A PATT-linked grant to support Exeter's observational astrophysics research

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

The funds awarded will be used to pay for travel and subsistence costs associated with observing runs on telescopes around the world.

Publications

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Lane J (2016) THE JCMT GOULD BELT SURVEY: DENSE CORE CLUSTERS IN ORION A in The Astrophysical Journal

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Salji C (2015) The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: constraints on prestellar core properties in Orion A North in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Salji C (2015) The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: properties of star-forming filaments in Orion A North in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Rajan A (2015) The brown dwarf atmosphere monitoring (BAM) project - II. Multi-epoch monitoring of extremely cool brown dwarfs in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Rajan A (2015) The Brown-dwarf Atmosphere Monitoring (BAM) Project II: Multi-epoch monitoring of extremely cool brown dwarfs

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Ward-Duong K (2015) The M-dwarfs in Multiples (MinMs) survey - I. Stellar multiplicity among low-mass stars within 15 pc? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Dodds P (2015) The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: low-mass protoplanetary discs from a SCUBA-2 census of NGC 1333 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Pattle K (2015) The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: first results from the SCUBA-2 observations of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud and a virial analysis of its prestellar core population in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Moore T (2015) The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l = 30° field in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Rumble D. (2015) VizieR Online Data Catalog: JCMT Gould Belt Survey: Serpens MWC 297 (Rumble+, 2015) in VizieR Online Data Catalog

 
Description Astronomy data collected for various research projects related to star and planet formation.
Exploitation Route Findings will be used primarily by other astronomers to understand the process of star formation in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
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Creative Economy

Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software)

Culture

Heritage

Museums and Collections
URL http://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/science/legacy-survey/gbs/
 
Description A PATT-linked grant to to support Exeter's observational astrophysics research
Amount £20,004 (GBP)
Funding ID ST/M006484/1 
Organisation Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2015 
End 12/2017
 
Title JCMT Gould Belt survey data at CADC 
Description Data from the JCMT Gould Belt survey are publicly available at the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC), including via DOIs linked to publications. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2013 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Data are made available to other researchers 
URL http://www.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/jcmt/
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation Joint Astronomy Centre
Country United States 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Consortium management. Astronomical data collection, analysis and publication.
Collaborator Contribution Consortium management. Astronomical data collection, analysis and publication.
Impact Publications - see publications list
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation Joint Astronomy Centre
Country United States 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Survey coordinator, co-authored papers
Collaborator Contribution co-authored papers
Impact See publications list
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA)
Country Canada 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Survey coordinator, co-authored papers
Collaborator Contribution co-authored papers
Impact See publications list
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA)
Country Canada 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Consortium management. Astronomical data collection, analysis and publication.
Collaborator Contribution Consortium management. Astronomical data collection, analysis and publication.
Impact Publications - see publications list
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation University of Cambridge
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Survey coordinator, co-authored papers
Collaborator Contribution co-authored papers
Impact See publications list
 
Description JCMT Gould Belt Survey 
Organisation University of Central Lancashire
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Survey coordinator, co-authored papers
Collaborator Contribution co-authored papers
Impact See publications list
 
Description Institute of Physics Southwest + Channel Islands schools lecture tour 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? Yes
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Schools lecture tour covering 1000+ secondary school pupils (mostly state school, mostly GCSE but the full range) engaged with physics/astronomy through lecture with hands-on activities highlighting the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Legacy surveys.

Students were engaged with science and life as a scientist. Comments included
"excellent and interesting lecture, very well presented"
"Interesting, inspiring, relevant"
"Helpful for deciding what university course to choose"
and simply "Stellar"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012,2013
URL http://www.iop.org/activity/branches/south_west/