PATT Travel for Oxford University
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
This application seeks funds to cover the cost of travel and subsistence for astronomers from Oxford University to work at and acquire data from telescopes around the world in order to make observations of stars, galaxies and quasars and futher explore the Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Emsellem E
(2011)
The ATLAS3D project - III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early-type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of fast and slow rotators Census of the stellar angular momentum in ETGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Krajnovic D
(2011)
The ATLAS3D project - II. Morphologies, kinemetric features and alignment between photometric and kinematic axes of early-type galaxies Morphologies, kinematics and alignment
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2011)
The ATLAS3D project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria The ATLAS3D project - I. The sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lablanche P
(2012)
The ATLAS project - XII. Recovery of the mass-to-light ratio of simulated early-type barred galaxies with axisymmetric dynamical models The ATLAS3D project - XII. M/L recovery
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Emsellem, E And Alatalo, K And Blitz, L And Bois, M And Bournaud, F And Bureau, M And Cappellari, M And Davies, RL And Davis, TA And De Zeeuw, PT And Khochfar, S And Krajnovic, D And Kuntschner, H And Lablanche, P-Y And McDermid, RM And Morganti, R And Naab, T And Oosterloo, T And Sarzi, M And Scott, N And Serra, P And Weijmans, A And Young, LM
(2010)
The ATLAS 3D project: A paradigm shift for early-type galaxies
Crocker A
(2012)
The ATLAS 3D project - XI. Dense molecular gas properties of CO-luminous early-type galaxies ? The ATLAS 3D project - XI. Dense molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2010)
Testing Mass Determinations of Supermassive Black Holes via Stellar Kinematics
Davies R
(2012)
Telescopes of the future
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Cappellari M
(2012)
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies.
in Nature
Fogarty L
(2011)
SWIFT observations of the Arp 147 ring galaxy system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | The grant has enabled Oxford staff members to travel to telescopes around the World, in order to make discoveries about the Universe through observations of stars, galaxies, supernovae and planets. The findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals. |
Exploitation Route | Scientists make use of the findings by devising new theories of the universe that match the observations, and by devsing new observations to further test those theories. The observations are also used in public talks and events. The results are also used to inform the design of future ground-based and space-based telescopes. |
Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Construction Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Other |
Description | The findings have been published in scientific journals. They have also been used for education purposes and for public outreach events. These activities lead to an increased awareness of astronomy in the general public and potential increase in young people taking up physics at school and university level. |
First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural Societal |