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 2014A and Semester 2015A using the SOPHIE spectrograph on the 1.9-m telescope at Haute-Provence (OHP). 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 8h 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
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
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
Boardman N
(2016)
The low dark matter content of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3998
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
López-Morales M
(2016)
KEPLER-21b: A ROCKY PLANET AROUND A V = 8.25 mag STAR*
in The Astronomical Journal
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
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
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
Gettel S
(2016)
THE KEPLER-454 SYSTEM: A SMALL, NOT-ROCKY INNER PLANET, A JOVIAN WORLD, AND A DISTANT COMPANION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Description | The grant funded travel and subsistence at telescopes in a variety of research areas. |
Exploitation Route | Not applicable this year |
Sectors | Education |