PATT Linked Grant for the Durham Astrophysics Group 2012-14
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Durham observational astronomers are among the most successful at obtaining telescope time at observatories around the world. This grant for travel funds is to ensure that the observers have an administratively simple source of funds to be present at the telescope to execute their observations.
Publications
Russell H
(2013)
Radiative efficiency, variability and Bondi accretion on to massive black holes: the transition from radio AGN to quasars in brightest cluster galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Russell H
(2014)
MASSIVE MOLECULAR GAS FLOWS IN THE A1664 BRIGHTEST CLUSTER GALAXY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Simpson J
(2017)
The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: Multi-wavelength Properties of ALMA-identified Submillimeter Galaxies in UKIDSS UDS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Simpson J
(2014)
AN ALMA SURVEY OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES IN THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH: THE REDSHIFT DISTRIBUTION AND EVOLUTION OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Smail I
(2014)
THE SCUBA-2 COSMOLOGY LEGACY SURVEY: ULTRALUMINOUS STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN A z = 1.6 CLUSTER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Smith R
(2012)
The stellar initial mass function in red-sequence galaxies: 1-µm spectroscopy of Coma cluster galaxies with Subaru/FMOS The stellar IMF in red-sequence galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith R
(2013)
A giant elliptical galaxy with a lightweight initial mass function?†
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2013)
THE DYNAMICS OF z = 0.8 Ha-SELECTED STAR-FORMING GALAXIES FROM KMOS/CF-HiZELS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Sobral D
(2014)
The stellar mass function of star-forming galaxies and the mass-dependent SFR function since z = 2.23 from HiZELS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stott J
(2013)
A fundamental metallicity relation for galaxies at z = 0.84-1.47 from HiZELS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stott J
(2013)
The merger rates and sizes of galaxies across the peak epoch of star formation from the HiZELS survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stott J
(2014)
A relationship between specific star formation rate and metallicity gradient within z ~ 1 galaxies from KMOS-HiZELS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Swinbank A
(2012)
THE PROPERTIES OF THE STAR-FORMING INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AT z = 0.8-2.2 FROM HiZELS: STAR FORMATION AND CLUMP SCALING LAWS IN GAS-RICH, TURBULENT DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Swinbank A
(2014)
An ALMA survey of sub-millimetre Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: the far-infrared properties of SMGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Thomson A
(2014)
An ALMA survey of submillimetre galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: radio properties and the far-infrared/radio correlation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Thomson A
(2015)
Tracing cool molecular gas and star formation on ~100 pc scales within a z ~ 2.3 galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Velarde E
(2013)
SU-F-500-07: A Single Device for Mechanical and Radiation Quality Assurance (QA) Measurements of Medical Accelerators
in Medical Physics
Wang L
(2018)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): The environmental dependence of the galaxy main sequence
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Description | The funds from this grant have been used to send astronomers to telescopes around the world to collect data from distant galaxies to understand their formation and evolution. |
Exploitation Route | Through the peer-reviewed papers that we have written. |
Sectors | Education,Other |
Description | The data collected from the observing runs to telescopes funded on this grant have been the foundation for many peer-reviewed papers, active, international research collaborations and public outreach activities. |
First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
Sector | Education,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
Description | STFC Rolling Grant |
Amount | £3,053,577 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2011 |
End | 03/2016 |
Description | Observational cosmology with CalTech |
Organisation | California Institute of Technology |
Department | Caltech Astronomy |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Preparing, performing and analysing Keck data then writing a number of papers from these obsevations.. |
Collaborator Contribution | Access to Keck 10m telescopes |
Impact | Several papers from the publication list are the result of this collaboration. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Numerous schools visits, science fairs and open days |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | The outreach activity in Durham is too wide and frequent to make filling in boxes like this feasible. If any group can they they aren't doing enough of it. The public appreciation of astronomy in the North East is higher than it would be without our work. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |