PATT Linked Grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2014 - 2016
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Abstract
Our proposal seeks to renew the PATT Linked Grant at Queen's University Belfast. This award will cover our travel and subsistence costs to both STFC and non-STFC observing facilities. The major topics of observational astrophysics research to be covered by the PATT Linked Grant include:
- investigations of supernovae and the end stages of stellar evolution;
- high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution observations of the solar atmosphere and those of other cool stars;
- studies of solar system bodies, including comets and asteroids;
- astrochemistry, including that of interstellar and circumstellar clouds;
- detection and characterisation of exoplanets.
- investigations of supernovae and the end stages of stellar evolution;
- high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution observations of the solar atmosphere and those of other cool stars;
- studies of solar system bodies, including comets and asteroids;
- astrochemistry, including that of interstellar and circumstellar clouds;
- detection and characterisation of exoplanets.
Organisations
Publications
Jerkstrand A
(2015)
Nebular spectra of pair-instability supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bulla M
(2015)
Polarization spectral synthesis for Type Ia supernova explosion models
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lawrence A
(2016)
Slow-blue nuclear hypervariables in PanSTARRS-1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kangas T
(2015)
Supernova 2013fc in a circumnuclear ring of a luminous infrared galaxy: the big brother of SN 1998S
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tartaglia L
(2015)
Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. SN 2007sv: the major eruption of a massive star in UGC 5979
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Parsons S
(2016)
The crowded magnetosphere of the post-common-envelope binary QS Virginis
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steele I
(2016)
LOTUS: a low-cost, ultraviolet spectrograph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nicholl M
(2016)
Erratum: On the diversity of superluminous supernovae: ejected mass as the dominant factor: Table 1.
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pastorello A
(2015)
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - V. Observations of the slow-evolving SN Ibn OGLE-2012-SN-006
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kromer M
(2015)
Deflagrations in hybrid CONe white dwarfs: a route to explain the faint Type Iax supernova 2008ha
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | Astronomy PATT grants |
| Amount | £47,573 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/P001041/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Title | Database of (reduced) data from the ROSA solar imager and instruments on the Swedish Solar Telescope. |
| Description | Database of reduced solar imaging data from the ROSA imager and Swedish Solar Telescope (including application of image reconstruction software to produce images at the diffraction limit). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Databases for both ROSA and SST data are now well established and accessed by the solar physics community. |
| Description | Jupiter Watch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Attended by over 500 annually. Increased awareness and appreciation of astronomy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2016,2019 |