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Browsing by Author "Murthy, J"

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  • 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 ...
  • Large scale extinction maps with UVIT 
    Ravichandran, S; Preethi, K; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (Springer, 2013-04)
    The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) is scheduled to be launched as a part of the ASTROSAT satellite. As part of the mission planning for the instrument we have studied the efficacy of UVIT observations for interstellar ...
  • Low-cost Raspberry Pi star sensor for small satellites 
    Bharat Chandra, P; Sarpotdar, Mayuresh; Binukumar, G; Rai, Richa; Mohan, Rekhesh; Mathew, Joice; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (SPIE-Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2022-07)
    We present a low-cost Raspberry Pi-based star sensor StarberrySense using commercial-off-the-shelf components, developed and built for applications in small satellites and CubeSat-based missions. A star sensor is one of ...
  • Mapping extinction using GALEX and SDSS photometric observations 
    Preethi, K; Gudennavar, S. B; Murthy, J (American Institute of Physics, 2013-06)
    The primary objective of this work is to create an all sky extinction map of the Milky Way galaxy. We have cross-matched the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS data release 8) photometric observations with that of Galaxy ...
  • Mapping the Diffuse Ultraviolet Sky with the Galaxy Evolution Explorer 
    Murthy, J; Henry, R. C; Sujatha, N. V (IOP Publishing, 2010-12)
    We present a map of the diffuse ultraviolet cosmic background in two wavelength bands (FUV: 1530 Å and NUV: 2310 Å) over almost 75% of the sky using archival data from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission. Most ...
  • Measurement of Dust Optical Properties in Coalsack Nebula 
    Sujatha, N. V; Murthy, J; Shalima, P (University of Chicago Press, 2007-08)
    We have used FUSE and Voyager observations of dust-scattered starlight in the neighborhood of the Coalsack Nebula to derive the optical constants of the dust grains. The albedo is consistent with a value of 0.28 ± 0.04, ...
  • 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 ...

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