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
Smalley B
(2011)
SuperWASP observations of pulsating Am stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smalley B
(2011)
WASP-34b: a near-grazing transiting sub-Jupiter-mass exoplanet in a hierarchical triple system
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smalley B
(2012)
WASP-78b and WASP-79b: two highly-bloated hot Jupiter-mass exoplanets orbiting F-type stars in Eridanus
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smalley B
(2010)
WASP-26b: a 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Smith A
(2006)
The impact of correlated noise on SuperWASP detection rates for transiting extrasolar planets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith A
(2012)
WASP-36b: A NEW TRANSITING PLANET AROUND A METAL-POOR G-DWARF, AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANALYSES BASED ON A SINGLE TRANSIT LIGHT CURVE
in The Astronomical Journal
Smith A
(2012)
Thermal emission from WASP-24b at 3.6 and 4.5 ยต m
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smith A
(2009)
A SuperWASP search for additional transiting planets in 24 known systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith A
(2011)
Thermal emission from WASP-33b, the hottest known planet? Thermal emission from WASP-33b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith A
(2013)
WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smith A
(2013)
WASP-71b: a bloated hot Jupiter in a 2.9-day, prograde orbit around an evolved F8 star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Smith R
(2011)
Debris discs in the 27 Myr old open cluster IC 4665 Debris discs in IC4665
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith R
(2012)
Dust discs around intermediate-mass and Sun-like stars in the 16 Myr old NGC 1960 open cluster Debris discs in NGC 1960
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smolders K
(2012)
The Spitzer spectroscopic survey of S-type stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2011)
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - IV. Thirty systems with space-based light curves Studies of transiting extrasolar planets - IV
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2009)
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - II. Physical properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2010)
Homogeneous studies of transiting extrasolar planets - III. Additional planets and stellar models Studies of transiting extrasolar planets - III
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2010)
Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS VII. Four new eclipsing systems
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2012)
High-precision photometry by telescope defocusing - IV. Confirmation of the huge radius of WASP-17 b High-precision defocused photometry of WASP-17
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2010)
High-precision photometry by telescope defocusing - III. The transiting planetary system WASP-2? High-precision defocused photometry of WASP-2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2012)
Physical properties and radius variations in the HAT-P-5 planetary system from simultaneous four-colour photometry The physical properties of HAT-P-5
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Southworth J
(2011)
A much lower density for the transiting extrasolar planet WASP-7
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2009)
Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS VI. The 4.5-h period eclipsing system SDSS J100658.40+233724.4
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Southworth J
(2009)
High-precision photometry by telescope defocussing - II. The transiting planetary system WASP-4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| 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 |