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  • SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems 
    Eisenstein, D. J and 243 coauthors; Sivarani, T (IOP Publishing, 2011-09)
    Building on the legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program of four spectroscopic surveys on three scientific themes: dark energy and cosmological parameters, the history and structure of ...
  • Search for anomalous alignments of structures in planck data using minkowski tensors 
    Joby, P. K; Pravabati, C; Ghosh, T; Vidhya Ganesan; Ravikumar, C. D (IOP Publishing, 2019-01)
    Minkowski Tensors are tensorial generalizations of the scalar Minkowski Functionals. Due to their tensorial nature they contain additional morphological information of structures, in particular about shape and alignment, ...
  • The Search for another earth 
    Sengupta, S (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2016-07)
    Is there life anywhere else in the vast cosmos?Are there planets similar to the Earth? For centuries,these questions baffled curious minds. Eithera positive or negative answer, if found oneday, would carry a deep philosophical ...
  • The search for another earth - Part II 
    Sengupta, S (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2016-10)
    In the first part, we discussed the various methods for thedetection of planets outside the solar system known as theexoplanets. In this part, we will describe various kinds ofexoplanets. The habitable planets discovered ...
  • The search for binary black holes in Seyferts with double peaked emission lines 
    Kharb, P; Mousumi Das; Subramanian, S; Paragi, Z (Astronomical Society of India, 2015-04)
    We discuss results from very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of two Seyfert galaxies with double peaked emission lines in their SDSS optical spectra. Such AGN are potential candidates for the presence ...
  • Search for CO (1-0) emission in R CrB with large infrared excesses 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Nyman, L. A; Nandy, K; Houziaux, L (Cambridge University Press, 1991)
  • Search for coronal temperature variation in Seyfert galaxies 
    Pal, Indrani; Stalin, C. S (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2023-01)
    While the temperature of the X-ray corona (kTe) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is known for many sources, its variation if any is limited to a handful of objects. This is in part due to the requirement of good signal-to-noise ...
  • A search for diffuse bands in fullerene planetary nebulae: evidence of diffuse circumstellar bands 
    Diaz-Luis, J. J; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Manchado, A; Cataldo, F (EDP Sciences, 2015-01)
    Large fullerenes and fullerene-based molecules have been proposed as carriers of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). The recent detection of the most common fullerenes (C60 and C70) around some planetary nebulae (PNe) now ...
  • Search for Hydrogen-alpha Emitting Cool Pockets in Corona During the Total Solar Eclipse of October 24, 1995 
    Cowsik, R; Singh, J; Raju, K. P; Saxena, A. K; Samson, J. P. A; Naidu, B. N (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 1997)
    Narrow pass band hydrogen alpha filtergrams were obtained during totality at Kalpi, to look for cool pockets of H-alpha emission in corona first observed by Bappu and Bhattacharyya during the 1970 Mexican eclipse observations. ...
  • A search for intra-night optical variability in radio-quiet QSOs 
    Gopal-Krishna; Sagar, R; Witta, P. J (Royal Astronomical Society, 1993-06-15)
    We report results from a new program, using the 2.34-m Vainu Bappu Telescope, to search for intra-night optical variability in five QSOs which are radio-quiet but optically bright and luminous. Our limited data show mild ...
  • Search for Lithium-Rich Stars Among G-K Giants with IR-excess 
    Jasniewicz, G; Parthasarathy, M; de Laverny, P; Thevenin, F; Mauron, N; Chadid, M (International Astronomical Union, 2000)
    We report here new results about a search for Li- rich stars among 52 G-K giant stars which are known to have near IR excess. Eleven giants have been found to have loge (Li)≥ 1.0. Five are new Li-rich stars. We suspect ...
  • Search for low-mass objects in the globular cluster M4. I. detection of variable stars 
    Safonova, M; Mkrtichian, D; Hasan, P; Sutaria, F. K; Brosch, N; Gorbikov, E; Joseph, P (IOP Publishing, 2016-02)
    With every new discovery of an extrasolar planet, the absence of planets in globular clusters ( GCs ) becomes more and more conspicuous. Null detection of transiting hot Jupiters in GCs 47 Tuc, ω Cen, and NGC 6397 ...
  • Search for Mechanisms of Solar Magnetism 
    Gokhale, M. H (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, 1986)
    Study of 'Solar magnetism' (totality of solar magnetic phenomena on idfferent scales) and its 'mechanisms' (physical processes responsible for the phenomena) is obviously essential for the advancement of solar and ...
  • Search for optical bursts from the gamma ray burst source GBS 0526-66 
    Seetha, S; Sreenivasaiah, K. V; Marar, T. M. K; Kasturirangan, K; Rao, U. R; Bhattacharyya, J. C (NASA/STI, 1985-08)
    Attempts were made to detect optical bursts from the gamma-ray burst source GBS 0526-66 during Dec. 31, 1984 to Jan. 2, 1985 and Feb. 23 to Feb. 24, 1985, using the one meter reflector of the Kavalur Observatory. Jan. 1, ...
  • A Search for Polarized Thermal Emission from Directly Imaged Exoplanets and Brown Dwarf Companions to Nearby Stars 
    Jensen-Clem, R; Millar-Blanchaer, M. A; van Holstein, R. G; Mawet, Dimitri; Graham, J; Sengupta, S; Marley, M. S; Snik, Frans; Vigan, A; Hinkley, S; de Boer, Jos; Girard, J. H; De Rosa, R. J; Bowler, B. P; Wiktorowicz, S. J; Perrin, M. D; Crepp, J. R; Macintosh, B (IOP Publishing, 2020-12)
    Aerosols in the atmospheres of cloudy gas giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs scatter and polarize these objects' thermal emission. If such an object has an oblate shape or nonuniform cloud distribution, the net degree of ...
  • 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. ...
  • Search for rapid H-alpha variability studies in Be stars - 28 Eri, X Ophiuchi, 66 Ophiuchi and Pi Aquarii 
    Ghosh, K. K (EDP Sciences, 1988-10)
    In order to search for rapid Hα variability in Be stars, a series of Hα profiles were observed on a time scale of few minutes for 28 Eri, X Oph, 66 Oph and π Aqr. In total, 95 and 54 Hα profiles were obtained for the program ...
  • Search for rapid spectral variability in Be stars - Alpha Columbae, Rho Carinae and Eta Centauri 
    Ghosh, K. K; Pukalenthi, S; Jaykumar, K; Kuppuswamy, K; Sanjeevkumar, T; Muniandi, A (European Southern Observatory, 1990-03)
    A series of H-alpha profiles (in total 1006 spectra in the H-alpha region) with the time resolution around 45 s were obtained on six nights between January 29 and February 7, 1988, to search for rapid spectral variability ...
  • Search for rapid spectral variability in Psi(9) Aurigae 
    Ghosh, K. K (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1989-09)
    Observations of Psi(9) Aur on five nights between January 29 and February 3, 1988 were conducted as part of a search for rapid spectral variability in Be stars. In addition, a series of H-alpha profiles with a time resolution ...
  • Search for rapid V/R variability in Eta CEN 
    Ghosh, K. K (Royal Astronomical Society, 1989-10)
    In order to search for rapid V/R variability in the Be star, Eta Cen, a series of H-alpha profiles of this star were observed on three nights between May 28 and June 3, 1986. A method of estimating the standard deviation ...

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