RFdischarge,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.18(2009)018002(3pp)

66. MahmoodS.,RawatR.S.,ZakaullahM.,LinJ.J.,SpringhamS.V.,TanT.L.andLeeP.,InvestigationofplumeexpansiondynamicsandestimationofablationparametersoflaserablatedFeplasma,J.Phys.D;Appl.Phys.42(2009)135504(10pp)

67. Hussain S., Ahmad S., SadiqMehboob, Lee P.,ZakaullahM., andWaheed A., X‐rayemission fromplasma focus: envisionedby various competitivedetectors, J. FusionEnergy28(2009)124‐129.

68. KhanF.U.,RehmanN.U.,NaseerS.,NaveedM.A.,QayyumA.,KhattakN.A.D. andZakaullah M., Diagnostics of 13.56 MHz RF sustained Ar‐N2 plasma by opticalemissionspectroscopy,EPJAppl.Phys.45(2009)11002,1‐8.

69. RehmanN.U.,KhattakF.U.,KhattakN.A.D.andZakaullahM.,Erratumto:Effectofneonmixingonvibrational temperatureofmolecularnitrogenplasmageneratedat13.56MHz,Phys.Lett.A372(2008)7100.

70. Rehman N. U., Khan F. U., Naseer S. and ZakaullahM., Characterization of non‐thermalNe‐N2mixtureradiofrequencydischarge,J.Appl.Phys.104(2008)123304,1‐9.

71. Masood K., Bhatti S. A. and ZakaullahM., Development of directly and indirectlyheatedthermionicelectronbeamsourcesatEBSDL,Vacuum,82(2008)1386–1390.

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72. Shah. M. S., Ahmad R., ZakaullahM. and Murtaza G., Plasma characterization ofaluminiumalloyusing50Hzacdischarge,PlasmaDevicesandOperations,16(2008)247–266.

73. NaveedM.A.,RehmanN.U.,ZebS.,HussainS.,andZakaullahM.,Langmuirprobeandspectroscopicstudiesof RFgeneratedhelium‐nitrogenmixtureplasma,EurPhys. J.D.47(2008)395‐402

74. ShafiqM.,AsgharM.,AhmadS.,SadiqM.,QayyumA.andZakaullahM.,DenseplasmafocusassistednitridingofAISI–304,RadiationEffects&DefectsinSolids163(2008)729‐736.

75. Khan I. A., Hassan M., Ahmad R., Murtaza G., ZakaullahM., Rawat R. and Lee P.,Synthesis of zirconium oxynitride (ZrON) nanocomposite films on zirconiumsubstratebydenseplasmafocusdevice,Int.J.Mod.Phys.B.23(2008)3941–3955.

76. KhanI.A.,HassanM.,AhmadR.,QayyumA.,MurtazaG.,ZakaullahM.,andRawatR.S.,Nitridationofzirconiumusingenergeticionsfromplasmafocusdevice,ThinSolidFilms516(2008)8255‐8263.

77. MasoodK., IqbalM.,ZakaullahM., Zafar J. andGibsonA.A., Influenceofbalancingparameters in achieving magnetic field uniformity in a large cylindrical volume, J.Appl.Phys.104(2008)014908:1‐7.

78. KhattakN.A.D.,AhmadZ.,ZakaullahM.,andMurtazaG.,Compressionenhancementbycurrentsteppinginamulticascadelinergas‐puffZ‐pinchplasma,PhysicaScripta77(2008)045501(8pp).

79. ZebS.,QayyumA.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,DepositionoftitaniumnitrideonAISI‐304inplasmafocusenvironment,EPJAppl.Phys.42(2008)145‐151.

80. RehmanN.U.,KhanF.U.,NaveedM.A.andZakaullahM.,Determinationofexcitationtemperature and vibrational temperature of the N2(C3u’) state in the Ne‐N2 RFdischarge,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.17(2008)025005(8pp).

81. ShahM.S.,MurtazaS.,AhmadR.,ZakaullahM.,QayyumA.andMurtazaG.,LangmuirProbecharacterizationofnitrogenplasmaforsurfacenitridingofAISI‐4140steel, J.MaterialProcessingTech.199(2008)363–368.

82. RehmanN.U.,KhattakF.U.,KhattakN.A.D.andZakaullahM.,Effectofneonmixingon vibrational temperature ofmolecular nitrogen plasma generated at 13.56MHz,Phys.Lett.A372(2008)1462‐1468.

83. HassanM.,RawatR. S., LeeP.,HassanS.M.,Qayyum.A.,AhmadR.,MurtazaG. andZakaullahM., Synthesisofnanocrysallinemuliphase titaniumcarbide (TiCxOy) thinfilmsbyUNU/ICTPandNX2plasmafocusdevicesAppl.Phys.A90(2008)669–677.

84. Masood K., Iqbal M. and ZakaullahM., Emission characteristics of the thermionicelectronbeamsourcesdevelopedatEBSDL,Nucl.Instrum.&Meth.Phys.Res.A584(2008)9–24.

85. HussainS.andZakaullahM.,StudyofplasmafocusasahardX‐raysourcefornon‐destructivetesting,Mod.Phys.LettB24(2007)1643‐1650.

86. Qayyum A., Naveed M. A., Zeb S., Murtaza G. and ZakaullahM., Glow dischargeplasmanitridingofAISI304stainlesssteel,PlasmaScience&Tech.9 (2007)463–468.

87. Hussain S. andZakaullahM., Reliable field distortion spark gap for plasma focus,PlasmaScience&Tech.9(2007)504–507.

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88. QayyumA.,ShaistaZeb,NaveedM.A.,RehmanN.U.,GhauriS.A.,andZakaullahM.Optical emission spectroscopy of Ar‐N2 mixture plasma, J Q Spectroscopy Rad.Tranfer107(2007)361‐371.

89. HussainS.S.,AhmadS.,LeeS.andZakaullahM.,ThecorrelationofX‐rayemissionwithpinchenergyina1.5kJplasmafocus,PlasmaSourcesSci.Tech.16(2007)587–592.

90. ShaistaZeb,SadiqM.,QayyumA.,MurtazaGhulamandZakaullahM.,Depositionofdiamond‐likecarbonfilmusingdenseplasmafocus,Mat.Chem.Phys.103(2007)235‐240.

91. Qayyum A., Shaista Zeb, Naveed M. A., Ghauri S. A., and Zakaullah M. Opticalactinometry of N‐atom density in nitrogen plasma, Plasma Devices Operations 15(2007)87‐93.

92. SadiqM.,AhmadA.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,EnhancedcrystallinityofPTFEbyionirradiationindenseplasmafocus,PlasmaProcess&Polymers4(2007)186‐191.

93. ShaistaZeb,MurtazaG.,andZakaullahM.Influenceofthefillinggasonplasmafocusassisteddiamond‐likecarboncoatingatroomtemperature,J.Appl.Phys.101(2007)063307:1‐9.

94. ShaistaZeb,QayyumA.,SadiqM.,ShafiqM.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Depositionofdiamond‐likecarbonfilmsusinggraphitesputteringinneondenseplasma,PlasmaChem.PlasmaProcess.27(2007)127139.

95. HaasanM.,QayyumA.,AhmadR.,MurtazaG.andZakaullahM.,Nitridingoftitaniumbyusingionbeamdeliveredbyaplasmafocus,J.Phys.D.Appl.Phys.40(2007)769‐777.

96. SadiqM.,AhmadA.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.,Nitrogenionimplantationofsiliconindenseplasmafocus,Nucl.Inst.Meth.Phys.Res.B252(2006)219‐224.

97. SadiqM.,AhmadA.,ShafiqM.andZakaullahM.AhmadR.andWaheedA.,Reactivesputter deposition of AlN films by dense plasma focus, J. Vac. Sci. Tech.24 (2006)2122‐2127.

98. SharifM.,AhmadS.,HussainS.,ZakaullahM.,andWaheedA.,X‐rayemissionscalinglaw from a plasma focuswith different inserts (Cu,Mo andW) at the anode tip, J.Appl.Phys.100(2006)073301.

99. NaveedM.A.,QayyumA.,AliS.andZakaullahM.,Effectsofheliumgasmixingontheproductionofactivespeciesinnitrogenplasma,Phys.Lett.A359(2006)499‐503.

100. HassanM.,AhmadR.,MurtazaG.,QayyumA.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,SurfacemodificationofAlFe1.8Zn0.8alloybyusingdenseplasma focus,Vacuum81 (2006)291‐298.

101. AhmadS.,ShafiqM.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Depleteduranium(92U238)inducedpre‐ionization for enhanced and reproducible X‐ray emission from plasma focus,Appl.Phys.Lett.89(2006)061503.

102. AhmadS.,HussainS.S.,SadiqM.,ShafiqM.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Enhancedandreproducibleneutronemissionfromaplasmafocuswithpre‐ionizationinducedbydepleteduranium(U238),PlasmaPhys.Cont.Fusion48(2006)745‐755.

103. Ahmad S., SadiqM., ShafiqM.,Waheed A., Lee P. andZakaullahM., Effect of Pre‐Ionization by Shunt Resistor on Reproducibility of the Plasma Focus Operation,PlasmaSourcesScience&Technology,15(2006)314‐321.

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104. SadiqM.,AhmadS.,WheedAandZakaullahM.,TheNitridingofAluminiumbyDensePlasmaFocus,PlasmaSourcesScience&Technology,15(2006)295‐301.

105. SharifM.,HussainS.,ZakaullahM.andWaheedA,EnhancementofX‐rayemissioninthesideondirectioninaMather‐typeplasmafocusEuroPhys.J.D38(2006)337‐341.

106. AhmedR.,HassanM.,MurtazaG.,Akhter J. I.,QayyumA.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM., Co‐deposition of titanium and iron nitrides on SS‐321 by using plasma focus,RadiationEffectsandDefectsinSolids,161(2006)121‐129.

107. QayyumA.,AhmadR,GhauriSA,WaheedAandZakaullahM.,HydrogenBalmer‐βand Balmer‐γ emission profiles in an abnormal glow region of hydrogen plasma,Vacuum80(2006)574‐580.

108. SadiqM.,ShafiqM.,WaheedA.,AhmadR.andZakaullahM.AmorphizationofsiliconbyionirradiationindenseplasmafocusPhys.Lett.A352(2006)150‐154.

109. QayyumA., AhmadR., Ghauri S. A.,WaheedA. andZakaullahM.,Measurement ofplasma electron density and temperature from Stark‐broadened H‐β and H‐γemissionprofiles,PlasmaDevicesandOperations80(2006)574‐80.

110. QayyumA.,ZebS.,NaveedM.A.,GhauriS.A.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Opticalemissionspectroscopyof theactivespecies innitrogenplasma,PlasmaDevicesandOperations14(2006)61‐70.

111. Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Hussain S., Shafiq M., ZakaullahM. andWaheed A., Catalyticaction of β‐source on X‐ray emission from plasma focus Rev. Sci. Inst. 77 (2006)013504

112. HussainS.,AhmadS.,SharifM.,SadiqM.,WaheedAandZakaullahM.,Comparativestudies of X‐ray emission from a plasma focus with different metal inserts at theanodetip,Phys.Lett.A349(2006)236‐244.

113. Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Hussain S., Shafiq M., Lee P., ZakaullahM. and Waheed A.,EnhancedandreproducibleX‐rayemissionina lowenergyplasmafocus,Europhys.Lett.73(2006)42‐48.

114. QayyumA.,ZebS.,NaveedM.A.,GhauriS.A.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Diagnosticofnitrogenplasmabytraceraregas‐opticalemissionspectroscopy,J.Appl.Phys.98(2005)103303;1‐9.

115. QayyumA., Ahmad R.,Waheed A andZakaullahM., Spectroscopic optimisation ofabnormalglowconditionsforplasmaionnitriding,Eur.Phys.J.Appl.Phys.32(2005)45‐52.

116. QayyumA.,ZebS.,AliS.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,Opticalemissionspectroscopyof abnormal glow region in nitrogen plasma, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 25(2005)551‐564

117. PatranA.,TanL.C.,StoenescuD.,RafiqueM.S.,RawatR.S.,SpringhamS.V.,TanT.L.,LeeP.,ZakaullahM.,andLeeS.,Spectralstudyoftheelectronbeamemittedfroma3kJplasmafocus,PlasmaSourcesSci.Technol.14(2005)549‐560

118. RawatR.S.,ZhangT.,LimG.J.,TanW.H.,NgS.J.,PatranA.,HassanS.M.,SpringhamS.V.,TanT.L.,ZakaullahM.,LeeP.,andLeeS.,SoftX‐rayImagingusingaNeonFilledPlasmaFocusX‐raySource,JournalofFusionEnergy23,(2004,©2005)49‐53.

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119. Ahmad S., Hussain S., Khan H. U., ZakaullahM. and Waheed A., Study of Cu‐Kαemissionfromcompactdiodespoweredbycapacitordischarge,ChineseJ.Physics43(2005)86‐94.

120. ZakaullahM.AhmadS.,HussainS.,AfzalA. andWaheedA,X‐raysemission fromacompactdiodeenergisedbyacapacitordischarge,EuropeanPhysicalJournal‐AppliedPhysics29(2005)91‐97.

121. Hussain S, Shafiq M., Ahmad R., Waheed A. and ZakaullahM., Plasma focus as apossibleX‐raysourceforradiography,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.14(2005)61‐69.

122. ShafiqM., Khan A. A., Hussain S., Sharif M., Ahmad R., Bhatti S. H.,Waheed A. andZakaullahM., Generation of titanium K‐radiation in a 1 kJ plasma focus, PlasmaDevicesandOperations12(2004)305‐312.

123. Yasin M., Ali R., Solaija T J., Younus J. and ZakaullahM., Study of neutron yielddegradationinalowenergyplasmafocus,JFusionEnergy22,(2003,©2004)245–248.

124. SharifM.,HussainS.,ZakaullahM.andWaheedA,Studyofthex‐rayemissionscalinglaw in a lowenergyplasma focus, PlasmaSources Science&Tech.13 (2004)B7 –B13.

125. HussainS.,AhmadS.,KhanM.Z.,ZakaullahM.andWaheedA.,Plasmafocusasahighintensity flash X‐ray source for biological radiography, J Fusion Energy22, (2003,©2004)195–200.

126. QayyumA.,S.AliShan,ZakaullahM.andWaheedA,Effectofplasmaoxidesurfacecoatingofelectrodesonimpuritylevelandplasmaparameters,Int.J.Mod.PhysicsB18(2004)1687‐1696.

127. Hussain S., ZakaullahM., Ali S. and Waheed A., Low energy plasma focus as anintenseX‐raysource forradiography,PlasmaScience&Technology6 (2004)2296‐2300.

128. Ahmad R., Hassan M., Murtaza G., Waheed A. and ZakaullahM., Study of lateralspreadofionsemittedfrom2.3kJplasmafocuswithhydrogenandnitrogengases,JFusionEnergy21,(2002,©2003)217–220.

129. HussainS.,ZakaullahM.,AliS.,BhattiS.H.andWaheedA.,X‐rayenhancementfromaplasmafocusbyinsertingleadattheanodetip,Phys.Lett.319A(2003)181‐187.

130. KhanM.Z.,AhmadS.,ZakaullahM.,WaheedA.,AhmadR.andG.Murtaza,StudyofX‐ray emission from a compact diode operated by a high inductance capacitordischarge,JFusionEnergy21,(2002,©2003)211–216.

131. Zakaullah M., Improved plasma electron temperature measurement and itscorrelationstudywithneutronemissioninalowenergyplasmafocus,inAdvancesinPlasmaPhysicsResearch,vol.4,ed.ByFrancoisGerard,NovaSciencePublishersInc.NewYork(2003)pp.175‐187.

132. Qayyum A., IkramM.,ZakaullahM., Waheed A., Murtaza G., Ahmad R., Majeed A.,KhattakN.A.D.,MansoorK.andChaudaryK.A.,CharacterizationofargonplasmabyuseofopticalemissionspectroscopyandLangmuirprobemeasurements,Int.J.Mod.PhysicsB17(2003)2749‐2759.

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133. ZakaullahM.,WaheedA.,AhmadS.,ZebS.,andHussainS.,Studyofneutronemissionin a low energy plasma focus with b‐source assisted breakdown, Plasma SourcesScience&Tech.12(2003)443‐448.

134. Fazal‐ur‐Rehman, Jamil K., Zakaullah M., Abu‐Jarad F., and Mujahid S. A.,Experimental and Monte Carlo simulation studies of open cylindrical radonmonitoring device using CR‐39 detector, J. Environmental Radioactivity 65 (2003)243‐254.

135. ShafiqM.,HussainS.,WaheedA.andZakaullahM.,X‐rayemissionfromplasmafocuswithhighZinsertsattheanodetip,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.12(2003)199‐204.

136. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirA.,ShafiqM.,SharifM.andWaheedA.,Scopeofplasmafocuswith argon as a soft X‐ray source, IEEETransactions on Plasma Science30 (2002)2089‐2094.

137. ShafiqM., Hussain S, SharifM. andZakaullahM., Soft x‐ray emission optimizationstudywithnitrogengasina1.2kJplasmafocus,JFusionEnergy20,(2001,©2002)113–115.

138. ShafiqM.,HussainS.,SharifM.,ZakaullahM.,andWaheedA.,StudyofmolybdenumK‐series line radiation emission from a low energy plasma focus, Phys. Lett.302A(2002)23‐27.

139. Shafiq M., Sharif M., Sartaj, Zakaullah M., Waheed A. and Murtaza G., A simpletechniquetorecordX‐rayfluenceanisotropyofasource,JFusionEnergy20,(2001,©2002)69‐73.

140. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirK.,ShafiqM.,HassanS.M.,SharifM.HussainS.andWaheedA.,CharacteristicsofX‐raysfromplasmafocusoperatedwithneongas,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.11(2002)377‐382.

141. Shafiq M., Sartaj, Hussain S., Ahmad S., ZakaullahM., Waheed A., Murtaza G. andAhmadR.,SoftX‐rayemissioninthe(1.0–1.5keV)windowwithnitrogenfillinginalowenergyplasmafocus,Mod.Phys.Lett.16B(2002)309–318.

142. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirK.,ShafiqM.,SharifM.,WaheedA.andMurtazaG.,LowenergyplasmafocusasatailoredX‐raysource,JFusionEnergy19,(2000,©2002)143‐157.

143. WaheedA., Aqil‐ur‐Rehman,ZakaullahM. andMurtazaG., High efficiency neutrondetector for lowneutron fluxmeasurement, JFusionEnergy19 (2000,©2001)91‐92.

144. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirA.,ShafiqM.,HasanS.M.,MurtazaG.andWaheedA.,Improvedtemperature measurement in a plasma focus by means of a cobalt filter, PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.10(2001)295‐301.

145. ZakaullahM., Khalid Alamgir, Ather Rasool, ShafiqM.,Murtaza G. andWaheed A.,Correlationof plasmaelectron temperaturewithneutron emission in a lowenergyplasmafocus,IEEETransactionsonPlasmaScience29(2001)62‐68.

146. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirA.,ShafiqM.,HassanS.M.,SharifM.andWaheedA.,EnhancedcopperK‐alpharadiationfromalowenergyplasmafocus,AppliedPhysicsLetters78(2001)877‐879.

147. Lebedev S.V., Beg F. N., Bland S. N., Chittenden J. B., Dangor A. E., Haines M. G.,ZakaullahM.,PikuzS.A.,ShelkovenkoT.A.,andHammerD.A.,X‐raybacklightingof

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wirearrayZ‐pinch implosionsusingX‐pinch,Rev.Scientific Instruments,72(2001)671‐673.

148. ZakaullahM.,AkhtarI,MehmoodS.F.WaheedA.,andMurtazaG.,AcosteffectiveX‐raydetectorforplasmafocusdiagnostics,Mod.Phys.Lett.14B(2000)563‐570.

149. ZakaullahM.,KAlamgir,G.MurtazaandA.Waheed,Efficiencyofplasma focus forargonK‐serieslineradiationemission,PlasmaSourcesScience&Tech.9(2000)592‐596.

150. ZakaullahM., andWorley J., X‐ray Emission from 30J Blumlein operated compactdiode,JofApp.Phys.88(2000)1251‐1256.

151. LebedevS.V.,Aliaga‐RosselR.,BlandS.N.,ChittendenJ.P..DangorA.E.,HainesM.G.andZakaullahM. Two DifferentModes of NestedWire Array Z‐Pinch Implosions,PhysicalReviewLetters,84(2000)1708‐1711.

152. ZakaullahM., Ijaz Akhtar, G. Murtaza andWaheed A, Imaging of Fusion ReactionZoneinPlasmaFocus,PhysicsofPlasmas,6(1999)3188–3192.

153. ZakaullahM.,IjazAkhtar,WaheedA.,KhalidAlamgir,ShahAnwarZ.andMurtazaG.,Comparativestudyofion,x‐rayandneutronemissioninalowenergyplasmafocus,PlasmaSourcesSci.Technol.7(1998)206‐218.

154. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shafique M., Murtaza G., Yasin M. and Beg M.M.,CorrelationStudyof Ions,ElectronsandX‐RaysemissionfromArgonFocusPlasma,PhysicaScripta,57(1998)136‐141.

155. ZakaullahM., ImtiazAhmad, ShafiqueM., SalmaKhanam,OmarA.R.,MathuthuM.,MurtazaG.andBegM.M.,PlasmaFocusCharacteristicsusingStainlessSteelAnode,PhysicaScripta,56(1997)649‐654.

156. ZakaullahM., ImtiazAhmad,MurtazaG.andBegM.M., InfluenceofMagneticProbePresence on Current Sheath Dynamics in Plasma Focus operation, Fusion Engg &Design36(1997)437–446.

157. ZakaullahM., Imtiaz Ahmad, Omar A., Murtaza G. and BegM.M., Effects of AnodeShape on Plasma Focus operation with Argon, Plasma Sources Science andTechnology.5(1996)544‐552.

158. ZakaullahM.,MurtazaG.,ShahidQamar,ImtiazAhmadandBegM.M.,NeutronandX‐rayEmissionStudiesinaSmallPlasmaFocus,PhysicaScripta,53(1996)360‐363.

159. ZakaullahM.,ImtiazAhmad,KhairurRehmanandMurtazaG.,UseofSSNTDsCR‐39toStudyChargedParticlesEmissionFromA3kJPlasmaFocus,Mod.Phys.Lett.B9(1995)1033‐1037.

160. ZakaullahM., Murtaza G., Imtiaz Ahmad, Beg Farhat N., BegM.M. and Shabbir M.Comparative Study of Low Energy Mather‐Type Plasma Focus Devices, PlasmaSourcesScienceandTechnology,4(1995)117‐124.

161. ZakaullahM., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shah Anwar Z., Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., TemporalCorrelationofNeutrons, IonBeamandHighVoltageProbeSignals inaLowEnergyPlasmaFocus,Mod.Phys.Lett.B8(1994)393‐398.

162. BegM.M.,ShabbirM.,ZakaullahM.andMurtazaG.,PressureRangeBroadeningforaPlasmaFocusOperation,Phys.Lett.A186(1994)335‐338.

163. ZakaullahM., ImtiazAhmed,MurtazaG.,YasinM.andBegM.M.,Effectof InsulatorSleeve Contamination on the Low Energy Plasma Focus Performance, FusionEngineeringandDesign,23(1993)359‐365.

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164. ZakaullahM., Samia Kausar, Imtiaz Ahmed, Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., A SimplePressurisedSparkgapforPlasmaFocusOperation,Mod.Phys.Lett.B7(1993)835‐840.

165. NisarM.,KhattakF.Y.,MurtazaG.,ZakaullahM.andRashidN.,SequentialFocusinginaMather‐TypePlasmaFocus,PhysicaScripta,47(1993)814‐816.

166. ZakaullahM., ImtiazAhmad,NasirRashid,BegM.M., andMurtazaG., InfluenceofInsulator Contamination by Copper Evaporation on Neutron Yield in a low EnergyPlasmaFocus,PlasmaPhysicsandControlledFusion,35(1993)689‐692.

167. BegF.N.,ZakaullahM.,NisarM.andMurtazaG.,RoleofAnodeLengthintheMather‐TypePlasmaFocus,Mod.Phys.Lett.B6(1992)593‐597.

168. BegF.N.,ZakaullahM.,MurtazaG.andBegM.M.,Effectof InsulatorSleeveMaterialonNeutronEmissionfromaPlasmaFocus,PhysicaScripta,46(1992)152‐154.

169. ZakaullahM.,BaigT.J.,BegS. andMurtaza.G.,Effectof InsulatorSleeveLengthonNeutronEmissioninaPlasmaFocus,Phys.Lett.A137(1989)39‐43.

170. LeeS.,TouT.Y.,EissaM.,GholapA.V.,KwekK.H.,MooS.P.,MulyodronoS.,SmithA.J.,Suryadi,UsadaW.,WongC.S.andZakaullahM.,ASimpleFacilityfortheTeachingofPlasmaDynamicsandPlasmaNuclearFusion,Am.J.Phys.56(1988)62‐68.

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January2018)GovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore,Pakistan.

2. InvitedLecturer in International Scientific Spring 2016, 7‐11March2016,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

3. Invited Lecturer in the One day Workshop on Plasma Physics, March 26, 2016)DepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofPeshawar,PeshawarPakistan.

4. Sixth International Workshop on Tokamak in Fortieth International NathiagaliSummer College (3‐8 August 2015) National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus,IslamabadPakistan.

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SUPERVISEDTHESISPh.D.THESES

NameofResearcher Yearof

TitleofThesis

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Award1. Mr.ImtiazAhmed 1999 PlasmaDynamicsandCharacteristicsinGas‐Liner

PinchandPlasmaFocus

2. Mr.KhalidAlamgir 2003 Studyof3kJPlasmaFocusasK‐radiation(Ne,Al,ArandCu)Source

3. MuhammadShafiq 2003 Studyofplasmaelectrontemperatureof thepinchfilamentandX‐rayemissionfromtheanodetip in a low energy (2.3kJ) Mather type plasmafocus.

4. Mr.SafdarHussain 2005 Tailoring a low energy plasma focus as a highefficiencyX‐raysourceforradiography

5. Mr.AbdulQayuum 2005 Optical emission spectroscopy of pulsed‐DCgenerated plasmas for surface ionitriding of AISI304stainlesssteel.

6. Mr.SarfrazAhmad 2006 Catalytic action of pre‐ionization on radiationemissionfroma(2‐4)kJMathertypeplasmafocus

7. Mr.MahboobSadiq 2006 SurfacemodificationofSi,AlandPTFEbyplasmafocusbasedionimplantationandDeposition

8. Mr.M.Sharif 2006 X‐rayemissionscalinglawforalow(1‐5 kJ) plasma focus with different materialinsertsattheanodetip

9. MissShaistaZeb 2007 Depositionofdiamond‐likecarbonandtitaniumnitridefilmsusingplasmafocusdevice

10. Mr.AtharNaveed 2008 Investigationofpulsed‐DCandRFgeneratedheliumNitrogenmixtureplasmaforactiveS.speciesgeneration

11. Mr. Najeeb‐ur‐Rehman

2009 InvestigationofplasmaparametersinNe‐N2

mixturedischargewith13.56MHzRFgenerator

12. Mr.M.ShoaibShah 2009 Nitridation of materials (stainless steel, Al alloy)usingcoldplasma(Co‐supervisedGCULahore)

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13. SyedSalmanHussain 2010 StudyofthedriverenergypumpedtothepinchanditsinfluenceonX‐rayandneutronemissionoftheplasmafocusdevice

14. Mr.Hamdullah 2010 StudyofsoftX‐raysfromdepleteduraniumassistedpre‐ionizedplasmainalowenergyMathertypeplasmafocus(Co‐supervisedQAUIslamabad)

15. Mr.FaizullahKhan 2010 Study of 13.56 MHz Rf generated Ar‐N2 mixtureplasma for optimizing the active species (Co‐supervisedGomalUniversityD.I.Khan)

16. Mr.GhulamMurtaza 2011 CharacterizationofPlasmaFocusassistedcarburizedaluminiumandzirconium

17. Mr.FaiqJan 2012 RFgeneratedinductivelycoupledplasmas:Characterizationandmodelling

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Mr.ShahidNaseerMr.MuhammadNaeem

20132017

OpticalEmissionSpectroscopyofN2‐H2‐NaturalCH4MixturePlasmasGeneratedByPulsed‐dcforSurfaceHardeningofAusteniticStainlessSteel(Co‐supervisedUniversityofPeshawar,Peshawar)InvestigationofPulsedPlasmawithCathodicCageforSurfaceEngineeringApplications

SUPERVISEDM.Phil.THESES

NameofResearcher YearofAward

TitleofThesis

1. Mr.ImtiazAhmed 1993 EffectsofParasiticImpuritiesonNeutronEmissionfromPlasmaFocus.

2. Mr.ShahidQamar 1994 X‐rayImagingofLowEnergyFocusPlasma.

3. MuhammadShafiq 2003 Studyofplasmaelectrontemperatureof thepinchfilamentandX‐rayemissionfromtheanodetip in a low energy (2.3kJ) Mather type plasmafocus.

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4. Mr.SafdarHussain 2005 Tailoring a low energy plasma focus as a highefficiencyX‐raysourceforradiography

5. Mr.AbdulQayuum 2005 Optical emission spectroscopy of pulsed‐DCgenerated plasmas for surface ionitriding of AISI304stainlesssteel.

6. Mr.SarfrazAhmad 2006 Catalytic action of pre‐ionization on radiationemissionfroma(2‐4)kJMathertypeplasmafocus

7. Mr.MahboobSadiq 2006 SurfacemodificationofSi,AlandPTFEbyplasmafocusbasedionimplantationandDeposition

8. Mr.M.Sharif 2006 X‐rayemissionscalinglawforalow(1‐5 kJ) plasma focus with different materialinsertsattheanodetip

9. MissShaistaZeb 2007 Depositionofdiamond‐likecarbonandtitaniumnitridefilmsusingplasmafocusdevice

10. Mr.AtharNaveed 2008 Investigationofpulsed‐DCandRFgeneratedheliumNitrogenmixtureplasmaforactiveS.speciesgeneration

11. Mr. Najeeb‐ur‐Rehman

2009 InvestigationofplasmaparametersinNe‐N2

mixturedischargewith13.56MHzRFgenerator

12. Mr.M.ShoaibShah 2009 Nitridation of materials (stainless steel, Al alloy)usingcoldplasma(Co‐supervisedGCULahore)

13. SyedSalmanHussain 2010 StudyofthedriverenergypumpedtothepinchanditsinfluenceonX‐rayandneutronemissionoftheplasmafocusdevice

14. Mr.Hamdullah 2010 StudyofsoftX‐raysfromdepleteduraniumassistedpre‐ionizedplasmainalowenergyMathertypeplasmafocus(Co‐supervisedQAUIslamabad)

15. Mr.FaizullahKhan 2010 Study of 13.56 MHz Rf generated Ar‐N2 mixtureplasma for optimizing the active species (Co‐supervisedGomalUniversityD.I.Khan)

16. Mr.GhulamMurtaza 2011 CharacterizationofPlasmaFocusassistedcarburizedaluminiumandzirconium

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17. Mr.FaiqJan 2012 RFgeneratedinductivelycoupledplasmas:Characterizationandmodelling

18. Mr.ShahidNaseer 2013 OpticalEmissionSpectroscopyofN2‐H2‐NaturalCH4MixturePlasmasGeneratedByPulsed‐dcforSurfaceHardeningofAusteniticStainlessSteel(Co‐supervisedUniversityofPeshawar,Peshawar)

S.No. NameofResearcher Year TitleofThesisofAward1. Mr.ImtiazAhmed 1993 EffectsofParasiticImpuritiesonNeutron EmissionfromaPlasmaFocus.2. Mr.NasirRashid 1993 Multi‐ChannelX‐rayDetectorforElectron TemperatureMeasurementoftheFocusPlasma.3. Mr.ShahidQamar 1994 X‐rayImagingofLowEnergyFocusPlasma.4. MissSamiaKausar 1994 OpticalRadiationEmissionSpectrumofaLow EnergyFocusPlasma.5. Mr.KhairurRehman 1994 AnalysisofFocusPlasmaRadiationsUsingSolid StateNuclearTrackDetectors.6. MissQurat‐ul‐Ain 1995 MagneticFieldMeasurementsinPlasmaFocus.7. MissAnisaQamar 1995 CorrelationStudyofIons,ElectronsandX‐ray EmissionfromaLowEnergyArFocusPlasma.8. Mr.AbdulMajeed 1995 EffectsofAnodeShapeonPlasmaFocus Operation.9. Mr.MuhammadSharif 1995 AStudyofElectronbeamgeneratedinaFocus. PlasmaRegion.10. Mr.ShahzadMahmood 1995 HighIntensityMagenticfieldgenerationforZ‐ PinchSystem.11. MissSalmaKhanum 1995 NeutronsandX‐rayEmissionStudyfromStainless SteelAnodePlasmaFocus.12. Mr.AurangZebKhan 1995 Construction of high current/hightemperature hollowcathodelamp.

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13. Mr.MuhammadAsif 1995 Focusplasmaelectrontemperaturemeasurementby continuumintensityanalysis.14. Mr.MuhammadShafiq 1995 Effect of anodematerial onelectron temperaturein Mathertypeplasmafocus.15. Mr.SafdarHussain 1995 Effectofinsulatorsleevematerialonelectron temperatureinMathertypeplasmafocus.16. Mr.SyedMurtazaHasan 1996 DesignandDevelopmentofMultipinholeX‐Ray ImagingCamera.17. Mr.IjazAkhtar 1997 NeutronMeasurementsasPlasmaFocus Diagnostics.18. Mr.ShahidRafique 1997 StudyofIonEnergySpectrumbySSNTDsina PlasmaFocus.19. Mr.FaiqMehmood 1998 DesignandDevelopmentofHighIntensityX‐ray Detector20. Mr.N.A.Tariq 1998 DesignandDevelopmentof18FCapacitorBank byusing1FCapacitorsforGas‐PuffZ‐Pinch System21. Mr.Fazal‐ur‐Rehman 1999 Experimental and Monte Carlo SimulationStudies

ofEnvironmentalandPersonalRadonandThoronDosimetry

22. Mr.KhalidPervaiz 2000 Design, Development and Preliminary Operation

oflowenergyGasPuffZ‐Pinch23. Mr.AtherRasool 2000 Correlation study of neutron emission with

Plasma Electron Temperature in a low energyMather‐typePlasmaFocus

24. Mrs.KanwalNaz 2000 To investigate the Plasma Focus as Argon K

Source.25. Mr.M.AkhtarRaza 2001 Effect of electrode conductivity on the AC

dischargecharacteristicsofnitrogenplasma.

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26. MrSartaj 2001 Design and development of a 10 F and 20 kV

capacitor bank for Plasma Focus and study thesoft X‐rays in the (1‐1.5keV) window withnitrogenfilling.

27. Mr.SarfarazAhmad 2002 Study of Cu‐ K emission from a miniaturised

plasmafocuswithhydrogen28. Mr.AbdulQayyum 2002 Designanddevelopmentofaminiaturised(20kV,

2F)plasmafocus29. Mr.MuhammadHasan 2002 Study of (1‐1.5keV) soft X‐rays emission from a

miniaturisedplasmafocuswithhydrogen30. Mr.GhulamMurtaza 2002 DesignanddevelopmentofacompactdiodeforX‐

raysgeneration31. MissShaistaZeb 2002 Study of β‐source assisted breakdown and its

influence on neutron emission in a low energyplasmafocus

32. Mr.M.ZubairKhan 2002 ParametricoptimizationofacompactdiodeforX‐raysemission

33. Mr.ShujaatAli 2003 Use of plasma focus for compression of current

pulse34. Mr.M.AfzalKhan 2003 Continuum x‐ray emission from a compact diode

withleadtarget35. Mr.M.Ikram 2003 Langmuir probe measurements of AC discharge

plasma36. Mr.Hamdullah 2003 Efficiency of compact diode for Cu‐K line

emission37. Mr.Ikramullah 2005 Study of X‐ray emission from a 2kJ plasma focus

withtininsertattheanodetip38. Atiq‐ur‐Rehman 2005 StudyofX‐rayemissionfromsilverinsertedatthe

tipofcopperanode.39. Mr.RizwanAkram 2005 Generation and characterization of capacitively

coupledRFgeneratedargonplasma.

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40. Mr.TahirIqbal 2005 Characterization of carbon film by Ramanspectroscopy.

41. Mr.MuhammadSajjad 2006 Design and development of a system for carbon

coating42. SyedSalmanHussain 2006 InvestigationofX‐rayemissionvis‐à‐visenergyin

thepinchwithAginsertanodePlasmaFocus43. Kashifshahzad 2007 Deposition of Titanium Carbide on Titanium

samplesfroma(1.5)kJMather‐typeplasmafocus44. AftabAhmadKhan 2008 Study of low energy plasma focus as 2‐5 keV

radiationsource45. M.YasinNaz 2009 Development of multi‐tip Langmuir probe for

plasmadiagnostics46. M.AsifAli 2009 Spectroscopic investigation of dielectric barrier

discharges47. TariqIqbal 2009 Optical emission diagnostics of inductively

coupleddischargeinnitrogen‐argonmixture.48. KhayamAliAbbasi 2010 Use ofmodified Boltzmann plot for investigating

plasmaelectrontemperature.49. MuhammadNawazKhan 2010 Study of rotational temperature of nitrogen

plasma.50. KamranHameed 2010 Langmuirprobediagnostics of pulsedDCplasma

withvariationincathodetemperature.51. GhulamUmeFarwa 2011 ColdPlasmaTreatmentofCarbonNanotubes.52. M.WaqarAhmed 2012 Plasma Ion Nitriding of High Carbon Steel Using

50HzPulsingDCSource.53. MadeehaShahid 2013 Influence of Argon addition on excitation

temperatureinH2‐N2mixtureplasma54. ZahidIqbalKhattak 2013 DesignofMulti‐needleLangmuirProbeSystemfor

PulsedDCDischarge

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55. MuhammadNaheem 2013 ComparativestudyofLangmuirprobeandOESforelectron temperaturemeasurement of pulsedDCdischarge

56. ShehzadShabbir 2013 Synthesis of AluminiumNitride in the pulsedDCDischarge.

57. AyyazMehmood 2014 Study of water coupled atmospheric pressuremicroplasmafornanosynthesisofsilver

58. ImranKhan 2014 TheoryofLangmuirProbesystem59. M.HussnainAkmal 2015 Study of atmospheric pressure microplasma for

thesynthesisofFe/Nialloynanoparticles60. M.MansoorWaqas 2015 Influence of Frequency and Duty Cycle on

NitridingofAISI304inPulsedDCDischargesPRESENTLYSUPERVISINGPH.D.THESES

Name status1. Mr.MuhammadImran Busyinresearch(QualifiedGRE)2. Mr.MuhammadImranBashir Busyinresearch(QualifiedGRE)3. Mr.MuhammadNaeem Compilingthethesis4. MsSobiaJabeen Busyinresearch(QualifiedGRE)

PUBLICATIONS(inconferences,andnonreferredjournals)1. ZakaullahM.,AhmadS.,QayyumA.,HussainS.,Sharif.M.,ShafiqM.andWaheedA.,

Plasma Physics Laboratory at Quaid‐i‐Azam University – from basic to appliedresearch,ProceedingsTenthNationalSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysicsGCLahore(11‐14January2005)36‐57.

2. HassanM.,AhmadR.,MurtazaG.andZakaullahM.,AlNthin filmdepositiononAl

alloybyusingdenseplasmafocusAl‐AzharBull.Sci.16(2)(2005)9‐133. QayyumA., Zeb S., Ali S.,WaheedA.. andZakaullahM., Emission spectroscopy of

nitrogenplasmaforsurfacenitriding,ProceedingsofFirstInternationalConferenceonFrontiersofAdvancedEngineeringMaterialsPCSIRLaboratoriesLahore(20‐22September2004)81–87.

4. ZakaullahM., Shafiq M., Hussain S., and Waheed A., Study of X‐ray emission in

different energy windows from a low energy Plasma Focus, Proceedings NinthNationalSymposiumonFrontiers inPhysicsGCLahore(28‐30January2003)283‐296.

5. ZakaullahM.,AlamgirK.,ShafiqM.,HassanS.M.,SharifM.,WaheedA.andMurtaza

G. Operation of Plasma Focus for tailoring Cu‐K line radiation, Proceedings of theNationalSymposiumonPhysicsinIndustry,PCSIRKarachi(28‐30June2001)31–35.

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6. ZakaullahM., Alamgir K., ShafiqM., SharifM.,Waheed A. andMurtaza G. Plasma

Focus as an X‐ray source for tailoring of radiation in different energy widows,ProceedingsEighthNationalSymposiumonFrontiers inPhysicsGCLahore(20‐22November2000)235‐261.

7. Zakaullah M., Khalid Alamgir, Kanwal Naz, Murtaza G. and Waheed A.

CharacteristicsofX‐raysfromargonplasmafocus,ProceedingsRegionalConferenceonPlasmaResearchin21stcentury(May7‐12,2000)BangkokThailand,70–74.

8. ZakaullahM., KhalidAlamgir, AtherRasool, ShafiqM.,MurtazaG. andWaheedA.

Variation of deuterium plasma electron temperature with pressure and itscorrelation with neutron yield, Proceedings Regional Conference on PlasmaResearchin21stcentury(May7‐12,2000)BangkokThailand,65‐69.

9. KhaliqA.Chaudhry,ImranAnwar,M.RiazHussain,M.ShahidGhauriandZakaullah

M.,J.PureandAppliedSciences(Pakistan),18,(1999)85‐92.10. Zakaullah M., Murtaza G., Imtiaz Ahmed and Ijaz Akhtar, Radiation Generation

Mechanism and Machine Parameter Optimization in a low energy Mather‐typePlasma Focus, Proceedings of satellite meeting of the international meeting onFrontiers of Physics; Twelve years of UNU/ICTP PFF – A review, Kuala LumpurMalaysia(October30,1998)48‐57.

11. ZakaullahM.,IjazAkhtar,WaheedA,KhalidAlamgir,ShahAnwarZ.andG.Murtaza,

Neutrons and x‐rays generationmechanisms in low energy plasma focus devices,ProceedingsSixthSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysicsQAU(16‐18December1997)135‐153.

12. ZakaullahM., ImtiazAhmad,ShafiqueM.,SalmaKhanum,OmarA.R.,MathuthuM.,

MurtazaG.andBegM.M., StudyofNeutronandX‐RayEmissionfromStainlessSteelAnodePlasmaFocus, Proceedings Fifth Symposium on Frontiers in PhysicsQAU(26‐28December1995)149‐159.

13. Zakaullah M., Dense Plasma Focus; development, operation and diagnostics,

ProceedingsRegionalCourseonPlasmaPhysicsQAU(12‐30November1994)205‐271.

14. ZakaullahM.,NisarM.,KhattakF.Y.,LeeS.MurtazaG.,FengX.P.,RehmanH.U.and

BegM.M., Sausage Instability Threshold in a Low Energy Plasma Focus,ProceedingsFourthSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysicsQAU(15‐19April 1992)306‐314.

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15. BegF.N.,ZakaullahM.,BegM.M.andMurtazaG.,EffectofInsulatorSleeveMaterialon Neutron Emission from a Plasma Focus, Proceedings Third Symposium onFrontiersinPhysicsQAU(26‐29 November1990)117‐124.

16. ZakaullahM., BaigT. J., BegF.N. andMurtazaG.,NeutronEmission fromaSmall

Mather‐typePlasmaFocus,LaserandPlasmaTechnology,WorldScientificSingapore(1990)358‐363.

17. ZakaullahM.,BaigT. J.,BegF.N.andMurtazaG., IdealMHDSimulationforPlasma

Focus,LaserandPlasmaTechnology,WorldScientificSingapore(1990)347‐357.

18. ZakaullahM., Baig T. J., Beg F. N. and Murtaza G., Study of Insulator Sleeve andCeilingEffectinMather‐TypePlasmaFocus,inSmallPlasmaPhysicsExperimentsII,WorldScientificSingapore(1990) 259‐267.

19. Murtaza, G., Beg F.N. and ZakaullahM., Some Aspects of Thermonuclear Fusion,

SecondSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysics,QAU(26‐31December(1988)217‐230.20. ZakaullahM., Rizvi S. A.H., Beg F.N. andBeg S., Design of a Small Plasma Focus

Facility,inSmallPlasmaPhysicsExperiments,WorldScientificSingapore(1988)101‐104.

21. Zakaullah M., Baig T. J. and Murtaza G., Numerical Design of Plasma Focus

Optimization, in Small Plasma Physics Experiments, World Scientific Singapore(1988)23‐45.

22. ZakaullahM., Baig T. J. andMurtaza G., Numerical Optimization of Dense Plasma

Focus, Proceedings of XIV European Conference on Controlled Fusion and PlasmaPhysics(1987)549‐552.

23. GholapA.V.,ZakaullahM.andEissaM.A.,MagneticFieldMeasurementsinCoaxial

Electromagnetic Shock Tube, Proceedings Second Tropical College on AppliedPhysics;LaserandPlasmaTechnology(17March–5April1986)456‐466.

24. EissaM. A.,ZakaullahM. and Lee S., Circuit Effects on theOperation of a Plasma

Focus, Proceedings SecondTropical College onApplied Physics; Laser and PlasmaTechnology(17March–5April1986)422‐429.

25. LeeS.,TouT.Y.,EissaM.,GholapA.V.,KwekK.H.,MooS.P.,MulyodronoS.,SmithA.J.,

Suryadi,UsadaW.andZakaullahM.,PreliminaryResultsof theUNU‐ICTPPlasmaFocus,J.Fiz.Mal.,7(1986)1–12.

26. LeeS.,EissaM.,GholapA.V.,KwekK.H.,SapruS.,SmithA.J.,Suryadi,TouT.Y.,UsadaW.,WongC.S.andZakaullahM.,ToroidalPlasmoidsinElectromagneticShockTube,Sing.J.Phys.,3(1986)75‐82.

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27. Zakaullah M., Nonlinear Drift Waves in the Presence of Electron and Ion

TemperatureGradients, Contributed papers 10th InternationalNathiagali SummerCollege(1985)196‐204.

Conferences/Workshopsorganized1. WorkshoponPlasmaTechnology(August27,2005),DepartmentofPhysics,Quaid‐I‐

AzamUniversityIslamabad.

2. Workshop on Plasma Science Techniques in 6th Vacuum and Surface ScienceConferenceofAsiaandAustralia,9‐13October2012,IslamabadPakistan.

CONFERENCES/COLLEGESATTENDED

1. KeynoteLecturerinInternationalSeminaronPhysics,April17‐19,2018,DepartmentofPhysics,LahoreCollegeforWomenUniversity,Lahore,Pakistan.

2. Invited Lecturer in National Conference on Material Science, March 27‐28, 2018,DepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofKarachi,Pakistan.

3. InvitedLecturerinFifteenthSymposiumomfrontiersinPhysicsJanuary29‐31,2018,GCUniversityLahorePakistan.

4. InvitedLecturer in International Scientific Spring 2016, 7‐11March2016,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

5. Invited Lecturer in the One day Workshop on Plasma Physics, March 26, 2016)DepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofPeshawar,PeshawarPakistan.

6. Sixth International Workshop on Tokamak in Fortieth International NathiagaliSummer College (3‐8 August 2015) National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus,IslamabadPakistan.

7. InvitedLecturer inTheFourthSaudi InternationalMeetingonFrontiersofPhysics,February17‐192015,DepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofJazan,Gizan,KingdomofSaudiArabia.

8. InvitedLecturerinInternationalScientificSpring2014,10‐14March2014,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

9. InvitedLecturer inFirst ICTP–NCPInternationalCollegeonPlasmaPhysics11‐15,November2013,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

10. InvitedLecturerinInternationalScientificSpring2013,11‐15,March2013,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

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11. Workshop on Plasma Science, 19‐21 November 2012, COMSTECH, IslamabadPakistan.

12. InvitedLecturerin6thVacuumandSurfaceScienceConferenceofAsiaandAustralia,9‐13October2012,IslamabadPakistan.

13. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2012, 5‐9, March 2012, NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

14. Invited Lecturer in PPS Conference on Contemporary Physics (November 15‐17,2011)UniversityofGujrat,GujratPakistan.

15. Invited Lecturer in First International Conference on Energy and Environment(October10‐12,2011)AllamaIqbalOpenUniversity,IslamabadPakistan.

16. InvitedLecturerinCollaborativeWorkshoponPlasmaFocusDiagnosticDevelopmentandApplications(June27–July01,2011)INTIInternationalUniversity,NilaiKualaLumpurMalaysia.

17. Workshoponnanotechnology (24‐26May,2011),NationalCentre forPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

18. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2011, 1‐4 March 2011, NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

19. Invited Lecturer in Twelfth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (2‐4February2011)GovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore,Pakistan.

