A Programme of Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmology in Cardiff 2019-22
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We propose a programme of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Technology development for Astrophysics and Cosmology, to investigate star and planet formation in our own and other galaxies, how galaxies form and evolve and the signals from the very early Universe embedded in the polarisation properties of the Cosmic Microwave background. This programme will combine observational data from world-class ground and space-based observatories, as well as theoretical modelling and simulations of the processes that result in the Universe we observe around us. We will also continue to develop the world's most sensitive detectors for very long infrared wavelengths, along with associated optical components utilising 'metamaterials' the class of materials designed and manufactured by human beings to have the properties best suited to their task, rather than relying on naturally occurring minerals and plastics. Both of these areas of technology development potentially have wide applications outside of Astronomy, in areas such as security scanners and bio-medical imaging for example.
Planned Impact
The technology programme proposed here will have extensive impact outside of astronomy. Firstly in other academic subject areas such as Earth-observing where the technology is used to look downwards or sideways through the atmosphere rather than upwards, but also in bio-medical imaging, where the Far-infrared wavelength range has many spectral features, and is currently being used in collaboration with the School of Optometry in Cardiff to assess corneal damage, for example. Secondly we also plan to exploit the technology commercially, through the spinout company QMCI (www.terahertz.co.uk) which operates from within the School, with broad applications from fast plasma diagnostic systems in use in Fusion experiments, through laboratory spectroscopy across a wide range of chemistry and materials applications, and the new spinout Sequestym, for security cameras. We also plan a very strong Outreach programme across both the technology developments and the observational and theoretical astrophysics and cosmology programme, following on from the skills developed during the very successful Herschel/Planck outreach programme, with web-based and standard media information releases, but also tied in with Open days, school visits, and going out into schools and colleges to give presentations and host workshops
Organisations
Publications
Bing L
(2023)
NIKA2 Cosmological Legacy Survey Survey description and galaxy number counts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Roussel H
(2020)
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Roussel H
(2020)
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Roussel H
(2020)
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Roussel H
(2020)
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Kramer C
(2023)
NIKA2 observations of starless cores in Taurus and Perseus
MacĂas-PĂ©rez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences
MacĂas-PĂ©rez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences
MacĂas-PĂ©rez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences
MacĂas-PĂ©rez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Neri R.
(2019)
NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies
in arXiv e-prints
Neri R
(2020)
NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Priestley F
(2023)
Non-Equilibrium Abundances Treated Holistically (NEATH): the molecular composition of star-forming clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bich Ngoc Nguyen
(2020)
Observations of magnetic fields surrounding LkH$\alpha$ 101 taken by the BISTRO survey with JCMT-POL-2
in arXiv e-prints
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ngoc N
(2021)
Observations of Magnetic Fields Surrounding LkHa 101 Taken by the BISTRO Survey with JCMT-POL-2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Jones G
(2023)
On the density regime probed by HCN emission
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clark P
(2021)
On the emergent system mass function: the contest between accretion and fragmentation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clark P
(2021)
On the emergent system mass function: the contest between accretion and fragmentation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bender A
(2019)
On-Sky Performance of the SPT-3G Frequency-Domain Multiplexed Readout
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Bender A. N.
(2019)
On-Sky Performance of the SPT-3G Frequency-Domain Multiplexed Readout
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
St Germaine T
(2020)
Optical Characterization of the Keck Array and BICEP3 CMB Polarimeters from 2016 to 2019
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
BICEP T
(2020)
Optical characterization of the Keck Array and BICEP3 CMB Polarimeters from 2016 to 2019
in arXiv e-prints
Soliman A.
(2020)
Optical Design and Characterization of 40-GHz Detector and Module for the BICEP Array
in arXiv e-prints
Soliman A
(2020)
Optical Design and Characterization of 40-GHz Detector and Module for the BICEP Array
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Essinger-Hileman T
(2020)
Optical Design of the Experiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM)
Wiedner M
(2021)
Origins space telescope: from first light to life
in Experimental Astronomy
Dunne L
(2020)
Overdensity of SMGs in fields containing z ~ 0.3 galaxies: magnification bias and the implications for studies of galaxy evolution
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lestrade J
(2022)
Overdensity of SubMillimiter Galaxies in the GJ526 Field mapped with the NIKA2 Camera
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Osherson B.
(2020)
Particle response of antenna-coupled TES arrays: results from SPIDER and the lab
in arXiv e-prints
Anderson A
(2019)
Performance of Al-Mn Transition-Edge Sensor Bolometers in SPT-3G
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Anderson A. J.
(2019)
Performance of Al-Mn Transition-Edge Sensor Bolometers in SPT-3G
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Greaves J
(2020)
Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus
in Nature Astronomy
Bains William
(2020)
Phosphine on Venus Cannot be Explained by Conventional Processes
in arXiv e-prints
Brennan S
(2022)
Photometric and spectroscopic evolution of the interacting transient AT 2016jbu(Gaia16cfr)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Title | CO in the ALMA Radio-source Catalogue (ARC) |
| Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'CO in the ALMA Radio-source Catalogue (ARC): The molecular gas content of radio galaxies as a function of redshift.' (bibcode: 2022A&A...668A..67A) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/668/A67 |
| Title | SDC G335.579-0.292 ALMA images and datacubes |
| Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'Continuity of accretion from clumps to Class 0 high-mass protostars in SDC335.' (bibcode: 2021A&A...645A.142A) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/645/A142 |
| Title | Sunyaev-Zel'dovich galaxy clusters surveyed by ACT |
| Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomical Journal (AAS) with title 'The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: a catalog of >4000 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich galaxy clusters.' (bibcode: 2021ApJS..253....3H) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/253/3 |