PATT Travel for Oxford University
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
This application seeks funds to cover the cost of travel and subsistence for astronomers from Oxford University to work at and acquire data from telescopes around the world in order to make observations of stars, galaxies and quasars and futher explore the Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Cappellari M
(2010)
Testing Mass Determinations of Supermassive Black Holes via Stellar Kinematics
Cappellari M
(2013)
The ATLAS3D project - XV. Benchmark for early-type galaxies scaling relations from 260 dynamical models: mass-to-light ratio, dark matter, Fundamental Plane and Mass Plane
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2011)
The ATLAS3D project - VII. A new look at the morphology of nearby galaxies: the kinematic morphology-density relation The ATLAS3D project - VII. Morphology-density
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2010)
Scaling relations in early-type galaxies from integral-field stellar kinematics
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Cappellari M
(2007)
The SAURON project - X. The orbital anisotropy of elliptical and lenticular galaxies: revisiting the (V/ , ) diagram with integral-field stellar kinematics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2013)
The ATLAS3D project - XX. Mass-size and mass-s distributions of early-type galaxies: bulge fraction drives kinematics, mass-to-light ratio, molecular gas fraction and stellar initial mass function
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2012)
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies
in Nature
Cappellari, M
(2010)
Measuring the Low Mass End of the M center dot - sigma Relation
in HUNTING FOR THE DARK: THE HIDDEN SIDE OF GALAXY FORMATION
Caruana J
(2013)
No evidence for Lyman emission in spectroscopy of z > 7 candidate galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cenko S
(2012)
PTF10iya: a short-lived, luminous flare from the nuclear region of a star-forming galaxy PTF10iya: a short-lived, luminous flare
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | The grant has enabled Oxford staff members to travel to telescopes around the World, in order to make discoveries about the Universe through observations of stars, galaxies, supernovae and planets. The findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals. |
| Exploitation Route | Scientists make use of the findings by devising new theories of the universe that match the observations, and by devsing new observations to further test those theories. The observations are also used in public talks and events. The results are also used to inform the design of future ground-based and space-based telescopes. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Construction Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Other |
| Description | The findings have been published in scientific journals. They have also been used for education purposes and for public outreach events. These activities lead to an increased awareness of astronomy in the general public and potential increase in young people taking up physics at school and university level. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal |