In Late 2014 India joined the International consortium for building and operating next generation mega ground based optical and infrared astronomy facility known as the “Thirty Meter telescope (TMT) International Observatory (TIO). India’s in-kind contribution…
IRMAR Cosmology is mainly based on the Friedmann’s equations assuming Isotropy and Homogeneity of the
Einstein spacetime, starting from the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson Walker metric. Introduction
of an ad hoc Cosmological Constant allows to model phenomenolog…
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) are one of the most dramatic nuclear transients in which a star is
destroyed by the intense tidal force of supermassive black holes in a few hours, generating a flare
luminous enough to outshine the entire host galaxy. Since its…
In recent years, the precision of the Hubble constant (H0) measurements has significantly improved,
revealing some discrepancy between the estimates inferred from local and early-universe probes.
This tension might be ascribed to the presence of unknown system…
We use the formalism of geometrothermodynamics to associate a Riemannian manifold called equilibrium space to any thermodynamic system. In the case of an ideal gas, we show that quasi-static
thermodynamic processes correspond to geodesics in the equilibrium sp…
The percent precision achieved on the values of the cosmological parameters defining the expansion
rate and the geometry of the Universe has recently revealed some tension between the measurements
of the value of the Hubble constant (H0) from local and early-U…
Based on the Poincare gauge theory of gravity with the most general Lagrangian quadratic in curvature and torsion, we investigate the axial vector torsion-spin coupling. The dynamical equations
for the so-called “electric”Ea and “magnetic”Ba
components of the…
Low-redshift observations play a crucial role in constraining cosmological parameters but current
data on baryon acoustic oscillations and Supernovae of Type Ia (SNIa) cover up to z ∼ 2.5. Gamma-
Ray Bursts (GRBs) stand out as one of the most promising observa…
Using ancient minerals as paleo-detectors is a proposed experimental technique expected to transform supernova neutrino and dark matter detection. In this technique, minerals are processed and
closely analyzed for nanometer scale damage track remnants from nuc…
Over the last decade, the scenario of choked jets embedded in core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe)
has attracted careful attention. The extended stellar envelopes of red supergiant (RSG) and blue supergiant (BSG) stars, both progenitors of Type II SNe, may constit…
The ESA INTEGRAL satellite, devoted to high resolution spectroscopy coupled to good imaging
capabilities over a wide field of view in the 15 keV - 10 MeV range, was launched in October 2002.
After more than two decades, its four instruments are still working w…
Zorawar Wadiasingh · Paz Beniamini · Jeremy Hare · Kaustubh Rajwade · George Younes · Dimitrios Skiathas …
In this talk I will make the case that ultra-long period radio pulsars are magnetically powered
neutron stars, or magnetars in the broadest sense of the term. Although they appear very different observationally from X-ray magnetars, I will argue they host stro…
The detection of dark matter is a challenging problem in modern physics.
We provide a proposal to detect the coupling of ultralight scalar dark matter to quarks and gluons as
well as the coupling of ultralight axion dark matter to gluons with long-baseline ato…
The aim of this analysis of a historical compilation of Hubble-Lemaître constant (H0) values in the
standard cosmological model is to determine whether or not the stated error bars truly represent
the dispersion of values given. For this analysis, a chi-square…
Over 15 years after their discoveries, fast radio bursts (FRBs) still elude our understanding, despite
the outstanding progress we have witnessed both observationally and theoretically. The huge luminosities of FRBs, and the apparent dichotomy between one-offs…
Rosa Leticia Becerra Godinez · Alain Klotz · Alan Watson · Dafne Guetta · Fabio De Colle · Jean-Luc Atteia
We collected the optical light curve data of 227 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed with the TAROT,
COATLI, and RATIR telescopes. These consist of 133 detections and 94 upper limits. We constructed
average light curves in the observer and rest frames in both X-r…
A two scalar field model that incorporates non Riemannian Measures of integration or usually called
Two Measures Theory (TMT) is introduced, in order to unify the early and present universe. In the
Einstein frame a K-essence is generated and, as a consequence…
The precision measurement of daily proton fluxes with AMS during twelve years of operation in the
rigidity interval from 1 to 100 GV is presented. The proton fluxes exhibit variations on multiple time
scales. From 2014 to 2018, we observed recurrent flux varia…
We present high-statistics measurements of primary cosmic rays, including Proton, Helium, Carbon,
Oxygen, Neon, Magnesium, Silicon, Sulfur, Iron, and Nickel, based on 11.5 years of AMS data. The
data reveals, with high accuracy, that there are only three disti…
We present high-statistics measurements of the secondary cosmic rays Lithium, Beryllium, Boron,
and Fluorine based on 11.5 years of AMS data. The unexpected rigidity dependence of the secondary
cosmic ray fluxes and their ratios to the primary cosmic rays such…
LISA is considered by a growing part of the relevant scientific community to be one of the most exciting and impacting observatories from space in the next 30 years. The scientific case it carries with it is enormous, ranging from the supermassive black holes…
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the brightest sources in the Universe.
They appear as gamma-ray flashes, with a spectrum that peaks around a few hundred keV . The
prompt spectra of GRBs were historically characterised through the phenomenological Band function, co…
Florian Peißker · Maria Melamed · Michal Zajaček · Myank Singhal · Vladimír Karas
The Galactic Center provides a unique opportunity to observe galactic cores, objects in the close proximity to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), and star formation channels that exhibit imprints of this
peculiar environment. This habitat hosts, in addition to…
The persistence in some of the tensions and anomalies that affect the standard model of cosmology,
like the H0-tension, the σ8-tension and the lensing anomaly, has motivated the study of alternative
models capable of dealing with them. We re-analyze some of th…
Pulsar observations have been an important target for MeerKAT having two Large Survey Projects (MeerTIME and TRAPUM) dedicated to them. This has led to the discovery of more than 200 new pulsars within globular clusters, unidentified Fermi sources, the Magella…