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
Abdalla H
(2021)
Search for Dark Matter Annihilation Signals from Unidentified Fermi-LAT Objects with H.E.S.S.
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abdallah H
(2021)
Search for dark matter annihilation in the Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte dwarf irregular galaxy with H.E.S.S.
in Physical Review D
Ambrosi R
(2007)
X-ray tests of a microchannel plate detector and amorphous silicon pixel array readout for neutron radiography
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Ambrosi, Richard Malick And Fraser, George William
(2007)
Method and device for detecting fast neutrons
Barstow M
(2008)
Stellar and galactic environment survey (SAGE)
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Barstow M
(2008)
O VI in the local interstellar medium
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Barstow Martin
(2019)
White dwarfs as probes of fundamental astrophysics
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Beardmore A
(2012)
The outburst of Nova CSS 081007:030559+054715 (HV Ceti)
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bianchi L
(2018)
Using GALEX-SDSS-PanSTARRS-HST-Gaia to understand post-AGB evolution
in Astrophysics and Space Science
Bond Howard E.
(2018)
Final Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry of the Procyon Binary System
in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society
Bridges J. C.
(2007)
Petrographic classification of middle ordovician fossil meteorites from Sweden
in METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Bridges John
(2008)
New ideas on the early solar system
in ASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS
Burhanudin U
(2021)
Light-curve classification with recurrent neural networks for GOTO: dealing with imbalanced data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burleigh M
(2008)
The 'DODO' survey - I. Limits on ultra-cool substellar and planetary-mass companions to van Maanen's star (vMa 2)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Carpenter J
(2007)
Nanometer hypervelocity dust impacts in low Earth orbit
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Carpenter J
(2008)
Meteoroid and space debris impacts in grazing-incidence telescopes
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Casewell S
(2009)
High-resolution optical spectroscopy of Praesepe white dwarfs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casewell S
(2008)
Proper motions of field L and T dwarfs - II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Stellar multiplicity, a teaser for the hidden treasure
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2018)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia DR2 sources in GC and dSph (Gaia Collaboration+, 2018)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Summary of the content and survey properties
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2018)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: 46 open clusters GaiaDR2 HR diagrams (Gaia Collaboration, 2018)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Collaboration G
(2020)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia Catalogue of Nearby Stars - GCNS (Gaia collaboration, 2021)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Pulsations in main sequence OBAF-type stars
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2020)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: MC structure and properties (Gaia Collaboration+, 2021)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: A Golden Sample of Astrophysical Parameters
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Mapping the asymmetric disc of the Milky Way
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Chemical cartography of the Milky Way
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Reflectance spectra of Solar System small bodies
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: The extragalactic content
in arXiv e-prints
Cottis C
(2010)
Searching for the signature of radiative line driving: on the absence of Lya-N v line-locking features in a large sample of BALQSOs Radiative line driving in BALQSOs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Curran P
(2007)
GRB 060206 and the quandary of achromatic breaks in afterglow light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Dainotti M
(2021)
On the Existence of the Plateau Emission in High-energy Gamma-Ray Burst Light Curves Observed by Fermi-LAT
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
De Castro A
(2019)
Closing gaps to our origins. The UV window into the Universe
Dobbie P
(2009)
A new detailed examination of white dwarfs in NGC 3532 and NGC 2287
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbie P
(2009)
A massive white dwarf member of the Coma Berenices open cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Drake J
(2009)
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS OF A WIND-COLLIMATED BLAST WAVE AND METAL-RICH EJECTA FROM THE 2006 EXPLOSION OF RS OPHIUCHI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Drake J
(2021)
NExtUP: the Normal-incidence Extreme Ultraviolet Photometer
Drake J.
(2021)
The Normal-incidence Extreme Ultraviolet Photometer (NExtUP)
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Duffy C
(2021)
Evidence that short-period AM CVn systems are diverse in outburst behaviour
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Evans D
(2018)
Gaia Data Release 2 Photometric content and validation
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Evans P
(2009)
Methods and results of an automatic analysis of a complete sample of Swift -XRT observations of GRBs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Faedi F
(2009)
Transit detection limits for sub-stellar and terrestrial companions to white dwarfs
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Faedi F
(2011)
Detection limits for close eclipsing and transiting substellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in the WASP survey Sub-stellar and planetary companions to WDs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Faedi F
(2011)
Detection limits for close eclipsing and transiting substellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in the WASP survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Farihi J.
(2008)
Near-infrared spectroscopic study of the accreting magnetic white dwarf SDSS J121209.31+013627.7 and its substellar companion
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Fender R
(2009)
An anticorrelation between X-ray luminosity and Ha equivalent width in X-ray binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| 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 |