Mass determinations of accreting white dwarfs and tests of close binary evolution
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This project will analyse lightcurves of accreting white dwarfs to measure the component masses of the binary. Comparison of these masses to binary evolution models will test physical prescriptions for angular momentum loss and mass transfer stability in close binary stars.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Stuart Littlefair (Primary Supervisor) | |
James Wild (Student) |
Publications
Wild J
(2020)
Spectroscopic and photometric periods of six ultracompact accreting binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ST/S505699/1 | 01/10/2018 | 30/09/2022 | |||
2104516 | Studentship | ST/S505699/1 | 01/10/2018 | 31/03/2022 | James Wild |
Description | Astronomy Outreach at a primary school |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Delivered a roughly 40 minute talk introducing astronomy (e.g. scales, types of bodies, etc) to ~30 primary school students in the evening. After the talk, instructed them in the use of a telescope the school had had donated, and did some basic stargazing. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | PubHD Talk to fellow researchers and the general public |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gave a talk on my PhD research plan to an audience in a local pub. The audience included other postgraduates, and some undergraduates, but was primarily targeted towards the general public. As, at the time, I had no data to present, this talk was largely an introduction to cataclysmic variables, a type of binary star system that my research focusses on. After my talk and two others, I hung around with people interested in my talk and answered questions in a casual setting. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://pubhdsheffield.mystrikingly.com/ |