Koothodil Abhijith Augustine
Astrophysics Researcher

Koothodil Abhijith Augustine

Ph.D. Candidate in Astronomy at National Tsing Hua University. Specialized in high-energy astrophysics, focusing on MeV observations of Pulsars.

Education

2023 - Present

Ph.D. in Astronomy

Institute of Astronomy, NTHU, Taiwan

Thesis: MeV observations of Pulsars

Advisor: Prof. Hsiang-Kuang Chang

2021 - 2023

M.Sc. in Physics

SLIET, Punjab, India

Thesis: Exploring the JWST PRIMER Catalog: An Investigation of Infrared Galaxies

Advisors: Prof. S.S. Verma and Prof. Tomo Goto

2018 - 2021

B.Sc. in Physics

University College, Kerala, India

Thesis: Effect of Solar Flux on Aerosol Absorption Coefficient

Advisor: Prof. S. Bindu

Publications

"Anticorrelation Between Flux and Photon Index of Hard-X-Ray Emission from the Crab"

K. A. Augustine and H.-K. Chang. Vol. 981, no. 2, 173, p. 173, Mar. 2025.

"Investigating the Anti-Correlation between Photon Index and Flux of the Crab using RXTE and NuSTAR"

D. Chatterjee, H.-K. Chang, D. Debnath, K. A. Augustine, and T.-H. Lin. Vol. 988, no. 1, 105, p. 105, Jul. 2025.

Collaborations

  • COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) 2024-Present. Early Career Co-Lead of Galactic Science team, and Galactic Science team member working on Pulsars.
  • BTO (Background and Transient Observer) 2025-Present. On board COSI. Software team member working on ground software analysis.
  • GTM (Gamma-ray Transients Monitor) 2025-Present. On board Formosat-8B. Science team member working on the Crab.

Skills & Tools

Programming & Software

Python XSpec MEGAlib Fermipy Cosipy LaTeX

Languages

English, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi
Basic proficiency: Tamil & French