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
Denton R
(2010)
Multiple harmonic ULF waves in the plasma sheet boundary layer: Instability analysis
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Kaastra, J. S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Cappi, M.,Arav, N.,Behar, E.,Bianchi, S.,Bloom, J.,Blustin, A. J.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Costantini, E.,Dadina, M.,Detmers, R. G.,Ebrero, J.,Jonker, P. G.,Klein, C.,Kriss, G. A.,Lubinski, P.,Malzac, J.,Mehdipour, M.,Paltani, S.,Pinto, C.,Ponti, G.,Ratti, E. M.,Smith, R. A. N.,Steenbrugge, K. C.,de Vries, C. P.
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 I. Variability and spectral energy distribution
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
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
Kriss G
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 VI. HST/COS observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum???
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Steenbrugge, K. C.,Kaastra, J. S.,Detmers, R. G.,Ebrero, J.,Ponti, G.,Costantini, E.,Kriss, G. A.,Mehdipour, M.,Pinto, C.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Behar, E.,Arav, N.,Cappi, M.,Bianchi, S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Ratti, E. M.,Holczer, T.
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 VII. Relative abundances of the warm absorber
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kaastra, J. S.,Detmers, R. G.,Mehdipour, M.,Arav, N.,Behar, E.,Bianchi, S.,Branduardi-Raymont, G.,Cappi, M.,Costantini, E.,Ebrero, J.,Kriss, G. A.,Paltani, S.,Petrucci, P. O.,Pinto, C.,Ponti, G.,Steenbrugge, K. C.,de Vries, C. P.
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 VIII. Location of the X-ray absorber
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ponti G
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 XI. Reverberation of the Fe K a line
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ebrero J
(2011)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 V. Chandra -LETGS observation of the ionized absorber
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Petrucci P
(2012)
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509 XII. Broad band spectral analysis
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Guglielmino S
(2010)
MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF SMALL-SCALE RECONNECTION EVENTS TRIGGERED BY MAGNETIC FLUX EMERGENCE IN THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Oates S
(2012)
Multiwavelength observations of the Type IIb supernova 2009mg? Type IIb SN 2009mg
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ramsay G
(2011)
New short-period stellar pulsators at large Galactocentric distances Stellar Pulsators at large distances
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Razzano M
(2013)
New VLT observations of the Fermi pulsar PSR J1048-5832?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
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
Valori G
(2011)
Nonlinear Force-Free Extrapolation of Emerging Flux with a Global Twist and Serpentine Fine Structures
in Solar Physics
Rahimi A
(2014)
Numerical simulation of a possible origin of the positive radial metallicity gradient of the thick disk
in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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
Ma S
(2011)
OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF A LOW CORONAL SHOCK WAVE OBSERVED IN THE EUV BY THE SDO/AIA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Amm O
(2011)
Observations of an auroral streamer in a double oval configuration
in Annales Geophysicae
Gurgiolo C
(2011)
Observations of electron vorticity in the inner plasma sheet
in Annales Geophysicae
Abdo A
(2011)
OBSERVATIONS OF THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANT RX J1713.7-3946 WITH THE FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Vargas Domínguez S
(2011)
On Signatures of Twisted Magnetic Flux Tube Emergence
in Solar Physics
Forsyth C
(2011)
On the effect of line current width and relative position on the multi-spacecraft curlometer technique
in Planetary and Space Science
Davies J
(2010)
On the origin of M81 group extended dust emission M81 group extended dust
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barbera F
(2011)
ON THE RADIAL STELLAR CONTENT OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AS A FUNCTION OF MASS AND ENVIRONMENT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zharkov S
(2013)
On the Seismicity of September 7, 2011 X1.8-class Flare
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
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
Collinson G
(2010)
On variable geometric factor systems for top-hat electrostatic space plasma analyzers
in Measurement Science and Technology
Imada S
(2011)
ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING FOR TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT UPFLOW IN THE DIMMING REGION OBSERVED BY HINODE /EUV IMAGING SPECTROMETER
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Moran P
(2013)
Optical polarimetry of the inner Crab nebula and pulsar
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mignani R
(2011)
Optical, ultraviolet, and infrared observations of isolated neutron stars
in Advances in Space Research
Pasetto S
(2010)
Orbital evolution of the Carina dwarf galaxy and self-consistent determination of star formation history
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Den Herder J
(2011)
ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn
in Experimental Astronomy
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
Pitout F
(2012)
Overlapping ion structures in the mid-altitude cusp under northward IMF: signature of dual lobe reconnection?
in Annales Geophysicae
Zheng W
(2012)
PANCHROMATIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE TEXTBOOK GRB 110205A: CONSTRAINING PHYSICAL MECHANISMS OF PROMPT EMISSION AND AFTERGLOW
in The Astrophysical Journal
Berta S
(2013)
Panchromatic spectral energy distributions of Herschel sources
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gowen R
(2011)
Penetrators for in situ subsurface investigations of Europa
in Advances in Space Research
Arridge C
(2011)
Periodic motion of Saturn's nightside plasma sheet FLAPPING OF SATURN'S PLASMA SHEET
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Sarty G
(2011)
Photometric observations of three high mass X-ray binaries and a search for variations induced by orbital motion
in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Krühler T
(2011)
Photometric redshifts for gamma-ray burst afterglows from GROND and Swift /UVOT
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Green L
(2010)
Photospheric flux cancellation and associated flux rope formation and eruption
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Coates AJ
(2011)
Planetary science. Io's tortured interior.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Khotyaintsev YV
(2011)
Plasma jet braking: energy dissipation and nonadiabatic electrons.
in Physical review letters
Hara H
(2011)
PLASMA MOTIONS AND HEATING BY MAGNETIC RECONNECTION IN A 2007 MAY 19 FLARE
in The Astrophysical 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
Foullon C
(2011)
PLASMOID RELEASES IN THE HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET AND ASSOCIATED CORONAL HOLE BOUNDARY LAYER EVOLUTION
in The Astrophysical Journal
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 |