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
Oates S
(2012)
Multiwavelength observations of the Type IIb supernova 2009mg? Type IIb SN 2009mg
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Martel H
(2013)
The connection between star formation and metallicity evolution in barred spiral galaxies
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
Recchi S
(2013)
The [ /Fe] ratios of very metal-poor stars within the integrated galactic initial mass function theory
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Kawata D
(2014)
Numerical simulations of bubble-induced star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies with a novel stellar feedback scheme
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rowan-Robinson M
(2010)
Cold dust and young starbursts: spectral energy distributions of Herschel SPIRE sources from the HerMES survey? Cold dust and young starbursts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Snaith O
(2011)
A comparison of galaxy group luminosity functions from semi-analytic models Luminosity functions of groups in SAMs'
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Curran P
(2011)
Black hole candidate XTE J1752-223: Swift observations of canonical states during outburst Swift observations of XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rawlings J
(2013)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission in powerful high-redshift radio galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Leier D
(2012)
Diagnostics of baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies Baryonic cooling in lensing galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mignani R
(2013)
The birthplace and age of the isolated neutron star RX J1856.5-3754
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rahimi A
(2011)
Metallicity gradients of disc stars for a cosmologically simulated galaxy Metals in a cosmologically simulated galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Trujillo I
(2011)
Dissecting the size evolution of elliptical galaxies since z~ 1: puffing-up versus minor-merging scenarios Dissecting the size evolution of the ellipticals
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Remmen G
(2013)
Complex orbital dynamics of a double neutron star system revolving around a massive black hole
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Hutton S
(2014)
A panchromatic analysis of starburst galaxy M82: probing the dust properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sarty G
(2011)
The ?-ray binary LS 5039: mass and orbit constraints from MOST observations? The mass and orbit of LS 5039
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Esposito P
(2013)
X-ray and radio observations of the magnetar Swift J1834.9-0846 and its dust-scattering halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
(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
Grand R
(2012)
The dynamics of stars around spiral arms Dynamics of stars around spiral arms
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Farinelli R
(2013)
Spectral evolution of the X-ray nova XTE J1859+226 during its outburst observed by BeppoSAX and RXTE
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Semboloni E
(2013)
On the shear estimation bias induced by the spatial variation of colour across galaxy profiles
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Massey R
(2013)
Origins of weak lensing systematics, and requirements on future instrumentation (or knowledge of instrumentation)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Mollá M
(2015)
Galactic chemical evolution: stellar yields and the initial mass function
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mignani R
(2012)
Optical and X-ray observations of candidate isolated neutron stars in the G315.4-2.3 supernova remnant Candidate isolated neutron stars in the G315.4-2.3 SNR
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Oliver S
(2012)
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES HerMES
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Vargas Domínguez S
(2011)
Spatial distribution and statistical properties of small-scale convective vortex-like motions in a quiet-Sun region Spatial properties and statistics of vortices
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Ferreras I
(2010)
Constraining the low-mass end of the initial mass function with gravitational lensing
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Yang J
(2011)
Transient relativistic ejections and stationary core in XTE J1752-223 Relativistic ejections in XTE J1752-223
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Cava A
(2010)
HerMES: SPIRE detection of high-redshift massive compact galaxies in GOODS-N field
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Few C
(2012)
RAMSES-CH: a new chemodynamical code for cosmological simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Oates S
(2012)
A correlation between the intrinsic brightness and average decay rate of Swift /UVOT gamma-ray burst optical/ultraviolet light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Chapman S
(2010)
Herschel-SPIRE, far-infrared properties of millimetre-bright and -faint radio galaxies Herschel galaxies at z > 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Buat V
(2010)
Measures of star formation rates from infrared ( Herschel ) and UV ( GALEX ) emissions of galaxies in the HerMES fields
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
De Luca A
(2012)
A time-variable, phase-dependent emission line in the X-ray spectrum of the isolated neutron star RX J0822-4300
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Läsker R
(2013)
Bottom-heavy initial mass function in a nearby compact L ? galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ferreras I
(2013)
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function with velocity dispersion in early-type galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Tiengo A
(2011)
X-ray and optical observations of the closest isolated radio pulsar? X-ray and optical search for PSR J2144-3933
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
De La Rosa I
(2011)
The link between the star formation history and [a/Fe ] The link between the SFH and [a/Fe]
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Rigopoulou D
(2010)
HerMES: Herschel-SPIRE observations of Lyman break galaxies HerMES: SPIRE observations of LBGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Thöne CC
(2011)
The unusual ?-ray burst GRB 101225A from a helium star/neutron star merger at redshift 0.33.
in Nature
Tiengo A
(2013)
A variable absorption feature in the X-ray spectrum of a magnetar.
in Nature
Pryor WR
(2011)
The auroral footprint of Enceladus on Saturn.
in Nature
Amblard A
(2011)
Submillimetre galaxies reside in dark matter haloes with masses greater than 3 × 1011 solar masses
in Nature
Page MJ
(2012)
The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei.
in Nature
| 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 |