NXS Observing at KPNO March/April 2009 [4m 05B-0045 run Mar 25-Apr 1, 2009]
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Abstract
To measure photometric redshifts for about 50 X-ray cluster candidates from the XCS cluster survey. This is the final allocation of time (8 nights) for the NXS project (40 nights total) on NOAO 4m telescopes (CTIO and KPNO). XCS is a international collaboration led by Dr Kathy Romer at the University of Sussex. XCS aims to find all the X-ray clusters detected by accident by the XMM satellite during its 10 year lifespan, and then to use them to attack a variety of science questions in extra galactic astronomy and cosmology. The NXS data are being processed by an STFC supported PhD student at the University of Sussex, Nicola Mehrtens. She has found that redshifts can be measured in a robust way using images, rather than the more traditional - and time consuming - spectroscopy method. Through the combination of the NXS imaging with X-ray data available from the XMM, we are able to make a variety of scientific conclusions. These conclusions range from the way galaxies evolve in massive clusters to measurements of fundamental cosmological parameters (including the energy density of dark energy). The NXS project has been a major international endeavor, spanning 3 years and 8 telescope campaigns. The final campaign was awarded to NXS by NOAO to compensate for instrument problems during a previous run. It gives us a unique opportunity to complete the redshift coverage for our cluster sample in a particularly rich region of the sky (the North Galactic cap is visible during this run).
Organisations
- University of Sussex (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Porto (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- University of Portsmouth (Collaboration)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Collaboration)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Stanford University (Collaboration)
- LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Dark Energy Survey (DES) (Collaboration)
- Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Anita Romer (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Abbott B
(2017)
Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott T
(2018)
The Dark Energy Survey: Data Release 1
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Abbott T
(2023)
Joint analysis of Dark Energy Survey Year 3 data and CMB lensing from SPT and Planck . III. Combined cosmological constraints
in Physical Review D
Abbott T
(2016)
Cosmology from cosmic shear with Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data
in Physical Review D
Abbott T. M. C.
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Measurement of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation scale in the distribution of galaxies to redshift 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Abbott T. M. C.
(2022)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: The Dark Energy Survey (DES): Data Release 2 (Abbott+, 2021)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Abbott T. M. C.
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Joint Analysis of Galaxy Clustering, Galaxy Lensing, and CMB Lensing Two-point Functions
in arXiv e-prints
Agnello A
(2015)
Discovery of two gravitationally lensed quasars in the Dark Energy Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Agnello A
(2017)
Models of the strongly lensed quasar DES J0408-5354
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Albert A
(2017)
SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER ANNIHILATION IN RECENTLY DISCOVERED MILKY WAY SATELLITES WITH FERMI -LAT
in The Astrophysical Journal
| Description | Astrophysics and cosmology at the University of Sussex |
| Amount | £2,337,619 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2011 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | Dark Energy Survey (DES) |
| Department | Interinstitutional Laboratory of Astronomy (LIneA) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Department | Particle Physics Division |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Department | Astronomy Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | Stanford University |
| Department | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | DES |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I lead the X-ray follow-up efforts for the Cluster Working Group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. |
| Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Department | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Department | Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Department | Department of Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Porto |
| Department | Physics |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XCS |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
| Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
| Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~20 journal articles, 10 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~20 journal articles, 10 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~20 journal articles, 10 PhD theses |
| Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
| Impact | ~20 journal articles, 10 PhD theses |
| Description | Admissions materials for Sussex physics department |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hundreds of people (prospective students and parents) have accessed materials that feature photographs from the supported activity (telescope run in Arizona in 2008). The reason these photographs are used is because I took an undergraduate with me to the telescope. Our UG applications have increased 50% year on year for 2 years. This is NOT only due to the materials mentioned here, but everything plays a part. Please note my answer to 5.9 is not correct, since various method were used, but there is no "other" option. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011 |
| Description | Articles in magazines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | led to more invitations to give talks publications: Viva Lewis, Space magazine, Financial Times, Argus don't know |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | BBC Sussex |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | talked about DES don't know |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | Participation in BBC Nature programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I don't know how large the audience was, but I have had more than 100 queries from members of the public (mostly UK and USA, but also India) I have been invited to give a public talks by a variety of organisations, including science festivals. These are mostly in the local area, but also in Cambridge, Oxford and Bath. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | School visits various locations in SE England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | total of ~200 pupils (in groups ranging in size from 10 to 100), plenty of discussions afterwards I helped a school attract speakers for their science enhancement programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | talks to members of the public (various locations in UK, also in Arizona and Chile) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | roughly 300 persons total (in groups ranging in size from 30 to 200), plenty of discussion afterwards none |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |