IIAP Publications: Recent submissions

  • Tracing the outer disk of NGC 300: an ultraviolet view 
    Mondal, Chayan; Subramaniam, A; George, K (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2019-07-11)
    We present an ultra-violet (UV) study of the galaxy NGC 300 using GALEX far-UV (FUV) and near-UV (NUV) observations. We studied the nature of UV emission in the galaxy and correlated it with optical, H I and mid-infrared ...
  • Temporal variations of the solar EUV network properties 
    Varghese, B.S; Raju, K. P; Kurian, P. J (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2019-07-11)
    The chromospheric network extended to the transition region as the solar EUV network disperses at the coronal level. The EUV emission lines from the transition region give information about different atmospheric heights. ...
  • Dark matter (energy) may be indistinguishable from modified gravity (MOND) 
    Sivaram, C (World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2017-10)
    For Newtonian dynamics to hold over galactic scales, large amounts of dark matter (DM) are required which would dominate cosmic structures. Accounting for the strong obser- vational evidence that the universe is accelerating ...
  • Planet nine, dark matter and MOND 
    Sivaram, C; Arun, K; Kiren, O. V (Springer, 2016-07)
    Here we propose the possibility that the recently postulated Neptune-sized planet with an orbital period of 15,000 years could be a gravitationally condensed dark matter (DM) object. The observed mass of Planet Nine fits ...
  • Combined complete active space configuration interaction and perturbation theory applied to conformational energy prototypes: Rotation and inversion barriers 
    Sinha Ray, Suvonil; Mahapatra, U. S; Chaudhuri, R. K; Chattopadhyay, S (Elsevier B.V, 2017-11)
    A second-order multireference perturbation theory, termed as IVO-SSMRPT which allows the use of CASCI reference wave functions with improved virtual orbitals (IVO) for capturing static correlation and state-specific ...
  • Broadband observations of high redshift blazars 
    Paliya, Vaidehi S; Parker, M. L; Fabian, A. C; Stalin, C. S (IOP Publishing, 2016-07-01)
    We present a multi-wavelength study of four high redshift blazars, S5 0014+81 (z = 3.37), CGRaBS J0225+1846 (z = 2.69), BZQ J1430+4205 (z = 4.72), and 3FGL J1656.2−3303 (z = 2.40) using quasi-simultaneous data from the ...
  • Diffuse radiation from the Aquila Rift 
    Jyothy, S. N; Murthy, J; Karuppath, N; Sujatha, N. V (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2015-12-01)
    We present an analysis of the diffuse ultraviolet (UV) background in a low latitude region near the Aquila Rift based on observations made by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). The UV background is at a level of about ...
  • A Statistical Study on the Frequency-dependent Damping of the Slow-mode Waves in Polar Plumes and Interplumes 
    Mandal, Sudip; Krishna Prasad, S; Banerjee, D (IOP Publishing, 2018-02)
    We perform a statistical study on the frequency-dependent damping of slow waves propagating along polar plumes and interplumes in the solar corona. Analysis of a large sample of extreme ultraviolet imaging data with ...
  • Evolution of time concept in physics and in philosophy 
    Sivaram, C; Arun, K; Kiren, O. V (Science Publications, 2015-07)
    What is ‘time’? This is a question that has perplexed many aphysicist and philosophers alike. The perception of the passage of timeappears ingrained in all biological systems where growth, evolution anddecay of objects, ...
  • Primary Mirror Active Control System Simulation of Prototype Segmented Mirror Telescope 
    Prasanna Deshmukh; Mishra, Deepta Sundar; Parihar, P. S; Vedashree (IEEE, 2017-01)
    The upcoming large astronomical telescopes are trending towards the Segmented Mirror Telescope (SMT) technology, initially developed at the W M Keck Observatory in Hawaii, where two largest SMTs in the world are in use. ...
  • A soft actuator for prototype segmented mirror telescope 
    Prasanna, Deshmukh; Parihar, P. S; Mishra, Deepta Sundar; Prakash, Ajin; Kemkar, P. M. M (SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016-07)
    The Segmented Mirror Telescopes (SMT) are built using small hexagonal mirror segments placed side by side to form a monolithic primary mirror of very large size. The effective figure of such a segmented primary mirror is ...
  • Optical and Near-infrared Study of Nova V2676 Oph 2012 
    Raj, A; Das, R. K; Walter, F. M (IOP Publishing, 2017-02-01)
    We present optical spectrophotometric and near-infrared (NIR) photometric observations of the nova V2676 Oph covering the period from 2012 March 29 through 2015 May 8. The optical spectra and photometry of the nova have ...
  • Prospect for UV observations from the Moon. II. Instrumental design of an ultraviolet imager LUCI 
    Mathew, J; Prakash, A; Mayuresh, Sarpotdar; Sreejith, A. G; Nirmal, K; Ambily, S; Safonova, M; Murthy, J; Brosch, N (Springer, 2017-02)
    We present a design for a near-ultraviolet (NUV) imaging instrument which may be flown on a range of available platforms, including high-altitude balloons, nanosatellites, or space missions. Although all current UV space ...
  • Photometric metallicity map of the large magellanic cloud 
    Choudhury, Samyaday; Subramaniam, A; Cole, A. A (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2016-01)
    We have estimated a metallicity map of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using the Mag- ellanic Cloud Photometric Survey (MCPS) and Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE III) photometric data. This is a first of ...
  • Solar coronal magnetic fields derived using seismology techniques applied to omnipresent sunspot waves 
    Jess, D. B; Reznikova, V. E; Ryans, R. S. I; Christian, D. J; Keys, P. H; Mathioudakis, M; Mackay, D. H; Krishna Prasad, S; Banerjee, D; Grant, S. D. T; Yau, S; Diamond, C (Nature Publishing Group, 2016-02)
    Sunspots on the surface of the Sun are the observational signatures of intense manifestations of tightly packed magnetic field lines, with near-vertical field strengths exceeding 6,000 G in extreme cases. It is well accepted ...
  • A Global galactic dynamo with a corona constrained by relative helicity 
    Avijeet Prasad; Mangalam, A (IOP Publishing, 2016-01)
    We present a model for a global axisymmetric turbulent dynamo operating in a galaxy with a corona that treats the parameters of turbulence driven by supernovae and by magneto-rotational instability under a common ...
  • NuSTAR, Swift, and GROND observations of the flaring MeV blazar PMN J0641-0320 
    Ajello, M; Ghisellini, G; Paliya, Vaidehi S; Kocevski, D; Tagliaferri, G; Madejski, G; Rau, A; Schady, P; Greiner, J; Massaro, F; Balokovic, M; Buhler, R; Giomi, M; Marcotulli, L; D'Ammando, F; Stern, D; Boggs, S. E; Christensen, F. E; Craig, W. W; Hailey, C. J; Harrison, F. A; Zhang, W. W (IOP Publishing, 2016-07-20)
    MeV blazars are a sub-population of the blazar family, exhibiting larger-than-average jet powers, accretion luminosities, and black hole masses. Because of their extremely hard X-ray continua, these objects are best studied ...
  • A search for QPOs in the lazar OJ287: preliminary results from the 2015/2016 observing campaign 
    Zola, S; Valtonen, M; Bhatta, G; Goyal, A; Debski, B; Baran, A; Krzesinski, J; Siwak, M; Ciprini, S; Gopakumar, A; Jermak, H; Nilsson, K; Reichart, D; Matsumoto, K; Sadakane, K; Gazeas, K; Kidger, M; Piirola, V; Alicavus, F; Baliyan, K. S; Berdyugin, A; Boyd, D; Campas Torrent, M; Campos, F; Carrillo G-mez, J; Caton, D. B; Chavushyan, V; Dalessio, J; Dimitrov, D; Drozdz, M; Er, H; Erdem, A; Escartin Perez, A; Fallah Ramazani, V; Filippenko, A. V; Garcia, F; Gomez Pinilla, F; Maheswar, G; Haislip, J. B; Harmanen, J; Hudec, R; Hurst, G; Ivarsen, K. M; Jelinek, M; Joshi, A; Kagitan, M; Kaur, N; Keel, W. C; LaCluyze, A. P; Lee, B. C; Lindfors, E; Lozano de Haro, J; Moore, J. P; Mugrauer, M; Naves Nogues, R; Neely, A. W; Nelson, R. H; Ogloza, W; Okano, S; Pandey, J. C; Perri, M; Pihajoki, P; Poyner, G; Provencal, J; Pursimo, T; Raj, A; 29 others (Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2016-12)
    We analyse the light curve in the R band of the blazar OJ287, gathered during the 2015/2016 observing season. We did a search for quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) using several methods over a wide range of timescales. ...
  • A Hard gamma-ray flare from 3C 279 in 2013 December 
    Paliya, Vaidehi S; Diltz, Chris; Bottcher, Markus; Stalin, C. S; Buckley, David (IOP Publishing, 2016-01)
    The blazar 3C 279 exhibited twin γ -ray fl ares of similar intensity in 2013 December and 2014 April. In this work, we present a detailed multi-wavelength analysis of the 2013 December fl aring event. Multi-frequency ...
  • Black Holes in Our Universe: Do they Inch up the Mass Ladder? 
    Shastri, P (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2017-03)
    Current technologies have enabled glimpses at the many facets of black holes, which we know to be plentiful in our cosmos. A panoramic view of the evidence for them is presented here across the large range of masses that ...

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