Rolling Grant
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Abstract
A Rolling Grant is designed to support a programme of research within a particular domain. The domain in this case is Space Science, in particular the fields of: 1. Compact Objects (Black Holes and Neutron Stars, seeking to understand the physics associated with the enormously compact objects. this includes studying Gamma-ray bursts (giant supernovae in distant galaxies), isolated neutron stars including those with gigantic magnetic fields, and black holes); 2. Galaxy Formation and Evolution (Understanding these processes using extremely sophisticated computer modelling techniques. Looking at the role of Active Galactic Nuclei, the history of star formation and the role of feedback) 3. Magnetic Coupling and the Heliosphere (The emergence of magnetic field structures on the Sun, how solar eruptions are triggered, the creation of the Solar Wind and how it affects the Earth); 4. Plasma Physics of the Terrestrial and Planetary Environments (The Earth and some other planets are surrounded and protected by magnetic fields which provide a local laboratory for fundamental research into how charged particles interact with complex magnetic field structures. Through the use of in-situ space probes we will study these processes to gain a fuller understanding of this important physics. Many solar system bodies do not have a protective magnetic field and so we will also study the these interactions, especially planets and moons with an atmospheres (e.g. Mars and Titan)); 5. Planetary Surfaces (The surfaces of planets, particularly Mars, provide interesting and alternative geological and meteorological settings to the Earth. We plan to use the plethora of observational data available from currently orbiting spacecraft to study in great detail these terrains). 6. Enabling technologies (Miniature, very low temperature coolers, auroral imagers and plasma analysers will be developed. New methods of constructing 3-dimensional models of planetary surfaces will be produced. A study will be made (with impact trials) of the survivability of an instrumented penetrator into ice at around 700 miles per hour).
Organisations
Publications
Pick M
(2012)
CME development in the corona and interplanetary medium : A multi-wavelength approach
in EAS Publications Series
Pilkington K
(2012)
Metallicity Gradients in Disks: Do Galaxies Form Inside-Out?
Pilkington K
(2012)
The distribution of metals in cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of dwarf disc galaxies Metallicity distributions in disc simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pilkington K
(2012)
Metallicity gradients in disks Do galaxies form inside-out?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pires A
(2014)
XMM-Newton reveals a candidate period for the spin of the "Magnificent Seven" neutron star RX J1605.3+3249
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pitout F
(2012)
Overlapping ion structures in the mid-altitude cusp under northward IMF: signature of dual lobe reconnection?
in Annales Geophysicae
Ponti G
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 XI. Reverberation of the Fe K a line
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Potts D
(2013)
Sensor Intercalibration Over Dome C for the ESA GlobAlbedo Project
in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Prise A
(2013)
An Investigation of the CME of 3 November 2011 and Its Associated Widespread Solar Energetic Particle Event
in Solar Physics
Provan G
(2012)
Dual periodicities in planetary-period magnetic field oscillations in Saturn's tail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Pryor WR
(2011)
The auroral footprint of Enceladus on Saturn.
in Nature
Pérez-De-Tejada H
(2011)
Plasma transition at the flanks of the Venus ionosheath: Evidence from the Venus Express data PLASMA TRANSITION IN THE VENUS IONOSHEATH
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Pérez-González P
(2013)
SHARDS: AN OPTICAL SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC SURVEY OF DISTANT GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Racusin J
(2011)
FERMI AND SWIFT GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOW POPULATION STUDIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rahimi A
(2014)
Numerical simulation of a possible origin of the positive radial metallicity gradient of the thick disk
in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Rahimi A
(2011)
Metallicity gradients of disc stars for a cosmologically simulated galaxy Metals in a cosmologically simulated galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rahimi A
(2012)
Towards a self-consistent numerical model of late-type galaxies: calibrating the effects of sub-grid physics on galactic models Towards a self-consistent numerical galaxy model
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ramsay G
(2011)
New short-period stellar pulsators at large Galactocentric distances Stellar Pulsators at large distances
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rawlings J
(2013)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission in powerful high-redshift radio galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Razzano M
(2013)
New VLT observations of the Fermi pulsar PSR J1048-5832?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rea N
(2010)
A low-magnetic-field soft gamma repeater.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Rea N
(2012)
A NEW LOW MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNETAR: THE 2011 OUTBURST OF SWIFT J1822.3-1606
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rea N
(2013)
THE OUTBURST DECAY OF THE LOW MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNETAR SGR 0418+5729
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rea N
(2013)
A STRONGLY MAGNETIZED PULSAR WITHIN THE GRASP OF THE MILKY WAY'S SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE
in The Astrophysical Journal
| Description | Significant improved understanding in the fields of astrophysics, space plasma physics, solar physics, planetary sciences and instrumentation |
| Exploitation Route | Through peer reviewed publications |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | Consolidated Grants |
| Amount | £2,537,157 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N000722/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Consolidated Grants |
| Amount | £1,138,583 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N000811/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
| Amount | £2,145,073 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/K000977/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Title | Cryogenic system elements |
| Description | Elements of millK Adiabatic Demagnetisation Refrigerators including heatswitches and magnets. Magnets, cryogenics, vacuum |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Impact | Development will lead to minaturization of coolers which will make them more suitable for space and ground-based applications |