CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute
CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute
CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
I wish to record my deep sense of gratitude and sincere thanks to my guide Prof. T.<br />
Mukherjee, and co-guide Prof. D. K. Maity of <strong>Bhabha</strong> Atomic Research Centre (BARC),<br />
for their unstinted inspiration, invaluable guidance, encouragement, keen interest, good<br />
wishes and valuable suggestions throughout my entire research tenure. I am grateful to<br />
them for critically reviewing this thesis.<br />
It is my great privilege to acknowledge Prof. S. K. Ghosh and Prof. A. K. Samanta of<br />
Theoretical Chemistry Section, BARC for their valuable scientific suggestions during the<br />
course of this research work.<br />
It is my great pleasure to thank Prof. S. K. Sarkar, Prof. P. N. Bajaj, Prof. D. K. Palit and<br />
Prof. H. Pal of Radiation & Photochemistry Division, BARC for their help and<br />
encouragement.<br />
Members of Computer Centre, BARC is highly acknowledged for providing ANUPAM<br />
parallel computing facility and ready help over the years.<br />
Chairman (Prof. S. K. Ghosh) and members (Prof. P. D. Naik, Prof. T. K. Ghanty, Dr. C.<br />
Majumder) of the doctorial committee are gratefully acknowledged for their critical<br />
review and suggestions during progress review and pre-synopsis viva-voce.<br />
It is my pleasure to acknowledge the help rendered by all members of the RPCD and<br />
TCS, BARC at different times. I wish to thank my colleagues Dr. M. Kumbhakar, Dr. S.<br />
Nath, and Mr. P. K. Singh for their moral support, diversified help and several funs,<br />
which will always be remembered.<br />
I wish to express my sincere gratitude and indebtedness to my grandparents, parents,<br />
parents-in-law, sister-in-law and other family members and all well wishers for their love<br />
and blessings on me.<br />
Finally I would like to give credit and love to my wife Manika and daughter Anusha, for<br />
support and for bearing long separation from me while the progress of this work.<br />
September, 2009<br />
Arup Kumar <strong>Pathak</strong><br />
RPCD, BARC<br />
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