PATT Support for Ground Based Astronomy at the University of Birmingham
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This grant is to enable astronomers at the University of Birmingham to travel to a range of ground based telescopes around the world to do interesting science (which is described in detail in other grant proposals).
Publications
Bianconi M
(2018)
LoCuSS: pre-processing in galaxy groups falling into massive galaxy clusters at z = 0.2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Combes F
(2012)
A bright z = 5.2 lensed submillimeter galaxy in the field of Abell 773 HLSJ091828.6+514223
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Haines C
(2013)
LoCuSS: THE STEADY DECLINE AND SLOW QUENCHING OF STAR FORMATION IN CLUSTER GALAXIES OVER THE LAST FOUR BILLION YEARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Haines C
(2015)
LoCuSS: THE SLOW QUENCHING OF STAR FORMATION IN CLUSTER GALAXIES AND THE NEED FOR PRE-PROCESSING
in The Astrophysical Journal
Haines C
(2012)
LoCuSS: A DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS OF X-RAY ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN LOCAL CLUSTERS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Jaffé Y
(2016)
BUDHIES - III: the fate of H i and the quenching of galaxies in evolving environments
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jauzac M
(2016)
Hubble Frontier Fields: predictions for the return of SN Refsdal with the MUSE and GMOS spectrographs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lieu M
(2017)
Hierarchical inference of the relationship between concentration and mass in galaxy groups and clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Marrone D
(2012)
LoCuSS: THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT AND WEAK-LENSING MASS SCALING RELATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Mulroy S
(2014)
LoCuSS: the near-infrared luminosity and weak-lensing mass scaling relation of galaxy clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | The main advance in our knowledge from the research funded by this grant relates to the methods needed to measure the mass of galaxy clusters accurately. Galaxy clusters are the most massive objects in the universe, and the number of them that we find is sensitive to the overall properties of the universe, including the dark energy that is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. Looking to the 2020s, when UK astronomers will be using the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, we will need to understand how to measure galaxy cluster masses with an average error of 1%. The work funded by this grant took an important step towards that goal, by bringing the current error down to around 4%. Previously it has been at the 10% level and higher in some cases. |
| Exploitation Route | Our results influence the field going forward through planning for scientific exploitation of data from the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS) |
| Organisation | University of Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, collaboration management and leadership, observing, data analysis, interpretation, paper writing and publication |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, observing, data analysis, interpretation, paper writing and publication |
| Impact | outputs: 23 papers, 1156 citations since 2008; |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Astronomy in the City |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public astronomy nights at the University of Birmingham, including talks about current hot topics in astronomy research, and the night sky next month, followed by visits to our Observatory and opportunities to observe the night sky, and hands on exhibits in case of bad weather. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 |
| URL | http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/observatory/astronomyinthecity.php |