ArVO Group Research Projects (22)
First Byurakan Survey Blue Stellar Objects
(FBS BSOs)
Years: 1987-
Topics: Search for
Blue Stellar Objects (BSOs) in the First Byurakan (Markarian) Survey: bright
QSOs and Seyferts, cataclysmic variables, white dwarfs,
hot subdwarfs, HBB stars, etc.; development of
criteria for search for BSOs in the DFBS; comparison with other surveys;
DSS1/DSS2 astrometry of the FBS objects and investigation of proper motions;
Publication of the Revised and Updated Catalog of the FBS blue stellar objects
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, P.K. Sinamyan, H.V. Abrahamian; R. Nesci
Collaborations: France, Italy
Facilities: FBS survey plates, DFBS
Grants:
Main webpage of the project
Spectroscopic Study of FBS BSOs
Years: 1987-
Topics: Spectroscopic observations with BAO 2.6m and
OHP 1.93m telescopes; study of the populations of FBS BSOs
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, P.K. Sinamyan; P. Véron,
M.P.
Véron-Cetty, A. Gonçalves
Collaborations: France
Facilities: BAO 2.6m and OHP 1.93m telescopes
Grants: PICS travel
grants
Main webpage of the project
The FBS Late-Type Stars
Years: 1987-
Topics: Search and
study of the late-type (M and C) stars in the First Byurakan Survey (FBS); IR properties;
Luminosities of the FBS late type M stars; Publication of the Catalog of the
FBS late type stars
Team: K.S. Gigoyan, H.V. Abrahamian, P.K. Sinamyan; M. Azzopardi, G. Muratorio, N. Mauron, D. Russeil, T. Kendall
Collaborations: France, Germany, UK
Facilities: FBS survey plates, DFBS
Grants: PICS and DAAD
travel grants
Main webpage of the project
Search and Study of Carbon Stars in
the Galactic Halo
Years: 1987-
Topics: Survey for
distant AGB carbon stars in the Galactic halo, including search in FBS and
2MASS; Spectroscopic study of carbon stars
Team: K.S. Gigoyan, H.V. Abrahamian, A.M. Mickaelian, M.G.
Avtandilyan; M. Azzopardi, G. Muratorio, N. Mauron, D. Russeil, T. Kendall
Collaborations: France, Germany, Italy,
UK
Facilities: BAO 2.6m telescope
Presentations in 2005-2011: 10
Grants: PICS and DAAD
travel grants
Main webpage of the project
Search and Study of Mira variables
Years:
Topics: Search and
study of long-period AGB Mira variables in the FBS
Team: K.S. Gigoyan;
Collaborations: France
Facilities: FBS survey plates, DFBS, BAO 2.6m telescope, NSVS database
Grants: PICS travel
grants
Main webpage of the project
Search and Study of Bright QSOs
Years: 1997-
Topics: Discovery of
new bright quasars among the FBS blue stellar objects and ROSAT X-ray sources;
study of the surface brightness of bright QSOs; the completeness of the Bright
Quasar Survey (BQS)
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, S.K. Balayan,
S.A. Hakopian; P. Véron,
M.P.
Véron-Cetty, A. Gonçalves
Collaborations: France, Germany, Mexico,
China
Facilities: FBS, ROSAT BSC and
FSC, BAO 2.6m and OHP 1.93m telescopes
Presentations in 2005-2011: 11
Grants: PICS, ANR,
and DFG travel grants
Main webpage of the project
Study of BL Lac Objects
Years: 2002-
Topics: Light curve of
ON 231 (W Com) in the period 1969-1976; Spectroscopic observations of ON 231 in
a high luminosity state; New BL Lac candidates from the FBS
Team: L.K. Erastova,
L.A. Sargsyan, A.M. Mickaelian; E. Massaro
Collaborations: Italy
Facilities: 0.5m and 1m Schmidt telescopes chain observations in
Coma
Grants:
Main webpage of the project
Study of Active Dwarf Galaxies
Years:
Topics: Sizes of
active galaxies; Active dwarf galaxies as circumnuclear
regions of LSB-galaxies
Team: L.K. Erastova
Collaborations:
Facilities: SBS survey, extragalactic
databases
Grants:
Main webpage of the project
SBS Results and Statistical Studies
Years:
Topics: Accurate
optical positions for 2978 objects from the Second Byurakan Survey (SBS);
Spectroscopy and photometry of galaxies and stellar objects; Statistical study
of the content of the survey; Properties of the SBS galaxies
Team: L.K. Erastova
Collaborations: Mexico, Russia, USA
Facilities: SBS survey, DSS1/DSS2
Grants:
Main webpage of the project
Optical Identification and Study of IRAS PSC
and SST Sources
Years: 1995-
Topics: Optical
identification of IRAS PSC infrared sources based on the DSS images and the FBS
low-dispersion spectra; Compilation of the Byurakan-IRAS Galaxies (BIG) and
Byurakan-IRAS Stars (BIS) samples; Publication of the Revised and updated
catalog of the Byurakan-IRAS Stars
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, K.S. Gigoyan, L.A. Sargsyan, L.R. Hovhannisyan; D.W.
Weedman, J.R.
Houck
Collaborations:
Facilities: IRAS, SST, FBS low-dispersion plates, DSS1/DSS2, DFBS
Grants:
Spectroscopic Study of BIG Objects
Years: 1997-
Topics: Spectroscopic
studies of the Byurakan-IRAS Galaxies (BIGs); Redshift survey and classification;
Statistical study of properties of BIG objects; Derivation of the maximum IR
luminosity of a single spiral galaxy; Multiple IRAS galaxies and
interacting/merging systems among the BIG objects
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, S.A. Hakopian,
S.K. Balayan,
L.A. Sargsyan; P. Véron,
M.P.
Véron-Cetty, A. Gonçalves;
A.N. Burenkov, S.N. Dodonov, V.L. Afanasiev,
A.V. Moiseev
Collaborations: France, Russia
Facilities: BAO 2.6m, SAO 6m, and OHP 1.93m telescopes, ESO-MIDAS
Grants: ANSEF-2001: A.M.
Mickaelian (PI), Study of
Starburst/AGN/Interaction Phenomena in IRAS Galaxies
PICS travel grants
Spectroscopic Study of BIS Objects
Years: 2006-
Topics: Spectroscopic
studies of the Byurakan-IRAS Stars (BIS); Search for peculiar and rare objects;
Statistical study of properties of BIS objects
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, K.S. Gigoyan, L.R. Hovhannisyan; E. Massaro, R. Nesci, C. Rossi, S. Gaudenzi, S. Sclavi
Collaborations: Italy
Facilities: Asiago
and Loiano
telescopes
Grants: UniRoma travel grants
Search and Study of Obscured IR Galaxies and
ULIRGs
Years: 2003-
Topics: Search for
obscured IR galaxies among the BIG objects; Compilation of a sample of the
highest IR/opt flux ratio IRAS-FSC extragalactic sources; Spitzer IRS spectra
of optically extremely faint IRAS sources; Study of ULIRGs
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, L.A. Sargsyan; D.W.
Weedman, J.R.
Houck, D.
Barry
Collaborations: USA
Facilities: IRAS, SST, software SMART
Presentations in 2005-2011: 20
Grants: ANSEF-2011:
L.A. Sargsyan (PI), Dust obscuration and velocity distribution in narrow line regions of AGN
NSF/NASA travel grants
Optical Identification and Study of ROSAT FSC
Sources
Years: 2002-
Topics: Optical
identification of ROSAT-FSC X-ray sources; Compilation and publication of the
Byurakan-Hamburg-ROSAT Catalog (BHRC); Spectroscopic studies of the selected
ROSAT sources
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, S.K. Balayan,
S.A. Hakopian, L.R. Hovhannisyan, K.S. Gigoyan; D. Engels,
F.-J. Zickgraf, W.
Voges; P. Véron,
M.P.
Véron-Cetty; R. Mujica,
V. Chavushyan;
D.W. Xu
Collaborations: Germany, France, Mexico,
China
Facilities: ROSAT BSC and
FSC, BAO 2.6m, OHP 1.93m, and Mexican INAOE 2.1m and
UNAM 2.1m telescopes
Grants: DFG travel
grants
Main
webpage of the project
Fine Analysis of Emission Line Spectra of
Bright AGN
Years: 2001-
Topics: Decomposition
and fine analysis of emission line spectra of AGN intermediate between
Broad-Line Sy1 Galaxies (BLS1s) and Narrow-Line Sy1 Galaxies (NLS1s); software
SPECTRAI; study of variability of Kaz 102 and Akn 564
Team: A.M. Mickaelian; P. Véron,
M.P.
Véron-Cetty; M. Kazarian;
D. Engels
Collaborations: France, Germany
Facilities: OHP 1.93m and Calar-Alto
2.2m telescopes, software SPECTRAI
Grants: PICS travel
grants
Main webpage of the project
Spectroscopic Study of Abell
Clusters
Years:
Topics: Spectroscopic
observations of galaxies, members of a number of Abell
clusters to establish their redshifts and construct their large-scale
distribution
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, H.A. Harutyunian, E.H. Nikogossian;
H. Andernach
Collaborations: Mexico
Facilities: BAO 2.6m telescope
Grants:
Main webpage of the project
Active
Galaxies in HyperLEDA
Years: 2006-2007
Topics: Activity type
of galaxies in HyperLEDA database; Definition of
criteria for revealing active galaxies among the SDSS objects
Team: A.M. Mickaelian; P. Prugniel, C. Petit; N. Gavrilovic,
L. Popovic
Collaborations: France, Serbia
Facilities: HyperLEDA
database
Grants: PICS and ANR
travel grants
Main webpage of the project
Search and Study of Asteroids in the DFBS
Years: 2006-
Topics: New asteroids
detected on the DFBS plates; Massive physical and dynamical characterization of
known asteroids
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, K.S. Gigoyan; J. Berthier, W. Thuillot, A. Sarkissian
Collaborations: IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon and
Service d’Aeronomie, IPSL, France; Abastumani
Astrophysical Observatory (GENAO), Georgia
Facilities: DFBS, VO software SkyBoT
Grants: FP7 Europlanet and PICS travel grants
Study of Bright Cataclysmic Variables
Years: 2002-
Topics: Discovery and
detailed photometric and spectroscopic study of the bright cataclysmic variable
RX J1643.7+3402; Study of the progenitor spectrum of KT Eri
(Nova Eri 2009)
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, S.K. Balayan;
P.
Véron, M.P.
Véron-Cetty, S. Ilovaisky,
C. Chevalier; R.
Nesci, C. Rossi
Collaborations: France
Facilities: BAO 2.6m, OHP 1.93m and OHP 1.20m telescopes, DFBS
Grants: PICS travel
grants
Main webpage of the project
Digitized First Byurakan Survey (DFBS)
Years: 2002-
Topics: Creation and
publication of an electronic database of FBS plates; Digitization of the FBS
(Markarian) plates and creation of the Digitized First Byurakan Survey (DFBS); Astrometric plate solution; Wavelength and photometric
calibration; Extraction and analysis software; Creation of the DFBS database
with digitized plates and extracted spectra; Webpage and user interface
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, L.A. Sargsyan, G.A.
Mikayelyan, L.K. Erastova, K.S. Gigoyan, P.K. Sinamyan, L.R. Hovhannisyan; E. Massaro, R. Nesci, C. Rossi, S. Gaudenzi, S. Sclavi; G.
Cirimele, P. Germano, L. d’Amante;
D.W.
Weedman, J.R.
Houck, D.
Barry; H.-J.
Hagen; A.
Sarkissian, P. Le Sidaner
Collaborations: Italy, USA, Germany, Institute
of Informatics and Automation Problems (IIAP), NAS RA
Facilities: FBS low-dispersion plates,
DSS1/DSS2
Presentations in 2005-2011: 22
Grants: ANSEF-2002:
A.M. Mickaelian (PI), Digitization of
the First Byurakan Survey (FBS)
CRDF ARP1-2849-YE-06: A.M. Mickaelian (PI), Digitized First Byurakan
Survey and Armenian Virtual Observatory
PICS, NSF/NASA, and Rome University travel grants
Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO) and Grid;
Armenian-Georgian VO (ArGeVO)
Years: 2005-
Topics: Creation of
the Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO) based on the DFBS database;
Installation of ArVO on ArmCluster and in Grid;
Development of the Armenian-Georgian Virtual Observatory (ArGeVO)
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, H.V. Astsatryan, L.A. Sargsyan, G.A.
Mikayelyan, P.K.
Sinamyan, L.R.
Hovhannisyan, T.Yu. Magakian, H.A. Harutyunian; N. Kochiashvili, K. Chargeishvili,
R. Natsvlishvili, I. Kochiashvili
Collaborations: France, Italy, Georgia,
Institute of Informatics and Automation Problems (IIAP, NAS RA)
Facilities: DFBS and ArVO, VO standards and tools, Grid
technologies
Presentations in 2005-2011: 27
Grants: CRDF
ARP1-2849-YE-06: A.M. Mickaelian (PI), Digitized First Byurakan
Survey and Armenian Virtual Observatory
ISTC A1451: Development of Scientific Computing Grid on the Base of Armcluster for South Caucasian Region
ISTC A1606: Development of Armenian-Georgian Grid Infrastructure and applications
in the Fields of High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Quantum Physics
Science Projects based on DFBS and ArVO
Years: 2005-
Topics: Development of
science projects based on the DFBS and ArVO; Proper motions, variability
studies, and object classification; Search and study of bright AGN, white
dwarfs, other BSOs, extremely red objects (EROs), variable objects (Miras, CVs, and Blazars),
asteroids, etc.
Team: A.M. Mickaelian, L.A. Sargsyan, K.S. Gigoyan, L.K. Erastova,
P.K. Sinamyan, L.R. Hovhannisyan,
G.A. Mikayelyan; E.
Massaro, R. Nesci, C. Rossi; D.W.
Weedman
Collaborations: France, Italy
Facilities: DFBS and ArVO, VO standards and tools,
Astronomical Surveys and Databases
Presentations in 2005-2011: 13
Grants: ANSEF-2007:
A.M. Mickaelian (PI), Science with the
Armenian Virtual Observatory
PICS, NSF/NASA, and Rome University travel grants