Exploration of UV-bright sources in Globular cluster NGC 3201 using UVIT observations

We present a comprehensive study of the ultraviolet (UV)-bright stellar population in the globular cluster NGC 3201 using the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard AstroSat. By combining far-UV photometry of the UVIT F148W and F169M filters with Gaia and ground-based telescope optical data, we construct UV - optical color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) to identify UV-bright stellar evolutionary phases. Physical parameters of all detected sources are derived by fitting stellar atmosphere models to the observed multi-wavelength spectral energy distributions (SEDs). The effective temperatures of blue horizontal branch stars (BHBs) span the range 7250 - 11250 K. We identify two extreme horizontal-branch stars (EHBs) with effective temperatures of approximately 25,000 K and 17,000 K; one lies within the cluster core radius (r c =1.3 '), while the other is located outside. We also detect two candidate ``gap'' objects in the transitional phase between HB stars and white dwarfs, which may represent hot blue hook (BHk) stars. For the blue straggler stars (BSSs), we determine effective temperatures, radii, and luminosities through SED fittings, and estimate their masses and isochrone-equivalent ages using PARSEC isochrones. Finally, we studied the normalized cumulative radial distribution of the observed BHB stars, BSSs, MS stars, RGB stars, and variable stars along with the specific frequency of BSSs across the cluster. These results provide new insights into the late-stage stellar evolution and dynamical processes in NGC 3201.