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  • Far-ultraviolet Diffuse Emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud 
    Pradhan, A. C; Pathak, A; Murthy, J (IOP Publishing, 2010-08)
    We present the first observations of diffuse radiation in the far-ultraviolet (FUV; 1000-1150 Å) from the Large Magellanic Cloud based on observations made with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. The fraction of ...
  • Far-ultraviolet scattering by dust in Orion 
    Shalima, P; Sujatha, N. V; Murthy, J; Henry, R. C; Sahnow, D. J (Blackwell Publishing, 2006-04)
    We have modelled diffuse far-ultraviolet (FUV) spectrum observed by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) near M42 as the scattering of the starlight from the Trapezium stars by dust in front of the nebula. The ...
  • Galex diffuse observations of the sky: the data 
    Murthy, J (IOP Publishing, 2014-08)
    I present tabulations of the diffuse observations made by the GALEX spacecraft in two UV bands (FUV: 1539 Å and NUV: 2316 Å) from the (almost) final data release of the GALEX spacecraft (GR6/GR7). This data release includes ...
  • GALEX Observations of Diffuse Ultraviolet Emission from Draco 
    Sujatha, N. V; Murthy, J; Suresh, R; Henr, R. C; Bianchi, L (IOP Publishing, 2010-11-10)
    We have studied small-scale (2') spatial variation of the diffuse ultraviolet (UV) radiation using a set of 11 Galaxy Evolution Explorer deep observations in the constellation of Draco. We find a good correlation between ...
  • GALEX observations of diffuse UV radiation at high spatial resolution from the Sandage Nebulosity 
    Sujatha, N. V; Murthy, J; Karnataki, A; Henry, R. C; Bianchi, L (The American Astronomical Society, 2009-02)
    We have observed a region of nebulosity first identified as starlight scattered by interstellar dust by Sandage using the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet imaging telescope. Apart from airglow and zodiacal ...
  • Gaseous outflows in seyferts and unification 
    Shastri, P; Hutchings, J; Murthy, J; Wills, B. J (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2006-06)
    We present our results from FUSE observations of Seyfert galaxies of type 2 (Sy 2). We attempt to contrast the properties of the emission lines and absorbing outflows in Sy 1s and 2s in the framework of Unification. We ...
  • Gaseous outflows in Seyferts and unification: The case of Mrk 533 
    Shastri, P; Murthy, J; Hutchings, J; Wills, B. J (Cambridge University Press, 2004-11)
    We present our recent results from the observation of the O VI λ λ1032,1038 emission doublet in Seyfert galaxies of type 2 with the FUV spectrograph on the FUSE satellite. These observations are part of our investigation ...
  • A generic FPGA-based detector readout and real-time image processing board 
    Mayuresh, Sarpotdar; Mathew, J; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016-08)
    For space-based astronomical observations, it is important to have a mechanism to capture the digital output from the standard detector for further on-board analysis and storage. We have developed a generic (application- ...
  • A geometric method to locate Neptune 
    Bhatnagar, S; Vyasanakere, J. P; Murthy, J (American Association of Physics Teachers, 2021-05)
    We develop a direct geometric method to determine the orbital parameters and mass of a planet, and we then apply the method to Neptune using high-precision data for the other planets in the solar system. The method is ...
  • Habitability classification of exoplanets: a machine learning insight 
    Basak, Suryoday; Mathur, Archana; Theophilus, Abhijit Jeremiel; Deshpande, Gouri; Murthy, J (Jointly published by EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2021-09)
    We explore the efficacy of machine learning (ML) in characterizing exoplanets into different classes. The source of the data used in this work is University of Puerto Rico’s Planetary Habitability Laboratory’s Exoplanets ...
  • High-altitude ballooning programme at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics 
    Akshata Nayak; Sreejith, A. G; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2013-03-25)
    Recent advances in balloons and in electronics have made possible scientific payloads at costs accessible to university departments. The primary purpose of high-altitude ballooning programme is to test low-cost ultraviolet ...
  • The Horizontal Branch Population of NGC 1851 as Revealed by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) 
    Subramaniam, A; Snehalata Sahu; Postma, J; Cote, Patrick; Hutchings, J. B; Darukhanawalla, N; Chung, Chul; Tandon, S. N; Kameswara Rao, N; George, K; Ghosh, S. K; Girish, V; Murthy, J; Mohan, Rekhesh; Murthy, J; Pati, A. K; Sankarasubramanian, K; Stalin, C. S; Choudhury, S (IOP Publishing, 2017-12)
    The Horizontal Branch Population of NGC 1851 as Revealed by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope ( UVIT ) Annapurni Subramaniam 1 , Snehalata Sahu 1 , Joseph E. Postma 2 , Patrick Côté 3 , J. B. Hutchings 3 , ...
  • In-orbit performance of UVIT and first results 
    Tandon, S. N; Hutchings, J. B; Ghosh, S. K; Subramaniam, A; George, K|; Girish, V; Kamath, P. U; Kathiravan, S; Kumar, A; Lancelot, J.P; Mahesh, P. K; Mohan, Rekhesh; Murthy, J; Nagabhushana, S; Pati, A. K; Postma, J; Kameswara Rao, N; Sankarasubramanian, K; Sreekumar, P; Sriram, S; Stalin, C. S; Sutaria, F. K; Sreedhar, Yuvraj Harsha; Barve, Indrajit V; Mondal, Chayan; Snehalata Sahu (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2017-06)
    The performance of the ultraviolet telescope (UVIT) on-board AstroSat is reported. The performance in orbit is also compared with estimates made from the calibrations done on the ground. The sensitivity is found to be ...
  • The Indo-Russian UV Spectrograph Project for the Chinese Space Station (SING) 
    Sachkova, M. E; Bharat Chandra; Shanti Prabha, C; Prakash, Ajin; Binukumar, G; Safonova, M; Rai, Richa; Mohan, Rekhesh; Murthy, J; Shmagin, V. E (Springer Nature, 2021-12)
    The ultraviolet wavelength range (90–300 nm) is one of the most important parts of the electromagnetic spectrum for astrophysicists. The success of the GALEX and ASTROSAT/UVIT missions has given a new view on the ultraviolet ...
  • Intense Diffuse Far-Ultraviolet Emission from the Orion Nebula 
    Murthy, J; Sahnow, D. J; Henry, R. C (American Astronomical Society, 2005-01)
    We present spectra of the diffuse far-UV (900-1200 Å) emission from a region near the Orion Nebula: the first high-resolution spectra of the diffuse background radiation. These observations were made using serendipitous ...
  • Interstellar dust studies with TAUVEX 
    Maheswar, G; Muthu, C; Sujatha, N. V; Pandey, G; Bhatt, H. C; Kameswara Rao, N; Murthy, J (Astronomical Society of India, 2007-06)
    We propose to carry out studies on the properties of inter- stellar dust using TAUVEX. Through the multi-band TAUVEX observations, particularly with the use of filters optimized for extinction observations of the 2175 ° ...
  • Interstellar extinction from photometric surveys: application to four high-latitude areas 
    Malkov, O; Karpov, S; Kilpio, E; Sichevsky, S; Chulkov, D; Dluzhnevskaya, O; Kovaleva, D; Kniazev, A; Mickaelian, A; Mironov, A; Murthy, J; Sytov, A; Zhao, G; Zhukov, A (De Gruyter, 2018-04)
    Information on interstellar extinction and dust properties may be obtained from modern large photometric surveys data. Virtual Observatory facilities allow users to make a fast and correct cross-identification of objects ...
  • Investigating the in-flight performance of the UVIT payload on AstroSat 
    Rahna, P. T; Murthy, J; Safonova, M; Sutaria, F. K; Gudennavar, S. B; Bubbly, S. G (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017-11)
    We have studied the performance of the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope payload on AstroSat and derived a calibration of the far-ultraviolet (FUV) and near-ultraviolet (NUV) instruments on board. We find that the sensitivity ...
  • JUDE (Jayant’s UVIT Data Explorer) pipeline user manual 
    Rahna, P. T; Murthy, J; Safonova, M (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2021-10)
    We have written a reference manual to use JUDE (Jayant’s UVIT Data Explorer) data pipeline software for processing and reducing the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) Level 1 data into event lists and images—Level 2 ...
  • JUDE: an ultraviolet imaging telescope pipelineâ 
    Murthy, J; Rahna, P. T; Sutaria, F. K; Safonova, M; Gudennavar, S. B; Bubbly, S. G (Elsevier B.V, 2017-07)
    The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) was launched as part of the multi-wavelength Indian AstroSat mission on 28 September, 2015 into a low Earth orbit. A 6-month performance verification (PV) phase ended in March ...

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