Bindu Rani

Broad-band study of selected Gamma-ray active blazars

 

 

 

 

Date of defence: 24 January 2014
Scientific Advisers: Dr. Thomas Krichbaum and Prof. hon. Dr. Anton J. Zensus

Magna Cum Laude (Excellent)

Otto Hahn Medal 2014 

Collaborators : Benoit Lott (CENBG, Bordeaux) and  A. P. Marscher 

The project involved analyzing multi-wavelength data to understand gamma-ray active blazars' emission mechanisms and variability. This study revealed correlations between emissions at different wavelengths, shedding light on the physical processes behind relativistic jets and high-energy particle acceleration.

About me: I come from Mukandpur, a small village in Haryana, India. I earned my Master’s degree from Delhi University. After completing my Ph.D., I moved to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Currently, I lead NASA's Swift Observatory Guest Investigator (GI) Program. I also lead the multi-wavelength AGN follow-up group for the Rubin Observatory, enhancing research in transient and variable astrophysical phenomena.

B. Rani, T. P. Krichbaum, L. Fuhrmann, et al.
 
Radio to gamma-ray variability study of blazar S5 0716+714
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A), 552, A11 (2013). 
B. Rani, B. Lott, T. P. Krichbaum, et al.,
 
Constraining the location of rapid gamma-ray flares in the FSRQ 3C 273
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A), 557, A71 (2013). 
B. Rani, T. P. Krichbaum, B. Lott, et al.
 
S5 0716+714: GeV variability study
 
Advances in Space Research (AdSpR), 51, 2358 (2013).
B. Rani, T. P. Krichbaum, A. P. Marscher, et al.,
 
Jet outflow and gamma-ray emission correlations in S5 0716+714
Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters (A&A Letter) 571, L2 (2014).
B. Rani, T. P. Krichbaum, A. P. Marscher, et al.
Connection between inner jet kinematics and broadband flux variability in the BL Lac object S5 0716+714
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A), 578, 123 (2015).
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