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
Copperwheat C
(2011)
SDSS J0926+3624: the shortest period eclipsing binary star The shortest period eclipsing binary star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ratajczak M
(2016)
Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the ASAS catalogue - IX. Spotted pairs with red giants
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kane S
(2008)
SuperWASP-N extrasolar planet candidates from fields 06 h < RA < 16 h
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rushton M
(2008)
How peculiar is the â??peculiar variableâ?? DZ Crucis (Nova Cru 2003)?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Groenewegen M
(2007)
Luminosities and mass-loss rates of carbon stars in the Magellanic Clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jeffries R
(2009)
Low-mass members of the young cluster IC 4665 and pre-main-sequence lithium depletion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackson R
(2013)
On the relationship between the size and surface coverage of starspots on magnetically active low-mass stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Christian D
(2007)
Erratum: The Super WASP wide-field exoplanetary transit survey: candidates from fields 23 h < RA < 03 h
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Javadi A
(2011)
The UK Infrared Telescope M33 monitoring project - II. The star formation history in the central square kiloparsec M33 monitoring - II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Maxted P
(2013)
Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 µm full-orbit light curves of WASP-18
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Doyle A
(2013)
Accurate spectroscopic parameters of WASP planet host stars?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Miller L
(2010)
X-ray reverberation in 1H 0707-495 revisited X-ray reverberation in 1H 0707-495
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oliveira J
(2006)
Massive young stellar objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud: water masers and ESO-VLT 3-4 m spectroscopy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Unda-Sanzana E
(2008)
GD 552: a cataclysmic variable with a brown dwarf companion?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Braito V
(2013)
Decoupling absorption and continuum variability in the Seyfert 2 NGC 4507
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2012)
Refined physical properties of the HAT-P-13 planetary system Physical properties of HAT-P-13
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brown D
(2011)
Are falling planets spinning up their host stars? Are falling planets spinning up their host stars?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jeffries R
(2006)
An XMM-Newton observation of the young open cluster NGC 2547: coronal activity at 30 Myr
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith D
(2011)
Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts from the ultraviolet-near-infrared in the science demonstration phase catalogue? Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gofford J
(2011)
A broad-band X-ray view of the warm absorber in radio-quiet quasar MR 2251-178 Broad-band Suzaku and Swift view of MR 2251-178
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binks A
(2013)
A lithium depletion boundary age of 21 Myr for the Beta Pictoris moving group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Oliveira J
(2011)
Ice chemistry in massive young stellar objects: the role of metallicity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Jeffries R
(2006)
Kinematic structure in the young s Orionis association
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Jackson R
(2009)
The radii of M-dwarfs in the young open cluster NGC 2516
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Anderson D
(2008)
WASP-5b: a dense, very hot Jupiter transiting a 12th-mag Southern-hemisphere star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Reeves J
(2008)
On why the iron K-shell absorption in AGN is not a signature of the local warm/hot intergalactic medium
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Miller L
(2009)
The absorption-dominated model for the X-ray spectra of type I active galaxies: MCG-6-30-15
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2012)
Infrared observations of the recurrent nova T Pyxidis: ancient dust basks in the warm glow of the 2011 outburst? IR observations of T Pyx
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tombesi F
(2011)
X-ray evidence for the accretion disc-outflow connection in 3C 111 Accretion disc-outflow connection in 3C 111
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Gänsicke B
(2008)
SDSS J084539.17+225728.0: the first DBZ white dwarf with a metal-rich gaseous debris disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tombesi F
(2012)
Evidence for ultrafast outflows in radio-quiet AGNs - III. Location and energetics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2012)
Solid-phase C60 in the peculiar binary XX Oph? C60 in XX Oph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Burleigh M
(2006)
A near-infrared spectroscopic detection of the brown dwarf in the post common envelope binary WD 0137-349
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tkachenko A
(2012)
Detection of gravity modes in the massive binary V380 Cyg from Kepler space-based photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy? Gravity modes in the massive binary V380 Cyg
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Littlefair S
(2011)
Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from stellar rotation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Risaliti G
(2009)
The XMM-Newton long look of NGC 1365: uncovering of the obscured X-ray source
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Evans A
(2006)
The Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer view of V4334 Sgr (Sakurai's Object)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Maxted PF
(2013)
Multi-periodic pulsations of a stripped red-giant star in an eclipsing binary system.
in Nature
Chiappini C
(2011)
Imprints of fast-rotating massive stars in the Galactic Bulge.
in Nature
Chiappini C
(2011)
Erratum: Imprints of fast-rotating massive stars in the Galactic Bulge
in Nature
Hellier C
(2009)
An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b.
in Nature
Madhusudhan N
(2011)
A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b.
in Nature
Maxted PF
(2006)
Survival of a brown dwarf after engulfment by a red giant star.
in Nature
Madhusudhan N
(2010)
A high C/O ratio and weak thermal inversion in the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-12b
in Nature
Southworth John
(2012)
ASTRONOMY A new class of planet
in NATURE
Hirschi R.
(2006)
GRB progenitors at low metallicities
in NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA B-BASIC TOPICS IN PHYSICS
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
Southworth John
(2011)
HIGH-SPEED PHOTOMETRY OF THE ECLIPSING CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE IRXS J180834.7+101041
in OBSERVATORY
Van Loon J
(2010)
Chemical evolution of star clusters
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Van Loon JT
(2010)
Chemical evolution of star clusters.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
| 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 |