IIAP Publications: Recent submissions

  • 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 ...
  • A butterfly diagram and carrington maps for century-long Ca II K spectroheliograms from the Kodaikanal Observatory 
    Chatterjee, Subhamoy; Banerjee, D; Ravindra, B (IOP Publishing, 2016-08-10)
    The century-long (1907–2007) Ca II K spectroheliograms from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) are calibrated, processed, and analyzed to follow the evolution of the bright on-disc structures called plages, possible ...
  • Diagnostics of a coronal hole and the adjacent quiet sun by the hinode/EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) 
    Kayshap, P; Banerjee, D; Srivastava, A. K (Springer, 2015-10)
    A comparison between a coronal hole (CH) and the adjacent quiet Sun (QS) has been performed using the spectroscopic diagnostics of the Hinode/EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). Based on spectral signatures, we identify the ...
  • Meridional circulation in the solar convection zone: time-distance helioseismic inferences from four years of HMI/SDO observations 
    Rajaguru, S. P; Antia, H. M (IOP Publishing, 2015-11-10)
    We present and discuss results from time–distance helioseismic measurements of meridional circulation (MC) in the solar convection zone using 4 yr of Doppler velocity observations by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager ...

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