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67 papers

astro-ph.GA2025

Star formation efficiency and scaling relations in parsec-scale cluster-forming clumps

V. Rawat, M. R. Samal, A. Zavagno +5

Numerical simulations predict that clumps (1 pc) should form stars at high efficiency to produce bound star clusters. We conducted a statistical study of 17 nearby cluster-fo…

astro-ph.GA2024

Peering into the Heart of the Giant Molecular Cloud G148.24+00.41: A Deep Near-infrared View of the Newly Hatched Cluster FSR 655

Vineet Rawat, M. R. Samal, D. K. Ojha +5

We present a detailed near-infrared study of an embedded cluster located in the hub of the giant molecular cloud G148.24+00.41 of mass 10 , with the TANSPEC inst…

astro-ph.GA2024

Low-mass stellar and substellar content of the young cluster Berkeley 59

Neelam Panwar, Rishi C., Saurabh Sharma +4

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of the young star cluster Berkeley 59 (Be 59) based on the data and deep infrared (IR) observations with the 3.58-m Telescopio Naziona…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

Discovery of a hot post-AGB star in Galactic globular cluster E3

R. Kumar, A. Moharana, S. Piridi +8

We report a new hot post-asymptotic giant branch (PAGB) star in the Galactic globular cluster (GC) E3, which is one of the first of the identified PAGB stars in a GC to show a bina…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 10 cited

Search for Brown Dwarfs in IC 1396 with Subaru HSC: Interpreting the Impact of Environmental Factors on Sub-stellar Population

Saumya Gupta, Jessy Jose, Swagat Ranjan Das +4

Young stellar clusters are predominantly the hub of star formation and hence, ideal to perform comprehensive studies over the least explored sub-stellar regime. Various unanswered…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Giant Molecular Cloud G148.24+00.41: Gas Properties, Kinematics, and Cluster Formation at the Nexus of Filamentary Flows

Vineet Rawat, M. R. Samal, D. L. Walker +9

Filamentary flows toward the centre of molecular clouds have been recognized as a crucial process in the formation and evolution of stellar clusters. In this paper, we present a co…

astro-ph.GA2024

Understanding the relative importance of magnetic field, gravity, and turbulence in star formation at the hub of the giant molecular cloud G148.24+00.41

Vineet Rawat, M. R. Samal, Chakali Eswaraiah +10

The relative importance of magnetic fields, turbulence, and gravity in the early phases of star formation is still not well understood. We report the first high-resolution dust pol…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 6 cited

The statistical analysis of the dynamical evolution of the open clusters

Jayanand Maurya, Y. C. Joshi, Manash Ranjan Samal +2

We present the dynamical evolution of ten open clusters which were part of our previous studies. These clusters include both young and intermediate-age open clusters with ages rang…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 7 cited

Probing the Global Dust Properties and Cluster Formation Potential of the Giant Molecular Cloud G148.24+00.41

Vineet Rawat, M. R. Samal, D. L. Walker +8

Clouds more massive than about M are potential sites of massive cluster formation. Studying the properties of such clouds in the early stages of their evolution offe…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 14 cited

Membership analysis and 3D kinematics of the star-forming complex around Trumpler 37 using Gaia-DR3

Swagat R. Das, Saumya Gupta, Prem Prakash +2

Identifying and characterizing young populations of star-forming regions is crucial to unravel their properties. In this regard, Gaia-DR3 data and machine learning tools are very u…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 13 cited

Tracers of Dense Gas in the Outer Galaxy

Sudeshna Patra, Neal J. Evans, Kee-Tae Kim +5

We have mapped HCN and HCO (J = 1 0) line emission toward a sample of seven star-forming regions (with 12 + log[O/H] range from 8.34 to 8.69) in the outer Milky Way (Ga…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 13 cited

ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): Evidence for a Molecular Jet Launched at an Unprecedented Early Phase of Protostellar evolution

Somnath Dutta, Chin-Fei Lee, Naomi Hirano +31

Protostellar outflows and jets play a vital role in star formation as they carry away excess angular momentum from the inner disk surface, allowing the material to be transferred t…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 6 cited

A Comprehensive Study of the Young Cluster IRAS 05100+3723: Properties, Surrounding Interstellar Matter, and Associated Star Formation

R. K. Yadav, M. R. Samal, E. Semenko +13

We present a comprehensive multiwavelength investigation of a likely massive young cluster `IRAS 05100+3723' and its environment with the aim to understand its formation history an…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 11 cited

Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey of Cygnus OB2 Complex -- I: Introduction, Photometry and Source Catalog

Saumya Gupta, Jessy Jose, Surhud More +11

Low mass star formation inside massive clusters is crucial to understand the effect of cluster environment on processes like circumstellar disk evolution, planet and brown dwarf fo…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 49 cited

Investigation of the correlation patterns and the Compton dominance variability of Mrk 421 in 2017

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +284

We present a detailed characterisation and theoretical interpretation of the broadband emission of the paradigmatic TeV blazar Mrk 421, with special focus on the multi-band flux co…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 46 cited

Testing the role of environmental effects on the initial mass function of low-mass stars

Belinda Damian, Jessy Jose, Manash R. Samal +3

In the star formation process, the vital impact of environmental factors such as feedback from massive stars and stellar density on the form of the initial mass function (IMF) at l…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 12 cited

Testing the star formation scaling relations in the clumps of the North American and Pelican cloud complexes

Swagat R. Das, Jessy Jose, Manash R Samal +2

The processes which regulate the star-formation within molecular clouds are still not well understood. Various star-formation scaling relations have been proposed to explain this i…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 42 cited

CHIMPS2: Survey description and CO emission in the Galactic Centre

D. J. Eden, T. J. T. Moore, M. J. Currie +103

The latest generation of Galactic-plane surveys is enhancing our ability to study the effects of galactic environment upon the process of star formation. We present the first data…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 25 cited

The PDR structure and kinematics around the compact HII regions S235A and S235C with [CII], [13CII], [OI] and HCO+ line profiles

M. S. Kirsanova, V. Ossenkopf-Okada, L. D. Anderson +11

The aim of the present work is to study structure and gas kinematics in the photodissociation regions (PDRs) around the compact HII regions S235A and S235C. We observe the [CII], […

astro-ph.HE2020★ 51 cited

Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar 3C279: decade-long study from -ray to radio

V. M. Larionov, S. G. Jorstad, A. P. Marscher +84

We report the results of decade-long (2008-2018) -ray to 1 GHz radio monitoring of the blazar 3C 279, including GASP/WEBT, and data, as well as polarim…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 16 cited

Unveiling the importance of magnetic fields in the evolution of dense clumps formed at the waist of bipolar H II regions: a case study on Sh2-201 with JCMT SCUBA-2/POL-2

Chakali Eswaraiah, Di Li, Manash R. Samal +10

We present the properties of magnetic fields (B-fields) in two clumps (clump 1 and clump 2), located at the waist of the bipolar H II region Sh2-201, based on JCMT SCUBA-2/POL-2 ob…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 30 cited

Investigating the multiwavelength behaviour of the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017

F. D'Ammando, C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata +94

We present a multiwavelength study of the flat-spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017. We use radio-to-optical data obtained by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope, 15 GHz dat…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 12 cited

The beamed jet and quasar core of the distant blazar 4C 71.07

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, M. I. Carnerero +5

The object 4C 71.07 is a high-redshift blazar whose spectral energy distribution shows a prominent big blue bump and a strong Compton dominance. We present the results of a two-yea…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 20 cited

The Origin of [CII] 158um Emission toward the HII Region Complex S235

L. D. Anderson, Z. Makai, M. Luisi +9

Although the 2P3/2-2P1/2 transition of [CII] at 158um is known to be an excellent tracer of active star formation, we still do not have a complete understanding of where within sta…