Stellar Astrophysics at Keele
Lead Research Organisation:
Keele University
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry & Physics
Abstract
Our home is a planet orbiting a star. To understand our origins and place in the universe we need to understand how planets and stars form. Using a novel sky-survey instrument, which we are building in South Africa, we will search for planets around other stars. Using the latest and biggest telescopes and satellites we will study stellar nurseries where stars are born. We will investigate how they evolve, how they interact with each other, how they interact with their environment, and how they enrich interstellar space with the chemical ingredients from which a new generation of stars and planets will form, and from which, ultimately, we ourselves are made.
Organisations
Publications
Joshi Y
(2009)
WASP-14b: 7.3 M J transiting planet in an eccentric orbit
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Galametz M
(2013)
The thermal dust emission in N158-N159-N160 (LMC) star-forming complex mapped by Spitzer, Herschel and LABOCA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Alsubai K
(2011)
Qatar-1b: a hot Jupiter orbiting a metal-rich K dwarf star Qatar-1b: a planet transiting a K dwarf star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tombesi F
(2013)
Unification of X-ray winds in Seyfert galaxies: from ultra-fast outflows to warm absorbers
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bozza V
(2012)
OGLE-2008-BLG-510: first automated real-time detection of a weak microlensing anomaly - brown dwarf or stellar binary?? OGLE-2008-BLG-510 - weak microlensing anomaly
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bell C
(2012)
Pre-main-sequence isochrones - I. The Pleiades benchmark The Pleiades benchmark
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Marchese E
(2014)
The variable ionized absorber in the Seyfert 2 Mrk 348
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ripepi V
(2012)
The VMC survey - V. First results for classical Cepheids VMC first results for classical Cepheids
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith D
(2011)
Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts from the ultraviolet-near-infrared in the science demonstration phase catalogue? Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Delrez L
(2016)
WASP-121 b: a hot Jupiter close to tidal disruption transiting an active F star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lagadec E
(2009)
Metal-rich carbon stars in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Groenewegen M
(2007)
Luminosities and mass-loss rates of carbon stars in the Magellanic Clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Unda-Sanzana E
(2008)
GD 552: a cataclysmic variable with a brown dwarf companion?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McDonald I
(2010)
Discovery of long-period variable stars in the very metal-poor globular cluster M15 Long-period variables in M15
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Parsons S
(2010)
Orbital period variations in eclipsing post-common-envelope binaries Eclipsing PCEBs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brown D
(2011)
Are falling planets spinning up their host stars? Are falling planets spinning up their host stars?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Braito V
(2011)
Evidence for a circumnuclear and ionized absorber in the X-ray obscured broad-line radio galaxy 3C 445 Suzaku deep observation of 3C 445
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dehnen W
(2006)
The velocity dispersion and mass profile of the Milky Way Velocity dispersion profile of the Milky Way
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2009)
High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing - II. The transiting planetary system WASP-4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2011)
Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries - II. The metallic-lined system XY Ceti The eclipsing binary system XY Ceti
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Woods P
(2011)
The SAGE-Spec Spitzer Legacy programme: the life-cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud - Point source classification I SAGE-Spec - Point source classification I
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Doyle A
(2012)
Accurate spectroscopic parameters of WASP planet host stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pounds K
(2007)
Is the X-ray spectrum of the narrow emission line QSO PG1211+143 defined by its energetic outflow?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collier Cameron A
(2009)
The main-sequence rotation???colour relation in the Coma Berenices open cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wood P
(2011)
Transmission spectroscopy of the sodium 'D' doublet in WASP-17b with the VLT? Transmission spectroscopy of WASP-17b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pounds K
(2009)
Quantifying the fast outflow in the luminous Seyfert galaxy PG1211+143
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Yusof N
(2013)
Evolution and fate of very massive stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gänsicke B
(2008)
SDSS J084539.17+225728.0: the first DBZ white dwarf with a metal-rich gaseous debris disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2006)
The Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer view of V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2012)
Solid-phase C60 in the peculiar binary XX Oph?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Littlefair S
(2011)
Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from stellar rotation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Anderson D
(2008)
WASP-5b: a dense, very hot Jupiter transiting a 12th-mag Southern-hemisphere star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Risaliti G
(2009)
The XMM-Newton long look of NGC 1365: uncovering of the obscured X-ray source
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Binks A
(2013)
A lithium depletion boundary age of 21 Myr for the Beta Pictoris moving group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Miller L
(2009)
The absorption-dominated model for the X-ray spectra of type I active galaxies: MCG-6-30-15
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tkachenko A
(2012)
Detection of gravity modes in the massive binary V380 Cyg from Kepler space-based photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tombesi F
(2012)
Evidence for ultrafast outflows in radio-quiet AGNs - III. Location and energetics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Littlefair S
(2011)
Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from stellar rotation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Oliveira J
(2011)
Ice chemistry in massive young stellar objects: the role of metallicity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Burleigh M
(2006)
A near-infrared spectroscopic detection of the brown dwarf in the post common envelope binary WD 0137-349
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Reeves J
(2008)
On why the iron K-shell absorption in AGN is not a signature of the local warm/hot intergalactic medium
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tombesi F
(2011)
X-ray evidence for the accretion disc-outflow connection in 3C 111
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Jackson R
(2009)
The radii of M-dwarfs in the young open cluster NGC 2516
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2012)
Infrared observations of the recurrent nova T Pyxidis: ancient dust basks in the warm glow of the 2011 outburst
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Jeffries R
(2006)
Kinematic structure in the young s Orionis association
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Maxted PF
(2013)
Multi-periodic pulsations of a stripped red-giant star in an eclipsing binary system.
in Nature
Southworth John
(2012)
ASTRONOMY A new class of planet
in NATURE
Madhusudhan N
(2010)
A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b
in Nature
Madhusudhan N
(2011)
A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b.
in Nature
Chiappini C
(2011)
Erratum: Imprints of fast-rotating massive stars in the Galactic Bulge
in Nature
| Description | Lots and lots of them |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | We have particpated in dozens and dozens of such activites. Lots. We have about dozens and dozens of such feedbacks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |