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
Laureijs R
(2012)
Euclid: ESA's mission to map the geometry of the dark universe
Coates A
(2012)
Cassini in Titan's tail: CAPS observations of plasma escape
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Schady, P. And Dwelly, T. And Page, M. J. And Krühler, T. And Greiner, J. And Oates, S. R. And De Pasquale, M. And Nardini, M. And Roming, P. W. A. And Rossi, A. And Still, M.
(2012)
Dust extinction curves of GRB host galaxies
in Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplementi
Marklund G
(2012)
Cluster multipoint study of the acceleration potential pattern and electrodynamics of an auroral surge and its associated horn arc
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Voigt L
(2012)
The impact of galaxy colour gradients on cosmic shear measurement Galaxy colour gradients and shear measurement
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pilkington K
(2012)
Metallicity gradients in disks Do galaxies form inside-out?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lybekk B
(2012)
Solar cycle variations of the Cluster spacecraft potential and its use for electron density estimations
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Shin D
(2012)
Progressively weighted affine adaptive correlation matching for quasi-dense 3D reconstruction
in Pattern Recognition
Fritz J
(2012)
The Herschel Exploitation of Local Galaxy Andromeda (HELGA) I. Global far-infrared and sub-mm morphology
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Trevisan M
(2012)
CONSTRAINTS ON FEEDBACK PROCESSES DURING THE FORMATION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Parkin T
(2012)
The gas-to-dust mass ratio of Centaurus A as seen by Herschel? The gas-to-dust mass ratio of Cen A
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun W
(2012)
Cluster and TC-1 observation of magnetic holes in the plasma sheet
in Annales Geophysicae
Wang R
(2012)
Asymmetry in the current sheet and secondary magnetic flux ropes during guide field magnetic reconnection
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Zhang Q
(2012)
Inner plasma structure of the low-latitude reconnection layer
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Holland S
(2012)
GRB 081029: A GAMMA-RAY BURST WITH A MULTI-COMPONENT AFTERGLOW
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zheng W
(2012)
PANCHROMATIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE TEXTBOOK GRB 110205A: CONSTRAINING PHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF PROMPT EMISSION AND AFTERGLOW
in The Astrophysical Journal
Brook C
(2012)
Thin disc, thick disc and halo in a simulated galaxy Disc galaxy decomposition
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gow J
(2012)
Assessment of space proton radiation-induced charge transfer inefficiency in the CCD204 for the Euclid space observatory
in Journal of Instrumentation
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
Casey C
(2012)
A POPULATION OF z > 2 FAR-INFRARED HERSCHEL -SPIRE-SELECTED STARBURSTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Badman S
(2012)
Correction to "Cassini observations of ion and electron beams at Saturn and their relationship to infrared auroral arcs"
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Tinetti G
(2012)
EChO Exoplanet characterisation observatory
in Experimental Astronomy
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
Collinson G
(2012)
Short large-amplitude magnetic structures (SLAMS) at Venus
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Den Herder J
(2012)
The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard Athena
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
Zharkov S
(2012)
Properties of the 15 February 2011 Flare Seismic Sources
in Solar Physics
Ponti G
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 XI. Reverberation of the Fe K a line
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Shi J
(2012)
Inter-hemispheric asymmetry of dependence of the cusp location on dipole tilt during northward IMF conditions
in Annales Geophysicae
Collinson GA
(2012)
The geometric factor of electrostatic plasma analyzers: a case study from the Fast Plasma Investigation for the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Fisher D
(2012)
Global warping coefficients for improving ATSR co-registration
in Remote Sensing Letters
Badman S
(2012)
Cassini observations of ion and electron beams at Saturn and their relationship to infrared auroral arcs
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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
Seymour N
(2012)
RAPID COEVAL BLACK HOLE AND HOST GALAXY GROWTH IN MRC 1138-262: THE HUNGRY SPIDER
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
Ackermann M
(2012)
A STATISTICAL APPROACH TO RECOGNIZING SOURCE CLASSES FOR UNASSOCIATED SOURCES IN THE FIRST FERMI -LAT CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal
Teh W
(2012)
Electron dynamics in the reconnection ion diffusion region
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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
Brown P
(2012)
A SWIFT LOOK AT SN 2011fe: THE EARLIEST ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVATIONS OF A TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Sembay S
(2012)
AXIOM: Advanced X-ray imaging of the magnetosheath
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Pitout F
(2012)
Overlapping ion structures in the mid-altitude cusp under northward IMF: signature of dual lobe reconnection?
in Annales Geophysicae
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
Roussos E
(2012)
Energetic electron observations of Rhea's magnetospheric interaction
in Icarus
| 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 |