3 papers
astro-ph.HE2024
Simultaneous X-ray and optical polarization observations of the blazar Mrk 421
Athira M. Bharathan, C. S. Stalin, S. Sahayanathan +7
We present near-simultaneous X-ray and optical polarization measurements in the high synchrotron peaked (HSP) blazar Mrk 421. The X-ray polarimetric observations were carried out u…
astro-ph.SR2024
Insights on the Optical and Infrared Nature of MAXI J0709-159: Implications for High-Mass X-ray Binaries
Suman Bhattacharyya, Blesson Mathew, Gourav Banerjee +4
In our previous study (Bhattacharyya et al., 2022), HD~54786, the optical counterpart of the MAXI J0709-159 system, was identified to be an evolved star, departing from the main se…
astro-ph.SR2024
Study of the Balmer decrements for Galactic classical Be stars using the Himalayan Chandra Telescope of India
Gourav Banerjee, Blesson Mathew, Suman Bhattacharyya +3
In a recent study, Banerjee et al. (2021) produced an atlas of all major emission lines found in a large sample of 115 Galactic field Be stars using the 2-m Himalayan Chandra Teles…