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
Davies B
(2018)
The luminosities of cool supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds, and the Humphreys-Davidson limit revisited
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Delvecchio I
(2019)
The Galaxy's Gas Content Regulated by the Dark Matter Halo Mass Results in a Superlinear M BH - M ? Relation
in The Astrophysical Journal
Delvecchio I
(2020)
The Evolving AGN Duty Cycle in Galaxies Since z ~ 3 as Encoded in the X-Ray Luminosity Function
in The Astrophysical Journal
DuchĂȘne G
(2018)
Is stellar multiplicity universal? Tight stellar binaries in the Orion Nebula Cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dufton P
(2018)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XXVIII. Nitrogen abundances for apparently single dwarf and giant B-type stars with small projected rotational velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Franco M
(2018)
GOODS-ALMA: 1.1 mm galaxy survey I. Source catalog and optically dark galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Franco M
(2020)
GOODS-ALMA: Using IRAC and VLA to probe fainter millimeter galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Franco M
(2020)
GOODS-ALMA: The slow downfall of star formation in z = 2-3 massive galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Föhring D
(2019)
Atmospheric scintillation noise in ground-based exoplanet photometry
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Green M
(2018)
A 15.7-Minute AM CVn Binary Discovered in K2
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 |