UK involvement in LSST: Phase C (University of Birmingham component)
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
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Organisations
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Lead Research Organisation)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- University of Portsmouth (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- LIGO (Collaboration)
- University of Glasgow (Collaboration)
- LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration (Collaboration)
- Virgo Ego Scientific Forum (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- University of Lyon (Collaboration)
Publications
Smith J
(2023)
Toward Discovery of Gravitationally Lensed Explosive Transients: The Brightest Galaxies in Massive Galaxy Clusters from Planck-SZ2
in Research Notes of the AAS
Smith G
(2025)
Preface to theme issue about multi-messenger gravitational lensing
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Smith G
(2025)
Multi-messenger gravitational lensing
in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Smith G
(2023)
Discovering gravitationally lensed gravitational waves: predicted rates, candidate selection, and localization with the Vera Rubin Observatory
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Shajib AJ
(2025)
Strong gravitational lenses from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Shajib A
(2024)
Strong gravitational lenses from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Ryczanowski D
(2025)
A follow-up strategy enabling discovery of electromagnetic counterparts to highly magnified gravitationally lensed gravitational waves.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Ryczanowski D
(2023)
Enabling discovery of gravitationally lensed explosive transients: a new method to build an all-sky watch list of groups and clusters of galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ryczanowski D
(2026)
An archival search for gamma-ray bursts gravitationally lensed by galaxy clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ponte Pérez A
(2026)
The impact of ultraviolet suppression on the rates and properties of strongly lensed Type IIn supernovae detected by LSST
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | Gravitationally lensed gamma-ray bursts |
| Amount | £622,399 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UKRI4123 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2026 |
| End | 09/2029 |
| Description | UK Involvement in LSST: Phase C (QUB component) |
| Amount | £133,585 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NPO 3282 R1005APL |
| Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2025 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | 4MOST Strong Lensing Spectroscopic Legacy Survey (4SLSLS) |
| Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
| Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | 4SLSLS is an approved 4MOST Community Survey. My team will contribute observing targets and interpret the data in collaboration with our colleagues. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our colleagues will also contribute observing targets, and we will collaborate on interpreting the data. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | LIGO |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | University of Lyon |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | University of Michigan |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Gravitationally Lensed Gravitational Wave Hunters |
| Organisation | Virgo Ego Scientific Forum |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Collaborator Contribution | proposal writing, paper writing, observing, data analysis, |
| Impact | 2018MNRAS.475.3823S |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration |
| Organisation | LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Preparing for Strong Lensing Science with Rubin/LSST |
| Collaborator Contribution | Preparing for Strong Lensing Science with Rubin/LSST |
| Impact | Same outputs as for LSST Strong Lensing Science Collaboration |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | LSST:UK |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Royal Observatory Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | writing proposals, white papers, science roadmaps; collaboration management; working group management; |
| Collaborator Contribution | writing proposals, white papers, science roadmaps; collaboration management; working group management; |
| Impact | observatory construction, software development, observing strategy, scientific exploitation plans |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Talk about Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was a talk at the monthly "Astronomy in the City" public engagement event at the University of Birmingham. We regularly welcome >100 members of the public including school students to these events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |