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
Smoker J
(2015)
Large- and small-scale structure of the intermediate- and high-velocity clouds towards the LMC and SMC
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smartt S
(2016)
Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Green C
(2014)
New detections of HC5N towards hot cores associated with 6.7 GHz methanol masers
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McCrum M
(2015)
Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Yuan F
(2016)
450 d of Type II SN 2013ej in optical and near-infrared
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aggarwal K
(2015)
Energy levels, radiative rates and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in C iii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nicholl M
(2016)
Seeing double: the frequency and detectability of double-peaked superluminous supernova light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Nicholl M
(2016)
Correction: Corrigendum: Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions
in Nature
Jess D
(2015)
Solar coronal magnetic fields derived using seismology techniques applied to omnipresent sunspot waves
in Nature Physics
Millar T
(2015)
Astrochemistry
in Plasma Sources Science and Technology
Parker A
(2016)
Physical Characterization of TNOs with the James Webb Space Telescope
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Geier S
(2015)
Stellar dynamics. The fastest unbound star in our Galaxy ejected by a thermonuclear supernova.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Geier S
(2015)
Stellar dynamics. The fastest unbound star in our Galaxy ejected by a thermonuclear supernova.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Muntean E
(2015)
Sputtering of oxygen ice by low energy ions
in Surface Science
Bannister M
(2016)
OSSOS. IV. DISCOVERY OF A DWARF PLANET CANDIDATE IN THE 9:2 RESONANCE WITH NEPTUNE
in The Astronomical Journal
Lin (???) H
(2016)
THE PAN-STARRS 1 DISCOVERIES OF FIVE NEW NEPTUNE TROJANS
in The Astronomical Journal
Bannister M
(2016)
THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGINS SURVEY. I. DESIGN AND FIRST-QUARTER DISCOVERIES
in The Astronomical Journal
Fraser W
(2016)
TRIPPy: TRAILED IMAGE PHOTOMETRY IN PYTHON
in The Astronomical Journal
Kawate T
(2016)
DEPARTURE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE IRON LINES FROM THE EQUILIBRIUM STATE IN FLARING SOLAR PLASMAS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Jerkstrand A
(2017)
LONG-DURATION SUPERLUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE AT LATE TIMES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Henriques V
(2016)
QUIET-SUN Ha TRANSIENTS AND CORRESPONDING SMALL-SCALE TRANSITION REGION AND CORONAL HEATING
in The Astrophysical Journal
Walsh C
(2014)
ALMA HINTS AT THE PRESENCE OF TWO COMPANIONS IN THE DISK AROUND HD 100546
in The Astrophysical Journal
Nicholl M
(2015)
LSQ14bdq: A TYPE Ic SUPER-LUMINOUS SUPERNOVA WITH A DOUBLE-PEAKED LIGHT CURVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Inserra C
(2016)
SPECTROPOLARIMETRY OF SUPERLUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE: INSIGHT INTO THEIR GEOMETRY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gezari S
(2015)
GALEX DETECTION OF SHOCK BREAKOUT IN TYPE IIP SUPERNOVA PS1-13arp: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGENITOR STAR WIND
in The Astrophysical Journal
| 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 |