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
Hutton S
(2014)
A panchromatic analysis of starburst galaxy M82: probing the dust properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hwang H
(2010)
Evolution of dust temperature of galaxies through cosmic time as seen by Herschel? Evolution of dust temperature of galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hwang K
(2013)
Cluster observations near reconnection X lines in Earth's magnetotail current sheet
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Imada S
(2011)
ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING FOR TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT UPFLOW IN THE DIMMING REGION OBSERVED BY HINODE /EUV IMAGING SPECTROMETER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Israel G
(2010)
The 2008 October Swift detection of X-ray bursts/outburst from the transient SGR-like AXP 1E 1547.0-5408 The bursting/outbursting AXP 1E 1547.0-5408
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackman C
(2010)
In situ observations of the effect of a solar wind compression on Saturn's magnetotail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Jones S
(2011)
Radio and X-ray variability in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4051 Radio/X-ray variability in NGC 4051
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Joy K
(2011)
Moon Zoo: citizen science in lunar exploration
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Juneau S
(2013)
WIDESPREAD AND HIDDEN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT REDSHIFT >0.3
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kaastra J
(2013)
Accretion and outflow of gas in Markarian 509
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Kaastra JS
(2014)
Active galaxies. A fast and long-lived outflow from the supermassive black hole in NGC 5548.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Kaastra, J. S.,Detmers, R. G.,Mehdipour, M.,Arav, N.,Behar, E.,Bianchi, S.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Cappi, M.,Costantini, E.,Ebrero, J.,Kriss, G. A.,Paltani, S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Pinto, C.,Ponti, G.,Steenbrugge, K. C.,de Vries, C. P.
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 VIII. Location of the X-ray absorber
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kaastra, J. S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Cappi, M.,Arav, N.,Behar, E.,Bianchi, S.,Bloom, J.,Blustin, A. J.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Costantini, E.,Dadina, M.,Detmers, R. G.,Ebrero, J.,Jonker, P. G.,Klein, C.,Kriss, G. A.,Lubinski, P.,Malzac, J.,Mehdipour, M.,Paltani, S.,Pinto, C.,Ponti, G.,Ratti, E. M.,Smith, R. A. N.,Steenbrugge, K. C.,de Vries, C. P.
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 I. Variability and spectral energy distribution
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kanani S
(2011)
Autumn MIST 2010
in Astronomy & Geophysics
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
Kawata D
(2013)
Calibrating an updated smoothed particle hydrodynamics scheme within gcd+
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kawata D
(2014)
Numerical simulations of bubble-induced star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies with a novel stellar feedback scheme
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kellett S
(2011)
Saturn's ring current: Local time dependence and temporal variability SATURN'S RING CURRENT
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Khotyaintsev YV
(2011)
Plasma jet braking: energy dissipation and nonadiabatic electrons.
in Physical review letters
Kim J
(2013)
Multi-resolution digital terrain models and their potential for Mars landing site assessments
in Planetary and Space Science
Kim J
(2011)
Tree and building detection in dense urban environments using automated processing of IKONOS image and LiDAR data
in International Journal of Remote Sensing
Kliem B
(2012)
A Parametric Study of Erupting Flux Rope Rotation Modeling the "Cartwheel CME" on 9 April 2008
in Solar Physics
Kliem B
(2011)
Helicity transport in a simulated coronal mass ejection
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Krimm H
(2011)
DISCOVERY AND EVOLUTION OF THE NEW BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE SWIFT J1539.2-6227 DURING ITS 2008 OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kriss G
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 VI. HST/COS observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum???
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Krol M
(2013)
How much CO was emitted by the 2010 fires around Moscow?
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Krupp N
(2012)
The Cassini Enceladus encounters 2005-2010 in the view of energetic electron measurements
in Icarus
Krühler T
(2011)
Photometric redshifts for gamma-ray burst afterglows from GROND and Swift /UVOT
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kuncic Z
(2011)
Polarization enhanced X-ray imaging for biomedicine
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
König S
(2012)
CI, [CII] and CO observations towards TNJ 1338-1942: Probing the ISM in a massive proto-cluster galaxy at z = 4.11
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
La Barbera F
(2013)
SPIDER VIII - constraints on the stellar initial mass function of early-type galaxies from a variety of spectral features
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
La Barbera F
(2012)
SPIDER - VII. Revealing the stellar population content of massive early-type galaxies out to 8 R e Stellar populations of ETGs out to R ? 8R e
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lamy L
(2012)
Earth-based detection of Uranus' aurorae
in Geophysical Research Letters
Laureijs R
(2012)
Euclid: ESA's mission to map the geometry of the dark universe
Lavvas P
(2011)
Energy deposition and primary chemical products in Titan's upper atmosphere
in Icarus
Lavvas P
(2013)
Aerosol growth in Titan's ionosphere.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Leier D
(2011)
RESOLVING THE BARYON-FRACTION PROFILE IN LENSING GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Leier D
(2012)
Diagnostics of baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies Baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Levenson L
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE Science Demonstration Phase maps?†‡ HerMES: SDP maps
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Li C
(2011)
CORONAL JETS, MAGNETIC TOPOLOGIES, AND THE PRODUCTION OF INTERPLANETARY ELECTRON STREAMS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Li P
(2012)
Evaluation of ASTER GDEM using GPS benchmarks and SRTM in China
in International Journal of Remote Sensing
Liu P
(2013)
Using advanced InSAR time series techniques to monitor landslide movements in Badong of the Three Gorges region, China
in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Liu R
(2012)
SLOW RISE AND PARTIAL ERUPTION OF A DOUBLE-DECKER FILAMENT. I. OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lo Faro B
(2013)
THE COMPLEX PHYSICS OF DUSTY STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT HIGH REDSHIFTS AS REVEALED BY HERSCHEL AND SPITZER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Long D
(2011)
Deceleration and dispersion of large-scale coronal bright fronts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Long D
(2011)
THE WAVE PROPERTIES OF CORONAL BRIGHT FRONTS OBSERVED USING SDO /AIA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Luoni M
(2011)
Twisted Flux Tube Emergence Evidenced in Longitudinal Magnetograms: Magnetic Tongues
in Solar Physics
| 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 |