Abstract Details

Name: Swathi B
Affiliation: Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Conference ID: ASI2021_533
Title : Construction of UV source catalogue using UVIT observations
Authors and Co-Authors : Swathi B(Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, India), Debbijoy Bhattacharya(Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, India), C. S. Stalin(Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore - 560034, India), B. Ananthamoorthy(Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, India)
Abstract Type : Poster
Abstract Category : Extragalactic Astronomy
Abstract : The field of observational astronomy in the ultraviolet (UV) band got a massive boost after the launch of the UV Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard AstroSat. UVIT observes the universe in both near-UV (NUV) and far-UV (FUV) bands with different filters. With almost three times better resolution than its predecessor Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), UVIT is expected to discover many more new sources, and it also provides an excellent platform to carry out detailed studies of extended sources. Here, we will present the detailed methodology of the construction of the UV source catalogue utilising available UVIT data. We will also present the preliminary UV source list constructed for a few UVIT fields.