A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics 2018-2021
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The aim of this proposal is to support a programme of internationally excellent research in astrophysics at Sheffield, building on our recent research achievements, and tied to the exploitation of leading international facilities supported by STFC and UKSA.
Planned Impact
The main ways in which our research makes an impact outside the academic community is via our knowledge exchange and outreach activities. To summarise:
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
Organisations
Publications
Tadhunter C
(2018)
Quantifying the AGN-driven outflows in ULIRGs (QUADROS) - II. Evidence for compact outflow regions from HST [O III] imaging observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun N
(2020)
Origins of Type Ibn SNe 2006jc/2015G in interacting binaries and implications for pre-SN eruptions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun N
(2020)
The changing-type SN 2014C may come from an 11-M? star stripped by binary interaction and violent eruption
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stevance H
(2018)
Probing the rotational velocity of Galactic WO stars with spectropolarimetry
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stevance H
(2019)
The 3D shape of Type IIb SN 2011hs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stanley F
(2018)
Deep ALMA photometry of distant X-ray AGN: improvements in star formation rate constraints, and AGN identification
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Spence R
(2018)
Quantifying the AGN-driven outflows in ULIRGs (QUADROS) III: measurements of the radii and kinetic powers of eight near-nuclear outflows
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Snaid S
(2018)
Flickering in AGB stars: probing the nature of accreting companions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Silvotti R
(2018)
The sdB pulsating star V391 Peg and its putative giant planet revisited after 13 years of time-series photometric data
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Sergison D
(2020)
Characterizing the i-band variability of YSOs over six orders of magnitude in time-scale
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | The findings have been used to inform a variety of outreach activities, including talks to schools and amateur astronomy societies socities, as well as public lectures. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |