Sunday, August 29, 2010

Spectrum and a diffraction ring of Jupiter on the 28th August 2010 at Narasimha Ashram

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Volume 2010, Issue No.8, dt.28th August 2010.
The Moon and Jupiter Scenario of Visakhapatnam Sky & the observation of a diffraction ring of the Jupiter in the clouds.
by
Professor Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana
{Retd.Prof of Physics, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, and Maharanipeta.P.O.Viskhapatnam-530002 Mobile: 9491902867
ABSTRACT:

The observation of both the Moon and the Jupiter very near bound in the sky was a very enthralling scenario at Visakhapatnam. The cool and passing clouds weather gave the requisite pleasantness to carry out the observation of the sky. The bonus was the image of a diffraction ring of the Jupiter embedded in it appeared the shinning Jupiter like a studded sparkling diamond. Of course luckily the nearby stars situated in the south-east (Agneya the Agni diety) side of the Moon at around 03h30m on the 28th August 2010 were obtained in an image.
Keywords: Jupiter diffraction ring, Moon south-east stars, Astronomy, Visakhapatnam
Introduction:
The sky map of August 2010 by Arvinda C Ranade gives in Indian standard time the Moon apogee as about 406400km at 15h21m on the 25th August 2010. Jupiter (Lord of Meena) exists in the Pisces zodiac sign and as well the Uranus planet. Moon on 28th exists with Indian Revathi nakshtra ( a prominent star of the group of stars termed Ravathi in zodiac sign namely Meena) as per Telugu calendar that follows lunar cycle. Meena (or Pisces) consists of groups of stars Purva Bhadra in one step, plus Uttar bhadra in 4 steps and plus Revathi in 4 steps of group of stars with names designated by the prominent star in that Group. Agneya i.e. south-east constellations must be of zodiac sign Aquarius (khumba) and Capricorn (Makar) but that would sum to Revathi, Uttar, Purva Bhadrapadas, Shatbhishaj, Dhanishta, Sravana and 3 steps of Uttar Ashada.

In the Moon light at around 22h58m on 27th August 2010 only 12 shining stars could be imaged. The rest coudn’t be captured due to the cloudy weather. Hence assignment to the Hindu Nakshtras would be troublesome, if not difficult.

HEAVY RAINS THAT LASHED ANDHARA PRADESH:

The heavy rain on the days of 25th and 26th followed by a moderate rain on 27th August 2010 kept the Astronomy observation at a low web. The Andhra Pradesh received plentiful of rain just in two days time that filled to the brim all the reservoirs and the lakes to the brim. The Durga Temple Hill in Vijayawada had massive landslides and people feared its eventual collapse has been as somewhat hastened. Near Bhimvaram the sea intruted into the land by 200 meters.

IMAGES OF THE SKY:






Figure 1 The Moon and Jupiter 28th Aug 2010 at 03h28m Amazing spectrum of Jupiter



Figure 2 27th August 2010 at 22h 58m South-East stars looking at Moon




Figure 3 the eastern sky stars and Jupiter at 22h55m on 27th Aug 2010



Figure 4 The stars on the terrace of Narasimha Ashram on 27th Aug 2010 at 22h57m




Figure 5 The diffraction ring produced by the planet Jupiter at Narasimha Ashram survived even at 28th August 2010 at 03h33m
The scenario of weather clouds and the Moon and Jupiter in the sky at Visakhapatnam giving irregular heavy rain and showers has been one of a different experience to the Vizagites. The author succeeded in capture the thrill in the images of stars through the passing clouds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;
I am indebted to late Prof K Rangadhama Rao D.Sc.(Madras). D.Sc.(London) for his support of my studies in Modern Physics

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August 2010 Astronomy study at Narasimha Ashram Visakhapatnam India

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Volume 2010, Issue No.8,dt.25th August 2010. 10:17:42 AM
Astronomy Study of the Moon, Cassiopeia, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter and Occultaions by Moon of stars on various days in August 2010.
by
Professor Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
{Retd.Prof.of Physics,SU},
17-11-10,Narasimha Ashram, official Colony, Maharanipeta.P.O.,Viskhapatnam-53002
Mobile 9491902867.

ABSTRACT:





The August month of 2010 year provided a varied weather conditions of solar tsunami and the cloud formations that gave a scintillating sceanario of the sky for observation of the bright planets and the breath taking views of the constellations on the west, east,north and the south sides of Narasimha Ashram. A large number of point sources were clearly observable and provides support to the IRAS data of cataloguing.
keywords: Astronomy August 2010, Planets, Moon occultaions, Cassiopeia, triangulation bright objects, Spica, Point Sources.
Introduction:
The Moon captured in the vicinity of stars of the various constellations provided a first record of the August 2010 sky by digital imaging and analysis. The author thinks that this study would become the beacon light for other astronomers to reproduce the ancient possibly naked eye observations made years ago at Visakhapatnam and also provides a set of dat for astronomy study by different Positional Astronmy Centres in India.

Images:


Figure 1 The west scenario on 23rd Aug 2010 at 20h37m of the Moon and the triangle.

Figure 2 North sky and the Cassiopeia set of bright objects


















Figure 3 Cassiopeia and other stars on the north sky of Narasimha Ashram 23rd August 2010 at 01h23m













Figure 4 Cassiopeia and neighbours amazing view 23rd Aug 2010 at 01h15m


















Figure 5 Cassiopeia Constellation on 23rd Aug 2010 at 01h14m















Figure 6 Moon and its look at the stars on the west on 22nd Aug 2010 at 19h05m


Figure 7 Amazing Jupiter on Narasimha Ashram riding on a stud of stars


Figure 8 Jupiter and the Moon









Figure 9 west bright objectsa triangulation and the zenith bright stars.









Figure 10 Spica, a bright star of west and Jupiter scenario of 17th & 18th Aug 2010 at Narasimha









Figure 11 East morning Bright stars and the Jupiter with neighbours








Figure 12 22nd Aug 2010 Morning setting Jupiter and stars above it. Eve Moon at 19h25m









Figure 13 Spectra of Moon and its Yellow Plasma Ball
A significant observation made on 23rd August 2010 that a yellow plasma ball has engulfed the Moon. Why it was not observed at the earth was a mystery.







Figure 14 Cassiopeia and riding stars; Jupiter on Star Stud

Figure 15 Venus Mars and possibly Saturn Spica?







Figure 16 Spica and distant Bright Star neighbours of 17th August 2010 at 19h04m at Narasimha Ashram Vizag




Figure 17 A spectrum of Jupiter with Green and Blue Colours!







Figure 18 Venus Moon and stars






Figure 19 Venus Moon and Spica on 15th Aug 2010 evening








Figure 20 Moon and the Stars of the westt looking at Moon at 19h08m of 15th Aug 2010







Figure 21 Mercury captured! 17th Aug 2010 a7 18h56m with Spica Saturn a star and Venus








Figure 22 Spica and another Bright star below to the south stars 17th Aug 2010 at 19h01m







Figure 23 moon occultation of stars, Venus Mars Saturn 17th Aug 2010 at 18h49m

Figure 24 Up on Zenith two bright stars and the scenario around at 19h50m of 18th Aug 2010







Figure 25 Moon neighbours and Venus 18th Aug 2010 at 19h49m.


SOME RESULTS:




The 24th Aug 2010 night the Moon was shining bright with the Jupiter located almost at the horizon on the East around the 20h19m. The west Star and the zenith star as a base line the triangular stars provided a good view. The zenith star and the star preceding the Moon on the zenith provided a straight line (of course, bent due to curvature) view. Morning during the wee hours on 25th there was a heavy rain that lashed Visakhapatnam but with a bright and warm sunshine on the 25th.
This was predicted following the low-pressure trough formed in the Bay of Bengal during the 22nd and 23rd Aug 2010. Interestingly, the Andhra Pradesh State reeled under intense heat of the sun during the four days 19th to 23rd August 2010. In spite of it there were lashing showers that caused flood situation in Tirupati, Hyderabad, and Vijayawada and some other towns.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

I have been introduced by late Prof KRRao to his first batch of doctorate students at Andhra University, JVD College of Science & Technology, during 1940s and 1950s at both Narasimha Ashram and as well in the Principal’s quarters of Andhra University. The prominent among them were Dr.Sripada Gopal Krishna Murthy, Dr.D.S.Subrahamanyam, Dr. Gowrinath Shastry who became very friendly to me. I am thrilled that they were the first people whom Prof K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc.(Madras), D.Sc.(London) encouraged to look at the sky and as well the Relativity Theories of the Cosmos.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Solar Tsunami of the year 2010 August First Week at Visakhapatnam

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Volume 2010, Issue No.8, Dt.8th August 2010
Has the Solar Tsunami had its Impact at Visakhapatnam?

by
Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
{Retd.Prof of Physics, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta. P. O. Viskhapatnam-530002.
Mobile: 9491902867 BSNL.

ABSTRACT:
The image of the sea in the beach at Visakhapatnam captured, shows and endorses the fact that the solar phenomenon of direct radiations from the sun whether be due to the Solar CMEs or otherwise would certainly affect the terrestrial weather. They beamed right through the clouds. The Sun Solar tsunami of sun spot 1092 and its fourfold eruption or the multitude CMEs has been preceded by unknown finer mass ejections the present paper explains that loaded the terrestrial atmosphere since the region was directly facing the Earth.
keywords: Astrophysics, Astronomy, Plasma Physics, Solar Flares, Solar Tsunami, MHD.
Observations at Vizag:

The weather pattern following the 3rd week of August 2010 at Visakhapatnam was one of a total dismay. The idea persists that the weather modifications and pattern may not totally be due to the formation of the sun spot 1092 on the Solar surface directly facing the earth and initial CME of the 1st August 2010 as observed by several Solar and the Aurora Borealis photographers. And the finding on the 4th August 2010 the additional spots on the solar surface boundary disk may yield their impact only after a few days on the solar planetary system.
It is the present authors observation, the evolution of the visible Solar Sun spot on the surface of the Sun and its fourfold or the multitude CMEs has been preceded by unknown finer mass ejections that loaded the terrestrial atmosphere since the region was directly facing the Earth. The several low depressions of the Bay of Bengal Sea and the earth tremors in India during the 3rd week of July and the 1st week of August 2010, has been surmised by the present author as a radically new phenomenon of the weather. To what extent it has a bearing on the Sun Spot Plasma eruptions is not quite obvious.
26th July to 4th August 2010:
Since the 26th July to date i.e.4th August 2010 the Solar visibility at Visakhapatnam, Maharanipeta was very low and the night sky was devoid of the star light due to the multiple layer formations of the clouds. The lower clouds were fast passing by, but the dense spread cover of the over cast at heights of the order of 25km seem to totally prevent the transparency of the star light. Hence the bright scattered light clouds lower levels of a few km and the upper dense spread clouds offered a new scenario of the weather during the night time in Visakhapatnam. The scenario has suddenly changed on the Tuesday 3rd August 2010 night at 10PM with the heavy continuous rain and that continued on the 4th August 2010. What made the low depression formation in the Bay of Bengal that triggered the rain in Visakhapatnam? Have the CMEs of the Sun Spot 1092 that reached and engulfed England and contributed to the rain formation at Visakhapatnam? A new model approach is evident to answer these questions.
The earlier two low depressions have produced extensive heavy rains in Telangana, Rayalseema and the Krishna basins. Now there developed a flood situation of Godavari River. The Srisailam reservoir is being poured with the excessive rain flow in the upper regions.
3rd and 4th August 2010 Sun Eruptions:
Plastic water pipes diffraction visible spectrum(see Fig 2 below) of the cloudy solar shine at 13h21m on a terrace in 1st lane official colony on the 4th August 2010. Note the fine vertical bands of an unusual structure and spacing due to the modifications of the chequered weather conditions of a low pressure heavy clouds and the loaded atmosphere with the CMEs injection of the 1st August 2010 and the 3rd August 2010 solar flare eruptions of the sun spot number 1092. NASA scientists report that the sun erupted not once but four times.
NASA describes a solar flare as: A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Radiation is emitted across virtually the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves at the long wavelength end, through optical emission to x-rays and gamma rays at the short wavelength end. The amount of energy released is the equivalent of millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs exploding at the same time! The first solar flare recorded in astronomical literature was on September 1, 1859. Two scientists, Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson, were independently observing sunspots at the time, when they viewed a large flare in white light.
Rare Solar Light Show:
About every 11 years a solar flare storm kicks up from the sun and a few days later the effects appear in our skies. If the sky is clear it should be visible from North America, Northern Europe and Russia. The result is a beautiful show of the northern lights in various colors in the sky. North America was treated to a rare solar light show late Tuesday night, courtesy of a series of massive eruptions that swept the surface of the sun over the weekend and sent tons of plasma hurling directly at Earth. The magnetic radiation from the solar event caused a beautiful light show across the Northern Hemisphere. North America was treated to a rare solar light show late Tuesday 3rd August 2010 night courtesy of a series of massive eruptions that swept the surface of the sun over the weekend and sent tons of plasma hurling directly at Earth. They beamed right through the clouds. Even in daylight, however, it was possible to follow the events using the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plot of the current "auroral oval". See the image downloaded for ready reference of this article.

Fig 1:





(NOAA) plot of the current "auroral oval" is shown in the image Fig 1. NASA said no precaution was needed in this case, since the solar event caused only a magnetic storm -- not "extra protons or ionizing radiation." Shawn Malone of Marquette, Mich., photographed the eerie green ribbons that swirled in the air over Lake Superior. The brightness was nice, and there were quite a few purple spikes [dancing out of] the green arc below. A 30-second exposure with my Canon 5D Mark II really brought out the colors. These shimmering aurorae curtains of light with brilliant colors have appeared with breathe taking scenario in the northern hemisphere.

Fig 2





Fig 3

The images reproduced in the Fig 3 of the Venus and the sky on the evening of 3rd August 2010 at around 20:56PM of the clouds has different scenario of colors that indicate the particle loaded clouds scatter the Sodium and the Mercury lamp lights in different ways. It is a complex structure not easy to analyze but has a proof of distinctly seeded clouds.
Fig 4



Fig 5



Fig 5 above taken on the 4th August 2010 does shows the impact of the CME beautiful colour of the Solar Tsunami as a purple glow just like on the lake Lake Superior. For Shawn Malone of Marquette, Mich captured there’s a green hue because of oxygen emissions in the atmosphere. Nitrogen emissions would produce a blue or red glow depending on the state of the atoms.The Fig 5 taken on 4th August 2010 at 08h03m at Narasimha Ashram residence depicts distinctly a purple or pink glow though faint but easily recognizable and also the purple or pink enhanced visible spectrum establishes the fact that some radiation directly hits the lower atmosphere levels
CMEs:
Spaceweather.com said ‘’that the coronal mass ejection (CME) events of the weekend were, however, thought likely to lead to spectacular aurorae visible much further south than usual in the northern hemisphere as arriving sun-belch particles poured along the planetary field lines into the polar regions and crashed into the atmosphere, so boosting the northern lights. August 4, 2:45PM US Headlines examiner Marci Stone specifies that the early Wednesday morning, people in the northern USA were able to see the effects of the solar flares storm and solar tsunami light up the sky; the northern lights will continue tonight I,e,4th August 2010, in North America from Oregon to Maine and north to Canada. And no doubt the aurora australis to some extent also, but the South Pole is angled away from the Sun at present - and in any case the southern lights are visible only in sparsely-populated Antarctica (or from space in some cases).”


BEYOND SAFE MAGNETIC HARBOUR:
Were anyone to be caught outside the Earth's protective magnetic field during such a particle hurricane the consequences would probably be fatal; fortunately, however, no human being has travelled beyond our safe geomagnetic harbour since the Apollo moon missions of the 1970s. Astronauts in low orbit, including the crew of the International Space Station, are almost as safe as we are on the ground. The Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA), which has been following the exciting sun-storm this week, says it has received "positive reports" of good aurorae from such relatively southerly locations as Michigan, Wisconsin, Denmark and Germany, where the northern lights aren't generally visible. Many other locations, disappointingly, were clouded out last night. According to the CfA boffins, further ion downpours can be expected at around 5pm this evening, then at 1am tomorrow morning, then at around 7am tomorrow (all times UK summer). For Brit readers fortunate enough to have cloudless skies (the forecast says that a lot of eastern England may be in luck), the 1am gust offers the only remaining chance of any visible auroral action. The multitude of solar flare eruptions pumping into the terrestrial atmosphere and the magnetosphere plasma, all four of the plasma bursts, or coronal mass ejections, that were directed straight at Earth of the sun spot number 1092 during the days 1st August to 4th August 2010 it was specifically mentioned that the radiation "almost never" makes it to ground by CfA astronomer Leon Golub. Orbital Sciences Corp. believed however that their Galaxy 15 satellite was permanently knocked off.
An explanation of the Gray Sky of the Visakhapatnam Beach:
Fig 6



4th August 2010 image by canon IXUS 130 of 14.2MP by the author of the present article, of the panoramic beach clouds shows the Gray color and its reflection in the Sea. Fig 4 the image of the sea in the beach at Visakhapatnam captured, shows and endorses the fact that the solar phenomenon of direct radiations from the sun whether be due to the Solar CMEs or otherwise would certainly affect the terrestrial weather. They the radiations could also be the Cosmic Rays beamed right through the clouds.

Fig 7




The fact that the few hundreds of tons of Plasma has engulfed the earth and not all that has travelled along the magnetic lines of force of the terrestrial Magnetosphere provides a sufficient evidence for the argument that some of its energetic neutral component penetrated the Equatorial Atmosphere down to the lower heights. Plasma spectral studies when made fully would prove conclusively the influence of it on the weather and other events of physical nature. The cursory report forms a claim of such an observation.
CONCLUSIONS:
4th August 2010 image by canon IXUS 130 of 14.2MP by the author of the present article, of the panoramic beach clouds shows the Gray color and its reflection in the Sea. Fig 4 the image of the sea in the beach at Visakhapatnam captured, shows and endorses the fact that the solar phenomenon of direct radiations from the sun whether be due to the Solar CMEs or otherwise would certainly affect the terrestrial weather. They the radiations could also be the Cosmic Rays beamed right through the clouds. This article brings out the specific evidence for the pink or purple glow of the Solar Tsunami during the 1st August 2010 to 4th August 2010 to have existed present even at the equatorial regions of the terrestrial atmosphere.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author is deeply indebted to Late Prof. K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc.(Madras) D.Sc.(London) of JVD College of Science & technology, Andhra University, Waltair for developing the subtle spirit of Scientific Research and investigations.


Yellow Plasma Ball Engulfment of Equatorial Region 9th August 2010 : A Day time Observation in India

Volume 2010, Issue No.8, Dt. 9th August 2010
by
Professor Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana,
{Retd prof of Physics, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony,
Maharanipeta.P.O, Visakhapatnam-530002.
ABSTRACT:

An observation of the unusala Solar Spectrum has been made at Visakhaptnam beach coast hat showed Day time Aurora Display of the direct impact of the CME that has reached even the south polar terrestrail region. The present observation is not a hue of color but a yellow region dominant spectral preponderance of the Solar Shine. Essentially a Yellow Plasma ball shower that engulfed the equatorial region has occurred. This is the first time that such a finding has been made. The spectrums found are really fascinating and astounding. A glancing blow to our magnetic field on August 9th and 10th has definitely affected the equatorial region of the earth. It’s but necessary to state that the Plasma Ball event of nearly several hours observed by me is far significant than the aurora productions in the polar regions of the Earth’s magnetosphere.
OBSERVATIONS MADE:
Figure given below gives all the images obtained using the IXUS Canon 14.2MP digital camera.




On August 7th (1825 UT), magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 became unstable and erupted, producing a strong M1-class solar flare. The eruption hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space, just missing a direct sun-Earth line. Forecasters expect the cloud to deliver no more than a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field when it billows by on August 9th or 10th--not be a major space weather event. The flare produced intense radio bursts detectable by ordinary shortwave receivers on Earth. In New Mexico, amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft picked up strong emissions around 21 MHz. At 1825 UT on August 7th, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a long-duration M1-class solar flare. The source of the blast was sunspot 1093. A glancing blow to our magnetic field on August 9th or 10th might produce auroras, but this does not appear to herald a major space weather event at Earth.
Active sunspots 1092 and 1093 are both large enough to see without the aid of a solar telescope on the 7th August 2010. Sunspot 1093 has splitting in two eventually like Pass the cigar, according to the photographer Alan Friedman, "it's twins!" The spaceweather.com has nicely projected the images and the scenario of Aurora Australis.” Hrubes is wintering over at the Amundsen-Scott Station where he oversees operations of the South Pole Telescope (SPoT), silhouetted above by aurora australis. "After one of the windiest Julys on record, we finally got some very clear skies on August 9th," he says. "The auroras were a welcome surprise. The sun will be returning to the South Pole in a little over 6 weeks, so I'm hoping for more auroras soon."
My observation has remarkably shown the positive role of the yellow spectral region of the visible spectrum recorded over a period of more than 9hours at Visakhapatnam ranging from morning 8hours to around 15h26m on the 9th August 2010.
Essentially a Yellow Plasma ball shower that engulfed the equatorial region has occurred. This is the first time that such a finding has been made. The spectrums found are really fascinating and astounding. Previously the present author has observed a Golden hue of color mentioned even in Vedic times of India that the solar eclipse has produced that lasted only few minutes around the peak period of the partial solar eclipse observed in the afternoon time at Visakhapatnam. The present observation is not a hue of color but a yellow region dominant spectral preponderance of the Solar Shine.
The top left & bottom images of the Sun Yellow dominant spectrum of the 9th August 2010 at 11h10m and at 11h15m are really surprising. And so the author continued the observation in the day time in spite of the cloudy weather and obtained the solar spectrum that was split by the passing clouds and the phenomenal yellow dominant spectral radiation has been detected. Even at 15h26m the yellow dominant spectrum has been detected.
It was thought that the impact of the lopsided CME probably won't trigger a major geomagnetic storm---but the SOHO data show it could be bigger than expected. High latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the cloud arrives probably on August 10th. Could it be that the already simmering sky of the sky even in the south polar region on the 9th August 2010 was a direct evidence of the CME affects? On August 10th, 2010 also there were no coronal holes on the surface of the Sun.
CONCLUSIONS:
The present observation is not a hue of color but a yellow region dominant spectral preponderance of the Solar Shine. Essentially a Yellow Plasma ball shower that engulfed the equatorial region has occurred. The coronal mass ejections either have penetrated the equatorial belt or at least have an important component of neutral plasma that generated plasma collisions of the unusual kind. This is the first time that such a finding has been made. The spectrums found are really fascinating and astounding. A glancing blow to our magnetic field on August 9th and 10th has definitely affected the equatorial region of the earth. It’s but necessary to state that the Plasma Ball event of nearly several hours observed by me is far significant than the aurora productions in the polar regions of the Earth’s magnetosphere. The astronomy observations made by me in the third week of July 2010 would be soon replaced by me at this blog spot posts following the sky maps available with SpaceWeather.com of the Planets Venus etc.

ACKNOWELDGMENT:

I am deeply indebted to late Professor K.Rangadhama Rao D.Sc.(Madras) .D.Sc.(London) who encouraged to observe and photograph the sky. My first observation was that of a Comet during the 1960s from the terrace of Narasimha Ashram,official Colony, Maharanipeta.P.O . I have used at that time a Nikon F camera gifted to me by Dr.K.V.N.Rao of Bedford,Mass., USA. That first gave me a glimpse of the Plasma Phenomenon that would visibly occur in the Terrestrial Sky even during the day time.




Thursday, August 5, 2010

My Stint as a Researcher in Microwave laboratories of Andhra University

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Volume 2010, Issue No.6, Dated: 8th June 2010

“Theoretical and Experimental studies on Dipole Moments and Relaxation times of certain Organic Compounds”
by
Professor Dr. (Mrs.) V. Syamalamba,
Retd. Professor & Head of Engineering Physics, Andhra University, Waltair.
Res: 47-1-105, BVKCollege-Sankara Mattam Lane, Dwarakanagar,
Visakhapatnam-530016, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: 08912754814
Fig 1
Preamble:
MY STINT AS A RESEARCHER at Prof K. Rangadhama Rao {and Dr. D.Premswarup D.Phil. (Oxon)} Laboratories of JVD College of Science & Technology, Andhra University, Waltair.
MY SELF INTRODUCTION:
Born on 20th August 1936, in Manyasthalam Srimukhalingeswaram and studied in Menamama (mother’s brother) house in Parlkamidi. My elementary school studies were in a school at Parlakmidi. My mother belongs to Gorthi family just as my colleague in Intermediate. I studied high school in Girls College, Vizianagaram up to the 10th Standard. Then Intermediate in Mrs. A. V. N. College during 1954-56. Gorthi Padmavathi was my class colleague during the Intermediate MPC group. Another Intermediate colleague was Dr. Kotcherlakota Ramaleela, who studied Biology subject and who married, late in life at 42 years, Shri Juluri Anananda Rao, and she is the daughter of our Magnanimous Professor Dr. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao D.Sc. (Madras). D.Sc. (London). At Mrs A. V. N. College I have also studied B.Sc. (Physics).
MY RESEARCH EFFORT:
During 1960 to 1963 I was a Government of India Research Scholar and in I was a 1963-1964 Senior Research Scholar in a Defence Research Project, in Andhra University. I did my Doctorate degree research under the guidance of Dr D Premswarup and with the help of several continuous scholarships and fellowships of Govt, of India, Defence and other scientific agencies. My thesis was adjudged by three foreign experts and was entitled as “Theoretical and Experimental studies on Dipole Moments and Relaxation times of certain Organic Compounds” on the date: 18th July 1964.
The first fellowship was of Rs.200/- Dr. D. Premswarup D.Phil. (Oxon) has given it suggesting that I may be able to undertake research work. Then in 1964 to 1967 became a Scientist Pool officer, CSIR and in 1967 Associate Lecturer in Physics department. 1967-1970 became an Associate Lecturer in Engineering College. In 1970-1983 was a Lecturer, became Reader in 1983 in the Engineering Department of Physics. In May 1985 has attended the International Programme on “use of photovoltaic systems for energy applications” held at Bangalore, Bangkok and Kaulalumpur.
My paper on “Electrical & Magnetic properties of Indium substituted Nickel-Zinc ferrite” was accepted for presentation at Analytical Techniques for Material Characterization, Southern University, Baton Rouge La, USA, but with meagre amounts of the salaries paid to us and with no financial sponsorship like many of colleagues I couldn’t attend it in the year 1987.
The trend of shift:
. The dramatic, vicious and tyrannically intentional shift of more than sixty experts and talented research scholars, from Physics department of J. V. D College of Science & Technology, to the Engineering College and other institutions in Andhra Pradesh, was of a very planned and schematic procedure that practically dismantled the Internationally Famous research centre of Late Professor K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras). D.Sc. (London), as he is popularly known. Only person untouched and most favoured was Dr Bhanumathi of Akella family, who later after the demise of Prof K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras). D.Sc. (London) got the hold of the internationally famous Microwave, NQR, Solid State and NMR laboratories. With the help of the then authority of Physics Department and the blessings of the administrative people, most of the equipment and the other research facilities were squandered away carelessly and soon the motivated scholars who worked there and who are aware of the ambitious and determined effort gone in to develop the school of study and centre of research were outlawed and barred from looking at the facilities available. The other person who got the benefit of staying at the Physics Department of Andhra University J. V. D College of Science & Technology was Prof. Dr. P. Tiruvengana Rao who got the full control of the entire Spectroscopy Laboratories of Professor K R Rao. Dr. C. Santhamma, Reader in Physics, was also somewhat retained with lots of purges on her.
Fig 3




