AVINASH SINGH
Last Updated :2023/09/06
- Affiliations, Positions
- Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Assistant Professor
- Web Site
- E-mail
- avinash
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Self-introduction
- I am Avinash Singh and I work in the domain of observational astronomy and astrophysics. I primarily work on investigating transients like core-collapse supernovae, superluminous-supernovae etc.My hobbies are photography, astrophotography, sports etc.
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2020/09/21, 2021/03, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, Research Associate - I
- 2020/01/11, 2020/09/02, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, Post Doctoral Researcher
Educational Backgrounds
- Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Department of Physics, PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, India, 2014, 2020
- Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering, India, 2009, 2013
Research Fields
- Mathematical and physical sciences;Astronomy;Astronomy
Research Keywords
- Supernovae, Core-Collapse Supernovae, Superluminous Supernovae, Time-Domain Astronomy
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Photometric calibrations and characterization of the 4K x 4K CCD imager, the first-light axial port instrument for the 3.6m DOT, JOURNAL OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, 43(1), 202206
- SN 2020jfo: A Short-plateau Type II Supernova from a Low-mass Progenitor, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 930(1), 20220501
- Investigating the Observational Properties of Type Ib Supernova SN 2017iro, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 927(1), 20220301
- ★, SN~2018hna: 1987A-like supernova with a signature of shock breakout, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 882(L15), 201909
- ★, Observational signatures of circumstellar interaction and 56Ni-mixing in the Type II Supernova 2016gfy, The Astrophysical Journal, 882(68), 201909
- ★, ASASSN-14dq: A fast-declining type II-P Supernova in a low-luminosity host galaxy, Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, 480(2475), 201810
- ASASSN-16fp (SN 2016coi): A transitional supernova between Type Ic and broad-lined Ic, Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, 201801
- The Fast, Luminous Ultraviolet Transient AT2018cow: Extreme Supernova, or Disruption of a Star by an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole?, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(1031), 201903
- SN 2016B a.k.a ASASSN-16ab: a transitional type II supernova, Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 201906
- On the observational behaviour of the highly polarized Type IIn supernova SN 2017hcc, Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 488(3089), 201909
- SN 2017gmr: An energetic Type II-P supernova with asymmetries, The Astrophysical Journal, 885(43), 201911
- GROWTH on GW190425: Searching thousands of square degrees to identify an optical or infrared counterpart to a binary neutron star merger with the Zwicky Transient Facility and Palomar Gattini IR, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 885(L19), 201911
- Flash ionization signatures in the Type Ibn supernova SN 2019uo, The Astrophysical Journal, 889(2), 202002
- Discovery and Rapid Follow-up Observations of the Unusual Type II SN 2018ivc in NGC 1068, The Astrophysical Journal, 895(31), 202003
- Optical studies of two stripped envelope supernovae - SN 2015ap (Type Ib) and SN 2016P (Type Ic), Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 497(3770), 202007
- Kilonova Luminosity Function Constraints Based on Zwicky Transient Facility Searches for 13 Neutron Star Merger Triggers during O3, The Astrophysical Journal, 905(145), 202012
- SN 2020ank - a bright and fast-evolving H-deficient superluminous supernova, Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 502(1678), 202102
- SN~2017hpa: A carbon-rich type Ia supernova, Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, 503(896), 202102
- Photometric, polarimetric, and spectroscopic studies of the luminous, slow-decaying Type Ib SN 2012au, MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 507(1), 1229-1253, 202110
- Intermediate luminosity type lax supernova 2019muj with narrow absorption lines: Long-lasting radiation associated with a possible bound remnant predicted by the weak deflagration model, PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 73(5), 1295-1314, 202110
- SN 2020sck: Deflagration in a Carbon-Oxygen White Dwarf, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 925(2), 20220201