Rolling Grant
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Abstract
A Rolling Grant is designed to support a programme of research within a particular domain. The domain in this case is Space Science, in particular the fields of: 1. Compact Objects (Black Holes and Neutron Stars, seeking to understand the physics associated with the enormously compact objects. this includes studying Gamma-ray bursts (giant supernovae in distant galaxies), isolated neutron stars including those with gigantic magnetic fields, and black holes); 2. Galaxy Formation and Evolution (Understanding these processes using extremely sophisticated computer modelling techniques. Looking at the role of Active Galactic Nuclei, the history of star formation and the role of feedback) 3. Magnetic Coupling and the Heliosphere (The emergence of magnetic field structures on the Sun, how solar eruptions are triggered, the creation of the Solar Wind and how it affects the Earth); 4. Plasma Physics of the Terrestrial and Planetary Environments (The Earth and some other planets are surrounded and protected by magnetic fields which provide a local laboratory for fundamental research into how charged particles interact with complex magnetic field structures. Through the use of in-situ space probes we will study these processes to gain a fuller understanding of this important physics. Many solar system bodies do not have a protective magnetic field and so we will also study the these interactions, especially planets and moons with an atmospheres (e.g. Mars and Titan)); 5. Planetary Surfaces (The surfaces of planets, particularly Mars, provide interesting and alternative geological and meteorological settings to the Earth. We plan to use the plethora of observational data available from currently orbiting spacecraft to study in great detail these terrains). 6. Enabling technologies (Miniature, very low temperature coolers, auroral imagers and plasma analysers will be developed. New methods of constructing 3-dimensional models of planetary surfaces will be produced. A study will be made (with impact trials) of the survivability of an instrumented penetrator into ice at around 700 miles per hour).
Organisations
Publications
Abdo A
(2011)
OBSERVATIONS OF THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANT RX J1713.7-3946 WITH THE FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ackermann M
(2013)
Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Ackermann M
(2013)
DETERMINATION OF THE POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION FOR THE FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE FROM ON-ORBIT DATA AND LIMITS ON PAIR HALOS OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ackermann M
(2012)
A STATISTICAL APPROACH TO RECOGNIZING SOURCE CLASSES FOR UNASSOCIATED SOURCES IN THE FIRST FERMI -LAT CATALOG
in The Astrophysical Journal
Afonso J
(2011)
ULTRA STEEP SPECTRUM RADIO SOURCES IN THE LOCKMAN HOLE: SERVS IDENTIFICATIONS AND REDSHIFT DISTRIBUTION AT THE FAINTEST RADIO FLUXES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Albano A
(2010)
A UNIFIED TIMING AND SPECTRAL MODEL FOR THE ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSARS XTE J1810-197 AND CXOU J164710.2-455216
in The Astrophysical Journal
Amblard A
(2011)
Submillimetre galaxies reside in dark matter haloes with masses greater than 3 × 10(11) solar masses.
in Nature
Amendola L
(2013)
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with the Euclid Satellite.
in Living reviews in relativity
Amm O
(2011)
Observations of an auroral streamer in a double oval configuration
in Annales Geophysicae
André M
(2010)
Magnetic reconnection and cold plasma at the magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Arridge C
(2012)
Mapping Magnetospheric Equatorial Regions at Saturn from Cassini Prime Mission Observations
in Space Science Reviews
Arridge C
(2011)
Upstream of Saturn and Titan
in Space Science Reviews
Arridge C
(2011)
Periodic motion of Saturn's nightside plasma sheet FLAPPING OF SATURN'S PLASMA SHEET
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Arridge C
(2011)
Uranus Pathfinder: exploring the origins and evolution of Ice Giant planets
in Experimental Astronomy
Artemyev A
(2011)
Proton/electron temperature ratio in the magnetotail
in Annales Geophysicae
Auld R
(2012)
Herschel observations of Cen A: stellar heating of two extragalactic dust clouds Herschel observations of Cen A dust clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Badman S
(2012)
Cassini observations of ion and electron beams at Saturn and their relationship to infrared auroral arcs
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Badman S
(2012)
Correction to "Cassini observations of ion and electron beams at Saturn and their relationship to infrared auroral arcs"
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Badman S
(2013)
Bursty magnetic reconnection at Saturn's magnetopause
in Geophysical Research Letters
Baker D
(2011)
Forecasting a CME by Spectroscopic Precursor?
