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1 HCT ACCEPTED PROPOSALS: Cycle2_2017 Proposal No. Title Name of PI and affiliation P01 Time-series CCD photometry of Globular Clusters. Sunetra Giridhar, Arellano Ferro P02 Spectroscopy of potential CH star Aruna Goswami, candidates Shejeelammal J P03 Spatial gas-phase metallicity Abhishek Paswan, distribution in a sample of Suvendu Rakshit Wolf-Rayet galaxies. P04 Observations of Novae in outburst. Pavana M, Ashish Raj P05 Search for binary companion in RR Lyrae type systems. K. Sriram, Malu S. Deptt of Astronomy, Osmania University, Hyderabad P06 Observation of K giant stars Raghubar Singh, Bharat Kumar Yerra P07 P08 P10 P11 Differential transit photometry for detection of short-period exoplanets. Array Calibration Nights of TIFR Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Imager () for 2-meter Himalayan Chandra Telescope. Optical and near-ir spectrophotometric evolution of classical and recurrent novae UBVRI photometry of stars close to star-formation regions Aritra Chakrabarty, Sujan Sengupta D.K. Ojha, T. Baug Ashish Raj, Pavana M. Marina Prokopjeva Asoke K. Sen Dept. of Phys, Assam University, Silchar Mode and Instruments required Dates allotted Jun15, 16 May 6, Jun 1, Jul 28 May 20, 21 May 31 May1, Jun 2, Jul 15, Aug 29 Jul 26, 27 Aug 25,26 May 13 Jun 11, Jul 11 May 18, Jun 28, Jul 16 May 27, 28
2 P12 P13 Mid-infrared bubbles: study the feedback processes of massive stars on their surroundings Spectroscopic observations of AGN Candidates in the Kepler Field of View Tapas Baug, D.K. Ojha Michael Carini, Honey M Western Kentucky Univ. Bowling Green, KY USA Jun 29, 30, Aug 22 Jul 22 P14 Testing Solar System Formation Karen J. Meech, B. C. Bhatt Inst. for Astron., Univ. Hawaii P15 Photometric (optical/nir) and spectroscopic (optical/nir) monitoring of FU Ors and EX Ors Eruptive Young Stellar Objects (MFES Program). Joe P. Ninan, D.K. Ojha P16 Monitoring night sky at IAO B.C. Bhatt, D.K. Sahu P17 P18 P19 Characterising disk accretion across gaps opened by planets: Monitoring accretion rate variability in transitional disks Testing the `core-accretion' model for planet formation with transitional disks H_ imaging of Tidal Dwarf Galaxies. Mayank Narang, Mayank Narang, C. Sengupta, S. Ramya Yonsei University Observatory, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemungu Seoul, S. Korea May 19, Jun 14 Jul 2, 3, 12, Aug 20, 21 May 14 Jun 3, Jul 13, Aug 17, 30 May 15, Jun 20, Jul 17 May 15, Jun 20, Jul 17 May 24,25 P20 P21 Understanding Physical Properties of Young M-dwarfs : Optical and Near-IR spectroscopic studies. Observations of Low Redshift Supernovae Dhrimadri Khata, Samrat Ghosh Avinash Singh, D.K. Sahu Jun 26, 27
3 P22 A Search for Photometric Variability in Brown Dwarfs Atmosphere Samrat Ghosh, Soumen Mondal P23 observations of SNe imposters. P24 P25 P26 P27 P28 P29 P30 P31 P32 P33 Spectroscopic and photometric observations of core collapse supernovae (CC-SNe) Follow-up observations of core collapse supernovae (CC-SNe) and SNe-imposters. Metallicity studies of SNe host galaxies. Deep host galaxy template imaging of Supernovae fields Late-time spectroscopic follow-up of five recent SNe A high resolution view on the wind structures and properties of Wolf-Rayet stars Optical and Near-IR Observation of Planetary Nebulae Is PDS 11 special? A large spectroscopic survey of young stars in nearby moving groups Investigating Extreme Helium Stars to find their evolutionary connection with RCrBs, HdCs and DYPer type stars. Study of Helium stars and hydrogen-decient stars to explain their origin Mridweeka Singh, Anjasha Gangopadhyay Mridweeka Singh, Anjasha Gangopadhyay Tapas Baug. Rahul Bandyopadhyay, Dr. Ramkrishna Das, Mayank Narang Anirban Bhowmick, Gajendra Pandey Anirban Bhowmick, Gajendra Pandey, Jun 24, 25 May 26, Jun 17, Jul 14, Aug 19,31 May 26, Jun 17, Jul 14, Aug 19, 31 May 23 Jun 22,23 Aug 23 Aug 27, 28 May 16, Jun 21, Jul 18 Jun 4, Jul 19,31, Jun 4, Jul 19, 31
4 P34 P35 P36 P37 Investigating the di_erences between the Carbon stars: R- Stars, DY Per, and RCB stars World-Wide 4*P Coma Morphology Campaign Census of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) and I-band variability of YSOs in the H II region Sh2-112 Optical and NIR observations of Carbon enhanced metal poor stars. Hema B P, Anirban Bhowmick Jayant Murthy, Firoza Sutaria Alik Panja, Soumen Mondal Susmitha Rani Antony, T. Sivarani, Jul 29, 30 May 1,7,14,21 Jul 24, 25 May 3,30, Jun 12 P38 P39 P40 Observations of Supernovae in the Nebular Phase High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy to probe the evolution of cometary volatiles Follow up observations of EMP stars from SDSS and LAMOST survey P41 Temperature and area _ll-factor measurements of starspots in chromospherically active Sun like stars and stellar dynamo measures P42 Optical - IR monitoring of Seyfert 1 galaxies P43 Hanle Echelle Spectrograph - atmospheric dispersion corrector calibration and calibration of Cassegrain unit thermal control for better RV and ux stability P44 Investigating Close-in Extra-solar Planets through Photometric Follow-up of their Transits Avinash Singh, S. Srivastav Kumar Venkataramani, Sivarani T PRL, Ahmedabad Avrajit Bandyopadhyay, T. Sivarani S.P. Rajaguru, Lalitha Sairam, Amit Kumar Mandal, Suvendu Rakshit T. Sivarani, Arun Surya Parijat Thakur, Vineet Kumar Guru Ghasidas Univ. Bilaspur (CG) May 5,22,29, Jun19, Jul1,21, Aug24 May 2,28, Jun 23, Jul12 May 4, Jun 13, Jul23 Jul 4 May 7, Jun 5, Jul 5 May 22,25,29 -
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