IIAP Publications: Recent submissions

  • VRI Photometry of M67 for CCD Standardization at 2.3m VBT 
    Bhat, P. N; Singh, K. P; Prabhu, T. P; Kembhavi, A. K (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1992)
    We present the results from CCD photometry in the V, R and I bands, of the ‘Dipper Asterism’ region of the open cluster Μ67 based on observations carried out at the prime focus of the 2.3 m Vainu Bappu Telescope of the ...
  • B-L cosmic strings and baryogenesis 
    Bhattacharjee, P; Sahu, N; Yajnik, U.A (American Physical Society, 2004-10)
    Cosmic strings arising from breaking of the $U(1)_{B-L}$ gauge symmetry that occurs in a wide variety of unified models can carry zero modes of heavy Majorana neutrinos. Decaying and/or repeatedly self-interacting closed ...
  • Enhanced role of electron correlation in the hyperfine interactions in D5/22 states in alkaline-earth-metal ions 
    Sahoo, B. K; Sur, C; Beier, T; Das, B. P; Chaudhuri, R. K; Mukherjee, D (The American Physical Society, 2007-04)
    The low-lying n(=3,4,5)d 2D5/2 states of alkaline-earth-metal ions are of vital importance in a number of different physical applications. The hyperfine structure constants of these states are characterized by unusually ...
  • Dynamics of dwarf-spheroidals and the dark matter halo of the galaxy 
    Cowsik, R; Ratnam, C; Bhattacharjee, P; Majumdar, S (Elsevier B. V., 2007-08)
    The dynamics of the dwarf-spheroidal (dSph) galaxies in the gravitational field of the Galaxy is investigated with particular reference to their susceptibility to tidal break-up. Based on the observed paucity of the dSphs ...
  • Age Sequence in Small Clusters Associated with Bright-Rimmed Clouds 
    Ogura, K; Chauhan, N; Pandey, A. K; Bhatt, B. C; Ojha, D; Itoh, Y (Astronomical Society of Japan, 2007-02)
    Bright-rimmed clouds (BRCs) found in HII regions are probable sites of triggered star formation due to compression by ionization/shock fronts, and it is hypothesized that star formation proceeds from the exciting star(s) ...
  • Measurement of Kodaikanal White-Light Images: Relaxation of Tilts of Spot Groups as Indicator of Subsurface Dynamics of Parent Flux Loops 
    Sivaraman, K. R; Gokhale, M. H; Sivaraman, H; Gupta, S. S; Howard, R. F (The American Astronomical Society, 2007-03)
    We reexamine the evolution of the observed tilts θ of spot groups with life spans 2–7 days in the two latitude belts <13° and >13°. Using an iterative procedure, we refine the linear fit between θ and the daily tilt angle ...
  • Investigations of the Morphology of Dust Shells of Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 
    Vasundhara, R; Chakraborty, P; Muneer, S; Masi, G; Rondi, S (The American Astronomical Society, 2007-02)
    The morphology of the dust fans and shells in the images of comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) showed significant changes between 2004 April and June due to rapid changes in the Earth viewing and solar illumination geometry. We model ...
  • Measurements of photoinduced refractive index changes in bacteriorhodopsin films 
    Banyal, R. K; Prasad, B. R (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2007-03)
    We report the pump--probe measurements of nonlinear refractive index changes in photochromic bacteriorhodopsin films. The photoinduced absorption is caused by pump beam at 532 nm and the accompanying refractive ...
  • Theoretical studies of the 6sS1/22→5dD3/22 parity-nonconserving transition amplitude in Ba+ and associated properties 
    Sahoo, B. K; Das, B. P; Chaudhuri, R. K; Mukherjee, D (The American Physical Society, 2007-03)
    It is widely believed that the standard model of particle physics is just an intermediate step in understanding the properties of the elementary physics in nature and the interactions between them. Over the past twenty ...
  • First local helioseismic experiments with CO5 
    Steiner, O; Vigeesh, G; Krieger, L; Wedemeyer-Böhm, S; Schaffenberger, W; Freytag, B (WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2007-03)
    With numerical experiments we explore the feasibility of using high frequency waves for probing the magnetic fields in the photosphere and the chromosphere of the Sun.We track a plane-parallel, monochromatic wave that ...
  • Hubble Space Telescope and Optical Observations of Three Pulsating Accreting White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Variables 
    Szkody, P; Mukadam, A; Gänsicke, B. T; Woudt, P. A; Solheim, Jan - Erik; Nitta, A; Sion, E. M; Warner, B; Sahu, D. K; Prabhu, T. P; Henden, A (University of Chicago Press, 2007-04)
    Ultraviolet observations using the Solar Blind Channel on the Hubble Space Telescope provide light curves and low-resolution spectra of three pulsating white dwarfs in the cataclysmic variables SDSS J013132.39−090122.3, ...
  • Photometric study of distant open clusters in the second quadrant: NGC 7245, King 9, King 13 and IC 166 
    Subramaniam, A; Bhatt, B. C (Blackwell Publishing, 2007-05)
    We present a UBV CCD photometric study of four open clusters, NGC 7245, King 9, IC 166 and King 13, located between l = 90° and 135°. All are embedded in a rich Galactic field. NGC 7245 and King 9 are close together in the ...
  • Results from a spectroscopic survey in the CoRoT fields. I. Search for chromospherically active stars 
    Medhi, B. J; Messina, S; Parihar, P. S; Pagano, I; Muneer, S; Duorah, K (EDP Sciences, 2007-07)
    Aims.In this paper we report the results of the spectroscopic survey we carried out to detect chromospheric activity of late-type stars in the fields of view of the CoRoT space mission. Methods.We give an accurate MK ...
  • Observations of AGNs using PACT 
    Bose, D; Chitnis, V. R; Vishwanath, P. R; Majumdar, P; Rahman, M. A; Singh, B. B; Gupta, A. C; Acharya, B. S (Springer Netherlands, 2007-06)
    We report our observations on 4 AGNs viz, Mkn 421, Mkn 501, 1ES1426+428 and ON231 belonging to a sub-class called blazars. The observations were carried out using the Pachmarhi Array of Cherenkov Telescopes and span about ...
  • Star formation in young star cluster NGC1893 
    Sharma, S; Pandey, A. K; Ojha, D. K; Chen, W. P; Ghosh, S. K; Bhatt, B. C; Maheswar, G; Sagar, R (Blackwell Publishing, 2007-09)
    We present a comprehensive multiwavelength study of the star-forming region NGC 1893 to explore the effects of massive stars on low-mass star formation. Using near-infrared colours, slitless spectroscopy and narrow-band ...
  • Study of star formation in NGC 1084 
    Ramya, S; Sahu, D. K; Prabhu, T. P (Blackwell Publishing, 2007-10)
    We present UBVRI broad-band, Hα narrow-band photometry of the star-forming complexes in the infrared bright galaxy NGC 1084. Results of medium-resolution spectroscopy of some of the brighter complexes are also discussed. ...
  • Plasma condensation in coronal loops 
    O'Shea, E; Banerjee, D; Doyle, D. J (EDP Sciences, 2007-11)
    Aims.Using temporal series data from the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer (CDS) on SOHO, we seek to investigate plasma condensation through the use of spectroscopic analysis. Methods.Using a space-time (X-T) type plot we ...
  • A Multiwavelength Study of Galactic H II Region Sh 2-294 
    Samal, M. R; Pandey, A. K; Ojha, D. K; Ghosh, S. K; Kulkarni, V. K; Bhatt, B. C (University of Chicago Press, 2007-12)
    We present the observational results of Galactic H ii region Sh 2-294, using optical photometry, narrowband imaging, and radio continuum mapping at 1280 MHz, together with archival data from the 2MASS, MSX, and IRAS surveys. ...
  • Coherent Radio Beacon Experiment (CRABEX) for tomographic imaging of the equatorial ionosphere in the Indian longitudes – Preliminary results 
    Thampi, S. V; Ravindran, S; Devasia, C. V; Sreelatha, P; Pant, T. K; Sridharan, R; Venkata Ratnam, D; Sarma, A. D; Raghava Reddi, C; Jessy Jose; Sastri, J. H (Elsevier, 2007-02)
    To investigate the equatorial ionospheric processes like the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), equatorial spread F (ESF) and their inter relationships, a network of ground based stations receiving the 150 and 400 MHz ...
  • Some aspects of polarized line formation in magneto-turbulent media 
    Sampoorna, M; Frisch, H; Nagendra, K. N (Elsevier B. V., 2008-05)
    Observations and numerical simulations of magneto-convection show a highly variable solar magnetic field. Using a statistical approach, we analyze the effects of random magnetic fields on Stokes profiles of spectral lines. ...

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