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
Alecian E
(2009)
Magnetism and binarity of the Herbig Ae star V380 Ori
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Alecian E
(2008)
Discovery of magnetic fields in the very young, massive stars W601 (NGC 6611) and OI 201 (NGC 2244)
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Aurière M
(2007)
Weak magnetic fields in Ap/Bp stars Evidence for a dipole field lower limit and a tentative interpretation of the magnetic dichotomy
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bagnulo S
(2009)
Stellar Spectropolarimetry with Retarder Waveplate and Beam Splitter Devices
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Banerjee D
(2009)
Signatures of Alfvén waves in the polar coronal holes as seen by EIS/Hinode
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Christou A
(2007)
The P/Halley Stream: Meteor Showers on Earth, Venus and Mars
in Earth, Moon, and Planets
Christou A
(2010)
Modelling an encounter between a spacecraft and a cometary meteoroid trail in interplanetary space: The case of the Venus Climate Orbiter and comet 27P/Crommelin
in Planetary and Space Science
Ding J
(2010)
Chromospheric magnetic reconnection caused by photospheric flux emergence: implications for jet-like events formation
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Emel'yanenko V
(2007)
The fundamental role of the Oort cloud in determining the flux of comets through the planetary system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Folsom C
(2008)
Magnetic fields and chemical peculiarities of the very young intermediate-mass binary system HD 72106
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Folsom C
(2010)
Magnetic field, chemical composition and line profile variability of the peculiar eclipsing binary star AR Aur? Magnetic field and composition of AR Aur
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fossati L
(2009)
The chemical abundance analysis of normal early A- and late B-type stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Fossati L
(2008)
The effect of rotation on the abundances of the chemical elements of the A-type stars in the Praesepe cluster
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Fossati L
(2007)
Late stages of the evolution of A-type stars on the main sequence: comparison between observed chemical abundances and diffusion models for 8 Am stars of the Praesepe cluster
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Fossati L
(2010)
Explaining the Praesepe blue straggler HD 73666
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Fossati L
(2010)
A DETAILED SPECTROPOLARIMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE PLANET-HOSTING STAR WASP-12 ,
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gupta G
(2008)
On the statistical detection of propagating waves in polar coronal holes
in Astronomy & 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
Jeffery C. S.
(2008)
Improved Opacities and Pulsation Models for sdB and sdO Stars
in Hot Subdwarf Stars and Related Objects
Landstreet J
(2007)
Searching for links between magnetic fields and stellar evolution II. The evolution of magnetic fields as revealed by observations of Ap stars in open clusters and associations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Landstreet J
(2008)
Searching for links between magnetic fields and stellar evolution III. Measurement of magnetic fields in open cluster Ap stars with ESPaDOnS
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Madjarska M
(2008)
Small-scale flows in SUMER and TRACE high-cadence co-observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Madjarska M
(2009)
EXPLOSIVE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURGE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Madjarska M
(2009)
Coronal hole boundaries evolution at small scales I. EIT 195 Å and TRACE 171 Å view
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Madjarska M
(2010)
Dynamics and plasma properties of an X-ray jet from SUMER, EIS, XRT, and EUVI A & B simultaneous observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Madjarska M
(2007)
Jets or High-Velocity Flows Revealed in High-Cadence Spectrometer and Imager Co-observations?
in The Astrophysical Journal
N. N
(2010)
Abundance analyses of three helium-rich sdB stars
in Astrophysics and Space Science
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
O'Shea E
(2007)
Evidence for wave harmonics in cool loops
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
O'Shea E
(2007)
Plasma condensation in coronal loops
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pätzold M
(2009)
A sporadic layer in the Venus lower ionosphere of meteoric origin
in Geophysical Research Letters
Pérez-Suárez D
(2008)
The structure and dynamics of a bright point as seen with Hinode, SoHO and TRACE
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ramsay G
(2010)
Multiwavelength observations of the helium dwarf nova KL Dra through its outburst cycle The outburst cycle of KL Dra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ramsay G
(2009)
RAT J1953+1859: a dwarf nova discovered through high amplitude QPOs in quiescence
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scullion E
(2009)
JETS IN POLAR CORONAL HOLES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Subramanian S
(2008)
Magnetic topology of blinkers
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
Valyavin G
(2008)
The Peculiar Magnetic Field Morphology of the White Dwarf WD 1953-011: Evidence for a Large-Scale Magnetic Flux Tube?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Vink J
(2009)
On the presence and absence of disks around O-type stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Voss R
(2009)
Using population synthesis of massive stars to study the interstellar medium near OB associations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Wade G
(2007)
A search for strong, ordered magnetic fields in Herbig Ae/Be stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| 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 |