Worst was the case of Dr. Gorthi Padmavathi who has just was waiting to have her result of Ph.D. to be announced and then in 1974 was literally in tears when she was not allowed to work on the wide 100MHz NMR apparatus lying idle bundled to a corner, though she appealed and requested that it is necessary of use for her post-doctoral research ambitions. The room was converted to a new computer facility.

My Research Mentor:
I am not that much of an intellectual level as my Research Mentors whom I simply state as the set of great intellectuals. They were so ready and apt that within a few hours of time they were able to solve our difficulties with utmost modesty and accuracy suitable for presentation of articles to the International Journals. Especially Dr D Premswarup D.Phil. (Oxon) my guide always bowed his head and never spoke straight into the eyes of the girl students. Of course, while talking to my guide I have several times taken the help of my colleague at M.Sc., Shri Muralidharan who readily presented my queries to the research guide.
Once when I showed Dr D Premswarup D.Phil. (Oxon) my guide, the empirical data of Relaxation Times of polar liquids obtained by way of my research, he asked me to develop the theoretical formulae behind it. I told him I don’t have that much of a background to visualize the formulae. Just overnight he gave the theoretical formulae of my empirical findings and it is that boosted me to submit my doctorate degree, within just three months time of completion of experimental investigations.
The set of Great Intellectuals:
We always remember the Saturday Research Seminars with the ardent students of Prof K. R. Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) and all the research students, including those from other sister laboratories of Andhra University and the guides at our laboratories of Science & Technology. We many a student of those laboratories were very eagerly awaiting like “Chokar Pakshulu” to listen to his learned words. The spirit of enquiry and intellectual exercises initiated by him originally, has become a blood bound among his disciples. I have no doubt he was the one he provided the necessary ideas and initiation of outstanding research effort and technological progress of our Unforgettable Andhra University of those Golden Days.
I remember Kanthimathi (Kolkata), Bhanumathi (AU), Sashikala (ECIL), Parvathi(?), D. Lalitha (Mass,USA), Muralidhar Rao (Defence), K. Narasimhamurthy (USA), V. Nagarajan (TIFR, Mumbai), J.Sobhandhri (IIT), J. Ramakrishna (IISc, Bangalore), A V Krishna Rao (IIT, Khargapur), D S N Murthy(a drop out), K. Srinivasachari (Plasma Physics, TN), C.G.Rama Rao ( Engineering College, AU), K.V.S. Rama Rao (IIT, Guindy), B Lakshmi Narayana (Hyderabad, Defence) and many others whom I am unable to list, they were all attending the weekly seminars.


SOME MOMENTS OF MY LIFE:
An important aspect of life was the interaction between my mother and me during the late evenings, immediately after return from intensive research work at the Physics laboratories of J. V. D College of Science & Technology, she used to scold me for being late to return to home in the evenings. She never understood the difficulty of having to board a bus that seldom ran in time and was most irregular to return from AU (Waltair) to the city (Visakhapatnam). She was accusing me of spending unnecessary time with friends and others. For the girls to go out and do research or higher education especially among the traditional Brahmin families was of a great momentous occasion. Perhaps I was unlucky to have lost my father in early life. But, I was brought up by mother with her feminine affection and love to me. God is otherwise grateful that my family now has achieved a great success in professionalism par excellent than perhaps myself.
MY LUCK:
When I was selected as a Lecturer in Physics in Engineering College, the authority in the Chair told me that the syndicate of Andhra University doesn’t favour the appointment of Ladies to teach the Engineering graduates. To my great luck the next morning there was the news of Lady Madam Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India. Immediately the concerned authority in Andhra University told me that the syndicate has removed the objection and I may be appointed as a Lecturer in Physics in the Engineering College. It is however unfortunate that the authority has not sanctioned me and others like me the facilities of research work earlier used by us at the Microwave, Solid Sate and the Magnetic resonance laboratories of which the Late Professor K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc. (Madras). D.Sc. (London), was our Director of research, even on a co-operative ventures of Research Projects & Schemes submission to CSIR, UGC etc agencies till the year 1985.
MY PROFESSIONALISM:
Later I don’t remember the exact dates when I am promoted as a Reader, as a Professor and then as the Head of the Department of Physics in the Engineering College. Only in the year 1985 after a lapse of 15years I have succeeded to get a grant of some research facility, by way of a minor UGC Minor Research scheme, sanctioned to me for Rs. 5500/- for the two years from 25th Dec.1985 to 24th Dec.1987. I have retired as the Professor & Head of the Department of Engineering Physics in 1996.
Submitted to the grant of a CSIR, Research project on 30th April 1987 along with my dear and near colleague Dr. Gorthi Padmavathi as the Co-investigator a project entitled:”EFFECT OF INDIUM SUBSTITUTION ON THE CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTIES OF NICKEL-ZINC FERRITES” References given to support the research scheme: Prof D. Ranga Rao, IIT, Khargpur; Prof J. Sobhanadhri, IIT, Madras; Dr. V. R. K. Murthy, IIT, Madras and Prof. J. Ramakrishna, IISc, Bangalore.
MY HABIT:
Since my childhood, I have the habit of calculations in Astrology, fixing marriage date & time (muhurthams) and other aspects of our traditional home life. The traditional habit preserved by me, has been confined for use to our close associates and the friendly home people and I never went to the commercial line of exploitation of that habit.
MY FAMILY:
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My husband was retired Branch Manger of Heavy Engineering Corporation and was an expert in design of heavy machine building applications. He posses about three Govt. of India patents on Aerodynamic Technology which he guards himself. My son and daughter-in-law both stay in Delhi and have achieved good positions of service to the Government of India. My grandchild is very fond of me.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
I am thankful to Prof Dr Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana for having met me at my residence several times in Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam and manipulating the information revival by repeated enquiries and out of my age old memories of 45 years ago.
MY LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
1.) Calculations of Dipole moments J. Pure & Appl. Phys.(1964)
of Disubstituted Napthalens Vol.2, No.1,pp.11-13.
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup.

2). Calculations of Dipole moments J. Pure & Appl. Phys.(1965)
of substituted phenols,nilines Vol.3,No.9,pp.350-352
and Dimethyl Anilines
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup.

3). Dipole moments of certain sub- J. Pure & Appl. Phys.(1966)
stituted Amino and Hydroxy vol.4,No.3,pp.131-132
naphthalenes K.Syamalamba

4). Empirical equation for the cal- J. Pure & App. Phys.(1965)
culation of Dielectric Relaxation Vol.3,No.10,pp.389-91
time of pure and polar liquids.
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup.
5). An empirical relation for calcu- J. Pure & Appl. Phys.(1966)
lating the dielectric relaxation Vol.4, No.2 pp.84-85.
time of polar molecules in dilute
solutions
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup.

6). Dielectric dispersion of pure Ind Jour.of Pure and Appl. Phys.
liquids-Butyrates. K.Syamalamba Vol. 2,No.9,pp.281-284(1966)

7). Dielectric dispersion of some J. Pure and Appl. Phys.
Aromatic Esters Vol.3,No.7,pp.243-245.(1965) K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup.

8). Dielectric dispersion of pure J. Pure and Appl. Phys.
liquids-Acryrlates. Vol.3.No.7.pp 267-269(1965)
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup

9). Diffraction of Microwaves by J. Pure and Appl. Phys.
cylindrical objects. Vol.5,No.7 pp.275-277.(1967)
K.Syamalamba and D.Premswarup

10). Spurious NQR signals Current Science. 20th Dec 1967
K. Syamalamba and C R K Murthy Vol.36,No.24, pp.664.

11). NQR Zeeman effects of Cl35 Presented at the Magnetic Reso-
in Ba(ClO)3. 2H2O nance symposium 1968.
K. Syamalamba and C R K Murthy

12). Zeeman effect study of Cl35 Presented at the Magnetic Reso-
NQR in Ca(ClO) 3. 2H2O nance symposium 1968.
K. Syamalamba and C R K Murthy

13). Temperature variation of Dipole Presented in S.S.R.I Convention
movement of 1,2 dibrome propane. 1967.
K. Syamalamba

14). Determination of U and T at a Material in the Ph.D thesis(1964)
single Microwave frequency

15). Electrical and Magnetic properties Accepted to present in the
of Indium substituted Nickel-Zinc International Workshop on
ferrite: Analytical Techniques for
Material Characterization
Southern University, Baton
Rouge La, USA.
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