Visitor Support Grant for Theoretical and Observational Astrophysics at Armagh Observatory: 2007-2010
Lead Research Organisation:
Armagh Observatory
Department Name: Astronomy
Abstract
It is of great importance for researchers at Armagh Observatory to maintain a position at the forefront of modern astronomy. Visitors are essential to our expanding programme. New ideas, new models and computer simulations, and new data analysis techniques are being developed in studies of our Sun, the Solar System, the birth of stars and the behaviour of stars. A stream of visitors generates extra vitality to the astrophysical discussions, accelerates the output and quality of publications, improves the numerical, analytical and data analysis techniques we use and increases the number of national and international collaborations.
Organisations
Publications
Fossati L
(2010)
A DETAILED SPECTROPOLARIMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE PLANET-HOSTING STAR WASP-12 ,
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wade G
(2007)
A search for strong, ordered magnetic fields in Herbig Ae/Be stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pätzold M
(2009)
A sporadic layer in the Venus lower ionosphere of meteoric origin
in Geophysical Research Letters
N. N
(2010)
Abundance analyses of helium-rich subluminous B stars Abundance analyses of He-sdB stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
N. N
(2010)
Abundance analyses of three helium-rich sdB stars
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Alecian E
(2008)
Characterization of the magnetic field of the Herbig Be star HD 200775? The magnetic field of the PMS star HD 200775
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ding J
(2010)
Chromospheric magnetic reconnection caused by photospheric flux emergence: implications for jet-like events formation
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Huang Z
(2012)
Coronal hole boundaries at small scales IV. SOT view. Magnetic field properties of small-scale transient brightenings in coronal holes?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Madjarska M
(2009)
Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales I. EIT 195 Å and TRACE 171 Å view
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Subramanian S
(2010)
Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales II. XRT view. Can small-scale outflows at CHBs be a source of the slow solar wind?
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
| Description | Research at Armagh Observatory has been benefitting through a strong programme of short term visits supported by a PPARC (now STFC) Visitor Grant. The research output, as measured by our journal publications, reflects the high number of quality projects being undertaken within several fields. Invitations to our many collaborators have helped us maintain our success in established areas which include solar system studies, interpretation of our Sun and other cool stars, star formation, stellar evolution, numerical astrophysics and galactic astronomy. The recruitment of additional senior staff during 2006-07 (Vink, Ramsay, Bagnulo) resulted in more efficient use of this grant, in terms of number or visits (39 vs 28 in 2004-07 as well as refereed journal publications (40 vs 23 in 2004-07; see Section 6). The recruitment of Dr Ramsay, in particular, opened the door to collaborations in Galactic Astronomy. The Obser- vatory's attractiveness to research visitors benefitted further from the residence of a Leverhume Visiting Fellow, Prof John Landstreet (U. Western Ontario, Canada), for 7 months in 2009 It is important to note that some of the publications reported in Section 6 partly resulted from visits by the same individuals during the period of the previous visitor grant which had not been published or in press by the time that the report for that grant was due. This emphasises the strategic nature of many of our collaborations, which are now bearing fruit due to continuing funding support from STFC. |
| Exploitation Route | Due to the Observatory's relative geographical isolation and the multidisciplinary nature of its research, a continuing flow of visitors is an important factor in maintaining the high quality of our research output. Therefore we aim for a continuation of our visitor programme by means of a new STFC grant application. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Other |
| Description | The results of the research carried out as part of this project has enhanced the UK creative output, raised the profile of UK cutting-edge science and maximised the return of the country's investment into basic research and in particular research into astronomy and related sciences. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2008 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |