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most citedCorrelated X-ray/UV/optical variability and the nature of accretion disc in the bare Seyfert 1 galaxy Fairall~9

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astro-ph.HE2026

The emergence of X-ray emission lines during relativistic radio-jet formation in the changing-look active galactic nucleus 1ES 1927+654

Dev R. Sadaula, Sibasish Laha, Eileen T. Meyer +27

We present results from a comprehensive multi-wavelength monitoring campaign of the changing-look active galactic nucleus 1ES 1927+654 during the onset and evolution of a relativis…

astro-ph.HE2025

Signature of Seyfert-like component in a blazar 3C 273 and its reflection-based explanation

Haritma Gaur, Main Pal, Muhammad S. Anjum +4

We present the results of blazar 3C 273 obtained from simultaneous observations obtained using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR satellites during the period 2015-2019 in five epochs. When the…

astro-ph.HE2025

Multi-wavelength observations of a jet launch in real time from the post-changing-look Active Galaxy 1ES 1927+654

Sibasish Laha, Eileen T. Meyer, Dev R. Sadaula +34

We present results from a high cadence multi-wavelength observational campaign of the enigmatic changing look AGN 1ES 1927+654 from May 2022- April 2024, coincident with an unprece…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

Late-time radio brightening and emergence of a radio jet in the changing-look AGN 1ES 1927+654

Eileen T. Meyer, Sibasish Laha, Onic I. Shuvo +32

We present multi-frequency (5-345 GHz) and multi-resolution radio observations of 1ES 1927+654, widely considered one of the most unusual and extreme changing-look active galactic…

cond-mat.supr-con2022★ 12 cited

Simulating Superconducting Properties of Overdoped Cuprates: the Role of Inhomogeneity

Mainak Pal, Andreas Kreisel, W. A. Atkinson +1

Theoretical studies of disordered -wave superconductors have focused, with a few exceptions, on optimally doped models with strong scatterers. Addressing recent controversies ab…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 15 cited

Spectral States of OJ 287 blazar from Multi-wavelength Observations with

K. P. Singh, P. Kushwaha, A. Sinha +3

We present {\it AstroSat} soft X-ray, near-UV (NUV), and far-UV (FUV) observations of a blazar, OJ~287, carried out in 2017, 2018, and 2020. The simultaneous observations with NuST…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 9 cited

Complex optical/UV and X-ray variability in Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509

Neeraj Kumari, Main Pal, Sachindra Naik +3

We performed a detailed spectral and timing analysis of a Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 using data from the Neil Gehrels Swift observatory that spanned over ~13 years between 2006 and 2…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 3 cited

AstroSat View of Blazar OJ 287: A complete evolutionary cycle of HBL Component from end-phase to disappearance and Re-emergence

Pankaj Kushwaha, K. P. Singh, A. Sinha +3

We report three AstroSat observations of BL Lacertae object OJ 287. The three observations caught it in very different flux states that are connected to different broadband spectra…

astro-ph.HE2021

Spectro-Timing Analysis of a highly variable narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4748 with AstroSat and XMM-Newton

Main Pal, Neeraj Kumari, Pankaj Kushwaha +8

We present a detailed timing and spectral study of an extremely variable narrow-line Seyfert~1 galaxy NGC 4748 using observations in the year 2017 and 2014 performed with AstroSat…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 12 cited

Blazar OJ 287 After First VHE Activity: Tracking the Re-emergence of the HBL like Component in 2020

Pankaj Kushwaha, Main Pal, Nibedita Kalita +5

We report the re-emergence of a new broadband emission through a detailed and systematic study of the multi-wavelength spectral and temporal behavior of OJ 287 after its first-ever…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 9 cited

Short-term X-ray Variability during Different Activity Phases of Blazars S5 0716+714 and PKS 2155-304

Pankaj Kushwaha, Main Pal

We explored the statistical properties of short-term X-ray variability using long-exposure {\it XMM-Newton} data during high X-ray variability phases of blazars S5 0716+714 and PKS…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 27 cited

Strong Soft X-ray Excess in 2015 XMM-Newton Observation of BL--Lac OJ~287

Main Pal, Pankaj Kushwaha, Gulab C. Dewangan +1

We report a strong soft X-ray excess in the BL--Lacartae -ray blazar OJ~287 during the long exposure in May 2015, amongst two of the latest \xmm~{} observations performed in May…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 12 cited

UV to X-ray Comptonization delay in Mrk 493

Oluwashina Adegoke, Gulab C. Dewangan, Pramod Pawar +1

The broadband X-ray emission from type 1 active galactic nuclei, dominated by a powerlaw continuum, is thought to arise from repeated inverse Compton scattering of seed optical/UV…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 29 cited

The ever-surprising blazar OJ 287: multi-wavelength study and appearance of a new component in X-rays

Pankaj Kushwaha, Alok C. Gupta, Paul J. Wiita +21

We present a multi-wavelength spectral and temporal investigation of OJ 287 emission during its strong optical-to-X-ray activity between July 2016 - July 2017. The daily -ray fl…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 21 cited

Correlated X-ray/UV/optical emission and short term variability in a Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593

Main Pal, Sachindra Naik

We present a detailed multi-frequency analysis of an intense monitoring programme of Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 over a duration of nearly for a month with Swift observatory. We used…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 8 cited

Complex Optical/UV and X-ray Variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577

Main Pal, Gulab C. Dewangan, Ajit K. Kembhavi +2

We present detailed broadband UV/optical to X-ray spectral variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 using six XMM-Newton observations performed during 2002-2003. These obser…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 11 cited

Complex UV/X-ray variability of 1H~0707-495

P. K. Pawar, G. C. Dewangan, I. E. Papadakis +3

We study the relationship between the UV and X-ray variability of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H~0707-495. Using a year long {\it Swift} monitoring and four long {\it XMM-Newt…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 33 cited

Correlated X-ray/UV/optical variability and the nature of accretion disc in the bare Seyfert 1 galaxy Fairall~9

Main Pal, Gulab C. Dewangan, S. D. Connolly +1

We study multi-wavelength variability of a bare Seyfert 1 galaxy Fairall~9 using \swift{} monitoring observations consisting of usable pointings spanning nearly two years and…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 26 cited

X-ray/UV variability and the origin of soft X-ray excess emission from II Zw 177

Main Pal, Gulab C. Dewangan, Ranjeev Misra +1

We study X-ray and UV emission from the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy II~Zw~177 using a $137\ks$ long and another $13\ks$ short \xmm{} observation performed in 2012 and 2001, respec…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 13 cited

Variable X-ray reflection from 1H~0419--577

Main Pal, Gulab C. Dewangan

We present detailed broadband X-ray spectral variability of a Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H~0419--577 based on an archival \suzaku{} observation in July 2007, a new \suzaku{} observation per…