20. Invited Lecturer in One day Seminar on Plasma and Fusion Sciences (January 26,2011)PINSTECH,IslamabadPakistan.

21. Invited Lecturer in Joint ICTP/IAEA Workshop on Dense Magnetized Plasma and

PlasmaDiagnostics(November15–26,2010)theAbdusSalamInternationalCenterforTheoreticalPhysicsTrieste,Italy.

22. InvitedLecturerinPVSInternationalSymposiumonVacuumScienceandTechnology

(2‐ ‐6 November, ‐2010), National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, IslamabadPakistan.

23. Thirty‐fifth International Nathiagali Summer College (28 June‐ 10 July 2010)

Nathiagali,Pakistan.

24. InvitedLecturerinWorkshoponAstrophysicsandDensePlasmas,01–03June2010,NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

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25. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2010, 6‐9 April 2010, NationalCentreforPhysics,QAUCampus,IslamabadPakistan.

26. InvitedLecturer inWorkshoponVacuumScience&Technology,6–10April2009,

National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology, QAU Campus, IslamabadPakistan.

27. First NCP Scientific Spring 2009, 6‐9 April 2009, National Centre for Physics, QAU

Campus,IslamabadPakistan.

28. Eleventh National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (29‐ 31 January 2009)GovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore,Pakistan.

29. InternationalConferenceonPlasmaPhysics,(21–22November2008)Universityof

Gujrat,GujratPakistan.

30. International workshop on Plasma Computations and Applications (July 14 – 15,2008)UniversityofMalaya,KualaLumpurMalasia.

31. Symposiumonadvancedmaterials(8–10July2008)HolidayInn,Islamabad.

32. Thirty‐third International Nathiagali Summer College (23 June‐ 05 July 2008)

Nathiagali,Pakistan(InvitedLecturer).

33. National Workshop on Applied Vacuum Technologies (April 8 – 12 2008) BestWesternIslamabad,Pakistan(InvitedLecturer).

34. National Symposium on Plasma Physics (Jan 28 – 29 2008) Islamabad, Pakistan

(InvitedLecturer).

35. Thirty‐second International Nathiagali Summer College (25 June‐ 07 July 2007)Nathiagali,Pakistan.

36. International Symposium on Contemporary Physics (March 26‐30, 2007) Quaid‐i‐

AzamUniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

37. National Workshop on Vacuum Coatings (September 5‐9, 2006) Best WesternIslamabad,Pakistan.

38. Workshop on Plasma Physics: Capacity Building in Plasma Applications and

Diagnostic Techniques (March 7‐11, 2005) Abdus Salam International Center forTheoreticalPhysics,TriesteItaly.

39. Tenth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (11‐14 January 2005)

GovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore,Pakistan.

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40. MeetingonBasicResearchandIndustrialApplications(July6‐8,2004),BestWestern

Islamabad,Pakistan.

41. Workshop on Nanotechnologies (April 15‐17, 2004) Quaid‐i‐Azam UniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

42. IEEE 7th InternationalMulti‐Topic Conference (December 8‐9, 2003) Serena Hotel

Islamabad,Pakistan.

43. Workshop on Plasma Physics (November 10‐15, 2003) Abdus Salam InternationalCenterforTheoreticalPhysics,TriesteItaly.

44. Second National Conference on Non‐destructive testing, (22‐24 October 2003)

HolidayInnIslamabad,Pakistan.

45. Second InternationalBhurbanConferenceonAppliedSciencesandTechnology(16‐21June,2003)Bhurban,Pakistan.

46. InternationalWorkshoponVacuuminRenewableEnergyTechnologies(15‐19,April

2003)Islamabad,Pakistan.

47. NinthNationalSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysics(28‐30January2003)GovernmentCollegeUniversityLahore,Pakistan.

48. National Symposium on Nanotechnologies (November 4‐5, 2002) Islamabad,

Pakistan.

49. Twenty‐seventh International Nathiagali Summer College (24 June‐ 06 July 2002)Nathiagali,Pakistan.(InvitedLecturer)

50. National Workshop on Industrial Vacuum, (December 26‐29, 2001) Holiday Inn

Islamabad,Pakistan.

51. FirstNationalConferenceonNon‐destructivetesting,(24‐26October2001)HolidayInnIslamabad,Pakistan.

52. Twenty sixth International Nathiagali Summer College (26 June‐ 14 July 2001)

Bhorbon,Pakistan.

53. NationalSymposiumonPhysicsinIndustry(28‐30June2001),InstituteofIndustrialElectronicsEngineering,PCSIR,Karachi,Pakistan.

54. Eighth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (20‐22 November 2000)

GovernmentCollegeLahore,Pakistan.

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55. WorkshoponPlasmaDiagnosticsandIndustrialApplicationsofPlasmas(October12

‐13,2000)theAbdusSalamICTPTrieste,Italy.

56. Workshop on Computational Physics (September 20‐24, 1999) Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

57. Institute of Physics 26th PlasmaPhysics Conference (29thMarch ‐ 1st April 1999)

Pitlochry,ScotlandUK.

58. SixthNationalSymposiumonFrontiers inPhysics (16‐18December1997)Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

59. FifthNational SymposiumonFrontiers inPhysics (26‐28December1995)Quaid‐i‐

AzamUniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

60. PIPConference95(April3‐6,1995)IslamiaUniversityBahawalpur,Pakistan.

61. Regional Course on Plasma Physics (Nov. 12‐30, 1994) Quaid‐i‐Azam UniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

62. InternationalSummerSchoolandWorkshoponNuclearFusionandPlasmaPhysics

(October4‐17,1993)Hefei,China.

63. Seventeenth International Nathiagali Summer College (25 June to 9 July 1992)Nathiagali,Pakistan.

64. Fourth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (15 ‐ 19 April 1992) Quaid‐i‐

AzamUniversityIslamabadPakistan.

65. ThirdNationalSymposiumonFrontiersinPhysics(26‐29November1990)Quaid‐i‐AzamUniversityIslamabad,Pakistan.

66. SpringCollegeonPlasmaPhysics(15Mayto9June1989)Trieste,Italy.

67. SecondNationalSymposiuminFrontiersinPhysics(26‐31December,1988)Quaid‐i‐

AzamUniversity,Islamabad,Pakistan.

68. Third Tropical College on Plasma Physics (29 May to 18 June 1988) UniversityMalaya,KualaLumpur,Malaysia.

69. XIVEuropean conference onPlasmaPhysics andControlledThermonuclear Fusion

(22‐27June1987)MadridSpain.

70. SpringCollegeonPlasmaPhysics(25Mayto19June1987)Trieste,Italy.

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71. ConferenceonLaserandPlasmaTechnology(5‐10April1987)IslamabadPakistan.

72. Eleventh International Nathiagali Summer College (22 June to 10 July 1986)

Nathiagali,Pakistan.

73. SecondTropicalCollegeonappliedPhysics(17Marchto6April1986)

74. TenthInternationalSummerCollege(26Juneto18July1985)NathiagaliPakistan.

75. FirstTropicalCollegeonappliedphysics(26December1983to14January1984)UniversityofMalaya,Kuala‐Lumpur,Malaysia.