MSSL PPARC Rolling Grant Proposal
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Abstract
MSSL's PPARC rolling grant supports world-class research in astrophysics and solar system science. Investigators at MSSL are leading programmes to investigate the Earth's magnetosphere, explore the planets, understand the Sun and probe the furthest reaches of the universe. Our academic staffs are involved with the development, design, build, operations and data analysis aspects of space missions. We have hands-on involvement during the lifetime of missions that spans conception to operations. These include an impressive array of missions that are currently operational: Cassini, Cluster, Double Star, Mars Express, Coronas-F, SOHO, Swift, Venus Express and XMM-Newton. In the next grant period Solar-B and Herschel will be launched. We have had hardware involvement in all these missions, and are PI on 5. The drive for this involvement is the cutting edge science that can be achieved from these missions. We are also immersed in the development of future missions including ExoMars, Gaia, KuaFu, Xeus, LISA, and Solar Orbiter. New technologies such as cryogenic coolers for future X-ray missions, instrument miniaturisation for solar system exploration and micropenetrators to explore planets such as Mars and Venus are being developed.
Organisations
Publications
Hara H
(2008)
2006 December 17 Long Duration Flare Observed with the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Reed J
(2008)
300mK and 50mK cooling systems for long-life space applications
in Cryogenics
Yang J
(2010)
A decelerating jet observed by the EVN and VLBA in the X-ray transient XTE J1752-223 Decelerating jet in XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Pellegrini S
(2007)
A Deep Chandra Look at the Low- L B Elliptical NGC 821: X-Ray Binaries, a Galactic Wind, and Emission at the Nucleus
in The Astrophysical Journal
Moss D
(2007)
A deep Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope 610-MHz survey of the 1HXMM-Newton/Chandra survey field
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Novara G
(2009)
A deep XMM-Newton serendipitous survey of a middle-latitude area II. New deeper X-ray and optical observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Persoon A
(2009)
A diffusive equilibrium model for the plasma density in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Yuan F
(2009)
A magnetohydrodynamical model for the formation of episodic jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Achilleos N
(2010)
A model of force balance in Saturn's magnetodisc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackman C
(2008)
A multi-instrument view of tail reconnection at Saturn
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Nakos T
(2008)
A multi-wavelength survey of AGN in the XMM-LSS field I. Quasar selection via the KX technique
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kanani S
(2010)
A new form of Saturn's magnetopause using a dynamic pressure balance model, based on in situ, multi-instrument Cassini measurements
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Delannée C
(2007)
A New Model for Propagating Parts of EIT Waves: A Current Shell in a CME
in Solar Physics
HARRA L
(2012)
A NEW VIEW OF THE SUN FROM THE HINODE SPACE MISSION
in International Journal of Modern Physics D
Mignani R
(2008)
A possible optical counterpart to the old nearby pulsar J0108-1431
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ramsay G
(2007)
A search for electron cyclotron maser emission from compact binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sylwester J
(2010)
A SOLAR SPECTROSCOPIC ABSOLUTE ABUNDANCE OF ARGON FROM RESIK
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rouillard A
(2009)
A solar storm observed from the Sun to Venus using the STEREO, Venus Express, and MESSENGER spacecraft
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Oates S
(2009)
A statistical study of gamma-ray burst afterglows measured by the Swift Ultraviolet Optical Telescope
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Milan S
(2009)
A superposed epoch analysis of auroral evolution during substorm growth, onset and recovery: open magnetic flux control of substorm intensity
in Annales Geophysicae
Israel G
(2008)
A Swift Gaze into the 2006 March 29 Burst Forest of SGR 1900+14
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dubinin E
(2008)
Access of solar wind electrons into the Martian magnetosphere
in Annales Geophysicae
Rea N
(2007)
Accurate X-ray position and multiwavelength observations of the isolated neutron star RBS 1774
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tripathi D
(2009)
ACTIVE REGION LOOPS: HINODE /EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROMETER OBSERVATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Testa V
(2008)
Adaptive optics, near-infrared observations of magnetars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Masson A
(2009)
Advances in Plasmaspheric Wave Research with CLUSTER and IMAGE Observations
in Space Science Reviews
Le Roux, J. A. And Florinski, V. And Zank, G. P. And Coates, A. J.
(2010)
AIP Conference Proceedings: Preface
in AIP Conference Proceedings
Fender R
(2009)
An anticorrelation between X-ray luminosity and Ha equivalent width in X-ray binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aplin, K. L. And Sawyer, E. C. And Coates, A. J. And Parker, D. J. And Jones, G. H. And Bowles, N. E. And Whalley, M. S.
(2008)
An electric field sensor to measure charged dust on the Marco Polo asteroid sample return mission
in International Astronautical Federation - 59th International Astronautical Congress 2008, IAC 2008
Masters A
(2008)
An empirical model of Saturn's bow shock: Cassini observations of shock location and shape
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Stevens J
(2010)
An excess of star-forming galaxies in the fields of high-redshift QSOs Galaxy formation around high-redshift QSOs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Soderberg AM
(2008)
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova.
in Nature
Zane S
(2008)
An Optical Counterpart Candidate for the Isolated Neutron Star RBS 1774
in The Astrophysical Journal
Menietti J
(2009)
Analysis of narrowband emission observed in the Saturn magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Menietti J
(2008)
Analysis of plasma waves observed in the inner Saturn magnetosphere
in Annales Geophysicae
Menietti J
(2008)
Analysis of plasma waves observed within local plasma injections seen in Saturn's magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Lundin, R. And Barabash, S. And Holmström, M. And Andersson, H. And Yamauchi, M. And Nilsson, H. And Grigorev, A. And Winningham, D. And Frahm, R. And Sharber, J. R. And Sauvaud, J. A. And Fedorov, A. And Budnik, E. And Thocaven, J. J. And Asamura, K. And Hayakawa, H. And Coates, A. J. And Soobiah, Y. And Linder, D. R. And Kataria, D. O. And Curtis, C. And Hsieh, K. C. And Sandel, B. R. And Grande, M. And Carter, M. And Reading, D. H. And Koskinen, H. And Kallio, E. And Riihela, P. And Sales, T
(2009)
Aspera-3: Analyser of space plasmas and energetic neutral atoms
in European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Cousins CR
(2010)
Astrobiological considerations for the selection of the geological filters on the ExoMars PanCam instrument.
in Astrobiology
Cowley S
(2008)
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
in Annales Geophysicae
Cowley S
(2008)
Auroral current systems in Saturn's magnetosphere: comparison of theoretical models with Cassini and HST observations
in Annales Geophysicae
Forsyth C
(2010)
Autumn MIST 2009
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Corral A
(2008)
Average Fe K$\mathsf{\alpha}$ emission from distant AGN
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2011)
AXIOM: advanced X-ray imaging of the magnetosphere
in Experimental Astronomy
Soria R
(2008)
Black hole mass estimates from soft X-ray spectra
in Advances in Space Research
Hasegawa H
(2009)
Boundary layer plasma flows from high-latitude reconnection in the summer hemisphere for northward IMF: THEMIS multi-point observations
in Geophysical Research Letters
Lui A
(2007)
Breakdown of the frozen-in condition in the Earth's magnetotail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Doschek G
(2010)
BRIGHT POINTS AND JETS IN POLAR CORONAL HOLES OBSERVED BY THE EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROMETER ON HINODE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Racusin JL
(2008)
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B.
in Nature
Tokar R
(2009)
Cassini detection of Enceladus' cold water-group plume ionosphere
in Geophysical Research Letters
Masters A
(2008)
Cassini encounters with hot flow anomaly-like phenomena at Saturn's bow shock
in Geophysical Research Letters