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
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2010)
X-rays from Saturn: a study with XMM-Newton and Chandra over the years 2002-05
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2011)
AXIOM: advanced X-ray imaging of the magnetosphere
in Experimental Astronomy
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2008)
Spectral morphology of the X-ray emission from Jupiter's aurorae
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Breeveld A
(2010)
Further calibration of the Swift ultraviolet/optical telescope Further calibration of the Swift UVOT
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brocksopp C
(2010)
Disentangling jet and disc emission from the 2005 outburst of XTE J1118+480 The 2005 outburst of XTE J1118+480
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brocksopp C
(2011)
Double-double radio galaxies: further insights into the formation of the radio structures DDRG: formation of the radio structures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bunce E
(2007)
Cassini observations of the variation of Saturn's ring current parameters with system size
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Bunce E
(2008)
Origin of Saturn's aurora: Simultaneous observations by Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Bunce E
(2008)
Magnetic field structure of Saturn's dayside magnetosphere and its mapping to the ionosphere: Results from ring current modeling
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Burch J
(2008)
On the cause of Saturn's plasma periodicity
in Geophysical Research Letters
Caccianiga A
(2007)
Elusive AGN in the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Caccianiga A
(2007)
The XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey Identification and optical spectral properties
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cai H
(2010)
Cluster observations of high-altitude cusp during multiple fast-turning IMF
in Chinese Science Bulletin
Cai H. T.
(2009)
Cusp observations during a sequence of fast IMF
BZ reversals
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Cao X
(2008)
Multispacecraft and ground-based observations of substorm timing and activations: Two case studies
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Carrera F
(2007)
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey III. The AXIS X-ray source counts and angular clustering
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cattaneo M. B. Bavassano
(2010)
Global reconnection topology as inferred from plasma observations inside Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Chaston CC
(2007)
Mode conversion and anomalous transport in Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices and kinetic Alfvén waves at the Earth's magnetopause.
in Physical review letters
Chen L
(2007)
Observation of energetic electrons within magnetic islands
in Nature Physics
Chen L
(2008)
Evidence of an extended electron current sheet and its neighboring magnetic island during magnetotail reconnection
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Chifor C
(2008)
Magnetic flux cancellation associated with a recurring solar jet observed with Hinode , RHESSI , and STEREO /EUVI
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cirasuolo M
(2007)
The evolution of the near-infrared galaxy luminosity function and colour bimodality up to z ? 2 from the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clarke K
(2010)
Magnetospheric period oscillations of Saturn's bow shock
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Clarke K
(2010)
Magnetopause oscillations near the planetary period at Saturn: Occurrence, phase, and amplitude
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Clements D
(2008)
The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VIII. The nature of faint submillimetre galaxies in SHADES, SWIRE and SXDF surveys
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coates A
(2008)
Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS
in Planetary and Space Science
Coates A
(2008)
Interaction of Titan's ionosphere with Saturn's magnetosphere
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Coates A
(2009)
Heavy negative ions in Titan's ionosphere: Altitude and latitude dependence
in Planetary and Space Science
Coates A
(2011)
Ionospheric photoelectrons: Comparing Venus, Earth, Mars and Titan
in Planetary and Space Science
Coates A
(2009)
Plasma environment of Jupiter family comets
in Planetary and Space Science
Coates A
(2010)
Negative ions in the Enceladus plume
in Icarus
Coates AJ
(2010)
Negative ions at Titan and Enceladus: recent results.
in Faraday discussions
Coates, A. J.
(2008)
Venus Express - Earth's evil twin
in Astronomy Now
Collinson G
(2009)
Electron optical study of the Venus Express ASPERA-4 Electron Spectrometer (ELS) top-hat electrostatic analyser
in Measurement Science and Technology
Cooray A
(2010)
HerMES: Halo occupation number and bias properties of dusty galaxies from angular clustering measurements
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Copperwheat C
(2007)
Irradiation models for ULXs and fits to optical data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coppin K
(2010)
MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF CANDIDATE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI-DOMINATED SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Coppin K
(2008)
Testing the evolutionary link between submillimetre galaxies and quasars: CO observations of QSOs at z ~ 2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Corral A
(2008)
Average Fe K$\mathsf{\alpha}$ emission from distant AGN
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Cortese L
(2010)
Herschel -SPIRE observations of the disturbed galaxy NGC 4438
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cousins CR
(2010)
Astrobiological considerations for the selection of the geological filters on the ExoMars PanCam instrument.
in Astrobiology
Coustenis A
(2008)
TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission
in Experimental Astronomy
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
CRAVENS T
(2009)
Model-data comparisons for Titan's nightside ionosphere
in Icarus
Crawford I
(2008)
MoonLITE: A UK-led mission to the Moon
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Cropper M
(2007)
XMM-Newton observations of the isolated neutron star 1RXS J214303.7+065419/RBS1774
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Culhane J
(2007)
The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode
in Solar Physics
Curran P
(2009)
Testing the blast wave model with Swift GRBs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society