• Cloud–Cloud Collision and Cluster Formation in the W5-NW Complex 

  Issac, Namitha; Saha, Anindya; Choudhary, Saanika; Chaudhary, Aakash; Tej, Anandmayee; Liu, Hong-Li; Liu, Tie; Maheswar, G (American Astronomical Society, 2024-04-01)

  We present a detailed structural and gas kinematic study of the star-forming complex W5-NW. A cloud–cloud collision scenario unravels with evidence of collision-induced star and cluster formation. Various signatures of ...
• Multi-wavelength photometric study of five contact binaries in the field of globular cluster M4 

  Devarapalli, Shanti Priya; Jagirdar, Rukmini; Pothuneni, Ravi Raja; Amente, Dereje Wakgari; Thomas, Vineet; Safonova, M; Brosch, Noah (Elsevier B.V, 2024-04)

  Binary stars are believed to be key determinants in understanding globular cluster evolution. In this paper, we present the Multi-band photometric analyses of five variables in the nearest galactic globular cluster M4, ...
• SN 2020udy: A New Piece of the Homogeneous Bright Group in the Diverse Iax Subclass 

  Singh, Mridweeka; Sahu, D. K; Barna, Barnabas; Gangopadhyay, Anjasha; Dastidar, Raya; Teja, Rishabh Singh; Misra, Kuntal; Howell, D. Andrew; Wang, Xiaofeng; Mo, Jun; Yan, Shengyu; Hiramatsu, Daichi; Pellegrino, Craig; Anupama, G. C; Joshi, Arti; Bostroem, K. Azalee; Burke, Jamison; McCully, Curtis; Rama Subramanian, V; Li, Gaici; Xi, Gaobo; Li, Xin; Li, Zhitong; Srivastav, Shubham; Im, Hyobin; Dutta, Anirban (American Astronomical Society, 2024-04-10)

  We present optical observations and analysis of the bright type Iax supernova SN 2020udy hosted by NGC 0812. The evolution of the light curve of SN 2020udy is similar to that of other bright type Iax SNe. Analytical modeling ...
• Disentangling the association of PAH molecules with star formation: Insights from the James Webb Space Telescope and from the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope 

  Ujjwal, Krishnan; Kartha, Sreeja S; Akhil, Krishna R; Mathew, Blesson; Subramanian, S; Sudheesh, T. P; Thomas, Robin (EDP Sciences, 2024-04)

  Context. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous complex molecules in the interstellar medium and are used as an indirect indicator of star formation. On the other hand, the ultraviolet (UV) emission from ...
• Calibration of VELC detectors on-board Aditya-L1 mission 

  Mishra, Shalabh; Sasikumar Raja, K; Sanal Krishnan, V. U; Venkata Suresh, Narra; Hegde, Bhavana; Utkarsha, D; Priyal, M; Pawan, Kumar; Natarajan, V; Prasad, B. R; Singh, J; Kamath, P. U; Kathiravan, S; Vishnu, T; Suresha; Savarimuthu, P; Desai, Jalshri H; Kumaran, Rajiv; Sagar, Shiv; Kumar, Sumit; Bamrah, Inderjeet Singh; Amit Kumar (Springer Nature, 2024-04)

  Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to explore the Sun and solar atmosphere with seven multi-wavelength payloads, with Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) being the prime payload. It is an internally occulted ...
• Exploring Neutral Hydrogen in Radio MOlecular Hydrogen Emission Galaxies (MOHEGs) and Prospects with the SKA 

  Wagh, Sai; Pandey-Pommier, Mamta; Roy, Nirupam; Rashid, Md; Marcowith, Alexandre; Muthumariappan, C; Ramya, S; Roy, Subhashis; Guiderdoni, Bruno (American Astronomical Society, 2024-03-10)

  Empirical studies of cold gas content are essential for comprehending the star formation activities and evolution in galaxies. However, it is not straightforward to understand these processes because they depend on various ...
• Observations of magnetic reconnection in the deep solar atmosphere in the Hε line 

  Rouppe van der Voort, Luc H. M; Joshi, Jayant; Krikova, Kilian (EDP Sciences, 2024-03)

  Context. Magnetic reconnection in the deep solar atmosphere can give rise to enhanced emission in the Balmer hydrogen lines, a phenomenon known as Ellerman bombs (EBs). It is most common to observe EBs in the Hα and Hβ ...
• Multithermal apparent damping of slow waves due to strands with a Gaussian temperature distribution 

  Van Doorsselaere, T; Krishna Prasad, S; Pant, V; Banerjee, D; Hood, A (EDP Sciences, 2024-03)

  Context. Slow waves in solar coronal loops are strongly damped, but the current theory of damping by thermal conduction cannot explain some observational features. Aims. We investigated the propagation of slow waves in a ...
• Effects of modified gravity on microscopic properties and cooling timescale of white dwarfs 

  Wojnar, Aneta; Kalita, Surajit; Sarmah, Lupamudra (Elsevier B.V, 2024-03)

  There are currently two open questions in white dwarf physics: why are massive dwarfs observed less often in astronomical surveys, and why have not any super-Chandrasekhar white dwarfs been found despite the discovery of ...
• AT2020ohl: its nature and probable implications 

  Roy, Rupak; Mandal, Samir; Sahu, D. K; Anupama, G. C; Nandi, Sumana; Kumar, Brijesh (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society., 2024-03)

  ASASSN-20hx, a.k.a AT2020ohl, is an ambiguous nuclear transient, which was discovered in the nearby galaxy NGC6297 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae. We have investigated the evolution of AT2020ohl using a ...
• Shock-driven synchrotron radio emission from the 2021 outburst of RS Ophiuchi 

  Nayana, A. J; Anupama, G. C; Roy, Nirupam; Banerjee, Dipankar P. K; Singh, Kulinder Pal; Sonith, L. S; Kamath, U. S (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2024-03)

  We present low-frequency radio observations of the Galactic symbiotic recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi during its 2021 outburst. The observations were carried out with the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope spanning a ...
• Study of star formation in dual nuclei galaxies using UVIT observations 

  Rubinur, K; Das, M; Kharb, P; Yadav, J; Mondal, C; Rahna, P. T (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society., 2024-03)

  We have used the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) aboard AstroSat to study star formation in a sample of nine dual nuclei galaxies with separations <≈ 11 kpc, which is an expected outcome of galaxy mergers. To minimize ...
• Intermediate-luminosity Type IIP SN 2021gmj: a low-energy explosion with signatures of circumstellar material 

  Murai, Yuta; Tanaka, Masaomi; Kawabata, Miho; Taguchi, Kenta; Teja, Rishabh Singh; Nakaoka, Tatsuya; Maeda, Keiichi; Kawabata, Koji S; Nagao, Takashi; Moriya, Takashi J; Sahu, D. K; Anupama, G. C; Tominaga, Nozomu; Morokuma, Tomoki; Imazawa, Ryo; Inutsuka, Satoko; Isogai, Keisuke; Kasuga, Toshihiro; Kobayashi, Naoto; Kondo, Sohei; Maehara, Hiroyuki; Mori, Yuki; Niino, Yuu; Ogawa, Mao; Ohsawa, Ryou; Okumura, Shin-ichiro; Saito, Sei; Sako, Shigeyuki; Takahashi, Hidenori; Uno, Kohki; Yamanaka, Masayuki (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2024-03)

  We present photometric, spectroscopic, and polarimetric observations of the intermediate-luminosity Type IIP supernova (SN) 2021gmj from 1 to 386 d after the explosion. The peak absolute V-band magnitude of SN 2021gmj is ...
• Analysis of the structural complexity of Crab Nebula observed at radio frequency using a multifractal approach 

  Chanu, Athokpam Langlen; Pravabati, C; Rahman, Fazlu; Singh, R K Brojen; Kharb, Preeti (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2024-03)

  The Crab Nebula is an astrophysical system that exhibits complex morphological patterns at different observing frequencies. We carry out a systematic investigation of the structural complexity of the nebula using publicly ...
• Roaring to Softly Whispering: X-Ray Emission after ∼3.7 yr at the Location of the Transient AT2018cow and Implications for Accretion-powered Scenarios* 

  Migliori, Giulia; Margutti, R; Metzger, B. D; Chornock, R; Vignali, C; Brethauer, D; Coppejans, D. L; Maccarone, T; Sandoval, L. Rivera; Bright, J. S; Laskar, T; Milisavljevic, D; Berger, E; Nayana, A. J (American Astronomical Society, 2024-03-01)

  We present the first deep X-ray observations of luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT) AT 2018cow at ∼3.7 yr since discovery, together with the reanalysis of the observation at δt ∼ 220 days. X-ray emission ...
• On the Scarcity of Dense Cores (n>105 cm−3 ) in High-latitude Planck Galactic Cold Clumps 

  Xu, Fengwei; Wang, Ke; Liu, Tie; Eden, David; Liu, Xunchuan; Juvela, Mika; He, Jinhua; Johnstone, Doug; Goldsmith, Paul; Garay, Guido; Wu, Yuefang; Archana Soam; Traficante, Alessio; Ristorcelli, Isabelle; Falgarone, Edith; Chen, Huei-Ru Vivien; Hirano, Naomi; Doi, Yasuo; Kwon, Woojin; White, Glenn J; Whitworth, Anthony; Sanhueza, Patricio; Rawlings, Mark G; Alina, Dana; Ren, Zhiyuan; Lee, Chang Won; Tatematsu, Kenichi; Zhang, Chuan-Peng; Zhou, Jianjun; Lai, Shih-Ping; Ward-Thompson, Derek; Liu, Sheng-Yuan; Gu, Qilao; Chakali, Eswaraiah; Zhu, Lei; Mardones, Diego; Toth, L. Viktor (American Astronomical Society, 2024-03-01)

  High-latitude (|b| > 30°) molecular clouds have virial parameters that exceed 1, but whether these clouds can form stars has not been studied systematically. Using JCMT SCUBA-2 archival data, we surveyed 70 fields that ...
• Submillimeter-wavelength Polarimetry of IRC+10216 

  Andersson, B -G; Karoly, Janik; Bastien, Pierre; Archana Soam; Coude, Simon; Tahani, Mehrnoosh; Gordon, Michael S; Fox-Middleton, Sydney (American Astronomical Society, 2024-03-01)

  We present SCUBA-2/POL-2 850 μm polarimetric observations of the circumstellar envelope (CSE) of the carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star IRC+10216. Both far-IR (FIR) and optical polarization data indicate ...
• Calibration of Spectropolarimetry package for Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) on board Aditya-L1 mission 

  Venkata Suresh, Narra; Hegde, Bhavana; Dasamantarao, Utkarsha; Somasundaram, P. K; Kamath, P. U; Prasad, B. R (World Scientific Publishing Company, 2023-12)

  Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) is the prime payload on board Aditya-L1 mission. One of the unique capabilities of VELC is the coronal magnetic field measurements from space. To achieve this, VELC performs dual ...
• Constraints on the evolution of the Triton atmosphere from occultations: 1989–2022 

  Sicardy, B; Tej, A; Gomes-Júnior, A. R; Romanov, F. D; Bertrand, T; Ashok, N. M; Lellouch, E; Morgado, B. E; Assafin, M; Desmars, J; Camargo, J. I. B; Kilic, Y; Ortiz, J. L; Vieira-Martins, R; Braga-Ribas, F; Ninan, J. P; Bhatt, B. C; Pramod Kumar, S; Swain, V; Sharma, S; Saha, A; Ojha, D. K; Pawar, G; Deshmukh, S; Deshpande, A; Ganesh, S; Jain, J. K; Mathew, S. K; Kumar, H; Bhalerao, V; Anupama, G. C; Barway, Sudhanshu; Brandeker, A; Floren, H. G; Olofsson, G; Bruno, G; Mao, Y. M; Ye, R. H; Zou, Q. Y; Sun, Y. K; Shen, Y. Y; Zhao, J. Y; Grishin, D. N; Romanova, L. V; Marchis, F; Fukui, K; Kukita, R; Benedetti-Rossi, G; Santos-Sanz, P; Dhyani, N; Gokhale, A; Kate, A (EDP Sciences, 2024-02)

  Context. In about 2000, the south pole of Triton experienced an extreme summer solstice that occurs every ∼650 years, when the subsolar latitude reached about 50°S. Bracketing this epoch, a few occultations probed the ...
• Changes in Photospheric Lorentz Force in Eruptive and Confined Solar Flares 

  Maity, Samriddhi Sankar; Sarkar, Ranadeep; Chatterjee, Piyali; Srivastava, Nandita (American Astronomical Society, 2024-02-10)

  Solar flares are known to leave imprints on the magnetic field in the photosphere, often manifested as an abrupt and permanent change in the downward-directed Lorentz force in localized areas inside the active region. Our ...

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