IIA Institutional Repository: Recent submissions

  • Habitability classification of exoplanets: a machine learning insight 
    Basak, Suryoday; Mathur, Archana; Theophilus, Abhijit Jeremiel; Deshpande, Gouri; Murthy, J (Jointly published by EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2021-09)
    We explore the efficacy of machine learning (ML) in characterizing exoplanets into different classes. The source of the data used in this work is University of Puerto Rico’s Planetary Habitability Laboratory’s Exoplanets ...
  • Fixing the chronology in Tai-Ahom chronicles by using astronomical references 
    Kapoor, R. C (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, 2021-11)
    The Tai-Ahom are an ethnic group, the admixed descendants of the Tai or Shan people who migrated from North Burma into the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam in India in the early decades of the thirteenth century. Their history ...
  • Tales from India: the great march comet of 1843 (C/1843 D1) 
    Kapoor, R. C (National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, 2021-11)
    This paper discusses the observations of the Great March Comet of 1843 made from India. The observers were at various locations and the newly formed observatories participated in the astronomical observations spread over ...
  • Radio, X-ray, and extreme-ultraviolet observations of weak energy releases in the "Quiet" sun 
    Ramesh, R; Kathiravan, C; Mithun, N. P. S; Vadawale, S. V (IOP Publishing, 2021-09-01)
    We analyzed ground-based low frequency (<100 MHz) radio spectral and imaging data of the solar corona obtained with the facilities in the Gauribidanur observatory during the same time as the very weak soft X-ray flares ...
  • Kodaikanal solar observatory radio spectrograph 
    Barve, Indrajit V; Kathiravan, C; Gireesh, G. V. S; Anand, M. N; Rajesh, M; Rajalingam, M; Ebenezer, E; Ramesh, R (Springer Nature B.V., 2021-09)
    The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has commissioned a low frequency (<100 MHz) spectrograph at its Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) for coordinated observations of transients in the solar atmosphere with other ...
  • Evaluation of fractional clear sky over potential astronomical sites 
    Shantikumar, N. S; Song, H.- J; Mugil, S. K; Dumka, U. C; Larson, E. J. L; Brijesh Kumar; Sagar, R (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-11)
    The estimation of the night-time cloud fraction (CF) is found to be one of the key parameters for evaluating the number of useful nights at an astronomical site. This work evaluates useful astronomical night-time observation ...
  • Studies of Helium-rich and Hydrogen-deficient stars to explain their origin and evolution 
    Bhowmick, A (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2020-12)
    The existence of hydrogen-deficient stars in a hydrogen-dominated universe in itself, sparks a considerable curiosity to explore their origin and evolution. Very rare in nature, the peculiar characteristics of these ...
  • Polarization signatures of Mars dust and clouds: prospects for future spacecraft observations 
    Jaiswal, Bhavesh; Mahapatra, G; Nandi, Anuj; Sudhakar, M; Sankarasubramanian, K; Sheel, V (Elsevier B. V, 2021-07)
    The study of polarized sunlight scattered from planetary atmospheres provides diagnostic tools that can help explore the possible composition and size distribution of clouds and aerosol particles. Previous studies have ...
  • Using an Artsimovich Railgun for return from the Moon 
    Sazhin, M. V; Safonova, M. V; Sementsov, V. N (Springer, 2021-05)
    Nonstandard techniques to deliver a payload from the Moon to Earth are explored. Two approaches are compared, which are based on using a space elevator and an acceleration device, the Artsimovich railgun. The energy needed ...
  • Generic models for disk-resolved and disk-integrated phase-dependent linear polarization of light reflected from exoplanets 
    Chakrabarty, Aritra; Sengupta, S (IOP Publishing, 2021-08-20)
    Similar to the case of solar system planets, reflected starlight from exoplanets is expected to be polarized due to atmospheric scattering, and the net disk-integrated polarization should be nonzero owing to the asymmetrical ...
  • Optical and NIR spectroscopy of cool CEMP stars to probe the nucleosynthesis in low-mass AGB binary system 
    Susmitha, A; Ojha, D. K; Sivarani, T; Ninan, J. P; Bandyopadhyay, A; Surya, Arun; Unni, Athira (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-09)
    We present the abundance analyses of seven carbon enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars to understand the origin of carbon in them. We used high-resolution optical spectra to derive abundances of various elements. We also used ...
  • Multipoint remote and in situ observations of interplanetary coronal mass ejection structures during 2011 and associated geomagnetic storms 
    Mishra, Wageesh; Dave, Kunjal; Srivastava, N; Teriaca, L (Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-09)
    We present multipoint remote and in situ observations of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) structures during the year 2011. The selected ICMEs arrived at Earth on 2011 March 11 and 2011 August 6, and led to ...
  • UOCS.VI. UVIT/AstroSat detection of low-mass white dwarf companions to 4 more blue stragglers in M67 
    Pandey, Sindhu; Subramaniam, A; Jadhav, Vikrant V (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-10)
    Blue stragglers stars (BSSs) in M67 have attracted attention from observations and theory to unravel their formation mechanisms. In the series of Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT on AstroSat) study of Open clusters ...
  • Radio interferometric observations of the Sun using commercial dish TV antennas 
    Gireesh, G. V. S; Kathiravan, C; Barve, Indrajit V; Ramesh, R (Springer, 2021-08)
    The radio astronomy group in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has been carrying out routine observations of radio emission from the solar corona at low frequencies (≈40 – 440 MHz) at the Gauribidanur observatory, ...
  • Blue straggler stars in open clusters using Gaia: dependence on cluster parameters and possible formation pathways 
    Jadhav, Vikrant V; Subramaniam, A (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-10)
    Blue straggler stars (BSSs) are the most massive stars in a cluster formed via binary or higher-order stellar interactions. Though the exact nature of such formation scenarios is difficult to pin down, we provide observational ...
  • Light scattering due to particulate contamination over the primary mirror of Visible Emission Line Coronagraph on board Aditya-L1 mission 
    Venkata Suresh, Narra; Prasad, B. R (SPIE, 2021-07)
    To meet the proposed science goals of the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph on board the Aditya-L1 mission, the total scattered light should be less than 5 ppm (parts per million) of solar disk brightness over the field ...
  • Scatter due to Ultraviolet (UV) photopolymerization of molecular contamination on optical surfaces 
    Venkata Suresh, Narra; Prasad, B. R; Somasundaram, P. K; Kathiravan, S; Venkatasubramanian, N; Padavu, U. K; Mani, V. T; Basavaraja, S; Naik, Rajesh (Springer Nature B.V., 2020-12)
    Molecular contamination on optical surfaces is a serious issue for space payloads. For ultraviolet (UV) payloads, molecular contamination results in loss of throughput. Whereas, for visible (VIS) payloads loss of throughput ...
  • Visible emission line coronagraph on Aditya-L1 
    Prasad, B. R; Banerjee, D; Singh, J; Nagabhushana, S; Amit Kumar; Kamath, P. U; Kathiravan, S; Venkata Suresh, Narra; Rajkumar, N; Natarajan, V; Juneja, Madhur; Somu, Pawan; Pant, V; Shaji, Nigar; Sankarsubramanian, K; Patra, Asit; Venkateswaran, R; Adoni, A. A; Narendra, S; Haridas, T. R; Mathew, S. K; Mohan Krishna, R; Amareswar, K; Jaiswa, Bhavesh (Indian Academy of Science, 2017-08-25)
    Solar coronagraph mimics total solar eclipse by blocking the solar disk and enabling the observation of extended coronal atmosphere of the Sun. Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), on-board Aditya-L1 space mission, ...
  • Lithium in red giants: the roles of the He-core flash and the luminosity bump 
    Deepak; Lambert, D. L (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-10)
    Lithium abundances for red giants in the GALAH DR3 survey are studied. The rare examples of Li-enriched stars with abundances A(Li) ≥1.5 are confirmed to be He-core burning stars belonging to or evolved from the red clump ...
  • Clustering of low-mass stars around Herbig Be star IL Cep – evidence of ‘Rocket Effect’ using Gaia EDR3 ? 
    Arun, R; Mathew, B; Maheswar, G; Baug, Tapas; Kartha, S. S; Selvakumar, G; Manoj, P; Shridharan, B; Anusha, R; Narang, Mayank (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-10)
    We study the formation and the kinematic evolution of the early-type Herbig Be star IL Cep and its environment. The young star is a member of the Cep OB3 association, at a distance of 798 ± 9 pc, and has a ‘cavity’ ...

Search DSpace

Browse

My Account