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
Cescutti G
(2013)
The s -process in the Galactic halo: the fifth signature of spinstars in the early Universe?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chandar Rupali
(2007)
Density dependence of the mass function of globular star clusters in the sombrero galaxy and its dynamical implications
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Chiappini C
(2006)
A strong case for fast stellar rotation at very low metallicities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chiappini C
(2011)
Erratum: Imprints of fast-rotating massive stars in the Galactic Bulge
in Nature
Chiappini C
(2011)
Imprints of fast-rotating massive stars in the Galactic Bulge.
in Nature
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
Choi J
(2012)
A NEW TYPE OF AMBIGUITY IN THE PLANET AND BINARY INTERPRETATIONS OF CENTRAL PERTURBATIONS OF HIGH-MAGNIFICATION GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Choi J
(2012)
CHARACTERIZING LENSES AND LENSED STARS OF HIGH-MAGNIFICATION SINGLE-LENS GRAVITATIONAL MICROLENSING EVENTS WITH LENSES PASSING OVER SOURCE STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Christian D
(2006)
The SuperWASP wide-field exoplanetary transit survey: candidates from fields 23 h < RA < 03 h
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Christian D
(2006)
The WASP project in the era of robotic telescope networks
in Astronomische Nachrichten
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 |