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
Lawrence A
(2016)
Slow-blue nuclear hypervariables in PanSTARRS-1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smartt S
(2016)
A SEARCH FOR AN OPTICAL COUNTERPART TO THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE EVENT GW151226
in The Astrophysical Journal
Matthews J. H.
(2016)
Testing Quasar Unification: Radiative Transfer in Clumpy Winds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Reid A
(2016)
MAGNETIC FLUX CANCELLATION IN ELLERMAN BOMBS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bannister M
(2016)
THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGINS SURVEY. I. DESIGN AND FIRST-QUARTER DISCOVERIES
in The Astronomical Journal
Steele I
(2016)
LOTUS: a low-cost, ultraviolet spectrograph
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Nicholl M
(2016)
Corrigendum: Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions.
in Nature
Kuridze D
(2016)
OBSERVATIONS AND SIMULATIONS OF THE Na i D 1 LINE PROFILES IN AN M-CLASS SOLAR FLARE
in The Astrophysical Journal
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 |