MSSL PPARC Rolling Grant Proposal
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Abstract
MSSL's PPARC rolling grant supports world-class research in astrophysics and solar system science. Investigators at MSSL are leading programmes to investigate the Earth's magnetosphere, explore the planets, understand the Sun and probe the furthest reaches of the universe. Our academic staffs are involved with the development, design, build, operations and data analysis aspects of space missions. We have hands-on involvement during the lifetime of missions that spans conception to operations. These include an impressive array of missions that are currently operational: Cassini, Cluster, Double Star, Mars Express, Coronas-F, SOHO, Swift, Venus Express and XMM-Newton. In the next grant period Solar-B and Herschel will be launched. We have had hardware involvement in all these missions, and are PI on 5. The drive for this involvement is the cutting edge science that can be achieved from these missions. We are also immersed in the development of future missions including ExoMars, Gaia, KuaFu, Xeus, LISA, and Solar Orbiter. New technologies such as cryogenic coolers for future X-ray missions, instrument miniaturisation for solar system exploration and micropenetrators to explore planets such as Mars and Venus are being developed.
Organisations
Publications
Masters A
(2008)
Cassini encounters with hot flow anomaly-like phenomena at Saturn's bow shock
in Geophysical Research Letters
Sylwester B
(2008)
X-ray studies of flaring plasma
in Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Bogdanova Y
(2008)
Formation of the low-latitude boundary layer and cusp under the northward IMF: Simultaneous observations by Cluster and Double Star
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Taylor M
(2008)
The plasma sheet and boundary layers under northward IMF: A multi-point and multi-instrument perspective
in Advances in Space Research
Rymer A
(2008)
Electron circulation in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Daum P
(2008)
Global MHD simulation of flux transfer events at the high-latitude magnetopause observed by the Cluster spacecraft and the SuperDARN radar system
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Fedorov A
(2008)
Comparative analysis of Venus and Mars magnetotails
in Planetary and Space Science
Kallio E
(2008)
The Venusian induced magnetosphere: A case study of plasma and magnetic field measurements on the Venus Express mission
in Planetary and Space Science
Cowley S
(2008)
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
in Annales Geophysicae
Shen C
(2008)
Flattened current sheet and its evolution in substorms
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Juusola L
(2008)
Ionospheric signatures during a magnetospheric flux rope event
in Annales Geophysicae
Foullon C
(2008)
Evolution of Kelvin-Helmholtz activity on the dusk flank magnetopause
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Mura A
(2008)
ENA detection in the dayside of Mars: ASPERA-3 NPD statistical study
in Planetary and Space Science
Soria R
(2008)
Black hole mass estimates from soft X-ray spectra
in Advances in Space Research
Langlais B
(2008)
Mars environment and magnetic orbiter model payload
in Experimental Astronomy
Reed J
(2008)
300mK and 50mK cooling systems for long-life space applications
in Cryogenics
Gomboc A.
(2008)
MULTIWAVELENGTH ANALYSIS OF THE INTRIGUING GRB 061126: THE REVERSE SHOCK SCENARIO AND MAGNETIZATION
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Smith R
(2008)
Exploring the nuclear environment of the NLS1 galaxy Arakelian 564 with XMM-Newton RGS
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Stallard T
(2008)
Dusk-brightening Event in Saturn's H[FORMULA][F][SUP]+[/SUP][INF]3[/INF][/F][/FORMULA] Aurora
in The Astrophysical Journal
Soria R
(2008)
The Oldest X-Ray Supernovae: X-Ray Emission from 1941C, 1959D, and 1968D
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wu Kinwah
(2008)
Ultra-compact Double Degenerate Binaries: Gravitational Waves, X-rays and Masers
in CHINESE JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Soderberg AM
(2008)
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova.
in Nature
Israel G
(2008)
A Swift Gaze into the 2006 March 29 Burst Forest of SGR 1900+14
in The Astrophysical Journal
Asano Y
(2008)
Electron flat-top distributions around the magnetic reconnection region
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Mateos S
(2008)
High precision X-ray log N - log S distributions: implications for the obscured AGN population
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Piro L
(2008)
EDGE: Explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions
in Experimental Astronomy
Milan Steve
(2008)
Looking through the oval window
in ASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS
Van Driel-Gesztelyi L
(2008)
Magnetic Flux Emergence, Activity, Eruptions and Magnetic Clouds: Following Magnetic Field from the Sun to the Heliosphere
in Space Science Reviews
Rea N.
(2008)
RESONANT CYCLOTRON SCATTERING IN MAGNETARS' EMISSION
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volwerk M
(2008)
Magnetotail dipolarization and associated current systems observed by Cluster and Double Star
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Waite J
(2008)
The source of heavy organics and aerosols in Titan's atmosphere
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Masters A
(2008)
An empirical model of Saturn's bow shock: Cassini observations of shock location and shape
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Krumpe M
(2008)
X-ray absorption in distant type II QSOs
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Coustenis A
(2008)
TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission
in Experimental Astronomy
Cao X
(2008)
Multispacecraft and ground-based observations of substorm timing and activations: Two case studies
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Aikio A
(2008)
EISCAT and Cluster observations in the vicinity of the dynamical polar cap boundary
in Annales Geophysicae
McAndrews H
(2008)
Evidence for reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Racusin JL
(2008)
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B.
in Nature
Dubinin E
(2008)
Access of solar wind electrons into the Martian magnetosphere
in Annales Geophysicae
Grisé F
(2008)
The ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 1313 X-2 Its optical counterpart and environment
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
McNamara A
(2008)
X-ray polarization signatures of Compton scattering in magnetic cataclysmic variables
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hill T
(2008)
Plasmoids in Saturn's magnetotail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Matsui H
(2008)
Oscillation of electron counts at 500 eV downstream of the quasi-perpendicular bow shock
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Aplin, K. L. And Sawyer, E. C. And Coates, A. J. And Parker, D. J. And Jones, G. H. And Bowles, N. E. And Whalley, M. S.
(2008)
An electric field sensor to measure charged dust on the Marco Polo asteroid sample return mission
in International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Arnaud M
(2008)
XEUS: the physics of the hot evolving universe
in Experimental Astronomy
Della Ceca R
(2008)
The cosmological properties of AGN in the XMM-Newton Hard Bright Survey
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Qing-He Z
(2008)
Simultaneous Cluster and CUTLASS observations of FTEs on 11 February 2004
in CHINESE JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICS-CHINESE EDITION
Doschek G
(2008)
Flows and Nonthermal Velocities in Solar Active Regions Observed with the EUV Imaging Spectrometer on Hinode : A Tracer of Active Region Sources of Heliospheric Magnetic Fields?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mignani R
(2008)
Optical and infrared observations of the X-ray source 1WGA J1713.4-3949 in the G347.3-0.5 SNR
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Forsyth C
(2008)
Observed tail current systems associated with bursty bulk flows and auroral streamers during a period of multiple substorms
in Annales Geophysicae