Dr Siddharth Maharana

Introduction

My research focuses on the development of novel and advanced astronomical instrumentation to probe the cosmos, particularly using spectroscopy and polarimetry. I am interested in enabling high-precision, cost-effective instruments for ground-based telescopes. My work spans nearly all aspects of instrument development, including optical and optomechanical design, system integration, and scientific applications. Additionally, I use currently available instruments and data to understand the physics of interstellar dust. I am also expanding into areas like exoplanet detection and characterization, and contributing to next-generation instruments for large telescopes.

Research interests

Astronomical Instrumentation

Interstellar Medium and Dust

Exoplanets

Selected publications

FiberPol-6D: Spectropolarimetric Integral Field mode for the SAAO 1.9 m Telescope using fibers

ArXiv 2406.19124 (2024)

Siddharth Maharana, Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay, Matthew Bershady

WALOP-South: A Four Camera One Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper I -- Optical Design

ArXiv 2102.09505 (2021)

Siddharth Maharana, John A Kypriotakis, AN Ramaprakash, Chaitanya Rajarshi, Ramya M Anche, Shrish, Dmitry Blinov, Hans Kristian Eriksen, Tuhin Ghosh, Eirik Gjerløw, Nikolaos Mandarakas, Georgia V Panopoulou, Vasiliki Pavlidou, Timothy J Pearson, Vincent Pelgrims, Stephen B Potter, Anthony CS Readhead, Raphael Skalidis, Konstantinos Tassis, Ingunn K Wehus

WALOP-South: A Four-Camera One-Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper II -- Polarimetric Modelling and Calibration

ArXiv 2208.12441 (2022)

Siddharth Maharana, Ramya M Anche, AN Ramaprakash, Bhushan Joshi, Artem Basyrov, Dmitry Blinov, Carolina Casadio, Kishan Deka, Hans Kristian Eriksen, Tuhin Ghosh, Eirik Gjerløw, John A Kypriotakis, Sebastian Kiehlmann, Nikolaos Mandarakas, Georgia V Panopoulou, Katerina Papadaki, Vasiliki Pavlidou, Timothy J Pearson, Vincent Pelgrims, Stephen B Potter, Anthony CS Readhead, Raphael Skalidis, Trygve Leithe Svalheim, Konstantinos Tassis, Ingunn K Wehus

The RoboPol sample of optical polarimetric standards

ArXiv 2307.06151 (2023)

D Blinov, S Maharana, F Bouzelou, C Casadio, E Gjerløw, J Jormanainen, S Kiehlmann, JA Kypriotakis, I Liodakis, N Mandarakas, L Markopoulioti, GV Panopoulou, V Pelgrims, A Pouliasi, S Romanopoulos, R Skalidis, RM Anche, E Angelakis, J Antoniadis, BJ Medhi, T Hovatta, A Kus, N Kylafis, A Mahabal, I Myserlis, E Paleologou, I Papadakis, V Pavlidou, I Papamastorakis, TJ Pearson, SB Potter, AN Ramaprakash, ACS Readhead, P Reig, A Słowikowska, K Tassis, JA Zensus

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Dr Siddharth Maharana

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Introduction

Research interests

Selected publications

FiberPol-6D: Spectropolarimetric Integral Field mode for the SAAO 1.9 m Telescope using fibers

WALOP-South: A Four Camera One Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper I -- Optical Design

WALOP-South: A Four-Camera One-Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper II -- Polarimetric Modelling and Calibration

The RoboPol sample of optical polarimetric standards

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Dr Siddharth Maharana

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Introduction

Research interests

Selected publications

FiberPol-6D: Spectropolarimetric Integral Field mode for the SAAO 1.9 m Telescope using fibers

WALOP-South: A Four Camera One Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper I -- Optical Design

WALOP-South: A Four-Camera One-Shot Imaging Polarimeter for PASIPHAE Survey. Paper II -- Polarimetric Modelling and Calibration

The RoboPol sample of optical polarimetric standards