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
Sergeev V
(2008)
Study of near-Earth reconnection events with Cluster and Double Star
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Masters A
(2009)
Surface waves on Saturn's dawn flank magnetopause driven by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
in Planetary and Space Science
Shen C
(2008)
Surveys on magnetospheric plasmas based on the Double Star Project (DSP) exploration
in Science in China Series E: Technological Sciences
Enoto T
(2009)
SUZAKU OBSERVATION OF THE NEW SOFT GAMMA REPEATER SGR 0501+4516 IN OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
De Pasquale M
(2010)
SWIFT AND FERMI OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARLY AFTERGLOW OF THE SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURST 090510
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Troja E
(2007)
Swift Observations of GRB 070110: An Extraordinary X-Ray Afterglow Powered by the Central Engine
in The Astrophysical Journal
Coustenis A
(2008)
TandEM: Titan and Enceladus mission
in Experimental Astronomy
Watanabe T
(2007)
Temperature and Density Structures of Solar Corona-A Test of Iron Line Diagnostic Capability of EIS Instrument on Board Hinode
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Tripathi D
(2009)
TEMPERATURE TOMOGRAPHY OF A CORONAL SIGMOID SUPPORTING THE GRADUAL FORMATION OF A FLUX ROPE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Valori G
(2010)
Testing magnetofrictional extrapolation with the Titov-Démoulin model of solar active regions
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Curran P
(2009)
Testing the blast wave model with Swift GRBs
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
Esposito P
(2008)
The 2008 May burst activation of SGR 1627-41
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Pacciani L
(2010)
THE 2009 DECEMBER GAMMA-RAY FLARE OF 3C 454.3: THE MULTIFREQUENCY CAMPAIGN
in The Astrophysical Journal
Barabash S
(2007)
The Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-4) for the Venus Express mission
in Planetary and Space Science
Foullon C
(2009)
The Apparent Layered Structure of the Heliospheric Current Sheet: Multi-Spacecraft Observations
in Solar Physics
Fear R
(2008)
The azimuthal extent of three flux transfer events
in Annales Geophysicae
Romano P
(2008)
The Brera multi-scale wavelet Chandra survey I. Serendipitous source catalogue
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lewis G
(2010)
The calibration of the Cassini-Huygens CAPS Electron Spectrometer
in Planetary and Space Science
Symeonidis M
(2010)
The central energy source of 70 µm-selected galaxies: starburst or AGN?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Symeonidis, M. And Rosario, D. And Georgakakis, A. And Harker, J. And Laird, E. S. And Page, M. J.
(2009)
The central energy source of 70micron-selected galaxies: Starburst or AGN?
Sauvage M
(2010)
The central region of spiral galaxies as seen by Herschel M 81, M 99, and M 100
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
Seymour N
(2010)
The comoving infrared luminosity density: domination of cold galaxies across 0 < z < 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ibrahim A
(2007)
The continuum and line spectra of SGR 1806-20 bursts
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Della Ceca R
(2008)
The cosmological properties of AGN in the XMM-Newton Hard Bright Survey
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jones GH
(2008)
The dust halo of Saturn's largest icy moon, Rhea.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Gomez H
(2010)
The dust morphology of the elliptical Galaxy M 86 with SPIRE
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tiengo A
(2010)
THE DUST-SCATTERING X-RAY RINGS OF THE ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSAR 1E 1547.0-5408
in The Astrophysical Journal
Arridge C
(2009)
The effect of spacecraft radiation sources on electron moments from the Cassini CAPS electron spectrometer
in Planetary and Space Science
Sarty G
(2008)
The effect of two-temperature post-shock accretion flow on the linear polarization pulse in magnetic cataclysmic variables
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Morooka M. W.
(2009)
The electron density of Saturn's magnetosphere
in ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE
Falder J
(2010)
The environments of active galactic nuclei at 3.6 µm
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Culhane J
(2007)
The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode
in Solar Physics
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
Ivison R
(2010)
The far-infrared/radio correlation as probed by Herschel
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Rea N
(2009)
The first outburst of the new magnetar candidate SGR 0501+4516
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roming P
(2008)
THE FIRST SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET/OPTICAL TELESCOPE GRB AFTERGLOW CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal
Vaccari M
(2010)
The HerMES SPIRE submillimeter local luminosity function
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Griffin M
(2010)
The Herschel -SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Boselli A.
(2010)
The Herschel Reference Survey
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Bendo G
(2010)
The Herschel Space Observatory view of dust in M81
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kosugi T
(2007)
The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview
in Solar Physics
Martínez Pillet V
(2010)
The Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment (IMaX) for the Sunrise Balloon-Borne Solar Observatory
in Solar Physics
Symeonidis M
(2009)
The link between SCUBA and Spitzer : cold galaxies at z ? 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bertucci C
(2008)
The magnetic memory of Titan's ionized atmosphere.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Zhang Y
(2007)
The magnetic structure of an earthward-moving flux rope observed by Cluster in the near-tail
in Annales Geophysicae
Russell C
(2008)
The magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and their lessons for the Earth
in Advances in Space Research
Blustin A
(2007)
The mass-energy budget of the ionised outflow in NGC 7469
in Astronomy & Astrophysics