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Dr. C M Edirisinghe

Department of Physics
University of Colombo
Colombo 03
Sri Lanka
Telephone +94 11 2584 777 (office)
+9411 283 3240 (home)
Fax +94 11 2584 777 
Email mahesh@phys.cmb.ac.lk
Room 307
Extension 346
Academic Qualifications  
  • Ph.D - University of Colombo
  • B.Sc. (Physics) Hons - University of Colombo
Fields of Specialization & Research Interests
  • Physics of Lightning
Publications
List of articles at national seminars
  1. An Electronic Surveillance System for Night-Flying Birds, C. M. Edirisinghe, D. U. J. Sonnadara and V. Yapa, proceedings of the 14th Technical Session, Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (March 1998).
  2. Development of an Electronic Control IC Safeguard System for EPROM Eraser, C. M. Edirisinghe, proceedings of the 17th Technical Session, Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (March 2001).
  3. Construction of A High Speed Buffer Amplifier to Measure Lightning Generated Vertical Electric Fields, C. M. Edirisinghe, I. M. K. Fernando and D. U. J. Sonnadara, proceedings of the 17th Technical Session, Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (March 2001).
  4. Performance Comparison between the Magnetic Direction Finding Technique and Time of Arrival Technique, D. U. J. Sonnadara, C. M. Edirisinghe and I. M. K. Fernando, proceedings of the 17th Technical Session, Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (March 2001).
  5. Effect of distance on the measurement of multiplicity and peak currents of lightning direction finding systems, J P Liyanage, C M Edirisinghe, D U J Sonnadara, I M K Fernando, 58th Anual Sesion, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (December 2002)

List of articles at international seminars

  1. Response of Surge Protection Devices to Fast Current Impulses, Mahesh Edirisinghe, Raul Montaño and Vernon Cooray, 27th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2004) (Accepted)
  2. Varistors and Gas Discharge tubes models: a comparison between theory and practice, Raul Montaño, Mahesh Edirisinghe and Vernon Cooray 27th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2004) (Accepted)
  3. Long Impulse Currents associated with Positive and Negative Return Strokes, Upul Sonnadara, Vernon Cooray, Raul Montaño, Mahesh Edirisinghe and Prasanna Liyanage 27th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2004)
 
 
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