Rolling Grant Programme in Astrophysics, Planetary Science and Space Instrumentation - 2007-2012
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We propose a broad scientific programme encompassing astrophysics, planetary science and space intrumentation. In high energy astrophysics, we will investigate a range of phenomena including gamma-ray bursts, accretion-driven sources and high temperature galactic environments, fully utilising current missions such as XMM-Newton and Swift. Our astrophysics programme also places emphasis on dwarf stars, from hot white dwarfs through to cool dwarfs and brown dwarfs, and on exploitation of novel sky survey data from WASP and other projects. In planetary science we will further develop our expertise in modelling planetary X-ray emissions and extend our investigations of novel instrumentation, such as the Life Marker Chip, in anticipation of opportunities afforded by the Aurora and Cosmic Visions programmes. Our laboratory programme also includes the further development of Charge Coupled Device technology for application in future Space Astronomy programmes and the study of new concepts in X-ray Interferometry and X-ray Polarimetry. Finally we propose a commitment to knowledge transfer and the maintenance of a high quality and extensive public outreach activity.
Organisations
Publications
Ziaeepour H
(2008)
GRB 060607A: a gamma-ray burst with bright asynchronous early X-ray and optical emissions GRB 060607A asynchronous early emissions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Westphal Andrew J.
(2008)
Discovery of non-random spatial distribution of impacts in the Stardust cometary collector
in METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Vielfaure J
(2020)
Lyman continuum leakage in faint star-forming galaxies at redshift z = 3-3.5 probed by gamma-ray bursts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Steele P
(2007)
Near-infrared spectroscopy of the very low mass companion to the hot DA white dwarf PG 1234+482
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steele P
(2009)
PHL 5038: a spatially resolved white dwarf $\mathsf{+}$ brown dwarf binary
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Steele P
(2009)
White dwarfs with unresolved substellar companions and debris disks in the UKIDSS Survey
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Semczuk M
(2022)
The small boxy/peanut structure of the Milky Way traced by old stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scaringi S
(2009)
Classifying broad absorption line quasars: metrics, issues and a new catalogue constructed from SDSS DR5
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roberts T
(2008)
New Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the counterparts to six ultraluminous X-ray sources
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roberts T
(2011)
(No) dynamical constraints on the mass of the black hole in two ULXs
in Astronomische Nachrichten
| Description | Rolling Grant |
| Amount | £3,407,604 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2010 |
| End | 03/2015 |