Stellar Astrophysics at Keele
Lead Research Organisation:
Keele University
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry & Physics
Abstract
Our home is a planet orbiting a star. To understand our origins and place in the universe we need to understand how planets and stars form. Using a novel sky-survey instrument, which we are building in South Africa, we will search for planets around other stars. Using the latest and biggest telescopes and satellites we will study stellar nurseries where stars are born. We will investigate how they evolve, how they interact with each other, how they interact with their environment, and how they enrich interstellar space with the chemical ingredients from which a new generation of stars and planets will form, and from which, ultimately, we ourselves are made.
Organisations
Publications
Wilson D. M.
(2006)
SuperWASP observations of the transiting extrasolar planet XO-1b
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Chiappini C
(2006)
A strong case for fast stellar rotation at very low metallicities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Oliveira J
(2006)
Circumstellar discs in the young s Orionis cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Van Loon J
(2006)
Very Large Telescope three micron spectra of dust-enshrouded red giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
McLaughlin Dean E.
(2006)
The M-sigma relation for nucleated galaxies
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Miller L
(2006)
Variable iron-line emission near the black hole of Markarian 766
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yonetoku D.
(2006)
Suzaku observation of X-ray afterglow: Spectral and temporal behaviors
in NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA B-GENERAL PHYSICS RELATIVITY ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS AND METHODS
Hirschi R
(2006)
Very low-metallicity massive stars: Pre-SN evolution models and primary nitrogen production
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pollacco D
(2006)
The WASP Project and SuperWASP Camera
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Van Loon J
(2006)
The first 8-13 ยต m spectra of globular cluster red giants: circumstellar silicate dust grains in 47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Description | Lots and lots of them |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | We have particpated in dozens and dozens of such activites. Lots. We have about dozens and dozens of such feedbacks. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |