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most citedUOCS. III. UVIT catalogue of open clusters with machine learning based membership using \textit{Gaia} EDR3 astrometry

22 citations · 115 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Very Large Telescope observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS III: High-resolution monitoring of CN and forbidden oxygen emission across the perihelion passage with ESPRESSO

Baltasar Luco, Thomas H. Puzia, Rohan Rahatgaonkar +2

We characterize in 3I/ATLAS the heliocentric evolution of the CN production rate and the forbidden [OI] emission, describe the broader emission line inventory, and release the anal…

astro-ph.SR2025

Revealing Unresolved White Dwarf-Main Sequence Binaries using Gaia DR3 and GALEX I. A Volume limited study of 100 pc

Prasanta K. Nayak

Context. Understanding the demographics of white dwarf - main sequence (WDMS) binaries is key to uncovering the formation of various stellar exotica and refining the details of bin…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Spectral Characteristics of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS from SOAR Observations

Thomas H. Puzia, Rohan Rahatgaonkar, Juan Pablo Carvajal +2

Interstellar objects (ISOs) provide unique insights into the building blocks and conditions of extrasolar planetary systems. The newly discovered object, 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), repr…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 17 cited

Very Large Telescope Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. II. From Quiescence to Glow: Dramatic Rise of Ni i Emission and Incipient CN Outgassing at Large Heliocentric Distances*

Rohan Rahatgaonkar, Juan Pablo Carvajal, Thomas H. Puzia +25

We report VLT spectroscopy of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025~N1) from to ~au using X-shooter (300--550\,nm, ) and UVES (opt…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 3 cited

Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V: Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy

Juna A. Kollmeier, Hans-Walter Rix, Conny Aerts +217

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V (SDSS-V) is pioneering panoptic spectroscopy: it is the first all-sky, multi-epoch, optical-to-infrared spectroscopic survey. SDSS-V is mapping the s…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Relighting the fire in Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 15: magnetised fossil plasma revealed by the SKA Pathfinders & Precursors

C. J. Riseley, T. Vernstrom, L. Lovisari +26

In the context of the life cycle and evolution of active galactic nuclei (AGN), the environment plays an important role. In particular, the over-dense environments of galaxy groups…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 5 cited

Beyond the Main Sequence: Binary Evolution Pathways to Blue Stragglers in the Gaia Era I. Galactic Open and Globular Clusters

Francisco F. Carrasco-Varela, Prasanta K. Nayak, Thomas H. Puzia

Context. The study of blue straggler stars (BSS) provides insight into the mechanisms of stellar mass exchange during binary stellar evolution and the complex gravitational interac…

astro-ph.SR2024

Open Cluster Study Using I:Membership and Cluster Properties

Anindya Ganguly, Prasanta K. Nayak, Sourav Chatterjee

Star clusters are interesting laboratories to study star formation, single and binary stellar evolution, and stellar dynamics. We have used the exquisite data from 's data re…

astro-ph.EP2024

uGMRT Survey of EXoplanets Around M-dwarfs (GS-EXAM): Radio observations of GJ 1151

Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara, H. K. Vedantham +9

Coherent radio emission with properties similar to planetary auroral signals has been reported from GJ 1151, a quiescent, slow-rotating mid-M star, by the LOFAR Two-metre (120-170…

astro-ph.SR2024

Demography of stellar radio population within 500 pc: A VLASS-Gaia DR3 study

Ayanabha De, Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara +5

In this work, we have carried out a systematic analysis of the VLASS quick look catalogs together with \textit{Gaia DR3} to identify the optical counterparts of 3~GHz radio emitter…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

UVIT Study of the MAgellanic Clouds (U-SMAC) II. A Far-UV catalog of the Small Magellanic Cloud: Morphology and Kinematics of young stellar population

Sipra Hota, Annapurni Subramaniam, Prasanta K. Nayak +1

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is an irregular dwarf galaxy that has recently undergone an interaction with the Large Magellanic Cloud. The young massive stars in the SMC formed…

astro-ph.EP2024

Host star properties of hot, warm and cold Jupiters in the solar neighborhood from \textit{Gaia} DR3: clues to formation pathways

Bihan Banerjee, Mayank Narang, P. Manoj +5

Giant planets exhibit diverse orbital properties, hinting at their distinct formation and dynamic histories. In this paper, using DR3, we investigate if and how the…

astro-ph.SR2024

UVIT/AstroSat observation of TW Hya

Prasanta K. Nayak, Mayank Narang, P. Manoj +7

The paper demonstrates the spectroscopic and photometric capabilities of the Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) to study T-Tauri stars (TTSs). We present the first UVIT/Far-UV (…

astro-ph.SR2024

Simultaneous FUV and NUV observations of T Tauri stars with UVIT/AstroSat: probing accretion process in young stars

Prasanta K. Nayak, Mayank Narang, P. Manoj +4

We present results from simultaneous FUV and NUV observations of T-Tauri stars (TTSs) in the Taurus molecular cloud with UVIT/AstroSat. This is the very first UVIT study of TTSs. F…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 6 cited

A chemodynamical analysis of bright metal-poor stars from the HESP-GOMPA survey -- Indications of a non-prevailing site for light r-process elements

Avrajit Bandyopadhyay, Timothy C Beers, Rana Ezzeddine +5

We present a comprehensive analysis of the detailed chemical abundances for a sample of 11 metal-poor, very metal-poor and extremely metal-poor stars ([Fe/H] = -1.65 to [Fe/H] = -3…

astro-ph.EP2024

A uGMRT search for radio emission from planets around evolved stars

Mayank Narang, P. Manoj, Ishwara Chandra +8

In this work, we present the results from a study using the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) to search for radio {emission} from planets around three evolved stars namely …

astro-ph.GA2024★ 8 cited

Spatio-temporal map of star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds using Gaia: Synchronized peaks and radial shrinkage of cluster formation

S. R. Dhanush, A. Subramaniam, Prasanta K. Nayak +1

We present a detailed view of cluster formation (CF) to trace the evolution and interaction history of the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) in the last 3.5 Gyr. Using the \textit{Gaia} DR3…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Identifying the population of T-Tauri stars in Taurus: UV-optical synergy

Prasanta K. Nayak, Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara +9

With the third data release of the Gaia mission DR3 with its precise photometry and astrometry, it is now possible to study the behaviour of stars at a scale never seen befo…

astro-ph.SR2023

Optical spectroscopy of Gaia detected protostars with DOT: can we probe protostellar photospheres?

Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara, Himanshu Tyagi +7

Optical spectroscopy offers the most direct view of the stellar properties and the accretion indicators. Standard accretion tracers, such as , , and, Ca II triplet lines, a…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 2 cited

UV Spectral Characterization of Low-Mass Stars With AstroSat UVIT for Exoplanet Applications: The Case Study of HIP 23309

Sukrit Ranjan, Prasanta K. Nayak, J. Sebastian Pineda +1

Characterizing rocky exoplanet atmospheres is a key goal of exoplanet science, but interpreting such observations will require understanding the stellar UV irradiation incident on…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 16 cited

uGMRT observations of the hot-Saturn WASP 69b: Radio-Loud Exoplanet-Exomoon Survey II (RLEES II)

Mayank Narang, Apurva V. Oza, Kaustubh Hakim +7

Exomoons have so far eluded ongoing searches. Several studies have exploited transit and transit timing variations and high-resolution spectroscopy to identify potential exomoon ca…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 13 cited

Hunting Down White Dwarf--Main Sequence Binaries Using Multi-Wavelength Observations

Prasanta K. Nayak, Anindya Ganguly, Sourav Chatterjee

Identification of white dwarfs (WD) with main-sequence (MS) companions and characterization of their properties can put important constraints on our understanding of binary stellar…

astro-ph.SR2022

White Dwarfs Revealed in Gaia's Candidate Compact Object Binaries

Anindya Ganguly, Prasanta K. Nayak, Sourav Chatterjee

Discovery and characterisation of black holes (BHs), neutron stars (NSs), and white dwarfs (WDs) with detached luminous companions (LCs) in wide orbits are exciting because they ar…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 10 cited

Li distribution, kinematics and detailed abundance analysis among very metal-poor stars in the Galactic halo from the HESP-GOMPA survey

Avrajit Bandyopadhyay, Thirupathi Sivarani, Timothy C. Beers +3

We present a study on the detailed elemental abundances of newly identified bright very metal-poor stars with the detection of lithium, initially observed as part of the SDSS/MARVE…