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
McAllister M
(2019)
The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: eclipse modelling of 15 systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Han Y
(2020)
The extreme colliding-wind system Apep: resolved imagery of the central binary and dust plume in the infrared
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casewell S
(2018)
The first sub-70 min non-interacting WD-BD system: EPIC212235321
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kupfer T
(2020)
The First Ultracompact Roche Lobe-Filling Hot Subdwarf Binary
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
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
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
Bulla M
(2018)
The origin of polarization in kilonovae and the case of the gravitational-wave counterpart AT 2017gfo
in Nature Astronomy
Maund J
(2019)
The Origin of the Late-time Luminosity of Supernova 2011dh
in The Astrophysical Journal
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 |