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
Talboys D
(2009)
Signatures of field-aligned currents in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere
in Geophysical Research Letters
Lindstedt T.
(2009)
Separatrix regions of magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Kondratiev V
(2009)
NEW LIMITS ON RADIO EMISSION FROM X-RAY DIM ISOLATED NEUTRON STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Vande Putte D
(2009)
Could the Galactic disc heating be due to globular cluster impacts?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Harra L
(2009)
On-disk signatures of eruptive activity from the Hinode mission
in Advances in Space Research
Tiengo A
(2009)
Quiet but still bright: XMM-Newton observations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR0526-66
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Liewer P
(2009)
Stereoscopic Analysis of the 19 May 2007 Erupting Filament
in Solar Physics
Oliver S
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE galaxy number counts at 250, 350, and 500 µ m
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bendo G
(2010)
The Herschel Space Observatory view of dust in M81
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shi J
(2010)
South-north asymmetry of field-aligned currents in the magnetotail observed by Cluster
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Hatziminaoglou E
(2010)
HerMES: Far infrared properties of known AGN in the HerMES fields
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mateos S
(2010)
The XMM- Newton Wide Angle Survey (XWAS): the X-ray spectrum of type-1 AGN
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Griffin M
(2010)
The Herschel -SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Schulz B
(2010)
HerMES: The submillimeter spectral energy distributions of Herschel /SPIRE-detected galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gomez H
(2010)
The dust morphology of the elliptical Galaxy M 86 with SPIRE
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pohlen, M. And Cortese, L. And Smith, M. W. L. And Eales, S. A. And Boselli, A. And Bendo, G. J. And Gomez, H. L. And Papageorgiou, A. And Auld, R. And Baes, M. And Bock, J. J. And Bradford, M. And Buat, V. And Castro-Rodriguez, N. And Chanial, P. And Charlot, S. And Ciesla, L. And Clements, D. L. And Cooray, A. And Cormier, D. And Dwek, E. And Eales, S. A. And Elbaz, D. And Galametz, M. And Galliano, F. And Gear, W. K. And Glenn, J. And Griffin, M. And Hony, S. And Isaak, K. G. And Levenson, L
(2010)
Radial distribution of gas and dust in the two spiral galaxies M99 and M100
Schriver D
(2010)
Generation of whistler mode emissions in the inner magnetosphere: An event study
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Nakajima A
(2010)
Simultaneous FAST and Double Star TC1 observations of broadband electrons during a storm time substorm
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Boselli A
(2010)
FIR colours and SEDs of nearby galaxies observed with Herschel
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Galand M
(2010)
Ionization sources in Titan's deep ionosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Eales S
(2010)
Mapping the interstellar medium in galaxies with Herschel /SPIRE
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Esposito P
(2010)
Early X-ray and optical observations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 0418+5729
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kliem B
(2010)
Reconnection of a Kinking Flux Rope Triggering the Ejection of a Microwave and Hard X-Ray Source II. Numerical Modeling
in Solar Physics
Bartlett J
(2010)
Thermal characterisation of a tungsten magnetoresistive heat switch
in Cryogenics
Ivison R
(2010)
Herschel and SCUBA-2 imaging and spectroscopy of a bright, lensed submillimetre galaxy at z = 2.3
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pasetto S
(2010)
Isolated dwarf galaxies: from cuspy to flat dark matter density profiles and metalicity gradients
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2010)
HST/WFPC2 observations of the LMC pulsar PSR B0540-69
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pohlen M
(2010)
Radial distribution of gas and dust in spiral galaxies The case of M 99 (NGC 4254) and M 100 (NGC 4321)
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Harra L
(2010)
Response of the Solar Atmosphere to the Emergence of 'Serpentine' Magnetic Field
in Solar Physics
Brocksopp C
(2010)
Disentangling jet and disc emission from the 2005 outburst of XTE J1118+480 The 2005 outburst of XTE J1118+480
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Breeveld A
(2010)
Further calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope Further calibration of the Swift UVOT
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sylwester B
(2010)
Soft X-ray coronal spectra at low activity levels observed by RESIK
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Swenson C
(2010)
GRB 090926A AND BRIGHT LATE-TIME FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOWS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bisi M
(2010)
From the Sun to the Earth: The 13 May 2005 Coronal Mass Ejection
in Solar Physics
Stevens J
(2010)
An excess of star-forming galaxies in the fields of high-redshift QSOs Galaxy formation around high-redshift QSOs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Symeonidis M
(2010)
The central energy source of 70 µm-selected galaxies: starburst or AGN?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cortese L
(2010)
Herschel -SPIRE observations of the disturbed galaxy NGC 4438
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Osten R
(2010)
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: A SUPERFLARE FROM THE dMe FLARE STAR EV LAC DETECTED BY SWIFT AND KONUS- WIND
in The Astrophysical Journal
Karlický M
(2010)
Reconnection of a Kinking Flux Rope Triggering the Ejection of a Microwave and Hard X-ray Source I. Observations and Interpretation
in Solar Physics
Balmaceda L
(2010)
Evidence of small-scale magnetic concentrations dragged by vortex motion of solar photospheric plasma
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hui Y
(2010)
Comparative analysis and variability of the Jovian X-ray spectra detected by the Chandra and XMM-Newton observatories
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Seymour N
(2010)
The comoving infrared luminosity density: domination of cold galaxies across 0 < z < 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Boselli A.
(2010)
The Herschel Reference Survey
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Sergis N
(2010)
Particle pressure, inertial force, and ring current density profiles in the magnetosphere of Saturn, based on Cassini measurements
in Geophysical Research Letters
Panuzzo P
(2010)
Probing the molecular interstellar medium of M82 with Herschel -SPIRE spectroscopy
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Achilleos N
(2010)
A model of force balance in Saturn's magnetodisc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roussel H
(2010)
SPIRE imaging of M 82: Cool dust in the wind and tidal streams
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Soria R
(2010)
X-ray study of HLX1: intermediate-mass black hole or foreground neutron star? X-ray study of HLX1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society