in Solar Physics
Barbera F
(2011)
ON THE RADIAL STELLAR CONTENT OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AS A FUNCTION OF MASS AND ENVIRONMENT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Barnes D
(2018)
SPMHD simulations of structure formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barnes D
(2012)
Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+ Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bartlett J
(2012)
Millikelvin cryocooler for space- and ground-based detector systems
Bedington R
(2012)
Using a CCD for the direct detection of electrons in a low energy space plasma spectrometer
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bendo G
(2012)
Investigations of dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403 with the Herschel Space Observatory Dust heating in M81, M83 and NGC 2403
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bernardini F
(2011)
Multi-instrument X-ray monitoring of the January 2009 outburst from the recurrent magnetar candidate 1E 1547.0-5408
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Berta S
(2013)
Panchromatic spectral energy distributions of Herschel sources
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Berthomier M
(2011)
Alfvén: magnetosphere-ionosphere connection explorers
in Experimental Astronomy
Beyene S
(2011)
Cluster observations of a transient signature in the magnetotail: implications for the mode of reconnection
in Annales Geophysicae
Bisi M
(2011)
The Sun-Earth Connection near Solar Minimum: Placing it into Context
in Solar Physics
Bonfield D
(2011)
Herschel-ATLAS: the link between accretion luminosity and star formation in quasar host galaxies? H-ATLAS: quasar hosts with Herschel
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Branduardi-Raymont G
(2013)
Search for Saturn's X-ray aurorae at the arrival of a solar wind shock
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Brisbin D
(2010)
The Deep SPIRE HerMES Survey: spectral energy distributions and their astrophysical indications at high redshift Deep HerMES Survey: SEDs at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brocksopp C
(2011)
Double-double radio galaxies: further insights into the formation of the radio structures DDRG: formation of the radio structures
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brook C
(2012)
Thin disc, thick disc and halo in a simulated galaxy Disc galaxy decomposition
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brown P
(2012)
A SWIFT LOOK AT SN 2011fe: THE EARLIEST ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVATIONS OF A TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Buat V
(2010)
Measures of star formation rates from infrared (Herschel) and UV (GALEX) emissions of galaxies in the HerMES fields SFRs from Herschel and GALEX observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Bunce E
(2010)
Extraordinary field-aligned current signatures in Saturn's high-latitude magnetosphere: Analysis of Cassini data during Revolution 89
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Burgarella D
(2011)
HerMES: Lyman Break Galaxies Individually Detected at 0.7 = z = 2.0 in GOODS-N with Herschel /SPIRE
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Burgarella D
(2011)
HerMES: LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES INDIVIDUALLY DETECTED AT 0.7 ? z ? 2.0 IN GOODS-N WITH HERSCHEL /SPIRE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Béthermin M
(2012)
HerMES: deep number counts at 250 µ m, 350 µ m and 500 µ m in the COSMOS and GOODS-N fields and the build-up of the cosmic infrared background
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Camero-Arranz A
(2013)
A new low-B magnetar: Swift J1822.3-1606
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Campanelli M
(2012)
Monitoring of Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosol by the new European Skynet Radiometers (ESR) network
in Atmospheric Environment
Cao Orjales J
(2012)
Herschel -ATLAS: the far-infrared properties and star formation rates of broad absorption line quasi-stellar objects H-ATLAS: the FIR properties of BAL quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Carlyle J
(2014)
INVESTIGATING THE DYNAMICS AND DENSITY EVOLUTION OF RETURNING PLASMA BLOBS FROM THE 2011 JUNE 7 ERUPTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Carrera F
(2011)
A strongly star-forming group: three massive galaxies associated with a quasi-stellar object A strongly star-forming group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casey C
(2012)
A REDSHIFT SURVEY OF HERSCHEL FAR-INFRARED SELECTED STARBURSTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OBSCURED STAR FORMATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Casey C
(2012)
A POPULATION OF z > 2 FAR-INFRARED HERSCHEL -SPIRE-SELECTED STARBURSTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cava A
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE detection of high-redshift massive compact galaxies in GOODS-N field SPIRE detection of high-z massive galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Description | Significant improved understanding in the fields of astrophysics, space plasma physics, solar physics, planetary sciences and instrumentation |
Exploitation Route | Through peer reviewed publications |
Sectors | Other |
Description | Consolidated Grants |
Amount | £1,138,583 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/N000811/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2016 |
End | 03/2019 |
Description | Consolidated Grants |
Amount | £2,537,157 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/N000722/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2016 |
End | 03/2019 |
Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
Amount | £2,145,073 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/K000977/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2013 |
End | 03/2017 |
Title | Cryogenic system elements |
Description | Elements of millK Adiabatic Demagnetisation Refrigerators including heatswitches and magnets. Magnets, cryogenics, vacuum |
Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
Year Produced | 2011 |
Impact | Development will lead to minaturization of coolers which will make them more suitable for space and ground-based applications |