Rekhesh Mohan: Research Profile

GC-2: Stars and Galaxies

Rekhesh Mohan

UV Astronomy, Instrumentation, Space Missions, High Altitude Balloon Experiments, Interstellar Medium

Contact

Email: rekhes@iiap.res.in
Extension: 1438
Office: 318, IIA Bangalore campus


Research

Our group at IIA is working on low cost space payloads for Ultra Violet Astronomy. Currently we are developing UV Spectrographs for mapping the sky in the wavelengths ranging from 90 to 280 nm at a resolution of around 0.2 nm. We have also developed a versatile low cost star sensor that can be easily customised for a wide range of requirements and applications.

Our group at IIA is also running a high altitude balloon (HAB) program since 2012. We launch small latex balloons to stratosphere with scientific payloads, mostly for atmospheric studies and payload testing.


Student Opportunities

Masters or undergraduate students interested in projects or internships may contact me if your interest is in any of the following areas:

  • Mechanical Design and analysis for small payloads
  • Payload Electronics
  • SBC, micro-controllers and IoT
  • High Altitude Balloon Experiments
  • Sky simulations for space telescopes
  • Software development for data analysis and visualization

Please go through the IIA Internship page as well, for information related to the application procedure and requirements


Recent Publications

  • TINI: a mission for FUV spectroscopy of extended objects
    Diebold, S et. al. Proc. SPIE, 12181, 2022
  • Low-Cost Raspberry Pi Star Sensor for Small Satellites
    P, Bharat Chandra et. al. JATIS, 2022
  • The near ultraviolet transient surveyor (NUTS): An ultraviolet telescope to observe variable sources
    Ambily, S et. al. Ex.A, 54, 119, 2022

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