PATT Linked Grant for observational astrophysics at QUB: 2014 - 2016
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Abstract
Our proposal seeks to renew the PATT Linked Grant at Queen's University Belfast. This award will cover our travel and subsistence costs to both STFC and non-STFC observing facilities. The major topics of observational astrophysics research to be covered by the PATT Linked Grant include:
- investigations of supernovae and the end stages of stellar evolution;
- high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution observations of the solar atmosphere and those of other cool stars;
- studies of solar system bodies, including comets and asteroids;
- astrochemistry, including that of interstellar and circumstellar clouds;
- detection and characterisation of exoplanets.
- investigations of supernovae and the end stages of stellar evolution;
- high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution observations of the solar atmosphere and those of other cool stars;
- studies of solar system bodies, including comets and asteroids;
- astrochemistry, including that of interstellar and circumstellar clouds;
- detection and characterisation of exoplanets.
Organisations
Publications
Millar T. J.
(2014)
Eta Carinae: Astrochemistry in an extreme environment
in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Polshaw J.
(2015)
LSQ13fn: A type II-Plateau supernova with a possibly low metallicity progenitor that breaks the standardised candle relation
in ArXiv e-prints
Henriques V
(2015)
Stable umbral chromospheric structures
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ryder S
(2016)
SN 1978K: An evolved supernova outside our Local Group detected at millimetre wavelengths
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Barros S
(2016)
WASP-113b and WASP-114b, two inflated hot Jupiters with contrasting densities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tubiana C
(2015)
2P/Encke, the Taurid complex NEOs and the Maribo and Sutter's Mill meteorites
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gall E
(2015)
A comparative study of Type II-P and II-L supernova rise times as exemplified by the case of LSQ13cuw
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ergon M
(2015)
The Type IIb SN 2011dh: Two years of observations and modelling of the lightcurves
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Jerkstrand A
(2014)
Late-time spectral line formation in Type IIb supernovae, with application to SN 1993J, SN 2008ax, and SN 2011dh
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kennedy M
(2015)
Radiative hydrodynamic modelling and observations of the X-class solar flare on 2011 March 9
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gall E
(2016)
Applying the expanding photosphere and standardized candle methods to Type II-Plateau supernovae at cosmologically significant redshifts The distance to SN 2013eq?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Fremling C
(2016)
PTF12os and iPTF13bvn Two stripped-envelope supernovae from low-mass progenitors in NGC 5806?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Motalebi F
(2015)
The HARPS-N Rocky Planet Search I. HD 219134 b: A transiting rocky planet in a multi-planet system at 6.5 pc from the Sun ?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Kankare E
(2015)
On the triple peaks of SNHunt248 in NGC 5806
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Smoker J
(2015)
The large- and small-scale Ca II K structure of the Milky Way from observations of Galactic and Magellanic sightlines
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lunnan R.
(2015)
ZOOMING IN ON THE PROGENITORS OF SUPERLUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE WITH THE
HST
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Aggarwal K
(2016)
Radiative rates for E1, E2, M1, and M2 transitions in Br-like ions with 43 = Z = 50
in Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables
Walsh C
(2014)
Complex organic molecules along the accretion flow in isolated and externally irradiated protoplanetary disks.
in Faraday discussions
Denneau L
(2015)
Observational constraints on the catastrophic disruption rate of small main belt asteroids
in Icarus
Hsieh H
(2015)
The main-belt comets: The Pan-STARRS1 perspective
in Icarus
Tyndall N
(2015)
Photoionization cross sections for O-like S IX: a Breit-Pauli R -matrix calculation
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Parsons S
(2016)
The crowded magnetosphere of the post-common-envelope binary QS Virginis
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Campbell H
(2015)
Total eclipse of the heart: the AM CVn Gaia14aae/ASSASN-14cn
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aggarwal K
(2015)
Electron impact excitation of Be-like ions: a comparison of darc and icft results
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lawrence A
(2016)
Slow-blue nuclear hypervariables in PanSTARRS-1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McEvoy C
(2015)
Early-type stars observed in the ESO UVES Paranal Observatory Project - V. Time-variable interstellar absorption
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fraser M
(2015)
SN 2009ip at late times - an interacting transient at +2 years
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pastorello A
(2015)
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - V. Observations of the slow-evolving SN Ibn OGLE-2012-SN-006
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McCrum M
(2015)
Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jerkstrand A
(2015)
Nebular spectra of pair-instability supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Matthews J. H.
(2016)
Testing Quasar Unification: Radiative Transfer in Clumpy Winds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Morales-Garoffolo A
(2015)
SN 2011fu: a type IIb supernova with a luminous double-peaked light curve
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aggarwal K
(2015)
Energy levels, radiative rates and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in C iii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steele I
(2016)
LOTUS: a low-cost, ultraviolet spectrograph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burton J
(2015)
Defocused transmission spectroscopy: a potential detection of sodium in the atmosphere of WASP-12b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smoker J
(2015)
Large- and small-scale structure of the intermediate- and high-velocity clouds towards the LMC and SMC
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smartt S
(2016)
Pan-STARRS and PESSTO search for an optical counterpart to the LIGO gravitational-wave source GW150914
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Yuan F
(2016)
450 d of Type II SN 2013ej in optical and near-infrared
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Green C
(2014)
New detections of HC5N towards hot cores associated with 6.7 GHz methanol masers
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Matthews J
(2015)
The impact of accretion disc winds on the optical spectra of cataclysmic variables
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pastorello A
(2015)
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - IV. Transitional Type Ibn supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chen T
(2015)
The host galaxy and late-time evolution of the superluminous supernova PTF12dam
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kangas T
(2015)
Supernova 2013fc in a circumnuclear ring of a luminous infrared galaxy: the big brother of SN 1998S
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sell P
(2015)
Calcium-rich gap transients: tidal detonations of white dwarfs?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Inserra C
(2016)
On Type IIn/Ia-CSM supernovae as exemplified by SN 2012ca
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tartaglia L
(2015)
Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. SN 2007sv: the major eruption of a massive star in UGC 5979
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Noebauer U
(2015)
Self-consistent modelling of line-driven hot-star winds with Monte Carlo radiation hydrodynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Muntean E
(2016)
A laboratory study of water ice erosion by low-energy ions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tyndall N
(2015)
Valence and L-shell photoionization of Cl-like argon using R-matrix techniques
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | Astronomy PATT grants |
| Amount | £47,573 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/P001041/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Title | Database of (reduced) data from the ROSA solar imager and instruments on the Swedish Solar Telescope. |
| Description | Database of reduced solar imaging data from the ROSA imager and Swedish Solar Telescope (including application of image reconstruction software to produce images at the diffraction limit). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Databases for both ROSA and SST data are now well established and accessed by the solar physics community. |
| Description | Jupiter Watch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Attended by over 500 annually. Increased awareness and appreciation of astronomy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2016,2019 |