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
Brook C
(2012)
Thin disc, thick disc and halo in a simulated galaxy Disc galaxy decomposition
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hilton M
(2012)
Herschel observations of a z ~ 2 stellar mass selected galaxy sample drawn from the GOODS NICMOS Survey Far-IR properties of z ~ 2 GNS galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mignani R
(2012)
Optical and X-ray observations of candidate isolated neutron stars in the G315.4-2.3 supernova remnant Candidate isolated neutron stars in the G315.4-2.3 SNR
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brocksopp C
(2011)
Double-double radio galaxies: further insights into the formation of the radio structures DDRG: formation of the radio structures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Glenn J
(2010)
HerMES: deep galaxy number counts from a P(D) fluctuation analysis of SPIRE Science Demonstration Phase observations HerMES P(D) fluctuation analysis
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Foyle K
(2012)
The dust and gas properties of M83 The dust and gas properties of M83
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hohle M
(2012)
The continued spectral and temporal evolution of RX J0720.4-3125 Spectral evolution of RX J0720.4-3125
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ramsay G
(2011)
New short-period stellar pulsators at large Galactocentric distances Stellar Pulsators at large distances
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rahimi A
(2011)
Metallicity gradients of disc stars for a cosmologically simulated galaxy Metals in a cosmologically simulated galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hernán-Caballero A
(2013)
SHARDS: stellar populations and star formation histories of a mass-selected sample of 0.65 < z < 1.1 galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bendo G
(2012)
Investigations of dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403 with the Herschel Space Observatory Dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Semboloni E
(2013)
On the shear estimation bias induced by the spatial variation of colour across galaxy profiles
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oates S
(2011)
A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift Ultraviolet Optical and X-ray Telescopes Comparison of UVOT & XRT GRB light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sarty G
(2011)
The ?-ray binary LS 5039: mass and orbit constraints from MOST observations? The mass and orbit of LS 5039
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Leier D
(2012)
Diagnostics of baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies Baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ferreras I
(2014)
Age-dating the Tully-Fisher relation at moderate redshift?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Trujillo I
(2011)
Dissecting the size evolution of elliptical galaxies since z~ 1: puffing-up versus minor-merging scenarios Dissecting the size evolution of the ellipticals
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wilson C
(2012)
The JCMT Nearby Galaxies Legacy Survey - VIII. CO data and the LCO(3-2)-LFIR correlation in the SINGS sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Zane S
(2011)
Discovery of 59 ms pulsations from 1RXS J141256.0+792204 (Calvera) Discovery of 59 ms pulsations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Snaith O
(2011)
A comparison of galaxy group luminosity functions from semi-analytic models Luminosity functions of groups in SAMs'
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Farinelli R
(2013)
Spectral evolution of the X-ray nova XTE J1859+226 during its outburst observed by BeppoSAX and RXTE
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rahimi A
(2012)
Towards a self-consistent numerical model of late-type galaxies: calibrating the effects of sub-grid physics on galactic models Towards a self-consistent numerical galaxy model
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Recchi S
(2013)
The [ /Fe] ratios of very metal-poor stars within the integrated galactic initial mass function theory
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Camero A
(2014)
Quiescent state and outburst evolution of SGR 0501+4516
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
Levenson L
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE Science Demonstration Phase maps?†‡ HerMES: SDP maps
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roseboom I
(2012)
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Hunt J
(2013)
Disc galaxy modelling with a particle-by-particle made-to-measure method
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Grand R
(2012)
Dynamics of stars around spiral arms in an N -body/SPH simulated barred spiral galaxy Dynamics of stars in a barred spiral galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Davies J
(2010)
On the origin of M81 group extended dust emission M81 group extended dust
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
Mignani R
(2013)
Deep optical observations of the ?-ray pulsar PSR J0007+7303 in the CTA 1 supernova remnant
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Carrera F
(2011)
A strongly star-forming group: three massive galaxies associated with a quasi-stellar object A strongly star-forming group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vargas DomÃnguez S
(2011)
Spatial distribution and statistical properties of small-scale convective vortex-like motions in a quiet-Sun region Spatial properties and statistics of vortices
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oates S
(2012)
A correlation between the intrinsic brightness and average decay rate of Swift /UVOT gamma-ray burst optical/ultraviolet light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
De Luca A
(2012)
A time-variable, phase-dependent emission line in the X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RX J0822-4300
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Few C
(2012)
RAMSES-CH: a new chemodynamical code for cosmological simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Läsker R
(2013)
Bottom-heavy initial mass function in a nearby compact L ? galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Cava A
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE detection of high-redshift massive compact galaxies in GOODS-N field
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ferreras I
(2013)
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function with velocity dispersion in early-type galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Rigopoulou D
(2010)
HerMES: Herschel -SPIRE observations of Lyman break galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Yang J
(2011)
Transient relativistic ejections and stationary core in XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tiengo A
(2011)
X-ray and optical observations of the closest isolated radio pulsar
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
De La Rosa I
(2011)
The link between the star formation history and [a/Fe ]
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Buat V
(2010)
Measures of star formation rates from infrared ( Herschel ) and UV ( GALEX ) emissions of galaxies in the HerMES fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ferreras I
(2010)
Constraining the low-mass end of the initial mass function with gravitational lensing
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Chapman S
(2010)
Herschel -SPIRE, far-infrared properties of millimetre-bright and -faint radio galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Amblard A
(2011)
Submillimetre galaxies reside in dark matter haloes with masses greater than 3 × 10(11) solar masses.
in Nature
Pryor WR
(2011)
The auroral footprint of Enceladus on Saturn.
in Nature
| 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 |