CURRENT PROJECTS AT THE BYURAKAN OBSERVATORY (2000-2008)

By Subjects

Subjects are given as follows: Solar System, Physics of Stars and Nebulae, Extragalactic Astronomy, Surveys, Multiwavelength Astronomy, Cosmology and Theory, Databases, and Instrumentation.

 

Solar System

 

Sun and Solar Physics

Radiation of Coronal Supra-thermal Steams (A.G. Nikoghossian)

Passage of the Sun through Dense Molecular Clouds (Ar.G. Yeghikyan)

Solar System  

Cosmic Matter in the Solar System (Ar.G. Yeghikyan)

Search and Study of Asteroids in the DFBS (A.M. Mickaelian)

 

Physics of Stars and Nebulae

 

Stars: general (Classification, Photometry, Polarization) 

Stellar Classification (R.Kh. Hovhannessian)

Identification of Peculiar A Stars (J.B. Hovhanesyan)

Polarimetric and Photometric Observations of Stars (N.D. Melikian, M.H. Eritsian)

Circular Polarization of Starlight (M.H. Eritsian)

Flare & T Tau stars

Observations of Flare Stars in Solar Neighbourhood and New Flare Stars in Galactic Dark Clouds (N.D. Melikian)

Flare Stars in Pleiades Cluster (H.S. Chavushian)

Detailed Study of the T Tau Star AA Tau and New T Tau Stars (T.Yu. Magakian)

Flare Star Activity and Frequency Distribution of Flares (E.S. Parsamian, A.A. Akopian)

Observations of Flare Stars in Solar Neighbourhood and Light Curves of Stellar Flares (V.P. Zalinian)

Young Stellar Objects (YSOs): HH objects, Jets, etc.

Search for HH-Objects and Emission-Line Stars in Star Forming Regions (T.Yu. Magakian)

Spectroscopic Study of Young Stellar Objects (T.Yu. Magakian)

Near-IR Study of the Star Formation Region in Cygnus OB7 Complex (T.Yu. Magakian)

Search and Study of New Young Stellar Objects (N.D. Melikian)

Galactic Molecular Clouds and Star Forming Regions (A.L. Gyulbudaghian)

Fuors and Subfuors 

Spectroscopic Observations of Subfuors (E.S. Parsamian)

Study of a FU Orionis Type Object in the Cygnus OB7 Molecular Cloud (T.H. Movsessian)

Carbon stars  

Search and Study of Carbon Stars in the Galactic Halo (K.S. Gigoyan)

Variable Stars: Cataclysmic Variables, Pulsars, Mira Variables, Cepheids

The radio luminosity of pulsars and the distribution of interstellar electron density (R.R. Andreasyan)

Statistical Studies of Radio Pulsars (V.H. Malumian)

Detailed Study of the Bright Cataclysmic Variable RX J1643.7+3402 (A.M. Mickaelian)

Spectral Study of the Novalike Star TT Ari (N.D. Melikian)

Period-Luminosity Relations for Classical Cepheids (H.V. Abrahamian)

Study of AGB and Post AGB Stars (N.D. Melikian)

Search and Study Mira variables (K.S. Gigoyan)

Visual Binaries 

Spectral, Photometric, and Speckle Studies of Visual Binaries (N.D. Melikian)

Stellar associations  

Study of the Regions of Young Stellar Clusters (R.Kh. Hovhannessian)

Polarimetric Study of Stellar Associations (R.Kh. Hovhannessian, M.H. Eritsian)

Search and Study of T-Associations in the Cyg OB7 Region (N.D. Melikian)

Study of the New OB Association in Pup-CMa (A.L. Gyulbudaghian)

Nebulae

Catalog of Reflection Nebulae (T.Yu. Magakian)

Spectrophotometry of Planetary Nebulae (E.S. Parsamian)

Search and Study of Dark Globules (A.L. Gyulbudaghian)

Interstellar Matter (ISM)  

The Formation of Heavy Molecules in Molecular Clouds and Related Phenomena (Ar.G. Yeghikyan)

 

Extragalactic Astronomy

Galaxies: general (Bars, Magnetic Fields, Origin, etc.)

Investigation of Barred Galaxies (A.T. Kalloghlian)

The Magnetic Field Models of Galaxies with the SKA (T.G. Arshakian)

Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy and AGNs (R.R. Andreasyan)

cD Galaxies and Galaxy Origin in Clusters (H.A. Harutyunian)

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)

Search and Study of Bright QSOs (A.M. Mickaelian; L.K.Erastova)

Comparative Study of Galaxies with Different Nuclear Activity (A.R. Petrosian)

Multiwavelength Properties of Seyfert Galaxies and LINERs (R.A. Kandalyan; V.H. Malumian)

Study of BL Lac Objects (L.K.Erastova; T.H. Movsessian; G.A. Ohanian)

Study of Double and Multiple Nuclei Active Galaxies (E.Ye. Khachikian, G.T. Ter-Kazarian)

Study of Active Dwarf Galaxies (L.K.Erastova)

AGNs in Shahbazian Compact Groups (A.S. Amirkhanian, An.G. Egikian)

Quasars in the Regions of Clusters of Galaxies (H.A. Harutyunian)

Active Galaxies in HyperLEDA (A.M. Mickaelian)

The Variability of Markarian 6 (N.S. Asatrian, E.Ye. Khachikian)

Study of Kazarian Galaxies (A.M. Mickaelian; T.H. Movsessian; A.A. Yeghiazarian)

Starbursts

Studies of Local Starburst Galaxies (A.R. Petrosian)

Star Formation Properties of Spiral Galaxies (R.A. Kandalyan)

2D Spectroscopic Studies of Starburst Galaxies (E.Ye. Khachikian; S.A. Hakopian)

Detection of Star Forming High Redshift Galaxies (T.H. Movsessian, S.K. Balayan)

Infrared galaxies

Spectroscopic Study of BIG Objects (A.M. Mickaelian)

Search and Study of Obscured IRAS Galaxies and ULIRGs (A.M. Mickaelian)

Study of IR and Radio Emission of Spiral Galaxies (V.H. Malumian)

Radiogalaxies

Classical Double Radio Sources (T.G. Arshakian)

Study of Extended Extragalactic Radio Sources (R.R. Andreasyan)

Study of OH Megamaser Galaxies (R.A. Kandalyan)

Identification and Study of Extragalactic Radio Sources (M.A. Hovhannissian)

Study of Different Types of Radio Sources with Various Linear Sizes (G.A. Ohanian)

Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies (BCDGs)  

Study of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies (A.R. Petrosian)

Extragalactic Supernovae

Supernovae in Active and Star Forming Galaxies (A.R. Petrosian)

Supernovae Explosions Frequency Distribution Function (A.A. Akopian)

Markarian galaxies  

The Optical Database and Atlas of Markarian Galaxies (A.R. Petrosian)

Spectrophotometric Study of Some Markarian Galaxies (E.Ye. Khachikian)

SBS galaxies

Studies of the SBS Galaxies (A.R. Petrosian)

Spectral Study of the SBS Galaxies in the Selected Fields (S.A. Hakopian)

Groups and Clusters of Galaxies 

Statistical Study of Groups of Galaxies (A.P. Mahtessian)

Study of Shahbazian Compact Galaxy Groups (A.S. Amirkhanian, An.G. Egikian)

Search and Study of Chain-Like Groups of Compact Galaxies (E.H. Nikogossian)

Structure of the Clusters of Galaxies (E.H. Nikogossian)

Study of the Structure of the Coma Cluster (A.T. Kalloghlian)

 

Surveys

First Byurakan Survey (FBS) 

The FBS Blue Stellar Objects (A.M. Mickaelian)

The FBS Late-Type Stars (K.S. Gigoyan)

Second Byurakan Survey (SBS) 

SBS Results and Statistical Studies (L.K.Erastova)

 

Multiwavelength Astronomy

IR sources

Optical Identification and Study of IRAS Sources (A.M. Mickaelian)

Study of Stars with Infrared Excesses (R.Kh. Hovhannessian)

Interpretation of Unidentified Infrared Bands (Ar.G. Yeghikyan)

Radio sources

Optical Identification of Radio Sources (M.A. Hovhannissian)

Study of the Radio Source Cassiopeia A (V.A. Sanamian)

X-ray sources

Optical Identification and Study of ROSAT Sources (A.M. Mickaelian)

 

Cosmology and Theory

Cosmology

Hubble Expansion and the Evolution of Cosmic Objects (H.A. Harutyunian)

Theoretical Astrophysics  

Radiative Transfer in Inhomogeneous Atmospheres (A.G. Nikoghossian)

Supersymmetric Microscopic Theory of the Standard Model (G.T. Ter-Kazarian)

Scattering of Radiation by Free Electrons (H.A. Harutyunian)

Diffusional Radiation in Random Media (A.A. Akopian)

 

Databases

The Digitized First Byurakan Survey (DFBS) (A.M. Mickaelian)

Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO) and Grid (A.M. Mickaelian)

Science Projects based on DFBS and ArVO (A.M. Mickaelian)

 

Instrumentation

Development of Instrumentation for the 2.6m Telescope (T.H. Movsessian)

Reconstruction of the 1m Schmidt Telescope (S.K. Balayan)

Reconstruction of the Byurakan Small Telescopes (A.S. Amirkhanian)

Development of Data Visualization Interactive Network (Ar.G. Yeghikyan)