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
Anderson D
(2011)
WASP-40b: Independent Discovery of the 0.6 M Jup Transiting Exoplanet HAT-P-27b
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Pollacco D
(2008)
WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
{Pollacco}, D. And {Skillen}, I. And {Collier Cameron}, A. And {Loeillet}, B. And {Stempels}, H.~C. And {Bouchy}, F. And {Gibson}, N.~P. And {Hebb}, L. And {H{\'e}brard}, G. And {Joshi}, Y.~C. And {McDonald}, I. And {Smalley}, B. And {Smith}, A.~M.~S. And {Street}, R.~A. And {Udry}, S. And {West}, R.~G. And {Wilson}, D.~M. And {Wheatley}, P.~J. And {Aigrain}, S. And {Alsubai}, K. And {Benn}, C.~R. And {Bruce}, V.~A. And {Christian}, D.~J. And {Clarkson}, W.~I. And {Enoch}, B. And {Evans}, A. An
(2008)
WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet
in \mnras
{Faedi}, F. And {Barros}, S.~C.~C. And {Anderson}, D.~R. And {Brown}, D.~J.~A. And {Collier Cameron}, A. And {Pollacco}, D. And {Boisse}, I. And {H{\'e}brard}, G. And {Lendl}, M. And {Lister}, T.~A. And {Smalley}, B. And {Street}, R.~A. And {Triaud}, A.~H.~M.~J. And {Bento}, J. And {Bouchy}, F. And {Butters}, O.~W. And {Enoch}, B. And {Haswell}, C.~A. And {Hellier}, C. And {Keenan}, F.~P. And {Miller}, G.~R.~M. And {Moulds}, V. And {Moutou}, C. And {Norton}, A.~J. And {Queloz}, D. And {Santerne
(2011)
WASP-39b: a highly inflated Saturn-mass planet orbiting a late G-type star
in \aap
Faedi F
(2011)
WASP-39b: a highly inflated Saturn-mass planet orbiting a late G-type star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Barros S
(2010)
WASP-38b: a transiting exoplanet in an eccentric, 6.87d period orbit
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
{Barros}, S.~C.~C. And {Faedi}, F. And {Collier Cameron}, A. And {Lister}, T.~A. And {McCormac}, J. And {Pollacco}, D. And {Simpson}, E.~K. And {Smalley}, B. And {Street}, R.~A. And {Todd}, I. And {Triaud}, A.~H.~M.~J. And {Boisse}, I. And {Bouchy}, F. And {H{\'e}brard}, G. And {Moutou}, C. And {Pepe}, F. And {Queloz}, D. And {Santerne}, A. And {Segransan}, D. And {Udry}, S. And {Bento}, J. And {Butters}, O.~W. And {Enoch}, B. And {Haswell}, C.~A. And {Hellier}, C. And {Keenan}, F.~P. And {Mill
(2011)
WASP-38b: a transiting exoplanet in an eccentric, 6.87d period orbit
in \aap
Simpson E
(2011)
WASP-37b: A 1.8 M J EXOPLANET TRANSITING A METAL-POOR STAR
in The Astronomical Journal
{Simpson}, E.~K. And {Faedi}, F. And {Barros}, S.~C.~C. And {Brown}, D.~J.~A. And {Collier Cameron}, A. And {Hebb}, L. And {Pollacco}, D. And {Smalley}, B. And {Todd}, I. And {Butters}, O.~W. And {H{\'e}brard}, G. And {McCormac}, J. And {Miller}, G.~R.~M. And {Santerne}, A. And {Street}, R.~A. And {Skillen}, I. And {Triaud}, A.~H.~M.~J. And {Anderson}, D.~R. And {Bento}, J. And {Boisse}, I. And {Bouchy}, F. And {Enoch}, B. And {Haswell}, C.~A. And {Hellier}, C. And {Holmes}, S. And {Horne}, K.
(2011)
WASP-37b: A 1.8 M $_{J}$ Exoplanet Transiting a Metal-poor Star
in \aj
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
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 |