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
Seymour N
(2011)
HerMES: SPIRE emission from radio-selected active galactic nuclei? HerMES: SPIRE emission from radio-loud AGN
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kanani S
(2011)
Autumn MIST 2010
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Talboys D
(2011)
Statistical characteristics of field-aligned currents in Saturn's nightside magnetosphere CURRENTS IN SATURN'S MAGNETOSPHERE
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Peter H
(2011)
Solar magnetism eXplorer (SolmeX) Exploring the magnetic field in the upper atmosphere of our closest star
in Experimental Astronomy
Cui J
(2011)
Suprathermal electron spectra in the Venus ionosphere SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRONS ON VENUS
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Mehdipour, M.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Kaastra, J. S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Kriss, G. A.,Ponti, G.,Blustin, A. J.,Paltani, S.,Cappi, M.,Detmers, R. G.,Steenbrugge, K. C.
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 IV. Optical-UV-X-ray variability and the nature of the soft X-ray excess
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kliem B
(2011)
Helicity transport in a simulated coronal mass ejection
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Mignani R
(2011)
VLT observations of the two Fermi pulsars PSR J1357-6429 and PSR J1048-5832
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Long D
(2011)
Deceleration and dispersion of large-scale coronal bright fronts
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Chen F
(2011)
SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN AN EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING TELESCOPE WAVE AND A CORONAL UPFLOW REGION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Marklund GT
(2011)
Altitude distribution of the auroral acceleration potential determined from cluster satellite data at different heights.
in Physical review letters
Lavvas P
(2011)
Energy deposition and primary chemical products in Titan's upper atmosphere
in Icarus
Artemyev A
(2011)
Proton/electron temperature ratio in the magnetotail
in Annales Geophysicae
Murphy K
(2011)
The dependence of Pi2 waveforms on periodic velocity enhancements within bursty bulk flows
in Annales Geophysicae
Thöne CC
(2011)
The unusual ?-ray burst GRB 101225A from a helium star/neutron star merger at redshift 0.33.
in Nature
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
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
Cropper M
(2011)
The Gaia spectroscopic instrument (RVS): a technical challenge
in EAS Publications Series
Schwartz S
(2011)
Preface
in Planetary and Space Science
House E
(2011)
Disc heating: comparing the Milky Way with cosmological simulations Disc heating
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wei H
(2011)
Unusually strong magnetic fields in Titan's ionosphere: T42 case study
in Advances in Space Research
Esposito P
(2011)
Long-term spectral and timing properties of the soft gamma-ray repeater SGR 1833-0832 and detection of extended X-ray emission around the radio pulsar PSR B1830-08 Observations of SGR 1833-0832 and PSR B1830-08
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Riechers D
(2011)
DYNAMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MOLECULAR INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM IN AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT, MULTIPLY LENSED z ? 3 SUBMILLIMETER GALAXY DISCOVERED WITH HERSCHEL
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zane S
(2011)
Discovery of 59 ms pulsations from 1RXS J141256.0+792204 (Calvera) Discovery of 59 ms pulsations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oates S
(2011)
A statistical comparison of the optical/UV and X-ray afterglows of gamma-ray bursts using the Swift Ultraviolet Optical and X-ray Telescopes Comparison of UVOT & XRT GRB light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Valori G
(2011)
Nonlinear Force-Free Extrapolation of Emerging Flux with a Global Twist and Serpentine Fine Structures
in Solar Physics
Steed K
(2011)
Investigating the observational signatures of magnetic cloud substructure MAGNETIC CLOUD SUBSTRUCTURE
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Ma Y
(2011)
The importance of thermal electron heating in Titan's ionosphere: Comparison with Cassini T34 flyby THERMAL ELECTRON HEATING OF TITAN
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Teh W
(2011)
Evidence of the origin of the Hall magnetic field for reconnection: Hall MHD reconstruction results from Cluster observations EVIDENCE FOR THE ORIGIN OF HALL B FIELD
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Krimm H
(2011)
DISCOVERY AND EVOLUTION OF THE NEW BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE SWIFT J1539.2-6227 DURING ITS 2008 OUTBURST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Falder J
(2011)
THE SPITZER EXTRAGALACTIC REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME SURVEY: THE ENVIRONMENTS OF HIGH- z SDSS QUASI-STELLAR OBJECTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Turolla R
(2011)
IS SGR 0418+5729 INDEED A WANING MAGNETAR?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zharkov S
(2011)
Statistical properties of flares in relation to sunspots and active regions in the cycle 23
in Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Detmers, R. G.,Kaastra, J. S.,Steenbrugge, K. C.,Ebrero, J.,Kriss, G. A.,Arav, N.,Behar, E.,Costantini, E.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Mehdipour, M.,Bianchi, S.,Cappi, M.,Petrucci, P.,Ponti, G.,Pinto, C.,Ratti, E. M.,Holczer, T.
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 III. The 600 ks RGS spectrum: unravelling the inner region of an AGN
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Racusin J
(2011)
FERMI AND SWIFT GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOW POPULATION STUDIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Starling R
(2011)
Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova Discovery of GRB 100316D
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Leier D
(2011)
RESOLVING THE BARYON-FRACTION PROFILE IN LENSING GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gowen R
(2011)
Penetrators for in situ subsurface investigations of Europa
in Advances in Space Research
Gurgiolo C
(2011)
Observations of electron vorticity in the inner plasma sheet
in Annales Geophysicae
Matthews S
(2011)
ANATOMY OF A SOLAR FLARE: MEASUREMENTS OF THE 2006 DECEMBER 14 X-CLASS FLARE WITH GONG, HINODE , AND RHESSI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Scott K
(2011)
REDSHIFT DETERMINATION AND CO LINE EXCITATION MODELING FOR THE MULTIPLY LENSED GALAXY HLSW-01
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zharkov S
(2011)
2011 FEBRUARY 15: SUNQUAKES PRODUCED BY FLUX ROPE ERUPTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hoversten E
(2011)
SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET/OPTICAL TELESCOPE IMAGING OF STAR-FORMING REGIONS IN M81 AND HOLMBERG IX
in The Astronomical Journal
Pérez-De-Tejada H
(2011)
Plasma transition at the flanks of the Venus ionosheath: Evidence from the Venus Express data PLASMA TRANSITION IN THE VENUS IONOSHEATH
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Bisi M
(2011)
The Sun-Earth Connection near Solar Minimum: Placing it into Context
in Solar Physics
Kim J
(2011)
Tree and building detection in dense urban environments using automated processing of IKONOS image and LiDAR data
in International Journal of Remote Sensing
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
Schippers P
(2011)
Auroral electron distributions within and close to the Saturn kilometric radiation source region AURORAL ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
| 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 | £2,537,157 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N000722/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| 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 | 03/2016 |
| 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 | 03/2013 |
| 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 |