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
Fernandes C
(2011)
Evidence for a maximum jet efficiency for the most powerful radio galaxies Jet efficiency for powerful radio sources
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barnes D
(2012)
Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+ Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Grand R
(2012)
The dynamics of stars around spiral arms Dynamics of stars around spiral arms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vande Putte D
(2010)
A kinematic study of open clusters: implications for their origin Open cluster orbits: implications for origin
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
Page M
(2011)
The nature of X-ray-absorbed quasi-stellar objects The nature of X-ray-absorbed QSOs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cao Orjales J
(2012)
Herschel -ATLAS: the far-infrared properties and star formation rates of broad absorption line quasi-stellar objects H-ATLAS: the FIR properties of BAL quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dhillon V
(2011)
A search for optical bursts from the rotating radio transient J1819-1458 with ULTRACAM - II. Simultaneous ULTRACAM-Lovell Telescope observations A search for optical bursts from RRAT J1819
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Page M
(2012)
The XMM-Newton serendipitous ultraviolet source survey catalogue XMM-Newton serendipitous UV source survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mignani R
(2013)
The birthplace and age of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Auld R
(2012)
Herschel observations of Cen A: stellar heating of two extragalactic dust clouds Herschel observations of Cen A dust clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Page M
(2013)
The use and calibration of read-out streaks to increase the dynamic range of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oliver S
(2012)
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES HerMES
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cunnama D
(2014)
The environmental dependence of neutral hydrogen in the gimic simulations
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
Hutton S
(2014)
A panchromatic analysis of starburst galaxy M82: probing the dust properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Seymour N
(2011)
HerMES: SPIRE emission from radio-selected active galactic nuclei? HerMES: SPIRE emission from radio-loud AGN
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Saxton C
(2012)
Long-term X-ray variability of Swift J1644+57 X-ray variability of Swift J1644+57
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roseboom I
(2012)
FMOS near-IR spectroscopy of Herschel -selected galaxies: star formation rates, metallicity and dust attenuation at z ~ 1 Near-IR spectroscopy of Herschel galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hunt J
(2013)
Investigating bar structure of disc galaxies via primal: a particle-by-particle M2M algorithm
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Karczewski O
(2013)
A multiwavelength study of the Magellanic-type galaxy NGC 4449 - I. Modelling the spectral energy distribution, the ionization structure and the star formation history
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Curran P
(2011)
Black hole candidate XTE J1752-223: Swift observations of canonical states during outburst Swift observations of XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Weidner C
(2013)
The (galaxy-wide) IMF in giant elliptical galaxies: from top to bottom
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Symeonidis M
(2011)
Herschel/HerMES: the X-ray-infrared correlation for star-forming galaxies at z~1 The X-ray-infrared correlation at z~ 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barnes D
(2018)
SPMHD simulations of structure formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| 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 |