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.

Publications

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OLIVEIRA J (2012) PROTO-NEUTRON STAR FORMATION WITH DELTA-RESONANCE MATTER AND TRAPPED NEUTRINOS in International Journal of Modern Physics D

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McQuillin R (2012) Novae in the SuperWASP data base Novae in the SuperWASP data base in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Ripepi V (2012) The VMC survey - V. First results for classical Cepheids VMC first results for classical Cepheids in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Patrick A (2012) A Suzaku survey of Fe K lines in Seyfert 1 active galactic nuclei Suzaku observations of iron lines in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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{Jackson}, R.~J. And {Jeffries}, R.~D. (2012) Why do some young cool stars show spot modulation while others do not? in \mnras

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Doyle A (2012) Accurate spectroscopic parameters of WASP planet host stars in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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{Muijres}, L. And {Vink}, J.~S. And {de Koter}, A. And {Hirschi}, R. And {Langer}, N. And {Yoon}, S.-C. (2012) Mass-loss predictions for evolved very metal-poor massive stars in \aap

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Greiss S (2012) INITIAL DATA RELEASE OF THE KEPLER -INT SURVEY in The Astronomical Journal

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Lendl M (2012) WASP-42 b and WASP-49 b: two new transiting sub-Jupiters 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