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
Caccianiga A
(2007)
Elusive AGN in the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Testa V
(2008)
Adaptive optics, near-infrared observations of magnetars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2007)
VLT observations of the central compact object in the Vela Jr. supernova remnant
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2008)
A possible optical counterpart to the old nearby pulsar J0108-1431
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2007)
The optical polarisation of the Vela pulsar revisited
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dzifcáková E
(2008)
Nonthermal and thermal diagnostics of a solar flare observed with RESIK and RHESSI
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Caccianiga A
(2007)
The XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey Identification and optical spectral properties
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lo Curto G
(2007)
Deep VLT infrared observations of X-ray dim isolated neutron stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ebrero J
(2008)
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey VI. The X-ray luminosity function
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Watson M
(2008)
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey V. The Second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chifor C
(2008)
Magnetic flux cancellation associated with a recurring solar jet observed with Hinode , RHESSI , and STEREO /EUVI
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tripathi D
(2008)
Density structure of an active region and associated moss using Hinode/EIS
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Milan Steve
(2008)
Looking through the oval window
in ASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS
Crawford I
(2008)
MoonLITE: A UK-led mission to the Moon
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Bowler L
(2008)
Hinode unveils a new Sun
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Matthews S
(2009)
Magnetic coupling in the solar system
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Forsyth C
(2010)
Autumn MIST 2009
in Astronomy & Geophysics
O'Halloran B
(2010)
Herschel photometric observations of the low metallicity dwarf galaxy NGC 1705
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cooray A
(2010)
HerMES: Halo occupation number and bias properties of dusty galaxies from angular clustering measurements
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pohlen M
(2010)
Radial distribution of gas and dust in spiral galaxies The case of M 99 (NGC 4254) and M 100 (NGC 4321)
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eales S
(2010)
First results from HerMES on the evolution of the submillimetre luminosity function
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Galametz M
(2010)
Herschel photometric observations of the nearby low metallicity irregular galaxy NGC 6822
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vargas Domínguez S
(2010)
Characterization of horizontal flows around solar pores from high-resolution time series of images
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cortese L
(2010)
Herschel -SPIRE observations of the disturbed galaxy NGC 4438
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Schulz B
(2010)
HerMES: The submillimeter spectral energy distributions of Herschel /SPIRE-detected galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gomez H
(2010)
The dust morphology of the elliptical Galaxy M 86 with SPIRE
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pasetto S
(2010)
Isolated dwarf galaxies: from cuspy to flat dark matter density profiles and metalicity gradients
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2010)
X-rays from Saturn: a study with XMM-Newton and Chandra over the years 2002-05
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Griffin M
(2010)
The Herschel -SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Doherty M
(2010)
Optical and near-IR spectroscopy of candidate red galaxies in two z ~ 2.5 proto-clusters
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hatziminaoglou E
(2010)
HerMES: Far infrared properties of known AGN in the HerMES fields
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Török T
(2010)
The writhe of helical structures in the solar corona
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vaccari M
(2010)
The HerMES SPIRE submillimeter local luminosity function
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eales S
(2010)
Mapping the interstellar medium in galaxies with Herschel /SPIRE
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sauvage M
(2010)
The central region of spiral galaxies as seen by Herschel M 81, M 99, and M 100
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Ivison R
(2010)
Herschel and SCUBA-2 imaging and spectroscopy of a bright, lensed submillimetre galaxy at z = 2.3
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Oliver S
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE galaxy number counts at 250, 350, and 500 µ m
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Valori G
(2010)
Testing magnetofrictional extrapolation with the Titov-Démoulin model of solar active regions
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Serjeant S
(2010)
Herschel ATLAS: The cosmic star formation history of quasar host galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Ivison R
(2010)
The far-infrared/radio correlation as probed by Herschel
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2010)
VLT observations of the middle-aged pulsar PSR B1055-52
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Elbaz D
(2010)
Herschel unveils a puzzling uniformity of distant dusty galaxies
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Phillips K
(2010)
Highly Ionized sodium X-ray line emission from the solar corona and the abundance of sodium
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bendo G
(2010)
The Herschel Space Observatory view of dust in M81
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mignani R
(2010)
HST/WFPC2 observations of the LMC pulsar PSR B0540-69
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dye S
(2010)
Herschel -ATLAS: Evolution of the 250 µm luminosity function out to z = 0.5
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Sylwester B
(2010)
Soft X-ray coronal spectra at low activity levels observed by RESIK
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mateos S
(2010)
The XMM- Newton Wide Angle Survey (XWAS): the X-ray spectrum of type-1 AGN
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Roussel H
(2010)
SPIRE imaging of M 82: Cool dust in the wind and tidal streams
in Astronomy and Astrophysics