Supercomputer support for the Astrophysics Group at the University of Exeter
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics at the University of Exeter urgently requires access to supercomputer time in order to conduct its numerical research. This research includes magnetohydrodynamical and radiation hydrodynamical modelling of star and planet formation and the interstellar medium and radiative transfer modelling of young stars and protoplanetary discs. In this application, we request STFC funding to purchase three years of computing resource on the Exeter supercomputer. We believe that providing funding for access charges to Exeter's local machine is the most cost-effective and rapid way for STFC to provide the Astrophysics Group with the supercomputer access and programming support it requires.
Organisations
Publications
Dobbs C
(2013)
The exciting lives of giant molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2013)
The dependence of stellar age distributions on giant molecular cloud environment
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Bate M
(2014)
The statistical properties of stars and their dependence on metallicity: the effects of opacity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mayne N
(2014)
Using the UM dynamical cores to reproduce idealised 3-D flows
in Geoscientific Model Development
Pettitt A
(2014)
The morphology of the Milky Way - I. Reconstructing CO maps from simulations in fixed potentials
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lorén-Aguilar P
(2014)
Two-fluid dust and gas mixtures in smoothed particle hydrodynamics: a semi-implicit approach
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2014)
Collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities: stellar-core and outflow formation in radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Amundsen D
(2014)
Accuracy tests of radiation schemes used in hot Jupiter global circulation models
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dobbs C
(2015)
The frequency and nature of 'cloud-cloud collisions' in galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duarte-Cabral A
(2015)
Synthetic CO, H2 and H i surveys of the second galactic quadrant, and the properties of molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duarte L
(2015)
Helicity inversion in spherical convection as a means for equatorward dynamo wave propagation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cleeves L
(2015)
INDIRECT DETECTION OF FORMING PROTOPLANETS VIA CHEMICAL ASYMMETRIES IN DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lorén-Aguilar P
(2015)
Toroidal vortices and the conglomeration of dust into rings in protoplanetary discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Lorén-Aguilar P
(2015)
Two-fluid dust and gas mixtures in smoothed particle hydrodynamics II: an improved semi-implicit approach
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2015)
Modelling multiwavelength observational characteristics of bow shocks from runaway early-type stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rey-Raposo R
(2015)
Are turbulent spheres suitable initial conditions for star-forming clouds?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Pettitt A
(2015)
The morphology of the Milky Way - II. Reconstructing CO maps from disc galaxies with live stellar distributions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Harries T
(2015)
Radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of massive star formation using Monte Carlo radiative transfer - I. Algorithms and numerical methods
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lewis B
(2015)
Smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamic simulations of protostellar outflows with misaligned magnetic field and rotation axes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2015)
The interstellar medium and star formation on kpc size scales
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2015)
Combining radiative transfer and diffuse interstellar medium physics to model star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2015)
On the relative importance of different microphysics on the D-type expansion of galactic H ii regions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbs C
(2016)
Magnetic field evolution and reversals in spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lorén-Aguilar P
(2016)
Toroidal vortices as a solution to the dust migration problem
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Amundsen D
(2016)
The UK Met Office global circulation model with a sophisticated radiation scheme applied to the hot Jupiter HD 209458b
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | This grant provided funding for research into star and planet formation. |
| Exploitation Route | Via refereed journal articles. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education |
| Description | Findings were published in refereed journal papers. Animations and images provided at http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | ERC Advanced Grant |
| Amount | € 1,706,418 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | No. 339248 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
| Amount | £1,734,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/J001627/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Website |
| 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 | Animations of some of my star formation calculations were placed on the web in 2008. These were used in: a movie to introduce the Nobeyama Observatory in 2009, a public television science programme called Newslight on Vara in the Netherlands in 2009, and a TV series "From the Big Bang to Life" produced in Canada in 2010. Animations placed on the web before 2006 have been used during the period 2006-present in the following ways: 4 different Planetarium shows in France (2), Germany, Newcastle; two books, a presentation at Singleton Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, the `Universe Awareness' programme of Leiden University, a short documentary film produced by Experimentarium, a Science Centre in Denmark, and the German calendar `Bild der Wissenschaft". My animations were used in the various ways above to inform the general public about star formation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |