Publications from the team members are listed if they have used their affiliation to any institutions of Kolkata in the journal.

2023

55. Chemical evolution of some selected complex organic molecules in low-mass star- forming regions, 2023, Bratati Bhat, Rumela Kar, Suman Kumar Mondal, Rana Ghosh, Prasanta Gorai, Takashi Shimonishi, Kei E. I. Tanaka, Kenji Furya, and Ankan Das, ApJ, (I.F.=5.909).

54. Editorial: Cosmic dust-its formation, processing, and destruction, 2023, David Gobrecht, Ankan Das, Robin Baeyens, Thiébaut-Antoine Schirmer, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 10.3389/fspas.2023.1242545 (I.F.=4.055).

53. Digging into the Interior of Hot Cores with ALMA (DIHCA). III: The Chemical Link between NH2CHO, HNCO, and H2CO, 2023, Kotomi Taniguchi, Patricio Sanhueza, Fernando A. Olugin, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Fumitaka Nakamura, Masao Saito, Qizhou Zhang, Xing Lu, Shanghuo Li, Huei-Ru Vivien Chen, ApJ, (I.F.=5.909).

2022

52. Investigating the hot molecular core, G10.47+0.03, a pit of nitrogen-bearing complex organic molecules, 2022, Suman Kumar Mondal, Wasim Iqbal, Prasanta Gorai, Bratati Bhat, Valentine Wakelam, and Ankan Das, A&A (accepted), (I.F.=6.209).

51. Astrochemical model to study the abundances of branched carbon-chain molecules in a hot molecular core with realistic binding energies, 2022, Satyam Srivastav, Milan Sil,Prasanta Gorai, Amit Pathak, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, and Ankan Das, MNRAS, 515, 3524, (I.F. = 5.231).

50. Exploring the Chemical Universe, Ankan Das, Luca Bizzocchi, Piero Ugliengo, 2022, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10.3389/fspas.2022.839076 (I.F.=4.055).

49. Phenol in high-mass star-forming regions, 2022, Rana Ghosh, Milan Sil, Suman Kumar Mondal, Prasanta Gorai, Dipen Sahu, Rahul Kumar Kushwah, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Ankan Das, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22(6), p.065021, (I.F. = 1.469).

48. Mid-IR and VUV Spectroscopic Characterisation of Thermally Processed and Electron Irradiated CO2 Astrophysical Ice Analogues, 2022, D.V. Mifsud,Z. Kanuchová, S. Ioppolo, P. Herczku, A. Traspas Muiña, T.A. Field, P.A. Hailey, Z. Juhász, S.T.S. Kovács, N.J. Mason, R.W. McCullough, S. Pavithraa, K.K. Rahul, B. Paripás, B. Sulik, S.-L. Chou, J.-I. Lo, Ankan Das, B.-M. Cheng, B. N. Rajasekhar, A. Bhardwaj, and B. Sivaraman , Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 385 (2022) 111599, (I.F. = ) .

2021

47.Is there any linkage between interstellar aldehyde and alcohol?, 2021, Suman Kumar Mondal, Prasanta Gorai, Milan Sil, Rana Ghosh, Emmanuel E. Etim, Sandip K Chakrabarti, Takashi Shimonishi, Naoki Nakatani, Kenji Furuya, Jonathan C. Tan, & Ankan Das, Astrophysical Journal, 902, 131, (I.F.=5.909).

46.Radiative transfer modeling of the observed line profiles in G31.41+0.31, 2021, Bratati Bhat, Prasanta Gorai, Suman Kumar Mondal, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, & Ankan Das, Advances in Space Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.07.011, (I.F.=2.152).

45.Chemical complexity of phosphorous bearing species in various regions of the Interstellar medium , 2021, Milan Sil, Satyam Srivastav, Bratati Bhat, Suman Kumar Mondal, Prasanta Gorai, Rana Ghosh, Takashi Shimonishi, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Amit Pathak, Naoki Nakatani, Kenji Furuya, & Ankan Das, The Astronomical Journal, AJ 162 119, (I.F.=6.263).

44. Effect of binding energies on the encounter desorption, 2021, Ankan Das, Milan Sil, Rana Ghosh, Prasanta Gorai, Soutan Adak, Subhankar Samanta, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8, 78, (I.F.=4.055).

2020

43.Identification of Methyl Isocyanate and Other Complex Organic Molecules in a Hot Molecular Core, G31.41+0.31, 2020, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Takashi Shimonishi, Dipen Sahu, Suman Kumar Mondal, Bratati Bhat, & Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Astrophysical Journal, 2, 907, (I.F.=5.909).

42.Exploring the Possibility of Identifying Hydride and Hydroxyl Cations of Noble Gas Species in the Crab Nebula Filament, 2020, Ankan Das, Milan Sil, Brati Bhat, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, & Paola Caselli, Astrophysical Journal, 902, 131, (I.F.=5.909).

41.Constraints of the Formation and Abundances of Methyl Carbamate, a Glycine Isomer, in Hot Corinos, 2020, Dipen Sahu, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Ankan Das, Prasanta Garai, Valentine Wakelam, Astrophysical Journal, 899, 65, (I.F.=5.909).

40.Identification of Prebiotic Molecules Containing Peptide-like Bonds in a Hot Molecular Core, G10.47+0.03, 2020, Prasanta Gorai, Bratati Bhat, Milan Sil, Suman Kumar Mondal, Rana Ghosh, Sandip K. Chakrabarti & Ankan Das, Astrophysical Journal, 895, 86, (I.F.=5.909).

39.A Systematic Study on the Absorption Features of Interstellar Ices in Presence of Impurities, 2020, Prasanta Gorai, Milan Sil, Ankan Das, B. Sivaraman, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Sergio Ioppolo, Cristina Puzzarini, Zuzana Kanuchova, Anita Dawes, Marco Mendolicchio, Giordano Mancini, Vicenzo Barone, Naoki Nakatani, Takashi Shimonishi, & Nigel Mason, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Journal, 4, 920 (I.F.=2.243)

38.Chemistry and physics of a low-metallicity hot core in the Large Magellanic Cloud, Takashi Shimonishi, Ankan Das, Nami Sakai, Kei E. I. Tanaka, Yuri Aikawa, Rakashi Onaka, Yoshimasa Watanabe & Yuri Nishimura, 2020, Astrophysical Journal, 853, 139 (I.F.= 5.909).

37.Residue from vacuum ultraviolet irradiation of benzene ices: Insights into the physical structure of astrophysical dust, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 2020, K. K. Rahula, E. Shivakarthik, J. K. Meka, Ankan Das, V. Chandrasekaran, B. N. Rajasekhar, J. I. Lo, B. M. Cheng, P. Janardhan, Anil Bhardwaj, N. J. Mason, & B. Sivaraman, 231, 117797 (I.F. = 4.098).

36.Detectable interstellar anions: Examining the key factors, Emmanuel E. Etim, Prasanta Gorao, Rana Ghosh, Ankan Das, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 2020, 230, 118011 (I.F. = 4.098)

35.Infrared attenuation due to phase change from amorphous to crystalline observed in astrochemical propargyl ether ices, Rahul K K, J K Meka, S Pavithraa, P Gorai, Ankan Das, J-I Lo, B N Raja Sekhar, B-M Cheng, P Janardhan, A Bhardwaj, N J Mason & Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, 2020, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 5, 224, (I.F. = 4.098).

2019

34.Chemical and radiative transfer modeling of propylene oxide, Ankan Das, Prasanta Gorai, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2019, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 628, A73, (I.F.=6.209).

2018

33.Interstellar hydrogen bonding, Emmanuel Etim, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, E. Arunan, 2018, Advances in Space Research, 61, 11, 2870 (I.F.=2.152).

32.An Approach to Estimate the Binding energy of Interstellar Species, Ankan Das, Milan Das, Prasanta Gorai, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Jean-Christophe Loison, 2018, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 237, 1 (I.F.=8.311).

31.Deuterated Formaldehyde in the low mass protostar HH212, Dipen Sahu, Young- Chol Minh, Chin-Fei Lee, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Bhala Sivaraman , 2018, MNRAS, 475, 5322, (I.F.=5.231).

30.Chemical modeling for predicting the abundances of certain aldimines and amines in hot cores, Milan Sil, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Bratati Bhat, Emmanuel Etim & Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2018, Astrophysical Journal, 853, 139, (I.F.= 5.909).

29.Theoretical Investigation of Interstellar C-C-O and C-O-C Bonding Backbone Molecules, Emmanuel Etim, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das & E. Arunan, 2018, Astrophysics and Space Science, 363, 6, (I.F.= 1.678).

28. SH Stretching Vibration of Propanethiol Ice - A Signature for its Identification in the Interstellar Icy Mantles, S. Pavithraa, D Sahu, J -I Lo, B N Raja Sekhar, B -M Cheng, Ankan Das, L Pirogov, N J Mason, B Sivaraman, 2017, Astrophysics and Space Science, 362, 126, (I.F.=1.678).

2017

27.Interstellar Protonated Molecular Species, Emmanuel E. Etim, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, E. Arunan, 2017, Advances in Space Research, 60, 709, (I.F. = 2.152).

26.C5H9N Isomers: Pointers to Possible Branched Chain Interstellar Molecules, Emmanuel E. Etim, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, E. Arunan, 2017, European Journal of Physics D, 71, 86, (I.F. = 1.33).

25.The Possibility of Forming Propargyl Alcohol in the Interstellar Medium, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Eric Herbst, 2017, Molecular Astrophysics, 6, 36, (I.F. = 3.82).

24.Qualitative observation of reversible phase change in astrochemical ethanethiol ices using infrared spectroscopy, S Pavithraa, R Rajan, P Gorai, J -I Lod, Ankan Das, B N Raja Sekhar, T Pradeep, B -M Cheng, N J Mason, B Sivaraman, 2017, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 178, 166, (I.F. = 4.098).

23.Adsorption energies of H and H2: A Quantum-Chemical Study, Milan Sil, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2017, European Journal of Physics D, 71, 45, (I.F. =1.33).

22. A Search for Interstellar Monohydric Thiols, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Amaresh Das, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Emmanuel E. Etim, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2017, ApJ, 836, 70, (I.F. =5.58).

2016

21. Systematic Theoretical Study on the Interstellar Carbon Chain Molecules, Emmanuel E. Etim, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, E. Arunan, 2016, (ApJ), 832, 144, (I.F. = 5.58).

20. Deuterium enrichment of the interstellar grain mantle, Ankan Das, Dipen Sahu, Liton Majumdar, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2016, MNRAS, 455, 540, (I.F. = 5.231).

19. Potential formation of three pyrimidine bases in interstellar regions, Liton Majumdar, Prasanta Gorai, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2015, Astrophysics and Space Science, 360, 64, (I.F.=1.678).

2015

18. Methyl Acetate and its singly deuterated isotopomers in the interstellar medium, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Dipen Sahu, Prasanta Gorai, B Sivaraman, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2015, Astrophysical Journal, 808, 21, (I.F. = 5.58).

17. Search for Interstellar Adenine, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Liton Majumdar, Ankan Das, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2015, Astrophysics and Space Sciences, 357, 90, (I.F. = 1.678).

16. Infrared Spectra and Chemical Abundance of Methyl Propionate in Icy Astrochemical Conditions, B. Sivaraman, R. Narayanan, Ankan Das, G. Gopakumar, L. Majumdar, S. K. Chakrabarthi, K. P. Subramanian, B. N. Raja Sekhar, M. Hada, 2015, MNRAS, 448, 1372, (I.F.=5.231).

15. Deuterium enrichment of the Interstellar Medium, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Dipen Sahu 2015, New Astronomy, 35, 53, (I.F.=1.162).

14. Monte Carlo simulation to investigate the formation of molecular hydrogen and its deuterated forms, Dipen Sahu, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2015, New Astronomy, 38, 23, (I.F. =1.162).

13. Formation of deuterated hydrogen molecules in the ISM, Dipen Sahu, Ankan Das, 2015, Asian Journal of Physics, 24, 8.

2014

12. Formation of different isotopomers of chloronium in the interstellar medium, Liton Majumdar, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2014, Astrophysical Journal, 782, 73, (I.F.=5.58).

11. Spectroscopic characteristics of the cyanomethyl anion and its deuterated derivatives, Liton Majumdar, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2014, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 562, 56, (I.F.=6.209).

2013

10. Formation of Cyanoformaldehyde in the interstellar space, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Rajdeep Saha, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2013, MNRAS, 433, 3152, (I.F.=5.231).

9. Study the chemical evolution and spectral signatures of some interstellar precursor molecules of adenine, glycine & alanine, Liton Majumdar, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2013, New Astronomy, 20, 15, (I.F.=1.162).

8. Chemical evolution during the process of proto-star formation by considering a two dimensional hydrodynamical model, Ankan Das, Liton Majumdar, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2013, New Astronomy, 23, 118, (I.F.=1.162).

2012

7. Hydro-Chemical study of the evolution of interstellar pre-biotic molecules during the collapse of molecular clouds, Liton Majumdar, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2012, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12, 1613, (I.F.=6.209).

2011

6. Composition and Evolution of Interstellar Grain Mantle under the effect of Photodissociation, Ankan Das & Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2011, MNRAS, 418, 545, (I.F.=5.231).

2010

5. Effects of Initial Condition and Cloud Density on the Composition of the Grain Mantle, Ankan Das, Kinsuk Acharyya & Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2010, MNRAS, 409, 789, (I.F.=5.231).

2008

4. Formation of Water and Methanol in Star Forming Molecular Clouds, Ankan Das, Kinsuk Acharyya, Sonali Chakrabarti and Sandip K. Chakrabarti, 2008, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 486, 209, (I.F.=6.209).

3. Time evolution of simple molecules during proto-star collapse, Ankan Das, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Kinsuk Acharyya, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2008, New Astronomy, 13, 457, (I.F.=1.162).

2006

2. Effective grain surface area in the formation of molecular hydrogen in interstellar clouds, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Ankan Das, Kinsuk Acharyya, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2006, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 457, 167, (I.F.=6.209).

1. Recombination efficiency of molecular hydrogen on interstellar grains-II. A numerical study, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, Ankan Das, Kinsuk Acharyya, Sonali Chakrabarti, 2006, Bulletin of Astronomical Society of India, 34, 299, (I.F.=0.704).