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  • Measurements of Gondola Motion on a Stratospheric Balloon Flight 
    Safonova, M; Nirmal, K; Sreejith, A.G.; Satpodar, Mayuresh; Suresh, Ambily; Prakash, A; Mathew, Joice; Murthy, J; Anand, D; Karpardhi, B.V.N.; Suneel Kumar, B; Kulkarni, P.M. (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2016)
    Balloon experiments are an economically feasible method of conducting observations in astron- omy that are not possible from the ground. The astronomical payload may include a telescope, a detector, and a pointing/stabilization ...
  • A model of the stellar radiation field in the UV 
    Sujatha, N. V; Chakraborty, P; Murthy, J; Henry, R. C (Astronomical Society of India, 2004-09)
    This work is the first step in a systematic effort to understand and predict the different components of the UV (912 A - 3000 A) radiation field over the entire sky. We have developed a model to predict the ISRF in the UV ...
  • Modelling dust scattering in our galaxy 
    Murthy, J (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2016-06)
    I have used Monte Carlo models with multiple scattering to predict the dust scattered light from our Galaxy and have compared the predictions with data in two ultraviolet bands from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer spacecraft. ...
  • Modelling of dust scattering toward the Coalsack 
    Shalima, P; Murthy, J (Royal Astronomical Society, 2004-08)
    Murthy, Henry & Holberg discovered intense far-ultraviolet (FUV) (λλ912-1600) emission from the direction of the Coalsack molecular cloud 10 years ago. We have used their results in conjunction with a Monte Carlo model for ...
  • Modelling the diffuse ultraviolet radiation observed by Dynamics Explorer 1 
    Shalima, P; Murthy, J; Fix, J. D (Wiley Blackwell, 2010-10)
    The Dynamics Explorer spacecraft, DE-1, has undertaken two sky surveys in the far-ultraviolet regime, covering a wide variety of Galactic latitudes. We have used a single scattering dust model to probe into the optical ...
  • MSX Observations of Diffuse UV Emission in Orion 
    Murthy, J; Henry, R. C; Paxton, L. J; Price, S. D (Astronomical Society of India, 2001)
    We have observed intense diffuse radiation in the UV (1400 Å - 2600 Å) from three fields around M42 in Orion. Intensities of 20000 photons cm-2 sr-1 s-1 Å-1 were observed to the east and west of M42 with 8000 photons cm-2 ...
  • Multiwavelength observations of interstellar dust 
    Murthy, J (Astronomical Society of India, 2001)
    Interstellar dust is important in virtually every aspect of Galactic and extragalactic astronomy - whether one simply wants to correct for its effects or to study galactic dynamics and processes. Interstellar dust is found ...
  • A multiwavelength study of the dual nuclei in Mrk 212 
    Rubinur, K; Kharb, P; Das, M; Rahna, P. T; Honey, M; Paswan, A; Vaddi, S; Murthy, J (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-01)
    We present radio observations of the galaxy merger remnant Mrk 212 with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the upgraded Giant Meter Radio Telescope (uGMRT). Mrk 212 has two previously known radio sources associated ...
  • The mystery of the cosmic diffuse ultraviolet background radiation 
    Henry, R. C; Murthy, J; Overduin, James; Tyler, Joshua (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2015-01-01)
    The diffuse cosmic background radiation in the Galaxy Evolution Explorer far-ultraviolet (FUV, 1300-1700 Å) is deduced to originate only partially in the dust-scattered radiation of FUV-emitting stars: the source of a ...
  • The near ultraviolet transient surveyor (NUTS): An ultraviolet telescope to observe variable sources 
    Ambily, S; Sarpotda, Mayuresh; Mathew, Joice; Binukumar, G; Sreejith, A. G; Nirmal, K; Murthy, J; Safonova, M; Mohan, Rekhesh; Aggarval, Vinod Kumar; Nagabhushanam, S; Jeeragal, Sachin (Springer, 2022-08)
    Observing the ultraviolet (UV) sky for time-varyiable phenomena is one of the many exciting science goals that can be achieved by a relatively small aperture telescope in space. The Near Ultraviolet Transient Surveyor ...
  • Near UV imager with an MCP-based photon counting detector 
    Ambily, S; Mathew, J; Mayuresh, Sarpotdar; Sreejith, A. G; Nirmal, K; Prakash, A; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016-07)
    We are developing a compact UV Imager using light weight components, that can be own on a small CubeSat or a balloon platform. The system has a lens-based optics that can provide an aberration-free image over a wide field ...
