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
Littlefair S
(2011)
Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from stellar rotation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Bruntt H
(2012)
Accurate fundamental parameters and detailed abundance patterns from spectroscopy of 93 solar-type Kepler targets?† Parameters of solar-type Kepler targets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bruntt H
(2010)
Accurate fundamental parameters for 23 bright solar-type stars Fundamental parameters for 23 solar-type stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Doyle A
(2012)
Accurate spectroscopic parameters of WASP planet host stars
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
Kittang A
(2013)
Adaptation response of Arabidopsis thaliana to random positioning
in Advances in Space Research
Jones S
(2013)
ADVANCED BURNING STAGES AND FATE OF 8-10 M ? STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Indebetouw R
(2013)
ALMA RESOLVES 30 DORADUS: SUB-PARSEC MOLECULAR CLOUD STRUCTURE NEAR THE CLOSEST SUPER STAR CLUSTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Miller L
(2008)
An absorption origin for the X-ray spectral variability of MCG-6-30-15
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hellier C
(2009)
An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b.
in Nature
Tombesi F
(2013)
An outburst scenario for the X-ray spectral variability in 3C 111
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pillitteri I
(2013)
AN X-RAY SURVEY OF THE YOUNG STELLAR POPULATION OF THE LYNDS 1641 AND IOTA ORIONIS REGIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Nandra K
(2006)
An XMM-Newton survey of broad iron lines in AGN
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Nandra K
(2007)
An XMM-Newton survey of broad iron lines in Seyfert galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Porquet D
(2006)
An XMM-Newton view of the X-ray flat radio-quiet quasar PG 1416-129
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Brown D
(2012)
ANALYSIS OF SPIN-ORBIT ALIGNMENT IN THE WASP-32, WASP-38, AND HAT-P-27/WASP-40 SYSTEMS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Meibom S
(2013)
Angular momentum evolution of cool stars: Toward a synthesis of observations and theory before and after the ZAMS
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Pavlovski K
(2011)
APSIDAL MOTION OF THE ECLIPSING BINARY AS CAMELOPARDALIS: DISCREPANCY RESOLVED
in The Astrophysical Journal
Meynet G
(2010)
Are C-rich ultra iron-poor stars also He-rich?
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
Broomhall A
(2011)
Are short-term variations in solar oscillation frequencies the signature of a second solar dynamo?
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Jackson R
(2010)
Are the spin axes of stars randomly aligned within a cluster?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Van Loon J
(2010)
ASPITZER SPACE TELESCOPEFAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL ATLAS OF COMPACT SOURCES IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS. I. THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD
in The Astronomical Journal
Van Loon J
(2010)
ASPITZER SPACE TELESCOPEFAR-INFRARED SPECTRAL ATLAS OF COMPACT SOURCES IN THE MAGELLANIC CLOUDS. II. THE SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD
in The Astronomical Journal
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 |