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
Rumble D
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: evidence for radiative heating in Serpens MWC 297 and its influence on local star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rumble D.
(2015)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: JCMT Gould Belt Survey: Serpens MWC 297 (Rumble+, 2015)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Mairs S
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: a quantitative comparison between SCUBA-2 data reduction methods
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
De Rosa R
(2014)
The VAST Survey - III. The multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bell C. P. M.
(2014)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Pre-main-sequence isochrones. II. SFR (Bell+, 2013)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Bell C
(2014)
Pre-main-sequence isochrones - III. The Cluster Collaboration isochrone server
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bulger J
(2013)
Submillimeter observations of IRAS and WISE debris disk candidates
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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. |
Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine 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 | 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 | 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 | 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/ |