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  • Quasiadiabatic dynamics of ultracold bosonic atoms in a one-dimensional optical superlattice 
    Dhar, A; Rossini, D; Das, B. P (The American Physical Society, 2015-09)
    We study the quasiadiabatic dynamics of a one-dimensional system of ultracold bosonic atoms loaded in an optical superlattice. Focusing on a slow linear variation in time of the superlattice potential, the system is driven ...
  • Components of the diffuse ultraviolet radiation at high latitudes 
    Akshaya, M. S; Murthy, J; Ravichandran, S; Henry, R. C; Overduin, J (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2019-08-08)
    We have used data from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer to study the different components of the diffuse ultraviolet background in the region between the Galactic latitudes 70◦–80◦. We find an offset at zero dust column density ...
  • Permanent electric dipole moments of alkaline-earth-metal monofluorides: Interplay of relativistic and correlation effects 
    Srinivasa Prasannaa, V; Sreerekha, S; Abe, M; Bannur, V. M; Das, B. P (The American Physical Society, 2016-04)
    The interplay of the relativistic and correlation effects in the permanent electric dipole moments of the X 2Σ+ electronic ground states of the alkaline-earth-metal monofluorides (BeF, MgF, CaF, SrF, and BaF) has been ...
  • On the discovery of K I 7699 Å line strength variation during the 1982–1984 eclipse of ε Aurigae 
    Parthasarathy, M (Elsevier B.V, 2017-02)
    The discovery of K I 7699 Å line strength variations during the 1982–1984 eclipse of ε Aurigae is described. The equivalent widths and radial velocities of the K I 7699 Å line derived from spectra obtained during 1981 ...
  • Planetary nebulae with UVIT: Far ultra-violet halo around the Bow Tie nebula (NGC 40) 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Sutaria, F. K; Murthy, J; Sriram, K; Mohan, Rekhesh; Ray, A (EDP Sciences, 2018-01)
    Context. NGC 40 is a planetary nebula with diffuse X-ray emission, suggesting an interaction of the high-speed wind from WC8 cen- tral star (CS) with the nebula. It shows strong C IV 1550 Å emission that cannot be ...
  • A software package for evaluating the performance of a star sensor operation 
    Mayuresh, Sarpotdar; Mathew, J; Sreejith, A. G; Nirmal, K; Ambily, S; Prakash, A; Safonova, M; Murthy, J (Springer, 2017-02)
    We have developed a low-cost off-the-shelf component star sensor (StarSense) for use in minisatellites and CubeSats to determine the attitude of a satellite in orbit. StarSense is an imaging camera with a limiting magnitude ...
  • Mapping distortion of detectors in UVIT onboard astroSat observatory 
    Girish, V; Tandon, S. N; Sriram, S; Amit Kumar; Postma, J (Springer, 2017-02)
    Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) is one of the payloads onboard AstroSat, India’s first multi-wavelength Astronomy mission. UVIT is primarily designed to make high resolution images in wide field, in three wavelength ...
  • Chemical analysis of three barium stars: HD 51959, HD 88035, HD 121447 
    Drisya, K; Goswami, A; Sridhar, N; Masseron, T; Meenakshi, P (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2018-05)
    We present elemental abundance results from high-resolution spectral analysis of three nitrogen-enhanced barium stars. The analysis is based on spectra obtained with the fibre- fed extended range optical spectrograph ...
  • Short-timescale γ -Ray Variability in CTA 102 
    Shukla, A; Mannheim, K; Patel, S. R; Roy, J; Chitnis, V. R; Dorner, D; Rao, A. R; Anupama, G. C; Wendel, C (IOP Publishing, 2018-02)
    The fl at-spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 experienced a prolonged state of enhanced activity across the entire observed electromagnetic spectrum during 2016 – 2017, most pronounced during a major outburst between ...
  • In-orbit performance of UVIT on ASTROSAT 
    Subramaniam, A; Tandon, S. N; Hutchings, J; Ghosh, S. K; George, K; Girish, V; Kamath, P. U; Kathiravan, S; Kumar, Amit; Lancelot, J. P; Mahesh, P (SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2016-07)
    We present the in-orbit performance and the first results from the ultra-violet Imaging telescope (UVIT) on ASTROSAT. UVIT consists of two identical 38cm coaligned telescopes, one for the FUV channel (130-180nm) and the ...
  • Performance results of HESP physical model 
    Anantha, Ch; Sivarani, T; Jones, D; Giridhar, S; Grobler, D; Jakobsson, R (2017-02)
    As a continuation to the published work on model based calibration technique with HESP(Hanle Echelle Spectrograph) as a case study, in this paper we present the performance results of the technique. We also describe how ...
  • On the Spectral Curvature of VHE Blazar 1ES 1011 + 496: Effect of Spatial Particle Diffusion 
    Sinha, A; Sahayanathan, S; Acharya, B. S; Anupama, G. C; Chitnis, V. R; Singh, B. B (IOP Publishing, 2017-02-10)
    The American Astronomical Society, find out more The Institute of Physics, find out more On the Spectral Curvature of VHE Blazar 1ES 1011+496: Effect of Spatial Particle Diffusion Atreyee Sinha1, S. ...
  • Are DY Persei Stars Cooler Cousins of R Coronae Borealis Stars? 
    Bhowmick, A; Pandey, G; Joshi, V; Ashok, N. M (IOP Publishing, 2018-02)
    Are DY Persei Stars Cooler Cousins of R Coronae Borealis Stars? Anirban Bhowmick 1 , Gajendra Pandey 1 , Vishal Joshi 2 , and N. M. Ashok 2 1 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560 034, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Sh2-138: physical environment around a small cluster of massive stars 
    Baug, T; Ojha, D. K; Dewangan, L. K; Ninan, J. P; Bhatt, B. C; Ghosh, S. K; Mallick, K. K (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2015-12-21)
    We present a multiwavelength study of the Sh2-138, a Galactic compact H II region. The data comprise of optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations from the 2-m Himalayan Chandra Telescope, ...
  • Flux and polarization variability of OJ 287 during the early 2016 outburst 
    Rakshit, S; Stalin, C. S; Muneer, S; Neha, S; Paliya, Vaidehi S (IOP Publishing, 2017-02-01)
    The gamma-ray blazar OJ 287 was in a high activity state during 2015 December–2016 February. Coinciding with this high brightness state, we observed this source for photometry on 40 nights in R-band and for polarimetry on ...
  • The zenithal 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope: a unique facility for supernova studies 
    Brajesh Kumar; Pandey, Kanhaiya L; Pandey, S. B; Hickson, P; Borra, E. F; Anupama, G. C; Surdej, J (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2018-05)
    The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) will soon become operational at the newly developed Devasthal observatory near Nainital (Uttarakhand, India). Coupled with a 4k × 4k pixels CCD detector and TDI optical ...
  • First evidence of the possible detection of diffuse circumstellar bands in AGB descendants 
    Di­az-Luis, J. J; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Manchado, A; Cataldo, F (Societa Astronomica Italiana, 2016-06)
    The short transition phase between asymptotic giant branch stars (AGB; when circumstellar envelopes rich in small organic molecules are efficiently created) and planetary nebulae (PNe) represents a most active phase of ...
  • Triggering an eruptive flare by emerging flux in a solar active-region complex 
    Louis, R. E; Kliem, B; Ravindra, B; Chintzoglou, G (Springer, 2015-12)
    A flare and fast coronal mass ejection originated between solar active regions NOAA 11514 and 11515 on 2012 July 1 (SOL2012-07-01) in response to flux emergence in front of the leading sunspot of the trailing region 11515. ...
  • Template-based classification of SDSS-GALEX point sources 
    Anjum, A; Mousumi Das; Murthy, J; Gudennavar, S. B; Rajesh, G; Bubbly, S. G (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2018-10)
    We have classified a sample of 37,492 objects from SDSS into QSOs, galaxies and stars using photometric data over five wave bands (u, g, r, i and z) and UV GALEX data over two wave bands (near-UV and far-UV) based on a ...

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