Rolling Grant Programme in Astrophysics, Planetary Science and Space Instrumentation - 2007-2012
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We propose a broad scientific programme encompassing astrophysics, planetary science and space intrumentation. In high energy astrophysics, we will investigate a range of phenomena including gamma-ray bursts, accretion-driven sources and high temperature galactic environments, fully utilising current missions such as XMM-Newton and Swift. Our astrophysics programme also places emphasis on dwarf stars, from hot white dwarfs through to cool dwarfs and brown dwarfs, and on exploitation of novel sky survey data from WASP and other projects. In planetary science we will further develop our expertise in modelling planetary X-ray emissions and extend our investigations of novel instrumentation, such as the Life Marker Chip, in anticipation of opportunities afforded by the Aurora and Cosmic Visions programmes. Our laboratory programme also includes the further development of Charge Coupled Device technology for application in future Space Astronomy programmes and the study of new concepts in X-ray Interferometry and X-ray Polarimetry. Finally we propose a commitment to knowledge transfer and the maintenance of a high quality and extensive public outreach activity.
Organisations
Publications
Roberts T
(2011)
(No) dynamical constraints on the mass of the black hole in two ULXs
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Dobbie P
(2009)
A massive white dwarf member of the Coma Berenices open cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dobbie P
(2009)
A new detailed examination of white dwarfs in NGC 3532 and NGC 2287
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gompertz B
(2020)
A Search for Neutron Star-Black Hole Binary Mergers in the Short Gamma-Ray Burst Population
in The Astrophysical Journal
Maxted P
(2009)
A survey for post-common-envelope binary stars using GALEX and SDSS photometryâ? A survey for PCEBs using GALEX and SDSS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Leroux H
(2008)
A TEM study of thermally modified comet 81P/Wild 2 dust particles by interactions with the aerogel matrix during the Stardust capture process
in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Goad M
(2007)
Accurate early positions for Swift GRBs: enhancing X-ray positions with UVOT astrometry
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nayakshin Sergei
(2019)
ALMA dusty annular structures: significant implications for planet and star formation theories
in From Stars to Planets II - Connecting our understanding of star and planet formation
Fender R
(2009)
An anticorrelation between X-ray luminosity and Ha equivalent width in X-ray binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reindl N
(2020)
An in-depth reanalysis of the alleged type Ia supernova progenitor Henize 2-428
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nativi L
(2022)
Are interactions with neutron star merger winds shaping the jets?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scaringi S
(2009)
Classifying broad absorption line quasars: metrics, issues and a new catalogue constructed from SDSS DR5
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gómez De Castro A
(2022)
Closing gaps to our origins EUVO: the ultraviolet-visible window into the Universe
in Experimental Astronomy
Gomez De Castro Ana I.
(2019)
Closing gaps to our origins. The UV window into the Universe
in arXiv e-prints
Hu J.
(2018)
Constraining the magnetic field on white dwarf surfaces; Zeeman effects and fine structure constant variation
in arXiv e-prints
Faedi F
(2011)
Detection limits for close eclipsing and transiting substellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in the WASP survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Faedi F
(2011)
Detection limits for close eclipsing and transiting substellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in the WASP survey Sub-stellar and planetary companions to WDs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Westphal Andrew J.
(2008)
Discovery of non-random spatial distribution of impacts in the Stardust cometary collector
in METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Paterson K
(2020)
Discovery of the Optical Afterglow and Host Galaxy of Short GRB 181123B at z = 1.754: Implications for Delay Time Distributions
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kearsley A. T.
(2008)
Dust from comet Wild 2:: Interpreting particle size, shape, structure, and composition from impact features on the Stardust aluminum foils
in METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Duffy C
(2021)
Evidence that short-period AM CVn systems are diverse in outburst behaviour
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tanvir N
(2021)
Exploration of the high-redshift universe enabled by THESEUS
in Experimental Astronomy
France K
(2022)
Extreme-ultraviolet Stellar Characterization for Atmospheric Physics and Evolution mission: motivation and overview
in Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
Bond Howard E.
(2018)
Final Hubble Space Telescope Astrometry of the Procyon Binary System
in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society
Evans D
(2018)
Gaia Data Release 2 Photometric content and validation
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: A Golden Sample of Astrophysical Parameters
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Chemical cartography of the Milky Way
in arXiv e-prints
Montegriffo P.
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: External calibration of BP/RP low-resolution spectroscopic data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Mapping the asymmetric disc of the Milky Way
in arXiv e-prints
De Angeli F.
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Processing and validation of BP/RP low-resolution spectral data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Pulsations in main sequence OBAF-type stars
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Reflectance spectra of Solar System small bodies
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Stellar multiplicity, a teaser for the hidden treasure
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: Summary of the content and survey properties
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: The extragalactic content
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration G
(2022)
Gaia Data Release 3: The Galaxy in your preferred colours. Synthetic photometry from Gaia low-resolution spectra
in arXiv e-prints
Riello M
(2021)
Gaia Early Data Release 3 Photometric content and validation
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Curran P
(2007)
GRB 060206 and the quandary of achromatic breaks in afterglow light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ziaeepour H
(2008)
GRB 060607A: a gamma-ray burst with bright asynchronous early X-ray and optical emissions GRB 060607A asynchronous early emissions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lamb G
(2020)
GRB 170817A as a Refreshed Shock Afterglow Viewed Off-axis
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lamb G
(2021)
GRB jet structure and the jet break
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casewell S
(2009)
High-resolution optical spectroscopy of Praesepe white dwarfs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lamb G
(2021)
Inclination Estimates from Off-Axis GRB Afterglow Modelling
in Universe
Fernández J
(2022)
Lateral spreading effects on VLBI radio images of neutron star merger jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burhanudin U
(2021)
Light-curve classification with recurrent neural networks for GOTO: dealing with imbalanced data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vielfaure J
(2020)
Lyman continuum leakage in faint star-forming galaxies at redshift z = 3-3.5 probed by gamma-ray bursts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hu J
(2020)
Measuring the fine structure constant on a white dwarf surface; a detailed analysis of Fe V absorption in G191-B2B
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Carpenter J
(2008)
Meteoroid and space debris impacts in grazing-incidence telescopes
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | Rolling Grant |
| Amount | £3,407,604 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2010 |
| End | 03/2015 |