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
Rundle D
(2010)
Three-dimensional molecular line transfer: a simulated star-forming region Three-dimensional molecular line transfer
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
Dobbs C
(2013)
The exciting lives of giant molecular clouds
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
Bate M
(2011)
Collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities: the formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs Formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs
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
Rey-Raposo R
(2017)
The roles of stellar feedback and galactic environment in star-forming molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ayliffe B
(2012)
On the accumulation of planetesimals near disc gaps created by protoplanets Planetesimal accumulation near gaps
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
Bate M
(2012)
Stellar, brown dwarf and multiple star properties from a radiation hydrodynamical simulation of star cluster formation Stellar and multiple star properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2011)
On the fragmentation criteria of self-gravitating protoplanetary discs Fragmentation criteria in discs
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
Bate M
(2018)
On the diversity and statistical properties of protostellar discs
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
Acreman D
(2012)
The structure of H i in galactic discs: simulations versus observations The structure of H i in galactic discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2017)
On the dynamics of dust during protostellar collapse
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
Dobbs C
(2017)
The properties, origin and evolution of stellar clusters in galaxy simulations and observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Dobbs C
(2013)
The dependence of stellar age distributions on giant molecular cloud environment
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Rey-Raposo R
(2015)
Are turbulent spheres suitable initial conditions for star-forming clouds?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Lorén-Aguilar P
(2016)
Toroidal vortices as a solution to the dust migration problem
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Price D
(2012)
Collimated jets from the first core
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Meru F
(2011)
Non-convergence of the critical cooling time-scale for fragmentation of self-gravitating discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Weber M
(2017)
The Suppression and Promotion of Magnetic Flux Emergence in Fully Convective Stars
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Browning M
(2016)
THEORETICAL LIMITS ON MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS IN LOW-MASS STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cleeves L
(2015)
INDIRECT DETECTION OF FORMING PROTOPLANETS VIA CHEMICAL ASYMMETRIES IN DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Tremblin P
(2017)
Advection of Potential Temperature in the Atmosphere of Irradiated Exoplanets: A Robust Mechanism to Explain Radius Inflation
in The Astrophysical Journal
Weber M
(2016)
MODELING THE RISE OF FIBRIL MAGNETIC FIELDS IN FULLY CONVECTIVE STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Monnier J
(2017)
Polarized Disk Emission from Herbig Ae/Be Stars Observed Using Gemini Planet Imager: HD 144432, HD 150193, HD 163296, and HD 169142
in The Astrophysical Journal
Currie L
(2017)
The Magnitude of Viscous Dissipation in Strongly Stratified Two-dimensional Convection
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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
| 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 |