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.

Publications

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Len C (2007) Hinode EUV Study of Jets in the Sun's South Polar Corona in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

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Bowler L (2008) Hinode unveils a new Sun in Astronomy & Geophysics

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Masters A (2009) Hot flow anomalies at Saturn's bow shock in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

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Mignani R (2010) HST/WFPC2 observations of the LMC pulsar PSR B0540-69 in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Schippers P (2009) Identification of photoelectron energy peaks in Saturn's inner neutral torus in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

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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

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Seymour N (2009) Investigating the far-IR/radio correlation of star-forming Galaxies to z = 3 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Galand M (2010) Ionization sources in Titan's deep ionosphere in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

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Coates A (2008) Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS in Planetary and Space Science

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Coates A (2011) Ionospheric photoelectrons: Comparing Venus, Earth, Mars and Titan in Planetary and Space Science

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Juusola L (2008) Ionospheric signatures during a magnetospheric flux rope event in Annales Geophysicae

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Copperwheat C (2007) Irradiation models for ULXs and fits to optical data in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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De Pasquale M (2009) Jet breaks at the end of the slow decline phase of Swift GRB light curves in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Galametz A (2009) Large scale structures around radio galaxies at z ~ 1.5 in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Achilleos N (2008) Large-scale dynamics of Saturn's magnetopause: Observations by Cassini in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

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Schmit D (2009) LARGE-SCALE FLOWS IN PROMINENCE CAVITIES in The Astrophysical Journal

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Fuerst S (2007) Line emission from optically thick relativistic accretion tori in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Steed K. (2008) Locating the solar source of 13 April 2006 magnetic cloud in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE

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Steed K (2008) Locating the solar source of 13 April 2006 magnetic cloud in Annales Geophysicae

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Tiengo A (2007) Long term spectral variability in the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1900+14 in Astrophysics and Space Science

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Milan Steve (2008) Looking through the oval window in ASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS

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Smith A (2008) LunarEX-a proposal to cosmic vision in Experimental Astronomy

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Matthews S (2009) Magnetic coupling in the solar system in Astronomy & Geophysics

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Wu Kinwah (2009) Magnetic interaction in ultra-compact binary systems in RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

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Clarke K (2010) Magnetopause oscillations near the planetary period at Saturn: Occurrence, phase, and amplitude in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics