MUHAMMAD

ZAKAULLAH
NIC # 61101 1765655 1
Date of birth: November 05, 1955
Professor (Rafi M. Chaudhri Chair), GC
University Lahore, Pakistan.
Mailing address: Centre for Advanced
Studies in Physics, GC University, Church
Road 54000 Lahore, Pakistan.
mzakaullahqau@gmail.com
Phone Mobile: +92 321 5101987

EXPERIENCE
 UN University Fellow at University of Malaya Malaysia 1985‐1986
 Assistant Professor at Quaid‐i‐Azam University (QAU) 1989–1999
 Commonwealth Fellow at Imperial College UK 1998‐1999
 Associate Professor at Quaid‐i‐Azam University 1999–2002
 Professor at Quaid‐i‐Azam University 2002–2015
 Chairman Physics Department at QAU Dec 2012–Feb 2014
 Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences at QAU Feb 2014‐Nov 2015
 Professor at Quaid‐i‐Azam University 2002–2015
 Professor (on contract) at Quaid‐i‐Azam University 2015‐2017

EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Physics (Plasma Physics) 1989
Quaid‐i‐Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

M.Phil. in Plasma Physics (Plasma Physics) 1982
Quaid‐i‐Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
Supervisors: Professor Masud Hussain

M.Sc. in Physics 1979
Quaid‐i‐Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan

GRANTS, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Awards
 Gold Medal Pakistan Science Foundation 2007
 Gold Medal Pakistan Academy of Sciences 2006
 United Nations University Fellow at University Malaya Kuala Lumpur (1985‐86),
 Commonwealth Fellow at Imperial College London (1998‐99)




PUBLICATIONS: Total 197 (List attached)
In Professional International referred Journals/ monographs 170
Citations (February 2018) 3408
Impact Factor: (of papers published) 250 PLUS
In conference Proceeding 27

SUPERVISED: 15 Ph.D. and 60 M.Phil. theses
Co‐SUPERVISED: 4 Ph.D. theses
PRESENTLY SUPERVISING: 3 Ph.D. students


WAS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. UGC project entitled “An experimental study of plasma focus discharge” September
1992 March 1994. Rs.35,000/‐

2. PSF project C‐QU/Phys(70) entitled “Study of plasma focus discharge” (1991 – 1994).
Rs.3,05,100/‐

3. TWAS project 93‐371 RG/PHYS/AS entitled “Electron temperature measurement in
the plasma focus discharge” October 1994 ‐ September 1995. US$4,000/‐

4. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Project Entitled "Study of Neutrons/X‐rays/Ion
beams/Optical radiation Emission from Plasma Focus". 1993‐1996. Rs.3,58,020/‐

5. Pakistan Science Foundation Project No. C‐QU/ Phys. (92) entitled “An experimental
study of plasma focus discharge” (1995‐98) Rs.4,11,437/‐

6. PSF project C‐QU‐Phys(108) entitled “Study of X‐rays/ Neutrons/ Ion beam emitted
from Mather‐Type Plasma Focus” (2000‐2003) Rs.3,44,219/‐

7. PAEC project entitled “Scope of Plasma Focus as a High Intensity X‐ray Source” (2001‐
2004) Rs.2,52,000/‐

8. HEC project entitled: “Generation and Characterization of Cold Plasma for Material
Processing, Study of plasma focus as high intensity ion source for deposition of
titanium carbide and titanium nitride thin films, Study of Plasma focus as a high
intensity x‐ray source” (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 and
Langmuir probe, Study of X‐rays emitted from a compact diode and a Plasma Focus”
(2003‐2006) Rs.8,26,261/‐

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 10. HEC project entitled: “Study of nitrogen plasma admixed with helium, neon, argon
and 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 processing
reactor for plasma ionitriding of steels” (2008‐2011) Rs.9,73,080/‐

12. PSF Project C‐QU/Phys(152) entitled “Gas mixture optimization study of pulsed dc
plasma for surface hardening of metals” (2011 – 2014) Rs.2,176,380/‐

13. HEC Project R&D 20‐2002 entitled “i. Study of RF generated plasmas for
characterization and application of active species, ii. Study of Physical Vapor
Deposition on different substrates (of industrial interests)”(2012‐2016) Rs.
18,518,680/‐

14. Eleven Quaid‐i‐Azam University Research Grants during last twenty years.


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Associate Editor Journal of Fusion Energy Springer
 Reviewer (Journals) Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Physics of Plasmas,
Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters
 Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers USA since 2000
 Life member Pakistan Physical Society:
(Joint Secretary/ Secretary: 1998‐99, 2003‐04, 2005‐06, 2007‐08)
(Vice President/ President: 2012‐2013)
 Life member Pakistan Vacuum Societ
 Life member Pakistan Institute of physics

ESTABLISHED PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY AT QUAID‐I‐AZAM UNIVERSITY
i) Developed a cold plasma reactor for Material Processing (Plasma Ionitriding and Plasma
Sterilization), and parallel plate capacitively coupled and Inductively RF discharge
system.
ii) Locally developed and successfully operated a 3 kJ Mather‐type Plasma Focus device.
iii) Fabricated components like pressurised spark gaps, x‐ray pinhole camera, x‐ray
detectors, Faraday cup and Faraday cage in the laboratory.
iv) Designed and supervised in developing a 3 kJ Plasma Focus along with charger, trigger
unit and other accessories at Government College University Lahore.

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PEER‐REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. M. Naeem, Kamal Hussain Khan, M. Shahid, Javed Iqbal, M. Shafiq, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam
and M. Zakaullah, Non‐Intrusive measurement of electron, vibrational, rotational
temperatures and active species concentrations in N2‐H2 cathodic cage plasma,
Surface & Coatings Technology 344 (2018) 233‐243.
2. N. Khatoon, H. M. Yasin, M. Younus, W. Ahmed, N. U. Rehman, M. Zakaullah and M.
Zafar Iqbal, Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of gold nanoparticles via
plasma‐liquid interaction technique, AIP Advances 8 (2018) 015130
3. M. Naeem, H. A. Raza, M. Shafiq, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, Javed Iqbal, J.C. Diaz‐Guillen and M.
Zakaullah, Effect of pulsed duty cycle control on tribological and corrosion
properties of AISI‐316 in cathodic cage plasma nitriding, Mater. Res. Express 4 (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, Enhanced surface properties of aluminum by PVD‐TiN
coating combined with cathodic cage plasma nitriding, Surface & Coatings Technology
327 (2017) 59‐65.
5. Mujahid Zaka‐ul‐Islam, M. Naeem, M. Shafiq, Sitara, Abdul Jabbar Al‐Rajab and M.
Zakaullah, Active screen cage pulsed dc discharge for implanting copper in
polytetrafluoroetylene (PTFE), Mater. Res. Express, 4 (2017) 075304.
6. S. Ahmad, A. Qayyum, M. Hassan and M. Zakaullah, Comparative study of x‐ray
emission from plasma focus relative to different preionization schemes, Plasma
Physics Reports, 43 (2017)
7. Maria Younus, N. U. Rehman, M. Shafiq, M. Naeem, M. Zaka‐Ul‐Islam, M. Zakaullah,
Langmuir probe study of an inductively coupled magnetic‐pole enhanced helium
plasma, Plasma Physics Reports, 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, Novel duplex cathodic cage plasma nitriding of non‐
alloyed steel using aluminum and austenite steel cathodic cages, J. Alloys and
Compounds, 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, Improved surface properties of AISI‐304 by novel duplex cathodic cage
plasma nitriding, Materials Letters 189 (2017)213–216
10. M. Naeem, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, Z. I. Khattak, M. Shafiq, M. Zakaullah, Influence of argon
fraction on plasma parameters in H2‐N2 mixture discharge with cathodic cage, Eur.
Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 77 (2017) 10801
11. Maria Younus, 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 with
magnetic pole enhancement, Plasma Sci. Technol. 19 (2017) 025402
12. M. Naeem, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, M. Shafiq, M. I. Bashir, J.C. Diaz‐Guillen, M. Zakaullah,
Influence of cathode cage diameter on mechanical properties of plasma nitride AISI
304 steel, Surface & Coatings Technology 309 (2017) 738‐748
13. Maria Youns, N.U Rehman, M. Shafiq, S.S. Hussain, M. Zakaullah, and M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam
Characterization of RF He‐N /Ar mixture plasma via Langmuir probe and optical
emission spectroscopy techniques, Physics Of Plasmas 23 083521 (2016)

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14. M. Naeem, M. Shafiq, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, Abida Ashiq, J.C. Diaz‐Guillen, M. Shahzad, M.
Zakaullah, Enhanced surface properties of plain carbon steel using plasma nitriding
with austenitic steel cathodic cage, Materials and Design 108 (2016) 745‐753
15. A. Saeed, M. Abrar, A.W. Khan, F. Jan, B.S. Khan, H.U. Shah, M. Zaka‐ul‐Islam, and M.
Zakaullah, Optical emission spectroscopy of 50 Hz pulsed dc nitrogen–hydrogen
plasma in the presence of active screen cage, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids,
171 (2016) 384‐397.
16. Naeem M., Shafiq M.,.Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Nawaz Naila., Diaz‐Guillen J.C., Zakaullah M.,
Effect of cathodic cage size on plasma nitriding of AISI 304 steel, Material Letters, 181
(2016) 78‐81
17. Naeem M., Waqas M., Jan I., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Diaz‐Guillen J.C., Rehman N.U., Shafiq M.,
Zakaullah M., Influence of pulsed power supply parameters on active screen plasma
nitriding. Surface & Coatings Technology 300 (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 and
Chemistry 123,(2016) 115‐121
19. Younus Maria., Rehman N.U., Shafiq M., Zakaullah. M., Abrar M., Evolution of plasma
parameters in a He‐ / Ar magnetic pole enhanced inductive plasma source. Physics
of Plasma 23,(2016) 023512
20. Imran M., Rehman N.U., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Shafiq M., Zakaullah., M Correlation
between excitation and electron temperature in 50 Hz pulsed Ar‐ mixture plasma.
Optik 127,(2016) 3312‐3315
21. Rehman N.U., Masood A., Anjum Z., Ahmed I., Khan M.A., and Zakaullah. M., Optical
emission spectroscopy of He‐ mixture plasma, Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids,
170.(2015) 668‐678
22. Hassan M., Qayyum A., Ahmad S., Naseer S., Khattak N.A.D., Zakaullah M., Structural
and Mechanical Properties of Radiofrequency Ar‐N2 Plasma Nitrided Aluminum,
Material Research 18 (2015) 353‐359
23. Saeed A., Khan A. W., Jan F., Shah H. U., Abrar M., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Khalid M., and
Zakaullah M., Optimization Study of Pulsed DC Nitrogen‐Hydrogen Plasma in the
Presence of an Active Screen Cage, Plasma Science and Technology 16 (2014) 460‐
464
24. Saeed A., Khan A.W., Shafiq M., Jan F., Abrar M., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., and Zakaullah M.,
Investigation of 50 Hz Pulsed DC Nitrogen Plasma with Active Screen Cage by Trace
Rare Gas Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Plasma Science and Technology 16 (2014),
324‐328
25. Saeed A., Khan A. W., Jan F., Waqar M., Abrar M., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Hussnain A., and
Zakaullah M., Pulsed dc Discharge in the Presence of Active Screen for Nitrogen of
High Carbon Steel, Material Research 17 (2014) 857‐865
26. Naeem M., Khattak Z. I., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Shabir S., Khan A. W., and Zakaullah M.,
Investigation of plasma parameters in an active screen cage puled dc plasma used for
plasma nitriding, Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids 11(2014) 893‐905
27. Hassan M., Qayyum A., Ahmad S., Mahmood S., Shafiq M., Zakaullah M., Lee P. and
Rawat R.S., DLC coating on stainless steel by pulsed methane discharge in repetitive
plasma focus, Applied Surface Science 303 (2014) 187–195.
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28. Ahmad S.,Qayyum A., Hassan M., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Correlation of neutron
and X‐ray emission from plasma focus with pre‐ionization, J Fusion Energ., 33 (2014)
720 – 725.
29. Rehman N. U., Khan M. A., Naz M. Y., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Characterization of
13.56MHz RF Ne–N2 mixture plasma using intrusive and non‐intrusive diagnostic
techniques, Physica Scripta 88 (2013) 045503 (11pp).
30. Abrar M., Qayyum A., Gilani A.R., Khan A.W., Saeed A., Naseer S., Zakaullah M., Effect
of helium mixing on excitation temperature and nitrogen dissociation in inductively
coupled plasma, Current Applied Physics 13 (2013) 969 ‐ 974.
31. Khan A.W., Jan F., Saeed A., Zaka‐ul‐Islam M., Abrar M., Khattak N.A.D., Zakaullah M.,
Comparative study of electron temperature and excitation temperature in a magnetic
pole enhanced‐inductively coupled argon Plasma, Current Applied Physics 13 (2013)
1241 ‐ 1246.
32. Jan F., Khan A.W., Saeed A., Zakaullah M., A Report on H mode in Magnetic Pole
Enhanced Inductively Coupled Nitrogen Plasmas, Contrib. Plasma Phys., (2013) 1‐11
DOI 10.1002/ctpp.201200019.
33. Rehman N. U., Anjum Z., Masood A., Farooq M., Ahmad I., Zakaullah M., Metrology of
non‐thermal capacitively coupled N2‐Ar mixture plasma, Optics Communications 296
(2013) 72 ‐ 78.
34. Jan F., Khan A. W., Saeed A., Zakaullah M., Comparative Study of Plasma Parameters
in Magnetic Pole Enhanced Inductively Coupled Argon Plasmas, Plasma Science and
Technology, 15 (2013) 319 ‐ 324.
35. Saeed A., Khan A.W., Jan F., Abrar M., Khalid M., Zakaullah M., Validity of “sputtering
and re‐condensation” model in active screen cage plasma nitriding process, Applied
surface Sciences, 273 (2013) 173‐178.
36. Lim L. K., Yap S. L., Wong C. S., Zakaullah M., Deuteron Beam Source Based on Mather
Type Plasma Focus, J Fusion Energ., 32 (2013) 287‐292.
37. Khan M. Z., Yap S. L., Khan M. A., Rehman A. U., Zakaullah M., Effect of cathode
designs on radiation emission of compact diode (CD) device, J. Fusion Energ. 32
(2013) 34‐41.
38. Abrar M., Farwa G.U., Naseer S., Saeed A., Khan A. W., Iqbal Z., Hussain S. T., Zakaullah
M., Enhancement of the electrical properties of carbon nanotubes with Ar‐N2 plasma
treatment, Current Applied Physics 13 (2013) 567‐575.
39. Mahmood S., Rawat R. S., Wang Y., Lee S., Zakaullah M., Tan T. L., Springham S. V. and
Lee P., Effects of laser energy fluence on the onset and growth of the Rayleigh–Taylor
instabilities and its influence on the topography of the Fe thin film grown in pulsed
laser deposition facility, Physics of Plasma 19 (2012) 103504.
40. Iqbal Z., Hussain I., Rauf A., Zakaullah M., Syed Tajammul Hussain and Haq A ul.,
Corrosion Protection of Commercial Steel Using Stainless Steel Coatings Deposited by
Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition Technique, Protection of Metals and Physical
Chemistry of Surfaces, 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 Zakaullah M., Mode transition in magnetic pole
enhanced inductively coupled argon plasmas, Eur. Phys. J. D 66 (2012) 103.
43. Rehman N. U., Khan F.U., Naseer S., Murtaza G., Hussain S.S., Ahmad I. and Zakaullah
M., Trace‐Rare‐Gas Optical Emission Spectroscopy of Nitrogen Plasma Generated at a
Frequency of 13.56MHz., Plasma science and Technology, 13 (2011) 208‐212.
44. Naz M. Y., Ghaffar A., Rehman N. U., Azam M., Shukrullah S., Qayyum A., and Zakaullah
M., Symmetric and asymmetric double Langmuir probe characterization of
radiofrequency inductively coupled nitrogen plasma, Progress In Electromagnetics
Research, 115 (2011) 207‐221.
45. Khan F. U., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., Naz M. Y., Khattak N. A. D., and Zakaullah M.,
Effect of excitation and vibrational temperature on the dissociation of nitrogen
molecules in Ar‐N2 mixture RF discharge, Spectroscopy Letters, 44 (2011) 194‐202.
46. Naz M. Y., Ghaffar A., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., and Zakaullah M., Double and triple
Langmuir measurement in inductively coupled nitrogen plasma, Progress In
Electromagnetics Research, 114 (2011) 113‐128.
47. Murtaza G., Hussain S. S., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M.,
Carburizing of zirconium using a low energy Mather type plasma focus, Surface &
Coating Technology 205 (2011) 3012 – 3019.
48. Mahmood S., Rawat R. S., Darby M. S. B., Zakaullah M., Springham S. V., Tan T. L. and
Lee P., On the plume splitting of pulsed laser ablated Fe and Al plasmas, Physics of
Plasmas 17 (2010) 103105
49. Hussain S., Shafiq M., Badar M. A. and Zakaullah M., Effect of insulator sleeve material
on the x‐ray emission from a plasma focus device, Physics of Plasmas 17 (2010)
092705
50. Qayyum A., Ahmed S., Hassan M., and Zakaullah M., Vibrational distribution of N2(C,
) state in a pulsed‐DC generated N2‐Ar glow discharge, Spectro. Lett. 43 (2010) 259
– 265.
51. Khan H. U., Shafiq M. Hussain S. S. and Zakaullah M., Effect of preionization on soft X‐
ray emission and plasma dynamics in a small plasma focus system, J. Appl. Phys. 107
(2010) 073301
52. Khan I. A., Jabbar S., Hussain T., Hussan M., Ahmad A., Zakaullah M., Rawat S. S.,
Deposition of zirconium carbonitride composite films using ion and electron beams
emitted from plasma focus device, Nucl. Instr. Meth. In Phys. Res. B 268 (2010) 2228
– 2234.
53. Hussain S., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Tailoring a plasma focus as hard x‐ray source
for imaging, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96 (2010) 031501.
54. Shafiq M., Hassan M., Shahzad K., Qayyum A., Ahmad S.,Rawat R. S. and Zakaullah M.,
Pulsed ion beam‐assisted carburizing of titanium in methane discharge, Chin. Phys. B.
19, (2010) 012801.

55. Naseer S., Khan F.U., Rehman N.U., Qayyum A., Rahman F. and Zakaullah M., Plasma
nitriding of aluminum in a pulsed dc glow discharge of nitrogen, Eur. Phys. J. Appl.
Phys. 49 (2010) 21001.
56. Khan H. U., Shafiq M., Hussain S. S. and Zakaullah M., Enhancing soft X‐ray emission
with depleted uranium in neon plasma focus, EPJ Appl. Phys. 48 (2009) 21001.
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57. Khan H. U., Shafiq M., Hussain S. S., Ahmad S. and Zakaullah M., Soft X‐ray emission
from preionized He plasma in a 3.3 kJ Mather type plasma focus device, Plasma Dev.
Oper. 17 (2009) 257 – 264.
58. Khan F. U., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., Naveed M. A., Qayyum A., Khattak N. A. D. and
Zakaullah M., Reply to comments on: Diagnostics of 13.56 MHz RF sustained Ar‐N2
plasma by optical emission spectroscopy, EPJ Appl. Phys. 47 (2009) 11002.
59. Murtaza G., Hussain S. S., Sadiq M. and Zakaullah M., Plasma focus assisted
carburizing of aluminium, Thin Solid Films 517 (2009) 6777‐6783.
60. Hussain S. S., Ahmad S., Murtaza G., and Zakaullah M., Effect of anode shape on
correlation of neutron emission with pinch energy from a 2.7 kJ Mather‐type plasma
focus device, , J. Appl. Phys. 106 (2009) 023311, 1‐5.
61. Khan I. A., Hassan M., Hussain T., Ahmad R., ., Zakaullah M., Rawat R. S., Synthesis of
nano‐crystalline zirconium aluminium oxynitride (ZrAlON) composite films by dense
plasma focus device, Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2009) 6132 – 6140.
62. Hassan M., Qayyum A., Ahmad R., Rawat R. S., Lee P., Hassan S. M., Murtaza G. and
Zakaullah M., Dense plasma focus ion‐based titanium nitride coating on titanium,
Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. 267B (2009) 1911 – 1917.
63. Jabbar S., Khan I. A., Ahmad R., Zakaullah M. and Pan J. S., Carbontriding of silicon
using plasma focus device J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 27 (2009) 381 ‐ 388.
64. Iqbal T., Sajjad M., Imran M., Sadiq M. and Zakaullah M., Characterization of carbon
film by Raman spectroscopy, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 164 (2009) 153
– 161.
65. Rehman N. U., Khan F. U., Khattak N. A. D., Naveed M. A. and Zakaullah M., Reply to
comments on Determination of excitation temperature and vibrational temperature
of the N2(C3u’) state in the Ne‐N2 RF discharge, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 18
(2009) 018002 (3 pp)
66. Mahmood S., Rawat R. S., Zakaullah M., Lin J. J., Springham S. V., Tan T. L. and Lee P.,
Investigation of plume expansion dynamics and estimation of ablation parameters of
laser ablated Fe plasma, J. Phys. D; Appl. Phys. 42 (2009) 135504 (10 pp)
67. Hussain S., Ahmad S., Sadiq Mehboob, Lee P., Zakaullah M., and Waheed A., X‐ray
emission from plasma focus: envisioned by various competitive detectors, J. Fusion
Energy 28 (2009) 124 ‐ 129.
68. Khan F. U., Rehman N. U., Naseer S., Naveed M. A., Qayyum A., Khattak N. A. D. and
Zakaullah M., Diagnostics of 13.56 MHz RF sustained Ar‐N2 plasma by optical
emission spectroscopy, EPJ Appl. Phys. 45 (2009) 11002, 1‐8.
69. Rehman N. U., Khattak F. U., Khattak N. A. D. and Zakaullah M., Erratum to: Effect of
neon mixing on vibrational temperature of molecular nitrogen plasma generated at
13.56 MHz, Phys. Lett. A 372 (2008) 7100.
70. Rehman N. U., Khan F. U., Naseer S. and Zakaullah M., Characterization of non‐
thermal Ne‐N2 mixture radio frequency discharge, J. Appl. Phys. 104 (2008) 123304,
1‐9.
71. Masood K., Bhatti S. A. and Zakaullah M., Development of directly and indirectly
heated thermionic electron beam sources at EBSDL, Vacuum, 82 (2008) 1386 – 1390.

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72. Shah. M. S., Ahmad R., Zakaullah M. and Murtaza G., Plasma characterization of
aluminium alloy using 50 Hz ac discharge, Plasma Devices and Operations, 16 (2008)
247 – 266.
73. Naveed M. A., Rehman N. U., Zeb S., Hussain S., and Zakaullah M., Langmuir probe and
spectroscopic studies of RF generated helium‐nitrogen mixture plasma, Eur Phys. J.
D. 47 (2008) 395 ‐ 402
74. Shafiq M., Asghar M., Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Qayyum A. and Zakaullah M., Dense plasma
focus assisted nitriding of AISI – 304, Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids 163 (2008)
729 ‐ 736.
75. Khan I. A., Hassan M., Ahmad R., Murtaza G., Zakaullah M., Rawat R. and Lee P.,
Synthesis of zirconium oxynitride (ZrON) nanocomposite films on zirconium
substrate by dense plasma focus device, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B. 23 (2008) 3941 – 3955.
76. Khan I. A., Hassan M., Ahmad R., Qayyum A., Murtaza G., Zakaullah M., and Rawat R.
S., Nitridation of zirconium using energetic ions from plasma focus device, Thin Solid
Films 516 (2008) 8255 ‐ 8263.
77. Masood K., Iqbal M., Zakaullah M., Zafar J. and Gibson A. A., Influence of balancing
parameters in achieving magnetic field uniformity in a large cylindrical volume, J.
Appl. Phys. 104 (2008) 014908:1‐7.
78. Khattak N. A. D., Ahmad Z., Zakaullah M., and Murtaza G., Compression enhancement
by current stepping in a multicascade liner gas‐puff Z‐pinch plasma, Physica Scripta
77 (2008) 045501 (8pp).
79. Zeb S., Qayyum A., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Deposition of titanium nitride on AISI‐
304 in plasma focus environment, EPJ Appl. Phys. 42 (2008) 145 ‐ 151.
80. Rehman N. U., Khan F. U., Naveed M. A. and Zakaullah M., Determination of excitation
temperature and vibrational temperature of the N2(C3u’) state in the Ne‐N2 RF
discharge, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 17 (2008) 025005 (8 pp).
81. Shah M. S., Murtaza S., Ahmad R., Zakaullah M., Qayyum A. and Murtaza G., Langmuir
Probe characterization of nitrogen plasma for surface nitriding of AISI‐4140 steel, J.
Material Processing Tech. 199 (2008) 363 – 368.
82. Rehman N. U., Khattak F. U., Khattak N. A. D. and Zakaullah M., Effect of neon mixing
on vibrational temperature of molecular nitrogen plasma generated at 13.56 MHz,
Phys. Lett. A 372 (2008) 1462 ‐ 1468.
83. Hassan M., Rawat R. S., Lee P., Hassan S. M., Qayyum. A., Ahmad R., Murtaza G. and
Zakaullah M., Synthesis of nanocrysalline muliphase titanium carbide (TiCxOy) thin
films by UNU/ICTP and NX2 plasma focus devices Appl. Phys. A 90 (2008) 669 – 677.
84. Masood K., Iqbal M. and Zakaullah M., Emission characteristics of the thermionic
electron beam sources developed at EBSDL, Nucl. Instrum. & Meth. Phys. Res. A 584
(2008) 9 – 24.
85. Hussain S. and Zakaullah M., Study of plasma focus as a hard X‐ray source for non‐
destructive testing, Mod. Phys. Lett B 24 (2007) 1643 ‐ 1650.
86. Qayyum A., Naveed M. A., Zeb S., Murtaza G. and Zakaullah M., Glow discharge
plasma nitriding of AISI 304 stainless steel, Plasma Science & Tech. 9 (2007) 463 –
468.
87. Hussain S. and Zakaullah M., Reliable field distortion spark gap for plasma focus,
Plasma Science & Tech. 9 (2007) 504 – 507.
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88. Qayyum A., Shaista Zeb, Naveed M. A., Rehman N. U., Ghauri S. A., and Zakaullah M.
Optical emission spectroscopy of Ar‐N2 mixture plasma, J Q Spectroscopy Rad.
Tranfer 107 (2007) 361 ‐ 371.
89. Hussain S. S., Ahmad S., Lee S. and Zakaullah M., The correlation of X‐ray emission
with pinch energy in a 1.5 kJ plasma focus, Plasma Sources Sci. Tech. 16 (2007) 587 –
592.
90. Shaista Zeb, Sadiq M., Qayyum A., Murtaza Ghulam and Zakaullah M., Deposition of
diamond‐like carbon film using dense plasma focus, Mat. Chem. Phys. 103 (2007) 235
‐ 240.
91. Qayyum A., Shaista Zeb, Naveed M. A., Ghauri S. A., and Zakaullah M. Optical
actinometry of N‐atom density in nitrogen plasma, Plasma Devices Operations 15
(2007) 87 ‐ 93.
92. Sadiq M., Ahmad A., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Enhanced crystallinity of PTFE by
ion irradiation in dense plasma focus, Plasma Process & Polymers 4 (2007) 186 ‐ 191.
93. Shaista Zeb, Murtaza G., and Zakaullah M. Influence of the filling gas on plasma focus
assisted diamond‐like carbon coating at room temperature, J. Appl. Phys. 101 (2007)
063307: 1‐9.
94. Shaista Zeb, Qayyum A., Sadiq M., Shafiq M., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Deposition
of diamond‐like carbon films using graphite sputtering in neon dense plasma, Plasma
Chem. Plasma Process. 27 (2007) 127 139.
95. Haasan M., Qayyum A., Ahmad R., Murtaza G. and Zakaullah M., Nitriding of titanium
by using ion beam delivered by a plasma focus, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 40 (2007)769‐
777.
96. Sadiq M., Ahmad A., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M., Nitrogen ion implantation of silicon
in dense plasma focus, Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. B 252 (2006) 219 ‐224.
97. Sadiq M., Ahmad A., Shafiq M. and Zakaullah M. Ahmad R. and Waheed A., Reactive
sputter deposition of AlN films by dense plasma focus, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. 24 (2006)
2122 ‐2127 .
98. Sharif M., Ahmad S., Hussain S., Zakaullah M., and Waheed A., X‐ray emission scaling
law from a plasma focus with different inserts (Cu, Mo and W) at the anode tip, J.
Appl. Phys. 100 (2006) 073301.
99. Naveed M. A., Qayyum A., Ali S. and Zakaullah M., Effects of helium gas mixing on the
production of active species in nitrogen plasma, Phys. Lett. A 359 (2006) 499 ‐ 503.
100. Hassan M., Ahmad R., Murtaza G., Qayyum A., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Surface
modification of AlFe1.8Zn0.8 alloy by using dense plasma focus, Vacuum 81 (2006)
291 ‐ 298.
101. Ahmad S., Shafiq M., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Depleted uranium (92U238) induced
pre‐ionization for enhanced and reproducible X‐ray emission from plasma focus,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 061503.
102. Ahmad S., Hussain S. S., Sadiq M., Shafiq M., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Enhanced
and reproducible neutron emission from a plasma focus with pre‐ionization induced
by depleted uranium (U238), Plasma Phys. Cont. Fusion 48 (2006) 745 ‐ 755.
103. Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Shafiq M., Waheed A., Lee P. and Zakaullah M., Effect of Pre‐
Ionization by Shunt Resistor on Reproducibility of the Plasma Focus Operation,
Plasma Sources Science & Technology, 15 (2006) 314 ‐ 321.
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104. Sadiq M., Ahmad S., Wheed A and Zakaullah M., The Nitriding of Aluminium by Dense
Plasma Focus, Plasma Sources Science & Technology, 15 (2006) 295‐301.
105. Sharif M., Hussain S., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A, Enhancement of X‐ray emission in
the side on direction in a Mather‐type plasma focus Euro Phys. J. D 38 (2006) 337 ‐
341.
106. Ahmed R., Hassan M., Murtaza G., Akhter J. I., Qayyum A., Waheed A. and Zakaullah
M., Co‐deposition of titanium and iron nitrides on SS‐321 by using plasma focus,
Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 161 (2006) 121 ‐ 129.
107. Qayyum A., Ahmad R, Ghauri S A, Waheed A and Zakaullah M., Hydrogen Balmer‐β
and Balmer‐γ emission profiles in an abnormal glow region of hydrogen plasma,
Vacuum 80 (2006) 574‐580.
108. Sadiq M., Shafiq M., Waheed A., Ahmad R. and Zakaullah M. Amorphization of silicon
by ion irradiation in dense plasma focus Phys. Lett. A 352 (2006) 150‐154.
109. Qayyum A., Ahmad R., Ghauri S. A., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Measurement of
plasma electron density and temperature from Stark‐broadened H‐β and H‐γ
emission profiles, Plasma Devices and Operations 80 (2006) 574‐80.
110. Qayyum A., Zeb S., Naveed M. A., Ghauri S. A., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Optical
emission spectroscopy of the active species in nitrogen plasma, Plasma Devices and
Operations 14 (2006) 61‐70.
111. Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Hussain S., Shafiq M., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A., Catalytic
action of β‐source on X‐ray emission from plasma focus Rev. Sci. Inst. 77 (2006)
013504
112. Hussain S., Ahmad S., Sharif M., Sadiq M., Waheed A and Zakaullah M., Comparative
studies of X‐ray emission from a plasma focus with different metal inserts at the
anode tip, Phys. Lett. A 349 (2006) 236‐244.
113. Ahmad S., Sadiq M., Hussain S., Shafiq M., Lee P., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A.,
Enhanced and reproducible X‐ray emission in a low energy plasma focus, Europhys.
Lett. 73 (2006) 42‐48.
114. Qayyum A., Zeb S., Naveed M. A., Ghauri S. A., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Diagnostic
of nitrogen plasma by trace rare gas‐optical emission spectroscopy, J. Appl. Phys. 98
(2005) 103303;1‐9.
115. Qayyum A., Ahmad R., Waheed A and Zakaullah M., Spectroscopic optimisation of
abnormal glow conditions for plasma ion nitriding, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 32 (2005)
45‐52.
116. Qayyum A., Zeb S., Ali S., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Optical emission spectroscopy
of abnormal glow region in nitrogen plasma, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 25
(2005) 551‐564
117. Patran A.,Tan L. C., Stoenescu D., Rafique M. S., Rawat R. S., Springham S. V., Tan T. L.,
Lee P., Zakaullah M., and Lee S., Spectral study of the electron beam emitted from a 3
kJ plasma focus, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 14 (2005) 549‐560
118. Rawat R. S., Zhang T., Lim G. J., Tan W. H., Ng S. J., Patran A., Hassan S. M., Springham S.
V., Tan T. L., Zakaullah M., Lee P., and Lee S., Soft X‐ray Imaging using a Neon Filled
Plasma Focus X‐ray Source, Journal of Fusion Energy 23, (2004, ©2005) 49‐53.

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119. Ahmad S., Hussain S., Khan H. U., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A., Study of Cu‐Kα
emission from compact diodes powered by capacitor discharge, Chinese J. Physics 43
(2005) 86‐94.
120. Zakaullah M. Ahmad S., Hussain S., Afzal A. and Waheed A, X‐rays emission from a
compact diode energised by a capacitor discharge, European Physical Journal‐Applied
Physics 29 (2005) 91‐97.
121. Hussain S, Shafiq M., Ahmad R., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Plasma focus as a
possible X‐ray source for radiography, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 14 (2005) 61‐
69.
122. Shafiq M., Khan A. A., Hussain S., Sharif M., Ahmad R., Bhatti S. H., Waheed A. and
Zakaullah M., Generation of titanium K‐radiation in a 1 kJ plasma focus, Plasma
Devices and Operations 12 (2004) 305‐312.
123. Yasin M., Ali R., Solaija T J., Younus J. and Zakaullah M., Study of neutron yield
degradation in a low energy plasma focus, J Fusion Energy 22, (2003, ©2004) 245 –
248.
124. Sharif M., Hussain S., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A, Study of the x‐ray emission scaling
law in a low energy plasma focus, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 13 (2004) B7 –
B13.
125. Hussain S., Ahmad S., Khan M. Z., Zakaullah M. and Waheed A., Plasma focus as a high
intensity flash X‐ray source for biological radiography, J Fusion Energy 22, (2003,
©2004) 195 – 200.
126. Qayyum A., S. Ali Shan, Zakaullah M. and Waheed A, Effect of plasma oxide surface
coating of electrodes on impurity level and plasma parameters, Int. J. Mod. Physics B
18 (2004) 1687‐1696.
127. Hussain S., Zakaullah M., Ali S. and Waheed A., Low energy plasma focus as an
intense X‐ray source for radiography, Plasma Science & Technology 6 (2004) 2296‐
2300.
128. Ahmad R., Hassan M., Murtaza G., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., Study of lateral
spread of ions emitted from 2.3 kJ plasma focus with hydrogen and nitrogen gases, J
Fusion Energy 21, (2002, ©2003) 217 – 220.
129. Hussain S., Zakaullah M., Ali S., Bhatti S. H. and Waheed A., X‐ray enhancement from a
plasma focus by inserting lead at the anode tip, Phys. Lett. 319A (2003) 181 ‐ 187.
130. Khan M. Z., Ahmad S., Zakaullah M., Waheed A., Ahmad R. and G. Murtaza, Study of X‐
ray emission from a compact diode operated by a high inductance capacitor
discharge, J Fusion Energy 21, (2002, ©2003) 211 – 216.
131. Zakaullah M., Improved plasma electron temperature measurement and its
correlation study with neutron emission in a low energy plasma focus, in Advances in
Plasma Physics Research, vol. 4, ed. By Francois Gerard, Nova Science Publishers Inc.
New York (2003) pp. 175‐187.
132. Qayyum A., Ikram M., Zakaullah M., Waheed A., Murtaza G., Ahmad R., Majeed A.,
Khattak N. A. D., Mansoor K. and Chaudary K. A., Characterization of argon plasma by
use of optical emission spectroscopy and Langmuir probe measurements, Int. J. Mod.
Physics B 17 (2003) 2749‐2759.

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133. Zakaullah M. , Waheed A., Ahmad S., Zeb S., and Hussain S., Study of neutron emission
in a low energy plasma focus with b‐source assisted breakdown, Plasma Sources
Science & 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 radon
monitoring device using CR‐39 detector, J. Environmental Radioactivity 65 (2003)
243 ‐ 254.
135. Shafiq M., Hussain S., Waheed A. and Zakaullah M., X‐ray emission from plasma focus
with high Z inserts at the anode tip, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 12 (2003) 199 ‐
204.
136. Zakaullah M., Alamgir A., Shafiq M., Sharif M. and Waheed A., Scope of plasma focus
with argon as a soft X‐ray source, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 30 (2002)
2089 ‐ 2094.
137. Shafiq M., Hussain S, Sharif M. and Zakaullah M., Soft x‐ray emission optimization
study with nitrogen gas in a 1.2 kJ plasma focus, J Fusion Energy 20, (2001, ©2002)
113 – 115.
138. Shafiq M., Hussain S., Sharif M., Zakaullah M., and Waheed A., Study of molybdenum
K‐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 simple
technique to record X‐ray fluence anisotropy of a source, J Fusion Energy 20, (2001,
©2002) 69‐73.
140. Zakaullah M., Alamgir K., Shafiq M., Hassan S. M., Sharif M. Hussain S. and Waheed A.,
Characteristics of X‐rays from plasma focus operated with neon gas, Plasma Sources
Science & Tech. 11 (2002) 377‐382.
141. Shafiq M., Sartaj, Hussain S., Ahmad S., Zakaullah M., Waheed A., Murtaza G. and
Ahmad R., Soft X‐ray emission in the (1.0 – 1.5 keV) window with nitrogen filling in a
low energy plasma focus, Mod. Phys. Lett. 16B (2002) 309–318.
142. Zakaullah M., Alamgir K., Shafiq M., Sharif M., Waheed A. and Murtaza G., Low energy
plasma focus as a tailored X‐ray source, J Fusion Energy 19, (2000, ©2002) 143‐157.
143. Waheed A., Aqil‐ur‐Rehman, Zakaullah M. and Murtaza G., High efficiency neutron
detector for low neutron flux measurement, J Fusion Energy 19 (2000, ©2001) 91‐
92.
144. Zakaullah M., Alamgir A., Shafiq M., Hasan S. M., Murtaza G. and Waheed A., Improved
temperature measurement in a plasma focus by means of a cobalt filter, Plasma
Sources Science & Tech. 10 (2001) 295‐301.
145. Zakaullah M., Khalid Alamgir, Ather Rasool, Shafiq M., Murtaza G. and Waheed A.,
Correlation of plasma electron temperature with neutron emission in a low energy
plasma focus, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 29 (2001) 62‐68.
146. Zakaullah M., Alamgir A., Shafiq M., Hassan S. M., Sharif M. and Waheed A., Enhanced
copper K‐alpha radiation from a low energy plasma focus, Applied Physics Letters 78
(2001) 877‐879.
147. Lebedev S.V., Beg F. N., Bland S. N., Chittenden J. B., Dangor A. E., Haines M. G.,
Zakaullah M., Pikuz S. A., Shelkovenko T. A., and Hammer D. A., X‐ray backlighting of

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 wire array Z‐pinch implosions using X‐pinch, Rev. Scientific Instruments, 72 (2001)
671‐673.
148. Zakaullah M., Akhtar I, Mehmood S. F. Waheed A., and Murtaza G., A cost effective X‐
ray detector for plasma focus diagnostics, Mod. Phys. Lett. 14B (2000) 563‐570.
149. Zakaullah M., K Alamgir, G. Murtaza and A. Waheed, Efficiency of plasma focus for
argon K‐series line radiation emission, Plasma Sources Science & Tech. 9 (2000) 592‐
596.
150. Zakaullah M., and Worley J., X‐ray Emission from 30J Blumlein operated compact
diode, J of App. Phys. 88 (2000) 1251‐1256.
151. Lebedev S. V., Aliaga‐Rossel R., Bland S. N., Chittenden J. P.. Dangor A. E., Haines M. G.
and Zakaullah M. Two Different Modes of Nested Wire Array Z‐Pinch Implosions,
Physical Review Letters, 84 (2000) 1708‐1711.
152. Zakaullah M., Ijaz Akhtar, G. Murtaza and Waheed A, Imaging of Fusion Reaction
Zone in Plasma Focus, Physics of Plasmas, 6 (1999) 3188 – 3192.
153. Zakaullah M., Ijaz Akhtar, Waheed A., Khalid Alamgir, Shah Anwar Z. and Murtaza G.,
Comparative study of ion, x‐ray and neutron emission in a low energy plasma focus,
Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 7 (1998) 206‐218.
154. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shafique M., Murtaza G., Yasin M. and Beg M.M.,
Correlation Study of Ions, Electrons and X‐Rays emission from Argon Focus Plasma,
Physica Scripta, 57 (1998) 136 ‐ 141.
155. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shafique M., Salma Khanam, Omar A.R., Mathuthu M.,
Murtaza G. and Beg M. M., Plasma Focus Characteristics using Stainless Steel Anode,
Physica Scripta, 56 (1997) 649 ‐ 654.
156. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., Influence of Magnetic Probe
Presence on Current Sheath Dynamics in Plasma Focus operation, Fusion Engg &
Design 36 (1997) 437 – 446.
157. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Omar A., Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., Effects of Anode
Shape on Plasma Focus operation with Argon, Plasma Sources Science and
Technology. 5 (1996) 544 ‐ 552.
158. Zakaullah M., Murtaza G., Shahid Qamar, Imtiaz Ahmad and Beg M.M., Neutron and X‐
ray Emission Studies in a Small Plasma Focus, Physica Scripta, 53 (1996) 360 ‐ 363.
159. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Khairur Rehman and Murtaza G., Use of SSNTDs CR‐39
to Study Charged Particles Emission From A 3 kJ Plasma Focus, Mod. Phys. Lett. B9
(1995) 1033 ‐ 1037.
160. Zakaullah M., Murtaza G., Imtiaz Ahmad, Beg Farhat N., Beg M.M. and Shabbir M.
Comparative Study of Low Energy Mather‐Type Plasma Focus Devices, Plasma
Sources Science and Technology, 4 (1995) 117 ‐ 124.
161. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shah Anwar Z., Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., Temporal
Correlation of Neutrons, Ion Beam and High Voltage Probe Signals in a Low Energy
Plasma Focus, Mod. Phys. Lett. B8 (1994) 393 ‐ 398.
162. Beg M.M., Shabbir M., Zakaullah M. and Murtaza G., Pressure Range Broadening for a
Plasma Focus Operation, Phys. Lett. A186 (1994) 335 ‐ 338.
163. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmed, Murtaza G., Yasin M. and Beg M.M., Effect of Insulator
Sleeve Contamination on the Low Energy Plasma Focus Performance, Fusion
Engineering and Design, 23 (1993) 359 ‐ 365.
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164. Zakaullah M., Samia Kausar, Imtiaz Ahmed, Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., A Simple
Pressurised Sparkgap for Plasma Focus Operation, Mod. Phys. Lett. B7 (1993) 835 ‐
840.
165. Nisar M., Khattak F.Y., Murtaza G., Zakaullah M. and Rashid N., Sequential Focusing in
a Mather‐Type Plasma Focus, Physica Scripta, 47 (1993) 814 ‐ 816.
166. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Nasir Rashid, Beg M. M., and Murtaza G., Influence of
Insulator Contamination by Copper Evaporation on Neutron Yield in a low Energy
Plasma Focus, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 35 (1993) 689 ‐ 692.
167. Beg F.N., Zakaullah M., Nisar M. and Murtaza G., Role of Anode Length in the Mather‐
Type Plasma Focus, Mod. Phys. Lett. B6 (1992)593 ‐ 597.
168. Beg F.N., Zakaullah M., Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., Effect of Insulator Sleeve Material
on Neutron Emission from a Plasma Focus, Physica Scripta, 46 (1992) 152 ‐ 154.
169. Zakaullah M., Baig T.J., Beg S. and Murtaza. G., Effect of Insulator Sleeve Length on
Neutron Emission in a Plasma Focus, Phys. Lett. A137 (1989) 39 ‐ 43.
170. Lee S., Tou T.Y., Eissa M., Gholap A.V., Kwek K.H., Moo S. P.,Mulyodrono S., Smith A.J.,
Suryadi, Usada W., Wong C.S. and Zakaullah M., A Simple Facility for the Teaching of
Plasma Dynamics and Plasma Nuclear Fusion, Am. J. Phys. 56 (1988) 62 ‐ 68.

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PEPUBLICATIONS in conferences, and non‐referred journals
1. Invited Lecturer in Fifteenth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (29‐31
January 2018) Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

2. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2016, 7‐11 March 2016, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

3. Invited Lecturer in the One day Workshop on Plasma Physics, March 26, 2016)
Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar Pakistan.

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

5. Invited Lecturer in The Fourth Saudi International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics,
February 17‐19 2015, Department of Physics, University of Jazan, Gizan, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.

6. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2014, 10‐14 March 2014, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

7. Invited Lecturer in First ICTP – NCP International College on Plasma Physics 11‐15,
November 2013, National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

8. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2013, 11‐15, March 2013, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

9. Workshop on Plasma Science, 19‐21 November 2012, COMSTECH, Islamabad
Pakistan.

10. Invited Lecturer in 6th Vacuum and Surface Science Conference of Asia and Australia,
9‐13 October 2012, Islamabad Pakistan.

11. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2012, 5‐9, March 2012, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

12. Invited Lecturer in PPS Conference on Contemporary Physics (November 15‐17,
2011) University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan.

13. Invited Lecturer in First International Conference on Energy and Environment
(October 10‐12, 2011) Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Pakistan.

14. Invited Lecturer in Collaborative Workshop on Plasma Focus Diagnostic Development
and Applications (June 27 – July 01, 2011) INTI International University, Nilai Kuala
Lumpur Malaysia.
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15. Workshop on nanotechnology (24‐26 May, 2011), National Centre for Physics, QAU
Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

16. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2011, 1‐4 March 2011, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

17. Invited Lecturer in Twelfth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (2‐4
February 2011) Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

18. Invited Lecturer in One day Seminar on Plasma and Fusion Sciences (January 26,
2011) PINSTECH, Islamabad Pakistan.

19. Invited Lecturer in Joint ICTP/IAEA Workshop on Dense Magnetized Plasma and
Plasma Diagnostics (November 15 – 26, 2010) the Abdus Salam International Center
for Theoretical Physics Trieste, Italy.

20. Invited Lecturer in PVS International Symposium on Vacuum Science and Technology
(2‐ ‐6 November, ‐2010), National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad
Pakistan.

21. Thirty‐fifth International Nathiagali Summer College (28 June‐ 10 July 2010)
Nathiagali, Pakistan.

22. Invited Lecturer in Workshop on Astrophysics and Dense Plasmas, 01 – 03 June 2010,
National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

23. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2010, 6‐9 April 2010, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

24. Invited Lecturer in Workshop on Vacuum Science & Technology, 6 – 10 April 2009,
National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology, QAU Campus, Islamabad
Pakistan.

25. First NCP Scientific Spring 2009, 6‐9 April 2009, National Centre for Physics, QAU
Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

26. Eleventh National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (29‐ 31 January 2009)
Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

27. International Conference on Plasma Physics, (21 – 22 November 2008) University of
Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan.

28. International workshop on Plasma Computations and Applications (July 14 – 15,
2008) University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malasia.
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29. Symposium on advanced materials (8 – 10 July 2008) Holiday Inn, Islamabad.

30. Thirty‐third International Nathiagali Summer College (23 June‐ 05 July 2008)
Nathiagali, Pakistan (Invited Lecturer).

31. National Workshop on Applied Vacuum Technologies (April 8 – 12 2008) Best
Western Islamabad, Pakistan (Invited Lecturer).

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

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

34. International Symposium on Contemporary Physics (March 26‐30, 2007) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

35. National Workshop on Vacuum Coatings (September 5‐9, 2006) Best Western
Islamabad, Pakistan.

36. Workshop on Plasma Physics: Capacity Building in Plasma Applications and
Diagnostic Techniques (March 7‐11, 2005) Abdus Salam International Center for
Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy.

37. Tenth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (11‐14 January 2005)
Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

38. Meeting on Basic Research and Industrial Applications (July 6‐8, 2004), Best Western
Islamabad, Pakistan.

39. Workshop on Nanotechnologies (April 15‐17, 2004) Quaid‐i‐Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan.

40. IEEE 7th International Multi‐Topic Conference (December 8‐9, 2003) Serena Hotel
Islamabad, Pakistan.

41. Workshop on Plasma Physics (November 10‐15, 2003) Abdus Salam International
Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy.

