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
Schillaci A.
(2020)
Design and performance of the first BICEP Array receiver
in arXiv e-prints
Schillaci A
(2020)
Design and Performance of the First BICEP Array Receiver
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Reissl S
(2020)
Synthetic observations of spiral arm tracers of a simulated Milky Way analog
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chawner H
(2020)
A Galactic dust devil: far-infrared observations of the Tornado supernova remnant candidate
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fasano A
(2020)
KISS: a spectrometric imager for millimetre cosmology
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Carraro R
(2020)
Coevolution of black hole accretion and star formation in galaxies up to z = 3.5
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pisano Giampaolo
(2020)
Development of Flat Silicon-Based Mesh Lens Arrays for Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wave Astronomy
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Carraro R
(2020)
Coevolution of black hole accretion and star formation in galaxies up to z = 3.5
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Zhang C
(2020)
Characterizing the Sensitivity of 40 GHz TES Bolometers for BICEP Array
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Coppolecchia A
(2020)
The long duration cryogenic system of the OLIMPO balloon-borne experiment: Design and in-flight performance
in Cryogenics
Hornsby A
(2020)
Reducing the Susceptibility of Lumped-Element KIDs to Two-Level System Effects
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ruppin F
(2020)
Unveiling the Merger Dynamics of the Most Massive MaDCoWS Cluster at z = 1.2 from a Multiwavelength Mapping of Its Intracluster Medium Properties
in The Astrophysical Journal
Davis T
(2020)
Stellar initial mass function variation in massive early-type galaxies: the potential role of the deuterium abundance
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ricci M
(2020)
The XXL Survey XLIV. Sunyaev-Zel'dovich mapping of a low-mass cluster at z ~ 1: a multi-wavelength approach
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mottram J
(2020)
From clump to disc scales in W3 IRS4 A case study of the IRAM NOEMA large programme CORE
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chae K
(2020)
Testing the Strong Equivalence Principle: Detection of the External Field Effect in Rotationally Supported Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Bonavera L
(2020)
Cosmology with the submillimetre galaxies magnification bias: Proof of concept
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yang C
(2020)
Erratum: The Herschel Bright Sources (HerBS): sample definition and SCUBA-2 observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lestrade J
(2020)
Debris disks around stars in the NIKA2 era
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Madhavacheril M
(2020)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Weighing Distant Clusters with the Most Ancient Light
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Bianchini F
(2020)
Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from the 500 deg 2 SPTPOL Lensing Power Spectrum
in The Astrophysical Journal
Shelest A
(2020)
From spirals to lenticulars: Evidence from the rotation curves and mass models of three early-type galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bonavera L
(2020)
Cosmology with the submillimetre galaxies magnification bias: Proof of concept
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Sormani M
(2020)
Simulations of the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone - II. Star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Eales S
(2020)
Do bulges stop stars forming?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chawner H
(2020)
A complete catalogue of dusty supernova remnants in the Galactic plane
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Paiella A
(2020)
In-Flight Performance of the LEKIDs of the OLIMPO Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Sugai H
(2020)
Updated Design of the CMB Polarization Experiment Satellite LiteBIRD
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Chawner H
(2020)
A Galactic dust devil: far-infrared observations of the Tornado supernova remnant candidate
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sugai H.
(2020)
Updated Design of the CMB Polarization Experiment Satellite LiteBIRD
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Karkare K
(2020)
Full-Array Noise Performance of Deployment-Grade SuperSpec mm-Wave On-Chip Spectrometers
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Jaffa Sarah E.
(2020)
J plots: Tool for characterizing 2D and 3D structures in the interstellar medium
in Astrophysics Source Code Library
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Marnieros S
(2020)
TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Ruppin F
(2020)
Mapping the gas thermodynamic properties of the massive cluster merger MOO J1142+1527 at z = 1.2
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Li Z
(2020)
The HASHTAG project I. A survey of CO(3-2) emission from the star forming disc of M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meinke J
(2020)
Planar Self-similar Antennas for Broadband Millimeter-Wave Measurements
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Henshaw J
(2020)
Ubiquitous velocity fluctuations throughout the molecular interstellar medium
in Nature Astronomy
Aiola S
(2020)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR4 maps and cosmological parameters
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bianchini F
(2020)
Searching for anisotropic cosmic birefringence with polarization data from SPTpol
in Physical Review D
Mayet F
(2020)
Cluster cosmology with the NIKA2 SZ Large Program
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Bakx T
(2020)
A search for the lenses in the Herschel Bright Sources (HerBS) sample
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 |