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
Shi QQ
(2013)
Solar wind entry into the high-latitude terrestrial magnetosphere during geomagnetically quiet times.
in Nature communications
Masters A
(2013)
Electron acceleration to relativistic energies at a strong quasi-parallel shock wave
in Nature Physics
Kuncic Z
(2011)
Polarization enhanced X-ray imaging for biomedicine
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Shin D
(2012)
Progressively weighted affine adaptive correlation matching for quasi-dense 3D reconstruction
in Pattern Recognition
Ferreras I
(2012)
Confronting MOND and TeVeS with strong gravitational lensing over galactic scales: An extended survey
in Physical Review D
Parks GK
(2012)
Entropy generation across Earth's collisionless bow shock.
in Physical review letters
Marklund GT
(2011)
Altitude distribution of the auroral acceleration potential determined from cluster satellite data at different heights.
in Physical review letters
Dunlop MW
(2011)
Extended magnetic reconnection across the dayside magnetopause.
in Physical review letters
Khotyaintsev YV
(2011)
Plasma jet braking: energy dissipation and nonadiabatic electrons.
in Physical review letters
Soobiah Y
(2013)
Energy distribution asymmetry of electron precipitation signatures at Mars
in Planetary and Space Science
Cousins C
(2012)
Selecting the geology filter wavelengths for the ExoMars Panoramic Camera instrument
in Planetary and Space Science
Edberg N
(2011)
Structured ionospheric outflow during the Cassini T55-T59 Titan flybys
in Planetary and Space Science
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
Michael M
(2011)
High-altitude charged aerosols in the atmosphere of Titan
in Planetary and Space Science
Masters A
(2012)
Surface waves on Saturn's magnetopause
in Planetary and Space Science
Wood A
(2012)
The transterminator ion flow at Venus at solar minimum
in Planetary and Space Science
Kim J
(2013)
Multi-resolution digital terrain models and their potential for Mars landing site assessments
in Planetary and Space Science
Forsyth C
(2011)
On the effect of line current width and relative position on the multi-spacecraft curlometer technique
in Planetary and Space Science
Coates A
(2012)
Lunar PanCam: Adapting ExoMars PanCam for the ESA Lunar Lander
in Planetary and Space Science
Schwartz S
(2011)
Preface
in Planetary and Space Science
Paranicas C
(2012)
Energetic charged particle weathering of Saturn's inner satellites
in Planetary and Space Science
Wei Y
(2012)
A teardrop-shaped ionosphere at Venus in tenuous solar wind
in Planetary and Space Science
Török T
(2014)
The evolution of writhe in kink-unstable flux ropes and erupting filaments
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Dartnell LR
(2013)
Fluorescence characterization of clinically-important bacteria.
in PloS one
Di Giorgio, A. M. And Bastia, P. And Liu, S. J. And Giusi, G. And Scaramella, R. And Cropper, M. And Cole, R. And James, A. And Amiaux, J. And Mellier, Y.
(2012)
The command and data processing unit of the euclid visible imager: Impact of the data compression needs on the unit design
in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Kaastra J
(2013)
Accretion and outflow of gas in Markarian 509
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Camero-Arranz A
(2013)
A new low-B magnetar: Swift J1822.3-1606
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
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
Kliem B
(2011)
Helicity transport in a simulated coronal mass ejection
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Lavvas P
(2013)
Aerosol growth in Titan's ionosphere.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Tanaka I
(2011)
Discovery of an Excess of H Emitters around 4C 23.56 at z = 2.48
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Fisher D
(2012)
Global warping coefficients for improving ATSR co-registration
in Remote Sensing Letters
Hancock S
(2011)
A threshold insensitive method for locating the forest canopy top with waveform lidar
in Remote Sensing of Environment
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
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
Teolis BD
(2010)
Cassini finds an oxygen-carbon dioxide atmosphere at Saturn's icy moon Rhea.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Rea N
(2010)
A low-magnetic-field soft gamma repeater.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Coates AJ
(2011)
Planetary science. Io's tortured interior.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Kaastra JS
(2014)
Active galaxies. A fast and long-lived outflow from the supermassive black hole in NGC 5548.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Ackermann M
(2013)
Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Zhang TL
(2012)
Magnetic reconnection in the near Venusian magnetotail.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Zhang Q
(2012)
SuperDARN CUTLASS Finland radar observations of high-latitude magnetic reconnections under northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions
in Science China Technological Sciences
Luoni M
(2011)
Twisted Flux Tube Emergence Evidenced in Longitudinal Magnetograms: Magnetic Tongues
in Solar Physics
Vargas Domínguez S
(2012)
Granular-Scale Elementary Flux Emergence Episodes in a Solar Active Region
in Solar Physics
Harra L
(2011)
The Creation of Outflowing Plasma in the Corona at Emerging Flux Regions: Comparing Observations and Simulations
in Solar Physics
Rudawy P
(2010)
Search for Rapid Changes in the Visible-Light Corona during the 21 June 2001 Total Solar Eclipse
in Solar Physics
Slemzin V
(2012)
Signatures of Slow Solar Wind Streams from Active Regions in the Inner Corona
in Solar Physics
Baker D
(2011)
Forecasting a CME by Spectroscopic Precursor?
in Solar Physics
Wallace A
(2010)
Pre-Flare Flows in the Corona
in Solar Physics
Bisi M
(2011)
The Sun-Earth Connection near Solar Minimum: Placing it into Context
in Solar 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 | 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 |