Research Projects (15)
First Byurakan Survey Blue
Stellar Objects (FBS BSOs)
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
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Spectroscopic
Study of FBS BSOs
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
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Search and Study of Bright
QSOs
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
Grants: PICS, ANR,
and DFG travel grants
Main
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Optical Identification
and Study of IRAS PSC and SST Sources
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. Weedman, J.R.
Houck
Collaborations:
Facilities: IRAS, SST, FBS
low-dispersion plates, DSS1/DSS2, DFBS
Grants:
Main
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Spectroscopic Study of BIG Objects
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
Main
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Search and Study of
Obscured IR Galaxies and ULIRGs
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
Grants: NSF/NASA
travel grants
Main
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Optical Identification
and Study of ROSAT FSC Sources
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; D. Engels, F.-J.
Zickgraf, W. Voges; P. Véron, M.P. Véron-Cetty;
Collaborations: Germany, France, Mexico, China
Facilities: ROSAT BSC and
FSC, BAO 2.6m, OHP 1.93m, and Mexican INAOE
and UNAM 2.1m telescopes
Grants: DFG travel
grants
Main webpage of the project
Fine Analysis of Emission
Line Spectra of Bright AGN
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
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Spectroscopic Study of Abell
Cluster
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
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Active Galaxies in
HyperLEDA
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
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Search and Study of Asteroids in the DFBS
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
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
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Digitized First
Byurakan Survey (DFBS)
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
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)
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
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
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, 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
Grants: ANSEF-2007:
A.M. Mickaelian (PI),
Science with the Armenian Virtual Observatory
PICS,
NSF/NASA, and Rome University travel grants