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
Seymour N
(2009)
Investigating the far-IR/radio correlation of star-forming Galaxies to z = 3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Seymour N
(2008)
The star formation history of the Universe as revealed by deep radio observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Serjeant S
(2010)
Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sergis N
(2010)
Particle pressure, inertial force, and ring current density profiles in the magnetosphere of Saturn, based on Cassini measurements
in Geophysical Research Letters
Sergeev V
(2008)
Study of near-Earth reconnection events with Cluster and Double Star
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Seehafer N
(2007)
Force-free magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Schwartz S
(2008)
Cross-scale: multi-scale coupling in space plasmas
in Experimental Astronomy
Schulz B
(2010)
HerMES: The submillimeter spectral energy distributions of Herschel /SPIRE-detected galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Schriver D
(2010)
Generation of whistler mode emissions in the inner magnetosphere: An event study
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Schrijver Carolus J.
(2008)
Observations and modeling of the early acceleration phase of erupting filaments involved in coronal mass ejections
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL