Supercomputer support for the Astrophysics Group at the University of Exeter
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics at the University of Exeter urgently requires access to supercomputer time in order to conduct its numerical research. This research includes magnetohydrodynamical and radiation hydrodynamical modelling of star and planet formation and the interstellar medium and radiative transfer modelling of young stars and protoplanetary discs. In this application, we request STFC funding to purchase three years of computing resource on the Exeter supercomputer. We believe that providing funding for access charges to Exeter's local machine is the most cost-effective and rapid way for STFC to provide the Astrophysics Group with the supercomputer access and programming support it requires.
Organisations
Publications
Ayliffe B
(2010)
Planet migration: self-gravitating radiation hydrodynamical models of protoplanets with surfaces Planetary migration and growth
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Few C
(2016)
Testing hydrodynamics schemes in galaxy disc simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2013)
Assessing molecular line diagnostics of triggered star formation using synthetic observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2010)
Exploring the conditions required to form giant planets via gravitational instability in massive protoplanetary discs Giant planet formation in self-gravitating discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hall C
(2016)
Directly observing continuum emission from self-gravitating spiral waves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2017)
The properties, origin and evolution of stellar clusters in galaxy simulations and observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ayliffe B
(2012)
On the accumulation of planetesimals near disc gaps created by protoplanets Planetesimal accumulation near gaps
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2016)
Magnetic field evolution and reversals in spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duarte-Cabral A
(2016)
What can simulated molecular clouds tell us about real molecular clouds?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2017)
On the dynamics of dust during protostellar collapse
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duarte L
(2015)
Helicity inversion in spherical convection as a means for equatorward dynamo wave propagation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2017)
On the dynamics of dust during protostellar collapse
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2015)
Combining radiative transfer and diffuse interstellar medium physics to model star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2013)
The exciting lives of giant molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2011)
Collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities: the formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs Formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wurster J
(2018)
The collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities using radiation non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2010)
Modelling circumstellar discs with three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mayne N
(2012)
Bayesian fitting of Taurus brown dwarf spectral energy distributions SED fitting
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ayliffe B
(2012)
The growth and hydrodynamic collapse of a protoplanet envelope Hydrodynamic collapse models
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2011)
On the fragmentation criteria of self-gravitating protoplanetary discs Fragmentation criteria in discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2010)
Synthetic H i observations of a simulated spiral galaxy Synthetic observations of a spiral galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2015)
The frequency and nature of 'cloud-cloud collisions' in galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2015)
Modelling multiwavelength observational characteristics of bow shocks from runaway early-type stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lewis B
(2017)
The dependence of protostar formation on the geometry and strength of the initial magnetic field
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Harries T
(2011)
An algorithm for Monte Carlo time-dependent radiation transfer Time-dependent radiative transfer
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | This grant provided funding for research into star and planet formation. |
| Exploitation Route | Via refereed journal articles. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education |
| Description | Findings were published in refereed journal papers. Animations and images provided at http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | ERC Advanced Grant |
| Amount | € 1,706,418 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | No. 339248 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
| Amount | £1,734,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/J001627/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Animations of some of my star formation calculations were placed on the web in 2008. These were used in: a movie to introduce the Nobeyama Observatory in 2009, a public television science programme called Newslight on Vara in the Netherlands in 2009, and a TV series "From the Big Bang to Life" produced in Canada in 2010. Animations placed on the web before 2006 have been used during the period 2006-present in the following ways: 4 different Planetarium shows in France (2), Germany, Newcastle; two books, a presentation at Singleton Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, the `Universe Awareness' programme of Leiden University, a short documentary film produced by Experimentarium, a Science Centre in Denmark, and the German calendar `Bild der Wissenschaft". My animations were used in the various ways above to inform the general public about star formation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |