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
Sainz Dalda A
(2012)
MAGNETIC TOPOLOGY OF A NAKED SUNSPOT: IS IT REALLY NAKED?
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Zharkov S
(2012)
Properties of the 15 February 2011 Flare Seismic Sources
in Solar Physics
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
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
Roseboom I
(2012)
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Teh W
(2012)
Electron dynamics in the reconnection ion diffusion region
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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
Van Driel-Gesztelyi L
(2012)
Magnetic Topology of Active Regions and Coronal Holes: Implications for Coronal Outflows and the Solar Wind
in Solar Physics
Pasetto S
(2012)
Theory of stellar population synthesis with an application to N -body simulations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
DARTNELL L
(2012)
Experimental determination of photostability and fluorescence-based detection of PAHs on the Martian surface
in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Smith M
(2012)
THE HERSCHEL EXPLOITATION OF LOCAL GALAXY ANDROMEDA (HELGA). II. DUST AND GAS IN ANDROMEDA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Roseboom I
(2012)
FMOS near-IR spectroscopy of Herschel -selected galaxies: star formation rates, metallicity and dust attenuation at z ~ 1 Near-IR spectroscopy of Herschel galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Roussos E
(2012)
Energetic electron observations of Rhea's magnetospheric interaction
in Icarus
Parkin T
(2012)
The gas-to-dust mass ratio of Centaurus A as seen by Herschel? The gas-to-dust mass ratio of Cen A
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hancock S
(2012)
Measuring forests with dual wavelength lidar: A simulation study over topography
in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Zhang TL
(2012)
Magnetic reconnection in the near Venusian magnetotail.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Voigt L
(2012)
The impact of galaxy colour gradients on cosmic shear measurement Galaxy colour gradients and shear measurement
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sembay S
(2012)
AXIOM: Advanced X-ray imaging of the magnetosheath
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Brown P
(2012)
A SWIFT LOOK AT SN 2011fe: THE EARLIEST ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVATIONS OF A TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Paranicas C
(2012)
Energetic charged particle weathering of Saturn's inner satellites
in Planetary and Space Science
Barnes D
(2012)
Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+ Cosmological simulations using gcmhd+
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
Krupp N
(2012)
The Cassini Enceladus encounters 2005-2010 in the view of energetic electron measurements
in Icarus
Gurgiolo C
(2012)
Direct observations of the formation of the solar wind halo from the strahl
in Annales Geophysicae
Bedington R
(2012)
Using a CCD for the direct detection of electrons in a low energy space plasma spectrometer
in Journal of Instrumentation
Rahimi A
(2012)
Towards a self-consistent numerical model of late-type galaxies: calibrating the effects of sub-grid physics on galactic models Towards a self-consistent numerical galaxy model
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
Macciò A
(2012)
HALO EXPANSION IN COSMOLOGICAL HYDRO SIMULATIONS: TOWARD A BARYONIC SOLUTION OF THE CUSP/CORE PROBLEM IN MASSIVE SPIRALS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Tokar R
(2012)
Detection of exospheric O 2 + at Saturn's moon Dione
in Geophysical Research Letters
Mehdipour M
(2012)
The X-ray warm absorber and nuclear obscuration in the Seyfert 1.8 galaxy ESO 113-G010
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Hill T
(2012)
Charged nanograins in the Enceladus plume
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Emes M
(2012)
Systems for construction: lessons for the construction industry from experiences in spacecraft systems engineering
in Intelligent Buildings International
Pasetto S
(2012)
Thin disk kinematics from RAVE and the solar motion
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Brook C
(2012)
Thin disc, thick disc and halo in a simulated galaxy Disc galaxy decomposition
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Den Herder J
(2012)
The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard Athena
Davey E
(2012)
The orientation and current density of the magnetotail current sheet: A statistical study of the effect of geomagnetic conditions
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Provan G
(2012)
Dual periodicities in planetary-period magnetic field oscillations in Saturn's tail
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Few C
(2012)
RAMSES-CH: a new chemodynamical code for cosmological simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Mitchell-Wynne K
(2012)
HerMES: A STATISTICAL MEASUREMENT OF THE REDSHIFT DISTRIBUTION OF HERSCHEL-SPIRE SOURCES USING THE CROSS-CORRELATION TECHNIQUE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Collinson GA
(2012)
The geometric factor of electrostatic plasma analyzers: a case study from the Fast Plasma Investigation for the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Galametz A
(2012)
THE MID-INFRARED ENVIRONMENTS OF HIGH-REDSHIFT RADIO GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Holland S
(2012)
GRB 081029: A GAMMA-RAY BURST WITH A MULTI-COMPONENT AFTERGLOW
in The Astrophysical Journal
Viganò D
(2012)
The influence of magnetic field geometry on magnetars X-ray spectra
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Wei Y
(2012)
A teardrop-shaped ionosphere at Venus in tenuous solar wind
in Planetary and Space Science
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 |