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
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