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Rolling Grant Programme in Astrophysics, Planetary Science and Space Instrumentation - 2007-2012

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

We propose a broad scientific programme encompassing astrophysics, planetary science and space intrumentation. In high energy astrophysics, we will investigate a range of phenomena including gamma-ray bursts, accretion-driven sources and high temperature galactic environments, fully utilising current missions such as XMM-Newton and Swift. Our astrophysics programme also places emphasis on dwarf stars, from hot white dwarfs through to cool dwarfs and brown dwarfs, and on exploitation of novel sky survey data from WASP and other projects. In planetary science we will further develop our expertise in modelling planetary X-ray emissions and extend our investigations of novel instrumentation, such as the Life Marker Chip, in anticipation of opportunities afforded by the Aurora and Cosmic Visions programmes. Our laboratory programme also includes the further development of Charge Coupled Device technology for application in future Space Astronomy programmes and the study of new concepts in X-ray Interferometry and X-ray Polarimetry. Finally we propose a commitment to knowledge transfer and the maintenance of a high quality and extensive public outreach activity.

Publications

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Beardmore A (2012) The outburst of Nova CSS 081007:030559+054715 (HV Ceti) in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Goad M (2012) The broad emission-line region: the confluence of the outer accretion disc with the inner edge of the dusty torus A bowl-shaped BLR in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Joyce S (2018) Testing the white dwarf mass-radius relation and comparing optical and far-UV spectroscopic results with Gaia DR2, HST and FUSE in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Bond Howard E. (2018) Final Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry of the Procyon Binary System in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society

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Reindl N (2018) Revealing the True Nature of Hen 2-428 in Galaxies

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Bianchi L (2018) Using GALEX-SDSS-PanSTARRS-HST-Gaia to understand post-AGB evolution in Astrophysics and Space Science

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Collaboration G (2018) VizieR Online Data Catalog: 46 open clusters GaiaDR2 HR diagrams (Gaia Collaboration, 2018) in VizieR Online Data Catalog

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Evans D (2018) Gaia Data Release 2 Photometric content and validation in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Collaboration G (2018) VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia DR2 sources in GC and dSph (Gaia Collaboration+, 2018) in VizieR Online Data Catalog

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Joyce S (2018) The gravitational redshift of Sirius B in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description Rolling Grant
Amount £3,407,604 (GBP)
Organisation Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2010 
End 03/2015