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
Watanabe T
(2010)
PRODUCTION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMAS DURING THE EARLY PHASES OF A C9.7 FLARE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Masters A
(2010)
Cassini observations of a Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex in Saturn's outer magnetosphere
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Schulz B
(2010)
HerMES: The submillimeter spectral energy distributions of Herschel /SPIRE-detected galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
Cattaneo M. B. Bavassano
(2010)
Global reconnection topology as inferred from plasma observations inside Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Serjeant S
(2010)
Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Enoto T
(2010)
WIDE-BAND SUZAKU ANALYSIS OF THE PERSISTENT EMISSION FROM SGR 0501+4516 DURING THE 2008 OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cortese L
(2010)
Herschel -SPIRE observations of the disturbed galaxy NGC 4438
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Balmaceda L
(2010)
Evidence of small-scale magnetic concentrations dragged by vortex motion of solar photospheric plasma
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Lewis G
(2010)
The calibration of the Cassini-Huygens CAPS Electron Spectrometer
in Planetary and Space Science