St Andrews Astronomy: PATT linked travel and subsistence
Lead Research Organisation:
University of St Andrews
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We request travel and subsistence support in the form of a PATT-linked grant to enable observers in the Astronomy group at the University of St Andrews to take up telescope time awarded by peer review panels such as PATT, on major international facilities. We also seek approval for travel to other, smaller telescopes. In particular, we seek support for follow-up radial-velocity observations during Semester 2011A and Semester 2012A using the SOPHIE spectrograph on the 1.9-m telescope at Haute-Provence (OHP) and CORALIE on the 1.2-m Swiss Euler telescope at la Silla. This will enable us to measure the masses and spin-orbit misalignments of extra-solar planets found by the SuperWASP Wide-Field Sky Patrol Camera, which is currently beginning its sixth year of operation on La Palma. We are active members of the PLANET and MiNDSTEp consortia, and seek approval for occasional travel to small telescopes in the southern hemisphere to assist in intensive observing campaigns on Galactic Bulge microlensing events.
Organisations
Publications
Lam K
(2017)
From dense hot Jupiter to low-density Neptune: The discovery of WASP-127b, WASP-136b, and WASP-138b
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dumusque X
(2017)
Radial-velocity fitting challenge II. First results of the analysis of the data set?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Donati J
(2017)
The hot Jupiter of the magnetically active weak-line T Tauri star V830 Tau
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Boardman N
(2016)
The low dark matter content of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3998
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hay K
(2016)
WASP-92b, WASP-93b and WASP-118b: three new transiting close-in giant planets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Díaz R
(2016)
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXVIII. Bayesian re-analysis of three systems. New super-Earths, unconfirmed signals, and magnetic cycles ???
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lanza A
(2016)
Long-term radial-velocity variations of the Sun as a star: The HARPS view
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gregory S
(2016)
The influence of radiative core growth on coronal X-ray emission from pre-main-sequence stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gettel S
(2016)
THE KEPLER-454 SYSTEM: A SMALL, NOT-ROCKY INNER PLANET, A JOVIAN WORLD, AND A DISTANT COMPANION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bozhinova I
(2016)
Variability in young very low mass stars: two surprises from spectrophotometric monitoring
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barros S
(2016)
WASP-113b and WASP-114b, two inflated hot Jupiters with contrasting densities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Haywood R
(2016)
The Sun as a planet-host star: proxies from SDO images for HARPS radial-velocity variations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
López-Morales M
(2016)
KEPLER-21b: A ROCKY PLANET AROUND A V = 8.25 mag STAR*
in The Astronomical Journal
Mortier A
(2016)
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXIX. HD 175607, the most metal-poor G dwarf with an orbiting sub-Neptune
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Faria J
(2016)
Uncovering the planets and stellar activity of CoRoT-7 using only radial velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Buchhave L
(2016)
A 1.9 EARTH RADIUS ROCKY PLANET AND THE DISCOVERY OF A NON-TRANSITING PLANET IN THE KEPLER-20 SYSTEM*
in The Astronomical Journal
Anderson D
(2015)
WASP-20b and WASP-28b: a hot Saturn and a hot Jupiter in near-aligned orbits around solar-type stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dressing C
(2015)
THE MASS OF Kepler-93b AND THE COMPOSITION OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Grunblatt S
(2015)
DETERMINING THE MASS OF KEPLER-78b WITH NONPARAMETRIC GAUSSIAN PROCESS ESTIMATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
David T
(2015)
HII 2407: AN ECLIPSING BINARY REVEALED BY K2 OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLEIADES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aigrain S
(2015)
Testing the recovery of stellar rotation signals from Kepler light curves using a blind hare-and-hounds exercise
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Johnson M
(2015)
MEASUREMENT OF THE NODAL PRECESSION OF WASP-33 b VIA DOPPLER TOMOGRAPHY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Vanderburg A
(2015)
CHARACTERIZING K2 PLANET DISCOVERIES: A SUPER-EARTH TRANSITING THE BRIGHT K DWARF HIP 116454
in The Astrophysical Journal
Anderson D
(2015)
THE WELL-ALIGNED ORBIT OF WASP-84b: EVIDENCE FOR DISK MIGRATION OF A HOT JUPITER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Sun L
(2015)
Long-term transit timing monitoring and homogenous study of WASP-32
in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Description | The grant funded travel and subsistence at telescopes in a variety of research areas. |
Exploitation Route | Not applicable |
Sectors | Education |