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
McHardy I
(2007)
Discovery of multiple Lorentzian components in the X-ray timing properties of the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Ark 564 Multiple Lorentzians in Ark 564
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gao Y
(2009)
Molecular line profiles of collapsing gas clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Symeonidis M
(2008)
The properties of 70 µm-selected high-redshift galaxies in the Extended Groth Strip
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fender R
(2009)
An anticorrelation between X-ray luminosity and Ha equivalent width in X-ray binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Esposito P
(2010)
Early X-ray and optical observations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 0418+5729
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Blustin A
(2008)
Properties of X-ray-selected broad absorption-line quasars ?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Schady P
(2007)
Extreme properties of GRB 061007: a highly energetic or a highly collimated burst? Extreme properties of GRB 061007
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clements D
(2008)
The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) - VIII. The nature of faint submillimetre galaxies in SHADES, SWIRE and SXDF surveys
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Starling R
(2008)
Swift captures the spectrally evolving prompt emission of GRB 070616? The prompt emission of GRB 070616
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rea N
(2009)
The first outburst of the new magnetar candidate SGR 0501+4516
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Page M
(2007)
The XMM-SSC survey of hard-spectrum XMM-Newton sources - I. Optically bright sources
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Saxton C
(2010)
Time-dependent radio emission from evolving jets Time-dependent radio emission from evolving jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Symeonidis M
(2009)
The link between SCUBA and Spitzer : cold galaxies at z ? 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nobili L
(2008)
X-ray spectra from magnetar candidates - II. Resonant cross-sections for electron-photon scattering in the relativistic regime
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sarty G
(2009)
Periodicities in the high-mass X-ray binary system RX J0146.9+6121/LS I+61°235
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McNamara A
(2009)
X-ray polarization in relativistic jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Achilleos N
(2010)
A model of force balance in Saturn's magnetodisc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McNamara A
(2008)
X-ray polarization signatures of Compton scattering in magnetic cataclysmic variables
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pavan L
(2009)
Topology of magnetars external field - I. Axially symmetric fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nobili L
(2008)
X-ray spectra from magnetar candidates - I. Monte Carlo simulations in the non-relativistic regime
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Saxton C
(2010)
Polytropic dark haloes of elliptical galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cirasuolo M
(2007)
The evolution of the near-infrared galaxy luminosity function and colour bimodality up to z ? 2 from the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coppin K
(2008)
Testing the evolutionary link between submillimetre galaxies and quasars: CO observations of QSOs at z ~ 2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Yuan F
(2009)
A magnetohydrodynamical model for the formation of episodic jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vande Putte D
(2009)
Could the Galactic disc heating be due to globular cluster impacts?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Dhillon V
(2009)
Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Lane K
(2007)
The colour selection of distant galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Risaliti G
(2009)
The XMM-Newton long look of NGC 1365: uncovering of the obscured X-ray source
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Nesvadba N
(2009)
CO line emission in the halo of a radio galaxy at z = 2.6
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tiengo A
(2009)
Quiet but still bright: XMM-Newton observations of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 0526-66
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Esposito P
(2009)
Spin-down rate and inferred dipole magnetic field of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1627-41
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Esposito P
(2008)
The 2008 May burst activation of SGR 1627-41
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Kuin N
(2009)
GRB 081203A: Swift UVOT captures the earliest ultraviolet spectrum of a gamma-ray burst
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Salvaterra R
(2009)
GRB 090423 at a redshift of z approximately 8.1.
in Nature
Soderberg AM
(2008)
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova.
in Nature
Stallard T
(2008)
Complex structure within Saturn's infrared aurora.
in Nature
Racusin JL
(2008)
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B.
in Nature
Chen L
(2007)
Observation of energetic electrons within magnetic islands
in Nature Physics
Retinò A
(2007)
In situ evidence of magnetic reconnection in turbulent plasma
in Nature Physics
Pickett J. S.
(2009)
Electrostatic solitary waves in current layers: from Cluster observations during a super-substorm to beam experiments at the LAPD
in NONLINEAR PROCESSES IN GEOPHYSICS
Menezes D
(2007)
The QCD phase diagram and the gamma-ray bursts
in Nuclear Physics A
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
Zane S
(2007)
Giant flares in soft gamma-ray repeaters and short GRBs.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Khotyaintsev YV
(2010)
Observations of slow electron holes at a magnetic reconnection site.
in Physical review letters
Chaston CC
(2007)
Mode conversion and anomalous transport in Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices and kinetic Alfvén waves at the Earth's magnetopause.
in Physical review letters
Parks GK
(2007)
Solitary electromagnetic pulses detected with super-Alfvénic flows in Earth's geomagnetic tail.
in Physical review letters
Vuitton V
(2009)
Negative ion chemistry in Titan's upper atmosphere
in Planetary and Space Science
Lewis G
(2010)
The calibration of the Cassini-Huygens CAPS Electron Spectrometer
in Planetary and Space Science