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
Glenn J
(2010)
HerMES: deep galaxy number counts from a P(D) fluctuation analysis of SPIRE Science Demonstration Phase observations HerMES P(D) fluctuation analysis
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goryaev F
(2014)
STUDY OF EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET EMISSION AND PROPERTIES OF A CORONAL STREAMER FROM PROBA2 /SWAP, HINODE /EIS AND MAUNA LOA Mk4 OBSERVATIONS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gow J
(2012)
Assessment of space proton radiation-induced charge transfer inefficiency in the CCD204 for the Euclid space observatory
in Journal of Instrumentation
Gowen R
(2011)
Penetrators for in situ subsurface investigations of Europa
in Advances in Space Research
Grand R
(2012)
The dynamics of stars around spiral arms Dynamics of stars around spiral arms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Grand R
(2013)
Spiral arm pitch angle and galactic shear rate in N -body simulations of disc galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Grand R
(2012)
Dynamics of stars around spiral arms in an N -body/SPH simulated barred spiral galaxy Dynamics of stars in a barred spiral galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Grasset O
(2013)
JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): An ESA mission to orbit Ganymede and to characterise the Jupiter system
in Planetary and Space Science
Green L
(2010)
Photospheric flux cancellation and associated flux rope formation and eruption
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Grigorenko E
(2013)
Current sheet structure and kinetic properties of plasma flows during a near-Earth magnetic reconnection under the presence of a guide field
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Grigorenko E
(2011)
Non-adiabatic Ion Acceleration in the Earth Magnetotail and Its Various Manifestations in the Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer
in Space Science Reviews
Guglielmino S
(2010)
MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF SMALL-SCALE RECONNECTION EVENTS TRIGGERED BY MAGNETIC FLUX EMERGENCE IN THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gurgiolo C
(2012)
Direct observations of the formation of the solar wind halo from the strahl
in Annales Geophysicae
Gurgiolo C
(2010)
First measurements of electron vorticity in the foreshock and solar wind
in Annales Geophysicae
Gurgiolo C
(2011)
Observations of electron vorticity in the inner plasma sheet
in Annales Geophysicae
Gurnett D
(2011)
Auroral hiss, electron beams and standing Alfvén wave currents near Saturn's moon Enceladus AURORAL-LIKE PROCESSES NEAR ENCELADUS
in Geophysical Research Letters
Hancock S
(2012)
Measuring forests with dual wavelength lidar: A simulation study over topography
in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Hancock S
(2011)
A threshold insensitive method for locating the forest canopy top with waveform lidar
in Remote Sensing of Environment
Hara H
(2011)
PLASMA MOTIONS AND HEATING BY MAGNETIC RECONNECTION IN A 2007 MAY 19 FLARE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Harra L
(2011)
The Creation of Outflowing Plasma in the Corona at Emerging Flux Regions: Comparing Observations and Simulations
in Solar Physics
Harra L
(2011)
SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF A CORONAL MORETON WAVE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Harra L
(2012)
NON-THERMAL RESPONSE OF THE CORONA TO THE MAGNETIC FLUX DISPERSAL IN THE PHOTOSPHERE OF A DECAYING ACTIVE REGION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Harra L
(2010)
Determining the Solar Source of a Magnetic Cloud Using a Velocity Difference Technique
in Solar Physics
Harrison S
(2010)
Mapping Medusae Fossae Formation materials in the southern highlands of Mars
in Icarus
Hatch N
(2010)
Galaxy protocluster candidates around z~ 2.4 radio galaxies Galaxy overdensities at z ~2.4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Heinis S
(2013)
HerMES: unveiling obscured star formation - the far-infrared luminosity function of ultraviolet-selected galaxies at z ~ 1.5
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hernán-Caballero A
(2013)
SHARDS: stellar populations and star formation histories of a mass-selected sample of 0.65 < z < 1.1 galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hildebrandt H
(2013)
Inferring the mass of submillimetre galaxies by exploiting their gravitational magnification of background galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hill T
(2012)
Charged nanograins in the Enceladus plume
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Hills M
(2014)
Thermal Magnetoconductivity of Tungsten Below 6 K: Combining the Zero-, Low- and High-Field Cases
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Hilton M
(2012)
Herschel observations of a z ~ 2 stellar mass selected galaxy sample drawn from the GOODS NICMOS Survey Far-IR properties of z ~ 2 GNS galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hohle M
(2010)
Updated phase coherent timing solution of the isolated neutron star RX J0720.4-3125 using recent XMM-Newton and Chandra observations
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hohle M
(2012)
The continued spectral and temporal evolution of RX J0720.4-3125 Spectral evolution of RX J0720.4-3125
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Holland S
(2012)
GRB 081029: A GAMMA-RAY BURST WITH A MULTI-COMPONENT AFTERGLOW
in The Astrophysical Journal
House E
(2011)
Disc heating: comparing the Milky Way with cosmological simulations Disc heating
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hoversten E
(2011)
SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET/OPTICAL TELESCOPE IMAGING OF STAR-FORMING REGIONS IN M81 AND HOLMBERG IX
in The Astronomical Journal
Hunt J
(2013)
Disc galaxy modelling with a particle-by-particle made-to-measure method
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hunt J
(2015)
The stellar kinematics of corotating spiral arms in Gaia mock observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hunt J
(2013)
Investigating bar structure of disc galaxies via primal: a particle-by-particle M2M algorithm
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hutton S
(2014)
A panchromatic analysis of starburst galaxy M82: probing the dust properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hwang H
(2010)
Evolution of dust temperature of galaxies through cosmic time as seen by Herschel? Evolution of dust temperature of galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hwang K
(2013)
Cluster observations near reconnection X lines in Earth's magnetotail current sheet
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Imada S
(2011)
ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING FOR TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT UPFLOW IN THE DIMMING REGION OBSERVED BY HINODE /EUV IMAGING SPECTROMETER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Israel G
(2010)
The 2008 October Swift detection of X-ray bursts/outburst from the transient SGR-like AXP 1E 1547.0-5408 The bursting/outbursting AXP 1E 1547.0-5408
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackman C
(2010)
In situ observations of the effect of a solar wind compression on Saturn's magnetotail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Jones S
(2011)
Radio and X-ray variability in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4051 Radio/X-ray variability in NGC 4051
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Joy K
(2011)
Moon Zoo: citizen science in lunar exploration
in Astronomy & Geophysics
| 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 | 04/2016 |
| 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 | 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 |