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
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
Haworth T
(2012)
Radiation hydrodynamics of triggered star formation: the effect of the diffuse radiation field Radiation hydrodynamics of star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2013)
Assessing molecular line diagnostics of triggered star formation using synthetic observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2012)
Testing diagnostics of triggered star formation Triggered star formation diagnostics
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
Helling C
(2016)
The mineral clouds on HD 209458b and HD 189733b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kraus S
(2017)
Dust-trapping Vortices and a Potentially Planet-triggered Spiral Wake in the Pre-transitional Disk of V1247 Orionis
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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
Lewis B
(2017)
The dependence of protostar formation on the geometry and strength of the initial magnetic field
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
| 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 |