IIAP Publications: Recent submissions

  • The decameter-wave radio telescope 
    Sastry, Ch. V (Astronomical Society of India, 1983-06)
  • Speckle interferometry at IIA and elsewhere: An overview 
    Venkatakrishnan, P; Saha, S. K; Shevgaonkar, R. K (Tata Institute of Fundamental Reserach, 1988)
    The technique of speckle interferometry, used for compensating the blurring effects of the earth's atmosphere, is briefly outlined. The achievements of this technique by different groups in the world are listed. We then ...
  • Difference image analysis: extension to a spatially varying photometric scale factor and other considerations 
    Bramich, D. M; Horne, Keith; Albrow, M. D; Tsapras, Y; Snodgrass, C; Street, R. A; Hundertmark, M; Kains, N; Arellano Ferro, A; Figuera Jaimes, R; Giridhar, S (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2013-01-21)
    We present a general framework for matching the point-spread function (PSF), photometric scaling and sky background between two images, a subject which is commonly referred to as difference image analysis (DIA). We introduce ...
  • Intranight optical variability of γ -ray-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies 
    Paliya, Vaidehi S; Stalin, C. S; Kumar, Brijesh; Kumar, Brajesh; Bhatt, V. K; Pandey, S. B; Yadav, K. S (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2013-01-21)
    The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected γ-ray emission in about half a dozen narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLSy1) galaxies. This indicates the presence of relativistic jets in these ...
  • Quantum interference with angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution: solution of the polarized line transfer in the non-magnetic case 
    Supriya, H. D; Smitha, H. N; Nagendra, K. N; Ravindra, B; Sampoorna, M (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2013-02-11)
    Angle-dependent partial frequency redistribution (PRD) matrices represent the physical redistribution in the process of light scattering on atoms. For the purpose of numerical simplicity, it is a common practice in ...
  • Rotation rates of coronal holes and their probable anchoring depths 
    Hiremath, K. M; Hegde, M (IOP Publishing, 2013-02-01)
    For the years 2001-2008, we use full-disk, SOHO/EIT 195 °A calibrated images to determine latitudinal and day to day variations of the rotation rates of coronal holes. We estimate the weighted average of heliographic ...
  • On the evolution of irradiated turbulent clouds: a comparative study between modes of triggered star formation 
    Anathpindika, S; Bhatt, H. C (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-12)
    Gas within molecular clouds (MCs) is turbulent and unevenly distributed. Interstellar shocks such as those driven by strong fluxes of ionizing radiation (IR) profoundly affect MCs. While small dense MCs exposed to a strong ...
  • Spectral energy distributions and age estimates of 40 massive young stellar objects 
    Tanti, K. K; Jayashree Roy; Duorah, K (Kyivskyi Universytet, 2012-11)
    In this paper, we present the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of 40 massive young stellar objects (YSOs), detected from the NIR imaging survey carried out by Varricatt et al. 2010 and estimated their ages and masses. ...
  • Constraining the parameters of globular cluster NGC 1904 from its variable star population 
    Kains, N; Bramich, D. M; Figuera Jaimes, R; Arellano Ferro, A; Giridhar, S; Kuppuswamy, K (EDP Sciences, 2012-12)
    Aims. We present the analysis of 11 nights of V and I time-series observations of the globular cluster NGC 1904 (M 79). Using this we searched for variable stars in this cluster and attempted to refine the periods of known ...
  • Landslide susceptibility analysis using Probabilistic Certainty Factor Approach: A case study on Tevankarai stream watershed, India 
    Sujatha, E. R; Rajamanickam, G. V; Kumaravel, P (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2012-10)
    This paper reports the use of a GIS based Probabilistic Certainty Factor method to assess the geo-environmental factors that contribute to landslide susceptibility in Tevankarai Ar sub-watershed, Kodaikkanal. Landslide ...
  • Comparative modelling of the spectra of cool giants 
    Lebzelter, T; Heiter, U; Abia, C; Eriksson, K; Ireland, M; Neilson, H; Nowotny, W; Maldonado, J; Merle, T; Peterson, R; Plez, B; Short, C. I; Wahlgren, G. M; Worley, C; Aringer, B; Bladh, S; de Laverny, P; Goswami, A; Mora, A; Norris, R. P; Recio-Blanco, A; Scholz, M; Thevenin, F; Tsuji, T; Kordopatis, G; Montesinos, B; Wing, R. F (EDP Sciences, 2012-11)
    Context. Our ability to extract information from the spectra of stars depends on reliable models of stellar atmospheres and appropriate techniques for spectral synthesis. Various model codes and strategies for the analysis ...
  • Comprehensive multiwavelength modelling of the afterglow of GRB 050525A 
    Resmi, L; Misra, K; Johannesson, G; Castro-Tirado, A. J; Gorosabel, J; Jelınek, M; Bhattacharya, D; Kubanek, P; Anupama, G. C; Sota, A; Sahu, D. K; de Ugarte Postigo, A; Pandey, S. B; Sanchez-Ramırez, R; Bremer, M; Sagar, R (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-11)
    The Swift era has posed a challenge to the standard blast-wave model of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows. The key observational features expected within the model are rarely observed, such as the achromatic steepening ...
  • Pointing of HAGAR telescope mirrors 
    Gothe, K. S; Prabhu, T. P; Vishwanath, P. R; Acharya, B. S; Srinivasan, R; Chitnis, V. R; Kamath, P. U; Srinivasulu, G; Saleem, F; Kemkar, P. M. M; Mahesh, P. K; Gabriel, F; Manoharan, J; Dorji, N; Dorjai, T; Angchuk, D; D'souza, A. I; Duhan, S. K; Nagesh, B. K; Rao, S. K; Sharma, S. K; Singh, B. B; Sudersanan, P. V; Thsering, M. T; Upadhya, S. S; Anupama, G. C; Britto, R. J; Cowsik, R; Saha, L; Shukla, A (Springer, 2013-04)
    An array of seven atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes was commissioned at a high altitude site in Hanle in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas. The array called HAGAR has been designed to observe celestial γ-rays of energy ...
  • Probing the Role of Carbon in Ultraviolet Extinction along Galactic Sight Lines 
    Parvathi, V. S; Sofia, U. J; Murthy, J; Babu, B. R. S (IOP Publishing, 2012-11-20)
    We report previously undetermined interstellar gas and dust-phase carbon abundances along 15 Galactic sight lines based on archival data of the strong 1334.5323 Å transition observed with the Space Telescope Imaging ...
  • Nature of quiet Sun oscillations using data from the hinode, TRACE, and SOHO spacecraft 
    Gupta, G. R; Subramanian, S; Banerjee, D; Madjarska, M. S; Doyle, J. G (Springer, 2013-01)
    We study the nature of quiet-Sun oscillations using multi - wavelength observations from TRACE, Hinode, and SOHO. The aim is to investigate the existence of propagating waves in the solar chromosphere and the transition ...
  • High-resolution Optical Spectroscopy of DY Cen: Diffuse Interstellar Bands in a Proto-fullerene Circumstellar Environment? 
    Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (IOP Publishing, 2012-11-01)
    We search high-resolution and high-quality VLT/UVES optical spectra of the hot R Coronae Borealis star DY Cen for electronic transitions of the C60 molecule and diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). We report the non-detection ...
  • Star Formation Activity in the Galactic H II Region Sh2-297 
    Mallick, K. K; Ojha, D. K; Samal, M. R; Pandey, A. K; Bhatt, B. C; Ghosh, S. K; Dewangan, L. K; Tamura, M (IOP Publishing, 2012-11-01)
    We present a multiwavelength study of the Galactic H II region Sh2-297, located in the Canis Major OB1 complex. Optical spectroscopic observations are used to constrain the spectral type of ionizing star HD 53623 as B0V. ...
  • Chemical compositions of stars in two stellar streams from the Galactic thick disc 
    Ramya, P; Reddy, B. E; Lambert, D. L (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-10)
    We present abundances for 20 elements for stars in two stellar streams identified by Arifyanto & Fuchs: 18 stars from the Arcturus stream and 26 from a new stream, which we call the AF06 stream, both from the Galactic thick ...
  • Polarized Line Transfer with F-state Interference in a Non-magnetic Medium: Partial Frequency Redistribution Effects in the Collisionless Regime 
    Smitha, H. N; Sowmya, K; Nagendra, K. N; Sampoorna, M; Stenflo, J. O (IOP Publishing, 2012-10-20)
    Quantum interference phenomena manifest themselves in several ways in the polarized solar spectrum formed due to coherent scattering processes. One such effect arises due to interference between the fine structure (J) ...
  • Spectroscopic observations of propagating disturbances in a polar coronal hole: evidence of slow magneto-acoustic waves 
    Gupta, G. R; Teriaca, L; Marsch, E; Solanki, S. K; Banerjee, D (EDP Sciences, 2012-10)
    Aims. We focus on detecting and studying quasi-periodic propagating features that have been interpreted in terms of both slow magneto-acoustic waves and of high-speed upflows. Methods. We analyzed long-duration spectroscopic ...

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