Supercomputer support for the Astrophysics Group at the University of Exeter
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Exeter
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics at the University of Exeter urgently requires access to supercomputer time in order to conduct its numerical research. This research includes magnetohydrodynamical and radiation hydrodynamical modelling of star and planet formation and the interstellar medium and radiative transfer modelling of young stars and protoplanetary discs. In this application, we request STFC funding to purchase three years of computing resource on the Exeter supercomputer. We believe that providing funding for access charges to Exeter's local machine is the most cost-effective and rapid way for STFC to provide the Astrophysics Group with the supercomputer access and programming support it requires.
Organisations
Publications
Viallet M
(2016)
A Jacobian-free Newton-Krylov method for time-implicit multidimensional hydrodynamics Physics-based preconditioning for sound waves and thermal diffusion
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Douglas K
(2010)
A synthetic 21-cm Galactic Plane Survey of a smoothed particle hydrodynamics galaxy simulation Simulated Galactic H i
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Amundsen D
(2014)
Accuracy tests of radiation schemes used in hot Jupiter global circulation models
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tremblin P
(2017)
Advection of Potential Temperature in the Atmosphere of Irradiated Exoplanets: A Robust Mechanism to Explain Radius Inflation
in The Astrophysical Journal
Harries T
(2011)
An algorithm for Monte Carlo time-dependent radiation transfer Time-dependent radiative transfer
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rey-Raposo R
(2015)
Are turbulent spheres suitable initial conditions for star-forming clouds?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Haworth T
(2013)
Assessing molecular line diagnostics of triggered star formation using synthetic observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mayne N
(2012)
Bayesian fitting of Taurus brown dwarf spectral energy distributions SED fitting
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goffrey T
(2017)
Benchmarking the Multidimensional Stellar Implicit Code MUSIC
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bate M
(2014)
Collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities: stellar-core and outflow formation in radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2011)
Collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities: the formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs Formation and evolution of pre-stellar discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Price D
(2012)
Collimated jets from the first core Jets from the first core
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Bate M
(2015)
Combining radiative transfer and diffuse interstellar medium physics to model star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hall C
(2016)
Directly observing continuum emission from self-gravitating spiral waves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kraus S
(2017)
Dust-trapping Vortices and a Potentially Planet-triggered Spiral Wake in the Pre-transitional Disk of V1247 Orionis
in The Astrophysical Journal
Boutle I
(2017)
Exploring the climate of Proxima B with the Met Office Unified Model
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Meru F
(2010)
Exploring the conditions required to form giant planets via gravitational instability in massive protoplanetary discs Giant planet formation in self-gravitating discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pratt J
(2017)
Extreme value statistics for two-dimensional convective penetration in a pre-main sequence star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Duarte L
(2015)
Helicity inversion in spherical convection as a means for equatorward dynamo wave propagation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cleeves L
(2015)
INDIRECT DETECTION OF FORMING PROTOPLANETS VIA CHEMICAL ASYMMETRIES IN DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dobbs C
(2016)
Magnetic field evolution and reversals in spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ayliffe B
(2011)
Migration of protoplanets with surfaces through discs with steep temperature gradients Migration with steep temperature gradients
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Weber M
(2016)
MODELING THE RISE OF FIBRIL MAGNETIC FIELDS IN FULLY CONVECTIVE STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Acreman D
(2010)
Modelling circumstellar discs with three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2015)
Modelling multiwavelength observational characteristics of bow shocks from runaway early-type stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Geroux C
(2016)
Multi-dimensional structure of accreting young stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Meru F
(2011)
Non-convergence of the critical cooling time-scale for fragmentation of self-gravitating discs Resolution effects on fragmentation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ayliffe B
(2012)
On the accumulation of planetesimals near disc gaps created by protoplanets Planetesimal accumulation near gaps
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2012)
On the convergence of the critical cooling time-scale for the fragmentation of self-gravitating discs Convergence of fragmenting discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2018)
On the diversity and statistical properties of protostellar discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate M
(2017)
On the dynamics of dust during protostellar collapse
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Meru F
(2011)
On the fragmentation criteria of self-gravitating protoplanetary discs Fragmentation criteria in discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mayne N
(2010)
On the properties of discs around accreting brown dwarfs Brown dwarf discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2015)
On the relative importance of different microphysics on the D-type expansion of galactic H ii regions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ayliffe B
(2010)
Planet migration: self-gravitating radiation hydrodynamical models of protoplanets with surfaces Planetary migration and growth
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Monnier J
(2017)
Polarized Disk Emission from Herbig Ae/Be Stars Observed Using Gemini Planet Imager: HD 144432, HD 150193, HD 163296, and HD 169142
in The Astrophysical Journal
Haworth T
(2012)
Radiation hydrodynamics of triggered star formation: the effect of the diffuse radiation field Radiation hydrodynamics of star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Harries T
(2015)
Radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of massive star formation using Monte Carlo radiative transfer - I. Algorithms and numerical methods
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Harries T
(2017)
Radiation-hydrodynamical simulations of massive star formation using Monte Carlo radiative transfer - II. The formation of a 25 solar-mass star
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mayne N
(2017)
Results from a set of three-dimensional numerical experiments of a hot Jupiter atmosphere
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Baraffe I
(2016)
Self-consistent evolution of accreting low-mass stars and brown dwarfs
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lewis B
(2015)
Smoothed particle magnetohydrodynamic simulations of protostellar outflows with misaligned magnetic field and rotation axes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Patience J
(2011)
Spatially resolved submillimeter imaging of the HR 8799 debris disk
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pratt J
(2016)
Spherical-shell boundaries for two-dimensional compressible convection in a star
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bate M
(2012)
Stellar, brown dwarf and multiple star properties from a radiation hydrodynamical simulation of star cluster formation Stellar and multiple star properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Duarte-Cabral A
(2015)
Synthetic CO, H2 and H i surveys of the second galactic quadrant, and the properties of molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Acreman D
(2010)
Synthetic H i observations of a simulated spiral galaxy Synthetic observations of a spiral galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Haworth T
(2012)
Testing diagnostics of triggered star formation Triggered star formation diagnostics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Few C
(2016)
Testing hydrodynamics schemes in galaxy disc simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wurster J
(2018)
The collapse of a molecular cloud core to stellar densities using radiation non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | This grant provided funding for research into star and planet formation. |
| Exploitation Route | Via refereed journal articles. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
| Description | Findings were published in refereed journal papers. Animations and images provided at http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | ERC Advanced Grant |
| Amount | € 1,706,418 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | No. 339248 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | STFC Consolidated Grant |
| Amount | £1,734,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/J001627/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Animations of some of my star formation calculations were placed on the web in 2008. These were used in: a movie to introduce the Nobeyama Observatory in 2009, a public television science programme called Newslight on Vara in the Netherlands in 2009, and a TV series "From the Big Bang to Life" produced in Canada in 2010. Animations placed on the web before 2006 have been used during the period 2006-present in the following ways: 4 different Planetarium shows in France (2), Germany, Newcastle; two books, a presentation at Singleton Hospital, Swansea NHS Trust, the `Universe Awareness' programme of Leiden University, a short documentary film produced by Experimentarium, a Science Centre in Denmark, and the German calendar `Bild der Wissenschaft". My animations were used in the various ways above to inform the general public about star formation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.astro.ex.ac.uk/people/mbate |