42. Second National Conference on Non‐destructive testing, (22‐24 October 2003)
Holiday Inn Islamabad, Pakistan.

43. Second International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (16‐
21 June, 2003) Bhurban, Pakistan.
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44. International Workshop on Vacuum in Renewable Energy Technologies (15‐19, April
2003) Islamabad, Pakistan.

45. Ninth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (28‐30 January 2003) Government
College University Lahore, Pakistan.

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

47. Twenty‐seventh International Nathiagali Summer College (24 June‐ 06 July 2002)
Nathiagali, Pakistan. (Invited Lecturer)

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

49. First National Conference on Non‐destructive testing, (24‐26 October 2001) Holiday
Inn Islamabad, Pakistan.

50. Twenty sixth International Nathiagali Summer College (26 June‐ 14 July 2001)
Bhorbon, Pakistan.

51. National Symposium on Physics in Industry (28‐30 June 2001), Institute of Industrial
Electronics Engineering, PCSIR, Karachi, Pakistan.

52. Eighth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (20‐22 November 2000)
Government College Lahore, Pakistan.

53. Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics and Industrial Applications of Plasmas (October 12
‐ 13, 2000) the Abdus Salam ICTP Trieste, Italy.

54. Workshop on Computational Physics (September 20‐24, 1999) Quaid‐i‐Azam
University Islamabad, Pakistan.

55. Institute of Physics 26th Plasma Physics Conference (29th March ‐ 1st April 1999)
Pitlochry, Scotland UK.

56. Sixth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (16‐18 December 1997) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

57. Fifth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (26‐28 December 1995) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

58. PIP Conference 95 (April 3‐6, 1995) Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

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59. Regional Course on Plasma Physics (Nov. 12‐30, 1994) Quaid‐i‐Azam University
Islamabad, Pakistan.

60. International Summer School and Workshop on Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
(October 4‐17, 1993) Hefei, China.

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

62. Fourth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (15 ‐ 19 April 1992) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad Pakistan.

63. Third National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (26‐29 November 1990) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

64. Spring College on Plasma Physics (15 May to 9 June 1989) Trieste, Italy.

65. Second National Symposium in Frontiers in Physics (26‐31 December, 1988) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

66. Third Tropical College on Plasma Physics (29 May to 18 June 1988) University
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

67. XIV European conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
(22‐27 June 1987) Madrid Spain.

68. Spring College on Plasma Physics (25 May to 19 June 1987) Trieste, Italy.

69. Conference on Laser and Plasma Technology (5‐10 April 1987) Islamabad Pakistan.

70. Eleventh International Nathiagali Summer College (22 June to 10 July 1986)
Nathiagali, Pakistan.

71. Second Tropical College on applied Physics (17 March to 6 April 1986)

72. Tenth International Summer College (26 June to 18 July 1985) Nathiagali Pakistan.

73. First Tropical College on applied physics (26 December 1983 to 14 January 1984)
University of Malaya, Kuala‐Lumpur, Malaysia.


SUPERVISED THESIS
Ph. D. THESES
Name of Researcher Year Title of Thesis
of
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 Award
1. Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed 1999 Plasma Dynamics and Characteristics in Gas‐Liner
Pinch and Plasma Focus

2. Mr. Khalid Alamgir 2003 Study of 3 kJ Plasma Focus as K‐radiation (Ne, Al,
Ar and Cu) Source

3. Muhammad Shafiq 2003 Study of plasma electron temperature of the

pinch filament and X‐ray emission from the anode
tip in a low energy (2.3kJ) Mather type plasma
focus.

4. Mr. Safdar Hussain 2005 Tailoring a low energy plasma focus as a high
efficiency X‐ray source for radiography

5. Mr. Abdul Qayuum 2005 Optical emission spectroscopy of pulsed‐DC

generated plasmas for surface ionitriding of AISI
304 stainless steel.
6. Mr. Sarfraz Ahmad 2006 Catalytic action of pre‐ionization on radiation
emission from a (2‐4)kJ Mather type plasma focus

7. Mr. Mahboob Sadiq 2006 Surface modification of Si, Al and PTFE by plasma
focus based ion implantation and Deposition

8. Mr. M. Sharif 2006 X‐ray emission scaling law for a low

(1‐5 kJ) plasma focus with different material
inserts at the anode tip
9. Miss Shaista Zeb 2007 Deposition of diamond‐like carbon and titanium
nitride films using plasma focus device

10. Mr. Athar Naveed 2008 Investigation of pulsed‐DC and RF generated

helium Nitrogen mixture plasma for active S.
species generation
11. Mr. Najeeb‐ur‐ 2009 Investigation of plasma parameters in Ne‐N2
Rehman mixture discharge with 13.56 MHz RF generator

12. Mr. M. Shoaib Shah 2009 Nitridation of materials (stainless steel, Al alloy)
using cold plasma (Co‐supervised GCU Lahore)

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13. Syed Salman Hussain 2010 Study of the driver energy pumped to the pinch
and its influence on X‐ray and neutron emission of
the plasma focus device
14. Mr. Hamdullah 2010 Study of soft X‐rays from depleted uranium
assisted pre‐ionized plasma in a low energy Mather
type plasma focus (Co‐supervised QAU Islamabad)
15. Mr. Faizullah Khan 2010 Study of 13.56 MHz Rf generated Ar‐N2 mixture
plasma for optimizing the active species (Co‐
supervised Gomal University D. I. Khan)

16. Mr. Ghulam Murtaza 2011 Characterization of Plasma Focus assisted
carburized aluminium and zirconium

17. Mr. Faiq Jan 2012 RF generated inductively coupled plasmas:

Characterization and modelling

18. Mr. Shahid Naseer 2013 Optical Emission Spectroscopy of N2‐H2‐Natural

CH4 Mixture Plasmas Generated By Pulsed‐dc for
Surface Hardening of Austenitic Stainless Steel (Co‐
supervised University of Peshawar, Peshawar)

19. Mr. Muhammad 2017 Investigation of Pulsed Plasma with Cathodic Cage
Naeem for Surface Engineering Applications

SUPERVISED M. Phil. THESES
Name of Researcher Year Title of Thesis
of
Award
1. Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed 1993 Effects of Parasitic Impurities on Neutron Emission
from Plasma Focus.

2. Mr. Shahid Qamar 1994 X‐ray Imaging of Low Energy Focus Plasma.

3. Muhammad Shafiq 2003 Study of plasma electron temperature of the

pinch filament and X‐ray emission from the anode
tip in a low energy (2.3kJ) Mather type plasma
focus.

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4. Mr. Safdar Hussain 2005 Tailoring a low energy plasma focus as a high
efficiency X‐ray source for radiography

5. Mr. Abdul Qayuum 2005 Optical emission spectroscopy of pulsed‐DC

generated plasmas for surface ionitriding of AISI
304 stainless steel.
6. Mr. Sarfraz Ahmad 2006 Catalytic action of pre‐ionization on radiation
emission from a (2‐4)kJ Mather type plasma focus

7. Mr. Mahboob Sadiq 2006 Surface modification of Si, Al and PTFE by plasma
focus based ion implantation and Deposition

8. Mr. M. Sharif 2006 X‐ray emission scaling law for a low

(1‐5 kJ) plasma focus with different material
inserts at the anode tip
9. Miss Shaista Zeb 2007 Deposition of diamond‐like carbon and titanium
nitride films using plasma focus device

10. Mr. Athar Naveed 2008 Investigation of pulsed‐DC and RF generated

helium Nitrogen mixture plasma for active S.
species generation
11. Mr. Najeeb‐ur‐ 2009 Investigation of plasma parameters in Ne‐N2
Rehman mixture discharge with 13.56 MHz RF generator

12. Mr. M. Shoaib Shah 2009 Nitridation of materials (stainless steel, Al alloy)
using cold plasma (Co‐supervised GCU Lahore)

13. Syed Salman Hussain 2010 Study of the driver energy pumped to the pinch
and its influence on X‐ray and neutron emission of
the plasma focus device
14. Mr. Hamdullah 2010 Study of soft X‐rays from depleted uranium
assisted pre‐ionized plasma in a low energy Mather
type plasma focus (Co‐supervised QAU Islamabad)
15. Mr. Faizullah Khan 2010 Study of 13.56 MHz Rf generated Ar‐N2 mixture
plasma for optimizing the active species (Co‐
supervised Gomal University D. I. Khan)

16. Mr. Ghulam Murtaza 2011 Characterization of Plasma Focus assisted
carburized aluminium and zirconium

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17. Mr. Faiq Jan 2012 RF generated inductively coupled plasmas:
Characterization and modelling

18. Mr. Shahid Naseer 2013 Optical Emission Spectroscopy of N2‐H2‐Natural

CH4 Mixture Plasmas Generated By Pulsed‐dc for
Surface Hardening of Austenitic Stainless Steel (Co‐
supervised University of Peshawar, Peshawar)


S. No. Name of Researcher Year Title of Thesis of Award

1. Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed 1993 Effects of Parasitic Impurities on Neutron
Emission from a Plasma Focus.