  • Noise modeling and analysis of an IMU-based attitude sensor: improvement of performance by filtering and sensor fusion 
    Subramaniam, A; Sindhu, N; Tandon, S. N; Kameswara Rao, N; Postma, J; Cote, Patrick; Hutchings, J. B; Ghosh, S. K; George, K; Girish, V; Mohan, Rekhesh; Murthy, J; Sankarasubramanian, K; Stalin, C. S; Sutaria, F. K; Mondal, Chayan; Snehalata Sahu (SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016-07)
    We describe the characterization and removal of noises present in the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) MPU- 6050, which was initially used in an attitude sensor, and later used in the development of a pointing system for ...
  • O VI absorption in the milky way along the large magellanic cloud lines of sight 
    Sarma, R; Pathak, A; Pradhan, A. C; Murthy, J; Sarma, J. K (Elsevier B.V, 2014-03-15)
    We have used Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to determine the O vi column densities in the Milky Way (MW) towards 6 LMC lines of sight. The mean column density ...
  • O VI Asymmetry and an Accelerated Outflow in an Obscured Seyfert: FUSE and HST STIS Spectroscopy of Mrk 533 
    Shastri, P; Murthy, J; Whittle, Mark; Wills, B. J (The American Astronomical Society, 2006-07-20)
    We present far-ultraviolet spectra of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 533 obtained with FUSE. These spectra show narrow asymmetrical O VI λλ1032,1038 emission lines with stronger wings shortward of the peak wavelength, but the ...
  • Observations of Far-ultraviolet Diffuse Emission from the Small Magellanic Cloud 
    Pradhan, A. C; Murthy, J; Pathak, A (IOP Publishing, 2011-12-10)
    We report the first observations of far-ultraviolet (FUV: 1000-1150 Å) diffuse radiation from the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) using observations from the Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. The strength of FUV diffuse ...
  • Observations of O vi absorption from the superbubbles of the large magellanic cloud 
    Pradhan, A. C; Pathak, A; Murthy, J; Ojha, D. K (Cambridge University Press, 2014-01)
    We have presented the observations of O VI absorption at 1032 Å towards 22 sightlines in 10 superbubbles (SBs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the data obtained from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ...
  • Observations of the Diffuse Far-Ultraviolet Background with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer 
    Murthy, J; Sahnow, D. J (The American Astronomical Society, 2004-11)
    We have used observations taken under the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) S405/505 channel realignment program to explore the diffuse far-ultraviolet (FUV; 1000-1200 Å) radiation field. Of the 71 independent ...
  • Observations of the near and far ultraviolet background 
    Murthy, J (Springer, 2009-04)
    The diffuse ultraviolet radiation field is seen over the entire sky and is a tracer of both the hot (in the form of lines such as CIV and OVI) and cold component (in the form of interstellar dust or molecular hydrogen) of ...
  • Opportunities for astrophysical science from the inner and outer solar system 
    Zemcov, Michael; Arcavi, Iair; Arendt, Richard G; Bachelet, Etienne; Beichman, Chas; Bock, James; Brandt, Pontus; Ranga Ram Chary; Cooray, Asantha; Dragomir, Diana; Gorjian, Varoujan; Harman, Chester E; Henry, Richard Conn; Lisse, Carey; Lubin, Philip; Matsuura, Shuji; McNutt, Ralph; Murthy, J; Poppe, Andrew R; Paul, Michael V; Reach, William T; Shvartzvald, Yossi; Street, R A; Symons, Teresa; Werner, Michael (American Astronomical Society, 2019-05)
    Astrophysical measurements away from the 1 AU orbit of Earth can enable several astrophysical science cases that are challenging or impossible to perform from Earthbound platforms, including: building a detailed understanding ...
  • Opto-mechanical assembly and ground calibration of LUCI 
    Mathew, J; Nair, B. G; Sriram, S; Kamath, P. U; Prakash, A; Mayuresh, Sarpotdar; Ambily, S; Nirmal, K; Sreejith, A. G; Safonova, M; Murthy, J; Brosch, N (SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2018-08-20)
    The Lunar Ultraviolet Cosmic Imager (LUCI) is an innovative all-spherical mirrors telescope, proposed to fly as a scientific UV imaging payload on a lunar mission in collaboration with Indian Aerospace Company-TeamIndus, ...

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