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Tanmoy Samanta

Astrophysicist,
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Email: tanmoy.samanta[AT]iiap.res.in

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  1. Formation of Chromospheric Fan-shaped Jets Through Magnetic Reconnection

    A. Bura, T. Samanta, A. Prasad, R. L. Moore, A. C. Sterling, V. Yurchyshyn, A. Surya
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 985, L47, (2025) [ADS]
  2. The Detectability of Coronal Mass Ejections in the Low Corona Using Multislit Extreme-ultraviolet Spectroscopy

    L. Chan, X. Bai, H. Tian, Y. Feng, Y. Xu, T. Török, Y. Gao, T. Samanta, Z. Sun
    The Astrophysical Journal, 984, 141, (2025) [ADS]
  3. Unveiling the Dynamics and Genesis of Small-scale Fine-structure Loops in the Lower Solar Atmosphere

    A. Bura, T. Samanta, A. C. Sterling, Y. Chen, J. Joshi, V. Yurchyshyn, R. L. Moore
    The Astrophysical Journal, 983, 144, (2025) [ADS]
  4. Transition Region Brightening in a Moss Region and Their Relation with Lower Atmospheric Dynamics

    B. Ram, T. Samanta, Y. Chen, A. C. Sterling, J. Joshi, V. Yurchyshyn, L. P. Chitta, V. Pant
    The Astrophysical Journal, 977, 25 (2024) [ADS]
  5. Modelling the Connection Between Propagating Disturbances and Solar Spicules

    S. J. Skirvin, T. Samanta, T. Van Doorsselaere
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, 689, A135 (2024) [ADS]
  6. Numerous Bidirectionally Propagating Plasma Blobs Near the Reconnection Site of a Solar Eruption

    Z. Hou, H. Tian, M. S. Madjarska, H. Chen, T. Samanta, X. Bai, Z. Li, Y. Su, W. Chen, Y. Deng
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, 687, A190 (2024) [ADS]
  7. Data Processing of Visible Emission Line Coronagraph Onboard ADITYA-L1

    M. Priyal, J. Singh, B. R. Prasad, ... T. Samanta, ... R. Ramesh
    Advances in Space Research, 74, 547 (2024) [ADS]
  8. Magnetic Field and Plasma Diagnostics for Solar Coronal Mass Ejections: A Case Study Using the Forward Modeling Approach

    X. Liu, H. Tian, T. Török, S. Gibson, Z. Yang, W. Li, T. Samanta
    Solar Physics, 298, 112 (2023) [ADS]
  9. Future High-Resolution and High-Cadence Observations for Unraveling Small-Scale Explosive Solar Features

    A. C. Sterling, R. L. Moore, N. K. Panesar, T. Samanta, S. K. Tiwari, S. L. Savage
    Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10, 1117870 (2023) [ADS]
  10. Searching for a Solar Source of Magnetic-Field Switchbacks in Parker Solar Probe's First Encounter

    D. De Pablos, T. Samanta, S. T. Badman, C. Schwanitz, S. Bahauddin, L. K. Harra, G. Petrie, C. Mac Cormack, C. H. Mandrini, N. E. Raouafi, V. Martinez Pillet, M. Velli
    Solar Physics, 297, 90 (2022) [ADS]
  11. Plasma heating induced by tadpole-like downflows in the flaring solar corona

    T. Samanta, H. Tian, B. Chen, K. K. Reeves, M. C. M. Cheung, A. Vourlidas, D. Banerjee
    The Innovation, 2(1), 100083 (2021) [ADS]
  12. Mapping the Magnetic Field in the Solar Corona Through Magnetoseismology

    Z. Yang, H. Tian, S. Tomczyk, R. Morton, X. Bai, T. Samanta, J. He, Y. Chen
    Science China Technological Sciences, 63, 2357 (2020) [ADS]
  13. Possible Evolution of Minifilament-Eruption-Produced Solar Coronal Jets, Jetlets, and Spicules, into Magnetic-Twist-Wave “Switchbacks” Observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP)

    A. C. Sterling, R. L. Moore, N. K. Panesar, T. Samanta
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1620, 012020 (2020) [ADS]
  14. Global Maps of the Magnetic Field in the Solar Corona

    Z. Yang, C. Bethge, H. Tian, S. Tomczyk, R. Morton, G. Del Zanna, S. W. McIntosh, B. B. Karak, S. Gibson, T. Samanta, J. He, Y. Chen, L. Wang
    Science, 369, 694 (2020) [ADS]
  15. Possible Production of Solar Spicules by Microfilament Eruptions

    A. C. Sterling, R. L. Moore, T. Samanta, V. Yurchyshyn
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 893, L45 (2020) [ADS]
  16. Generation of Solar Spicules and Subsequent Atmospheric Heating

    Y. Chen, T. Samanta, H. Tian
    Science China Technological Sciences, 63, 2467, (2020) [ADS]
  17. On the Observations of Rapid Forced Reconnection in the Solar Corona

    A. Srivastava, P. Jelinek, S. K. Mishra, T. Samanta, H. Tian, V. Pant, P. Kayshap, D. Banerjee, J. G. Doyle, B. N. Dwivedi
    The Astrophysical Journal, 887, 137 (2019) [ADS]
  18. Generation of Solar Spicules and Subsequent Atmospheric Heating

    T. Samanta, H. Tian, V. Yurchyshyn, H. Peter, W. Cao, A. Sterling, R. Erdélyi, K. Ahn, S. Feng, D. Utz, D. Banerjee, Y. Chen
    Science, 366, 890 (2019) [ADS]
  19. Solar Ultraviolet Bursts in a Coordinated Observations of IRIS, Hinode and SDO

    Y. Chen, H. Tian, X. Zhu, T. Samanta, L. Wang, J. He
    Science China Technological Sciences, 62, 1555 (2019) [ADS]
  20. Evidence for Vortex Shedding in Sun's Hot Plasma

    T. Samanta, H. Tian, V. M. Nakariakov
    Physical Review Letters, 123, 035102 (2019) [ADS]
  21. Flame-like Ellerman Bombs and Their Connection to Solar UV Bursts

    Y. Chen, H. Tian, H. Peter, T. Samanta, V. Yurchyshyn, H. Wang, W. Cao, L. Wang, J. He
    The Astrophysical Journal, 875, L30 (2019) [ADS]
  22. Investigating the Transition Region Explosive Events and Their Relationship to Network Jets

    Y. Chen, H. Tian, Z. Huang, H. Peter, T. Samanta
    The Astrophysical Journal, 873, 79 (2019) [ADS]
  23. The Transition Region above Sunspots (Review)

    H. Tian, T. Samanta, J. Zhang
    Geoscience Letters, 5, 4 (2018) [ADS]
  24. Statistical Investigation of Supersonic Downflows in the Transition Region above Sunspots

    T. Samanta, H. Tian, D. P. Choudhary
    The Astrophysical Journal, 859, 158, (2018) [ADS]
  25. Diagnosing the Magnetic Field Structure of a Coronal Cavity Observed during the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

    Y. Chen, H. Tian, Y. Su, Z. Qu, L. Deng, P. R. Jibben, Z. Yang, J. Zhang, T. Samanta, J. He, L. Wang, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhong, Y. Liang
    The Astrophysical Journal, 856, 21 (2018) [ADS]
  26. Penumbral Waves Driving Solar Chromospheric Fan-shaped Jets

    A. Reid, V. Henriques, M. Mathioudakis, T. Samanta
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 855, L19 (2018) [ADS]
  27. Magnetic Reconnection at the Earliest Stage of Solar Flux Emergence

    H. Tian, X. Zhu, H. Peter, J. Zhao, T. Samanta, Y. Chen
    The Astrophysical Journal, 854, 174 (2018) [ADS]
  28. Frequently Occurring Reconnection Jets from Sunspot Light Bridges

    H. Tian, V. Yurchyshyn, H. Peter, S. K. Solanki, P. R. Young, L. Ni, W. Cao, K. Ji, Y. Zhu, J. Zhang, T. Samanta, Y. Song, J. He, L. Wang, Y. Chen
    The Astrophysical Journal, 854, 92 (2018) [ADS]
  29. Solar Tornadoes Observed with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

    Z. Yang, H. Tian, H. Peter, Y. Su, T. Samanta, J. Zhang, Y. Chen
    The Astrophysical Journal, 852, 79 (2018) [ADS]
  30. Observations of the Solar Corona During the Total Solar Eclipse on 21 August 2017

    H. Tian, Z. Qu, Y. Chen, L. Deng, Z. Huang, H. Li, Y. Zhong, Y. Liang, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, B. Lun, X. Cheng, X. Yan, Z. Xue, Y. Xin, Z. Song, Y. Zhu, T. Samanta
    Earth and Planetary Physics, 1, 68 (2017) [ADS]
  31. Kodaikanal Digitized White-light Data Archive (1921–2011): Analysis of Various Solar Cycle Features

    S. Mandal, M. Hegde, T. Samanta, G. Hazra, D. Banerjee, B. Ravindra
    Astronomy & Astrophysics, 601, A106 (2017) [ADS]
  32. Dynamics of Subarcsecond Bright Dots in the Transition Region above Sunspots and Their Relation to Penumbral Micro-jets

    T. Samanta, H. Tian, D. Banerjee, N. Schanche
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 835, L19 (2017) [ADS]
  33. The Effects of Transients on Photospheric and Chromospheric Power Distributions

    T. Samanta, V. Henriques, D. Banerjee, S. Krishna Prasad, M. Mathioudakis, D. Jess, V. Pant
    The Astrophysical Journal, 828, 23 (2016) [ADS]
  34. Detection of High-frequency Oscillations and Damping from Multi-slit Spectroscopic Observations of the Corona

    T. Samanta, J. Singh, G. Sindhuja, D. Banerjee
    Solar Physics, 291, 155 (2016) [ADS]
  35. Propagating Disturbances in the Solar Corona and Spicular Connection

    T. Samanta, V. Pant, D. Banerjee
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 815, L16 (2015) [ADS]
  36. Propagating Disturbances Along Fan-like Coronal Loops in an Active Region

    S. Mandal, T. Samanta, D. Banerjee, S. Krishna Prasad, L. Teriaca
    Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15, 1832 (2015) [ADS]
  37. Quasi-Periodic Oscillation of a Coronal Bright Point

    T. Samanta, D. Banerjee, H. Tian
    The Astrophysical Journal, 806, 172 (2015) [ADS]