2. Mr. Nasir Rashid 1993 Multi‐Channel X‐ray Detector for Electron
Temperature Measurement of the Focus Plasma.

3. Mr. Shahid Qamar 1994 X‐ray Imaging of Low Energy Focus Plasma.

4. Miss Samia Kausar 1994 Optical Radiation Emission Spectrum of a Low
Energy Focus Plasma.

5. Mr. Khairur Rehman 1994 Analysis of Focus Plasma Radiations Using Solid
State Nuclear Track Detectors.

6. Miss Qurat‐ul‐Ain 1995 Magnetic Field Measurements in Plasma Focus.

7. Miss Anisa Qamar 1995 Correlation Study of Ions, Electrons and X‐ray
Emission from a Low Energy Ar Focus Plasma.

8. Mr. Abdul Majeed 1995 Effects of Anode Shape on Plasma Focus
Operation.

9. Mr. Muhammad Sharif 1995 A Study of Electron beam generated in a Focus.
Plasma Region.

10. Mr. Shahzad Mahmood 1995 High Intensity Magentic field generation for Z‐
Pinch System.

11. Miss Salma Khanum 1995 Neutrons and X‐ray Emission Study from Stainless
Steel Anode Plasma Focus.

12. Mr. Aurang Zeb Khan 1995 Construction of high current/high
temperature
hollow cathode lamp.
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13. Mr. Muhammad Asif 1995 Focus plasma electron temperature measurement
by
continuum intensity analysis.

14. Mr. Muhammad Shafiq 1995 Effect of anode material on electron temperature
in
Mather type plasma focus.

15. Mr. Safdar Hussain 1995 Effect of insulator sleeve material on electron
temperature in Mather type plasma focus.

16. Mr. Syed Murtaza Hasan 1996 Design and Development of Multipinhole X‐Ray
Imaging Camera.

17. Mr. Ijaz Akhtar 1997 Neutron Measurements as Plasma Focus
Diagnostics.

18. Mr. Shahid Rafique 1997 Study of Ion Energy Spectrum by SSNTDs in a
Plasma Focus.

19. Mr. Faiq Mehmood 1998 Design and Development of High Intensity X‐ray
Detector

20. Mr. N. A. Tariq 1998 Design and Development of 18 F Capacitor Bank
by using 1 F Capacitors for Gas‐Puff Z‐Pinch
System

21. Mr. Fazal‐ur‐Rehman 1999 Experimental and Monte Carlo Simulation
Studies
of Environmental and Personal Radon and Thoron
Dosimetry

22. Mr. Khalid Pervaiz 2000 Design, Development and Preliminary Operation
of low energy Gas Puff Z‐Pinch

23. Mr. Ather Rasool 2000 Correlation study of neutron emission with
Plasma Electron Temperature in a low energy
Mather‐type Plasma Focus

24. Mrs. Kanwal Naz 2000 To investigate the Plasma Focus as Argon K
Source.

25. Mr. M. Akhtar Raza 2001 Effect of electrode conductivity on the AC
discharge characteristics of nitrogen plasma.
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26. Mr Sartaj 2001 Design and development of a 10 F and 20 kV
capacitor bank for Plasma Focus and study the
soft X‐rays in the (1‐1.5keV) window with
nitrogen filling.

27. Mr. Sarfaraz Ahmad 2002 Study of Cu‐ K emission from a miniaturised
plasma focus with hydrogen

28. Mr. Abdul Qayyum 2002 Design and development of a miniaturised (20kV,
2F) plasma focus

29. Mr. Muhammad Hasan 2002 Study of (1‐1.5keV) soft X‐rays emission from a
miniaturised plasma focus with hydrogen

30. Mr. Ghulam Murtaza 2002 Design and development of a compact diode for X‐
rays generation

31. Miss Shaista Zeb 2002 Study of β‐source assisted breakdown and its
influence on neutron emission in a low energy
plasma focus
32. Mr. M. Zubair Khan 2002 Parametric optimization of a compact diode for X‐
rays emission

33. Mr. Shujaat Ali 2003 Use of plasma focus for compression of current
pulse

34. Mr. M. Afzal Khan 2003 Continuum x‐ray emission from a compact diode
with lead target

35. Mr. M. Ikram 2003 Langmuir probe measurements of AC discharge
plasma

36. Mr. Hamdullah 2003 Efficiency of compact diode for Cu‐K line
emission

37. Mr. Ikramullah 2005 Study of X‐ray emission from a 2kJ plasma focus
with tin insert at the anode tip

38. Atiq‐ur‐Rehman 2005 Study of X‐ray emission from silver inserted at the
tip of copper anode.

39. Mr. Rizwan Akram 2005 Generation and characterization of capacitively
coupled RF generated argon plasma.

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40. Mr. Tahir Iqbal 2005 Characterization of carbon film by Raman
spectroscopy.

41. Mr. Muhammad Sajjad 2006 Design and development of a system for carbon
coating

42. Syed Salman Hussain 2006 Investigation of X‐ray emission vis‐à‐vis energy in
the pinch with Ag insert anode Plasma Focus

43. Kashif shahzad 2007 Deposition of Titanium Carbide on Titanium
samples from a (1.5) kJ Mather‐type plasma focus

44. Aftab Ahmad Khan 2008 Study of low energy plasma focus as 2‐5 keV
radiation source

45. M. Yasin Naz 2009 Development of multi‐tip Langmuir probe for
plasma diagnostics

46. M. Asif Ali 2009 Spectroscopic investigation of dielectric barrier
discharges

47. Tariq Iqbal 2009 Optical emission diagnostics of inductively
coupled discharge in nitrogen‐argon mixture.

48. Khayam Ali Abbasi 2010 Use of modified Boltzmann plot for investigating
plasma electron temperature.

49. Muhammad Nawaz Khan 2010 Study of rotational temperature of nitrogen
plasma.

50. Kamran Hameed 2010 Langmuir probe diagnostics of pulsed DC plasma
with variation in cathode temperature.

51. Ghulam Ume Farwa 2011 Cold Plasma Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes.

52. M. Waqar Ahmed 2012 Plasma Ion Nitriding of High Carbon Steel Using
50Hz Pulsing DC Source.

53. Madeeha Shahid 2013 Influence of Argon addition on excitation
temperature in H2‐N2 mixture plasma

54. Zahid Iqbal Khattak 2013 Design of Multi‐needle Langmuir Probe System for
Pulsed DC Discharge

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55. Muhammad Naheem 2013 Comparative study of Langmuir probe and OES for
electron temperature measurement of pulsed DC
discharge
56. Shehzad Shabbir 2013 Synthesis of Aluminium Nitride in the pulsed DC
Discharge.
57. Ayyaz Mehmood 2014 Study of water coupled atmospheric pressure
microplasma for nanosynthesis of silver
58. Imran Khan 2014 Theory of Langmuir Probe system

59. M. Hussnain Akmal 2015 Study of atmospheric pressure microplasma for
the synthesis of Fe/Ni alloy nanoparticles
60. M. Mansoor Waqas 2015 Influence of Frequency and Duty Cycle on
Nitriding of AISI 304 in Pulsed DC Discharges

PRESENTLY SUPERVISING PH. D. THESES

Name status
1. Mr. Muhammad Imran Busy in research (Qualified GRE)
2. Mr. Muhammad Imran Bashir Busy in research (Qualified GRE)
3. Mr. Muhammad Naeem Compiling the thesis
4. Ms Sobia Jabeen Busy in research (Qualified GRE)

PUBLICATIONS (in conferences, and non referred journals)
1. Zakaullah M., Ahmad S., Qayyum A., Hussain S., Sharif. M., Shafiq M. and Waheed A.,
Plasma Physics Laboratory at Quaid‐i‐Azam University – from basic to applied
research, Proceedings Tenth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics GC Lahore
(11 ‐ 14 January 2005) 36‐57.

2. Hassan M., Ahmad R., Murtaza G. and Zakaullah M., AlN thin film deposition on Al
alloy by using dense plasma focus Al‐Azhar Bull. Sci. 16(2) (2005) 9‐13

3. Qayyum A., Zeb S., Ali S., Waheed A.. and Zakaullah M., Emission spectroscopy of
nitrogen plasma for surface nitriding, Proceedings of First International Conference
on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials PCSIR Laboratories Lahore (20‐22
September 2004) 81 – 87.

4. Zakaullah M., Shafiq M., Hussain S., and Waheed A., Study of X‐ray emission in
different energy windows from a low energy Plasma Focus, Proceedings Ninth
National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics GC Lahore (28‐30 January 2003) 283‐
296.

5. Zakaullah M., Alamgir K., Shafiq M., Hassan S. M., Sharif M., Waheed A. and Murtaza
G. Operation of Plasma Focus for tailoring Cu‐K line radiation, Proceedings of the
National Symposium on Physics in Industry, PCSIR Karachi (28‐30 June 2001) 31 –
35.
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6. Zakaullah M., Alamgir K., Shafiq M., Sharif M., Waheed A. and Murtaza G. Plasma
Focus as an X‐ray source for tailoring of radiation in different energy widows,
Proceedings Eighth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics GC Lahore (20‐22
November 2000) 235‐261.

7. Zakaullah M., Khalid Alamgir, Kanwal Naz, Murtaza G. and Waheed A.
Characteristics of X‐rays from argon plasma focus, Proceedings Regional Conference
on Plasma Research in 21st century (May 7‐12, 2000) Bangkok Thailand, 70 – 74.

8. Zakaullah M., Khalid Alamgir, Ather Rasool, Shafiq M., Murtaza G. and Waheed A.
Variation of deuterium plasma electron temperature with pressure and its
correlation with neutron yield, Proceedings Regional Conference on Plasma
Research in 21st century (May 7‐12, 2000) Bangkok Thailand, 65 ‐ 69.

9. Khaliq A. Chaudhry, Imran Anwar, M. Riaz Hussain, M. Shahid Ghauri and Zakaullah
M., J. Pure and Applied Sciences (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‐type
Plasma Focus, Proceedings of satellite meeting of the international meeting on
Frontiers of Physics; Twelve years of UNU/ICTP PFF – A review, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia (October 30, 1998) 48‐57.

11. Zakaullah M., Ijaz Akhtar, Waheed A, Khalid Alamgir, Shah Anwar Z. and G. Murtaza,
Neutrons and x‐rays generation mechanisms in low energy plasma focus devices,
Proceedings Sixth Symposium on Frontiers in Physics QAU (16‐18 December 1997)
135‐153.

12. Zakaullah M., Imtiaz Ahmad, Shafique M., Salma Khanum, Omar A.R., Mathuthu M.,
Murtaza G. and Beg M.M., Study of Neutron and X‐Ray Emission from Stainless Steel
Anode Plasma Focus, Proceedings Fifth Symposium on Frontiers in Physics
QAU (26‐28 December 1995)149 ‐ 159.

13. Zakaullah M., Dense Plasma Focus; development, operation and diagnostics,
Proceedings Regional Course on Plasma Physics QAU (12‐30 November 1994)205 ‐
271.

14. Zakaullah M., Nisar M., Khattak F.Y., Lee S. Murtaza G., Feng X. P., Rehman H. U. and
Beg M.M., Sausage Instability Threshold in a Low Energy Plasma Focus,
Proceedings Fourth Symposium on Frontiers in Physics QAU (15‐19 April 1992)
306 ‐ 314.

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 15. Beg F. N., Zakaullah M., Beg M. M. and Murtaza G., Effect of Insulator Sleeve Material
on Neutron Emission from a Plasma Focus, Proceedings Third Symposium on
Frontiers in Physics QAU (26‐29 November 1990) 117 ‐ 124.

16. Zakaullah M., Baig T. J., Beg F. N. and Murtaza G., Neutron Emission from a Small
Mather‐type Plasma Focus, Laser and Plasma Technology, World Scientific Singapore
(1990) 358 ‐ 363.

17. Zakaullah M., Baig T. J., Beg F.N. and Murtaza G., Ideal MHD Simulation for Plasma
Focus, Laser and Plasma Technology, World Scientific Singapore (1990) 347 ‐ 357.

18. Zakaullah M., Baig T. J., Beg F. N. and Murtaza G., Study of Insulator Sleeve and
Ceiling Effect in Mather‐Type Plasma Focus, in Small Plasma Physics Experiments II,
World Scientific Singapore (1990) 259 ‐ 267.

19. Murtaza, G., Beg F.N. and Zakaullah M., Some Aspects of Thermonuclear Fusion,
Second Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, QAU (26‐31 December (1988)217 ‐ 230.

20. Zakaullah M., Rizvi S. A. H., Beg F. N. and Beg S., Design of a Small Plasma Focus
Facility, in Small Plasma Physics Experiments, World Scientific Singapore(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. Zakaullah M., Baig T. J. and Murtaza G., Numerical Optimization of Dense Plasma
Focus, Proceedings of XIV European Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma
Physics (1987) 549 ‐ 552.

23. Gholap A. V., Zakaullah M. and Eissa M. A., Magnetic Field Measurements in Coaxial
Electromagnetic Shock Tube, Proceedings Second Tropical College on Applied
Physics; Laser and Plasma Technology (17 March – 5 April 1986) 456‐466.

24. Eissa M. A., Zakaullah M. and Lee S., Circuit Effects on the Operation of a Plasma
Focus, Proceedings Second Tropical College on Applied Physics; Laser and Plasma
Technology (17 March – 5 April 1986) 422‐429.

25. Lee S., Tou T.Y., Eissa M., Gholap A.V., Kwek K.H., Moo S.P., Mulyodrono S., Smith A.J.,
Suryadi, Usada W. and Zakaullah M., Preliminary Results of the UNU‐ICTP Plasma
Focus, J.Fiz. Mal., 7(1986) 1 – 12.

26. Lee S., Eissa M., Gholap A.V., Kwek K.H., Sapru S., Smith A.J., Suryadi, Tou T.Y., Usada
W., Wong C.S. and Zakaullah M., Toroidal Plasmoids in Electromagnetic Shock Tube,
Sing. J.Phys., 3(1986) 75 ‐ 82.
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27. Zakaullah M., Nonlinear Drift Waves in the Presence of Electron and Ion
Temperature Gradients, Contributed papers 10th International Nathiagali Summer
College (1985) 196‐204.

Conferences/ Workshops organized
1. Workshop on Plasma Technology (August 27, 2005), Department of Physics, Quaid‐I‐
Azam University Islamabad.

2. Workshop on Plasma Science Techniques in 6th Vacuum and Surface Science
Conference of Asia and Australia, 9 ‐13 October 2012, Islamabad Pakistan.

CONFERENCES/ COLLEGES ATTENDED
1. Keynote Lecturer in International Seminar on Physics, April 17‐19, 2018, Department
of Physics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore , Pakistan.

2. Invited Lecturer in National Conference on Material Science, March 27‐28, 2018,
Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Pakistan.

3. Invited Lecturer in Fifteenth Symposium om frontiers in Physics January 29‐31, 2018,
GC University Lahore Pakistan.

4. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2016, 7‐11 March 2016, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

5. Invited Lecturer in the One day Workshop on Plasma Physics, March 26, 2016)
Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar Pakistan.

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

7. Invited Lecturer in The Fourth Saudi International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics,
February 17‐19 2015, Department of Physics, University of Jazan, Gizan, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.

8. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2014, 10‐14 March 2014, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

9. Invited Lecturer in First ICTP – NCP International College on Plasma Physics 11‐15,
November 2013, National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

10. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2013, 11‐15, March 2013, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

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

12. Invited Lecturer in 6th Vacuum and Surface Science Conference of Asia and Australia,
9‐13 October 2012, Islamabad Pakistan.

13. Invited Lecturer in International Scientific Spring 2012, 5‐9, March 2012, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

14. Invited Lecturer in PPS Conference on Contemporary Physics (November 15‐17,
2011) University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan.

15. Invited Lecturer in First International Conference on Energy and Environment
(October 10‐12, 2011) Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Pakistan.

16. Invited Lecturer in Collaborative Workshop on Plasma Focus Diagnostic Development
and Applications (June 27 – July 01, 2011) INTI International University, Nilai Kuala
Lumpur Malaysia.

17. Workshop on nanotechnology (24‐26 May, 2011), National Centre for Physics, QAU
Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

18. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2011, 1‐4 March 2011, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

19. Invited Lecturer in Twelfth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (2‐4
February 2011) Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

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

21. Invited Lecturer in Joint ICTP/IAEA Workshop on Dense Magnetized Plasma and
Plasma Diagnostics (November 15 – 26, 2010) the Abdus Salam International Center
for Theoretical Physics Trieste, Italy.

22. Invited Lecturer in PVS International Symposium on Vacuum Science and Technology
(2‐ ‐6 November, ‐2010), National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad
Pakistan.

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

24. Invited Lecturer in Workshop on Astrophysics and Dense Plasmas, 01 – 03 June 2010,
National Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

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 25. Invited Lecturer in Second NCP Scientific Spring 2010, 6‐9 April 2010, National
Centre for Physics, QAU Campus, Islamabad Pakistan.

26. Invited Lecturer in Workshop on Vacuum Science & Technology, 6 – 10 April 2009,
National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology, QAU Campus, Islamabad
Pakistan.

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

28. Eleventh National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (29‐ 31 January 2009)
Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.

29. International Conference on Plasma Physics, (21 – 22 November 2008) University of
Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan.

30. International workshop on Plasma Computations and Applications (July 14 – 15,
2008) University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malasia.

31. Symposium on advanced materials (8 – 10 July 2008) Holiday Inn, Islamabad.

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

33. National Workshop on Applied Vacuum Technologies (April 8 – 12 2008) Best
Western Islamabad, Pakistan (Invited Lecturer).

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

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‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

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

38. Workshop on Plasma Physics: Capacity Building in Plasma Applications and
Diagnostic Techniques (March 7‐11, 2005) Abdus Salam International Center for
Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy.

39. Tenth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (11‐14 January 2005)
Government College University Lahore, Pakistan.
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40. Meeting on Basic Research and Industrial Applications (July 6‐8, 2004), Best Western
Islamabad, Pakistan.

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

42. IEEE 7th International Multi‐Topic Conference (December 8‐9, 2003) Serena Hotel
Islamabad, Pakistan.

43. Workshop on Plasma Physics (November 10‐15, 2003) Abdus Salam International
Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy.

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

45. Second International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (16‐
21 June, 2003) Bhurban, Pakistan.

46. International Workshop on Vacuum in Renewable Energy Technologies (15‐19, April
2003) Islamabad, Pakistan.

47. Ninth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (28‐30 January 2003) Government
College University Lahore, 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. (Invited Lecturer)

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

51. First National Conference on Non‐destructive testing, (24‐26 October 2001) Holiday
Inn Islamabad, Pakistan.

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

53. National Symposium on Physics in Industry (28‐30 June 2001), Institute of Industrial
Electronics Engineering, PCSIR, Karachi, Pakistan.

54. Eighth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (20‐22 November 2000)
Government College Lahore, Pakistan.
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55. Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics and Industrial Applications of Plasmas (October 12
‐ 13, 2000) the Abdus Salam ICTP Trieste, Italy.

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

57. Institute of Physics 26th Plasma Physics Conference (29th March ‐ 1st April 1999)
Pitlochry, Scotland UK.

58. Sixth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (16‐18 December 1997) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

59. Fifth National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (26‐28 December 1995) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

60. PIP Conference 95 (April 3‐6, 1995) Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

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

62. International Summer School and Workshop on Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
(October 4‐17, 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‐
Azam University Islamabad Pakistan.

65. Third National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics (26‐29 November 1990) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.

66. Spring College on Plasma Physics (15 May to 9 June 1989) Trieste, Italy.

67. Second National Symposium in Frontiers in Physics (26‐31 December, 1988) Quaid‐i‐
Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

68. Third Tropical College on Plasma Physics (29 May to 18 June 1988) University
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

69. XIV European conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
(22‐27 June 1987) Madrid Spain.

70. Spring College on Plasma Physics (25 May to 19 June 1987) Trieste, Italy.
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71. Conference on Laser and Plasma Technology (5‐10 April 1987) Islamabad Pakistan.

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

73. Second Tropical College on applied Physics (17 March to 6 April 1986)

74. Tenth International Summer College (26 June to 18 July 1985) Nathiagali Pakistan.

75. First Tropical College on applied physics (26 December 1983 to 14 January 1984)
University of Malaya, Kuala‐Lumpur, Malaysia.

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