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
Rui L
(2019)
Probing the final-stage progenitor evolution for Type IIP Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rate G
(2020)
Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2 - II. Cluster and association membership
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
Maund J
(2020)
Polarimetry of the superluminous transient ASASSN-15lh
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clark C
(2021)
Einstein@Home discovery of the gamma-ray millisecond pulsar PSR J2039-5617 confirms its predicted redback nature
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
Urbano-Mayorgas J
(2019)
The host galaxies of luminous type 2 AGNs at z ~ 0.3-0.4
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
Pierce J
(2019)
Do AGN triggering mechanisms vary with radio power? - I. Optical morphologies of radio-intermediate HERGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
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 |