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
Chiappini C
(2008)
A new imprint of fast rotators: low $\mathsf{^{12}}$C/$\mathsf{^{13}}$C ratios in extremely metal-poor halo stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Schaffenroth V
(2013)
A new bright eclipsing hot subdwarf binary from the ASAS and SuperWASP surveys
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smith A
(2012)
Thermal emission from WASP-24b at 3.6 and 4.5 µ m
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2009)
Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS VI. The 4.5-h period eclipsing system SDSS J100658.40+233724.4
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Zorotovic M
(2011)
Post common envelope binaries from SDSS XIII. Mass dependencies of the orbital period distribution
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Geier S
(2014)
Orbital solutions of eight close sdB binaries and constraints on the nature of the unseen companions
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Miller L
(2008)
An absorption origin for the X-ray spectral variability of MCG-6-30-15
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Braito V
(2009)
A Suzaku observation of the ULIRG IRAS19254-7245: discerning the AGN component
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Miller L
(2006)
The variable X-ray spectrum of Markarian 766 I. Principal components analysis
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2010)
Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS VIII. A slingshot prominence in SDSS J003941.06 + 005427.5??
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hénault-Brunet V
(2012)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey VI. Evidence for rotation of the young massive cluster R136
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lampens P
(2011)
Multi-site, multi-year monitoring of the oscillating Algol-type eclipsing binary CT Herculis
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cioni M
(2012)
The VMC Survey VI. Quasars behind the Magellanic system?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gillon M
(2014)
WASP-103 b: a new planet at the edge of tidal disruption
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Younes G
(2012)
Study of LINER sources with broad H a emission Spectral energy distribution and multiwavelength correlations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Papadakis I
(2008)
A correlation between the spectral and timing properties of AGN
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Skillen I
(2009)
The 0.5 M J transiting exoplanet WASP-13b
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Faedi F
(2011)
WASP-39b: a highly inflated Saturn-mass planet orbiting a late G-type star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Triaud A
(2011)
WASP-23b: a transiting hot Jupiter around a K dwarf and its Rossiter-McLaughlin effect
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Van Loon J
(2013)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey IX. The interstellar medium seen through diffuse interstellar bands and neutral sodium?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lohr M
(2013)
Period and period change measurements for 143 SuperWASP eclipsing binary candidates near the short-period limit and discovery of a doubly eclipsing quadruple system
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lehmann H
(2011)
Spectral analysis of Kepler SPB and ß Cephei candidate stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nebot Gómez-Morán A
(2009)
Post common envelope binaries from SDSS IV. SDSS J121258.25-012310.1, a new eclipsing system
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chiappini C
(2006)
A strong case for fast stellar rotation at very low metallicities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lakicevic M
(2011)
The remnant of SN 1987A revealed at (sub-)mm wavelengths
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Trinchieri G
(2008)
Detection of a hot intergalactic medium in the spiral-only compact group SCG0018-4854
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Moretti A
(2006)
Swift and XMM- Newton observations of the dark GRB 050326
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hellier C
(2011)
WASP-43b: the closest-orbiting hot Jupiter
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hébrard G
(2013)
WASP-52b, WASP-58b, WASP-59b, and WASP-60b: Four new transiting close-in giant planets
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hénault-Brunet V
(2012)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey VII. A low velocity dispersion for the young massive cluster R136
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hirschi R
(2006)
Very low-metallicity massive stars: Pre-SN evolution models and primary nitrogen production
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Geier S
(2012)
MUCHFUSS - Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Underluminous Stars from SDSS
in Astronomische Nachrichten
{Geier}, S. And {Schaffenroth}, V. And {Hirsch}, H. And {Tillich}, A. And {Heber}, U. And {Maxted}, P.~F.~L. And {{\O}stensen}, R.~H. And {Barlow}, B.~N. And {O'Toole}, S.~J. And {Kupfer}, T. And {Marsh}, T. And {G{\"a}nsicke}, B. And {Napiwotzki}, R. And {Cordes}, O. And {M{\"u}ller}, S. And {Classen}, L. And {Ziegerer}, E. And {Drechsel}, H.
(2012)
MUCHFUSS - Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Underluminous Stars from SDSS
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Christian D
(2006)
The WASP project in the era of robotic telescope networks
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Dominik M
(2010)
Realisation of a fully-deterministic microlensing observing strategy for inferring planet populations
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Braito V
(2006)
The iron emission line complex of MCG-5-23-16: the long XMMNewton look
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Meibom S
(2013)
Angular momentum evolution of cool stars: Toward a synthesis of observations and theory before and after the ZAMS
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Nandra K
(2006)
An XMM-Newton survey of broad iron lines in AGN
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Reeves J
(2006)
Suzaku observations of iron lines and reflection in AGN
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Markowitz A
(2006)
Suzaku observation of NGC 3516: complex absorption and the broad and narrow Fe K lines
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Uytterhoeven K
(2010)
Ground-based follow-up in relation to Kepler asteroseismic investigation
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Harris William E.
(2006)
Structural parameters for globular clusters in NGC 5128.: II.:
Hubble Space Telescope ACS imaging and new clusters
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Boyer Martha L.
(2006)
Stellar populations and mass loss in M15:: A
Spitzer Space Telescope detection of dust in the intracluster medium
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Barmby Pauline
(2007)
Structural parameters for globular clusters in M31 and generalizations for the fundamental plane
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Hilton Eric J.
(2007)
XMM-Newton observations of the cataclysmic variable GW Librae
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
Herranz R
(2013)
Proteomic signature of Arabidopsis cell cultures exposed to magnetically induced hyper- and microgravity environments.
in Astrobiology
Mo
(2017)
Starspots on WASP-107 and pulsations of WASP-118
in ArXiv e-prints
Graczyk Dariusz
(2016)
The Surface Brightness--Color Relations Based on Eclipsing Binary Stars: Toward Precision Better than 1% in Angular Diameter Predictions
in ArXiv e-prints
Lam K. W. F.
(2016)
From dense hot Jupiter to low-density Neptune: The discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b and WASP-138b
in ArXiv e-prints
| 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 |