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
Van Loon J
(2008)
Spitzer Space Telescope Evidence in NGC 6791: No Super Mass Loss at Supersolar Metallicity to Explain Helium White Dwarfs?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Pollacco D
(2008)
WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ekström S
(2008)
Effects of rotation on the evolution of primordial stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pignatari M
(2008)
The s -Process in Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: The Effect of Primary 14 N from Fast Rotating Stars
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wilson D. M.
(2008)
WASP-4b: A 12th magnitude transiting hot Jupiter in the southern hemisphere
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
Boyer M
(2008)
A SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE ATLAS OF ? CENTAURI: THE STELLAR POPULATION, MASS LOSS, AND THE INTRACLUSTER MEDIUM
in The Astronomical Journal
{Anderson}, D.~R. And {Gillon}, M. And {Hellier}, C. And {Maxted}, P.~F.~L. And {Pepe}, F. And {Queloz}, D. And {Wilson}, D.~M. And {Collier Cameron}, A. And {Smalley}, B. And {Lister}, T.~A. And {Bentley}, S.~J. And {Blecha}, A. And {Christian}, D.~J. And {Enoch}, B. And {Hebb}, L. And {Horne}, K. And {Irwin}, J. And {Joshi}, Y.~C. And {Kane}, S.~R. And {Marmier}, M. And {Mayor}, M. And {Parley}, N.~R. And {Pollacco}, D.~L. And {Pont}, F. And {Ryans}, R. And {S{\'e}gransan}, D. And {Skillen},
(2008)
WASP-5b: a dense, very hot Jupiter transiting a 12th-mag Southern-hemisphere star
in \mnras
{Cioni}, M.-R.~L. And {Bekki}, K. And {Clementini}, G. And {de Blok}, W.~J.~G. And {Emerson}, J.~P. And {Evans}, C.~J. And {de Grijs}, R. And {Gibson}, B.~K. And {Girardi}, L. And {Groenewegen}, M.~A.~T. And {Ivanov}, V.~D. And {Leisy}, P. And {Marconi}, M. And {Mastropietro}, C. And {Moore}, B. And {Naylor}, T. And {Oliveira}, J.~M. And {Ripepi}, V. And {van Loon}, J.~T. And {Wilkinson}, M.~I. And {Wood}, P.~R.
(2008)
The Magellanic Clouds as a Template for the Study of Stellar Populations and Galaxy Interactions
in \pasa
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
Chiappini C
(2008)
A new imprint of fast rotators: low $\mathsf{^{12}}$C/$\mathsf{^{13}}$C ratios in extremely metal-poor halo stars
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 |