Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit (CASU) - 2015 - 2016
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Institute of Astronomy
Abstract
This supports the 2015-2016 programme at CASU.
Planned Impact
This supports the 2015-2016 programme at CASU.
Organisations
Publications
Arias V
(2015)
NGC 147, NGC 185 and CassII: a genetic approach to orbital properties, star formation and tidal debris
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bate N
(2015)
The shell game: a panoramic view of Fornax
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bernard E
(2015)
The spatially-resolved star formation history of the M31 outer disc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Blagorodnova N
(2015)
Gaia transient detection efficiency: hunting for nuclear transients
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
Carnall A
(2015)
Two bright z > 6 quasars from VST ATLAS and a new method of optical plus mid-infrared colour selection
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Casagrande L
(2016)
Measuring the vertical age structure of the Galactic disc using asteroseismology and SAGA?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Catchpole R
(2015)
The age and structure of the Galactic bulge from Mira variables
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Childress M
(2015)
Measuring nickel masses in Type Ia supernovae using cobalt emission in nebular phase spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cioni M
(2016)
The VMC survey XVII. Proper motions of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Milky Way globular cluster 47 Tucanae?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | This award was for an extension of a grant proposal to provide a cost effective solution to the processing and rapid delivery to the astronomical community of key science data products from ESO imaging and spectroscopic survey telescopes. This involved the further development and operational execution of advanced processing modules, and also updates to and maintenance of pipeline software, modules and documentation for delivery to ESO as part of an in-kind software contribution. The fully calibrated world-class data products delivered by these processing pipelines are a crucial step for full science exploitation of the acquired data. |
| Exploitation Route | Fully calibrated and optimally processed data are crucial ingredients for full science exploitation of observational data. The outputs from the CASU processing pipelines are world-class and provide the necessary inputs for a broad range of the subsequent astronomical research that is initiated by having these products available. These data products are used throughout the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. The infrastructure and software algorithms developed to enable optimal exploitation of astronomical survey data have wide applicability across many image processing and analysis domains. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Other |
| Description | This award was a one year extension covering a project portfolio ranging from data processing and analysis through to delivery of pipeline software modules and documentation to ESO as part of an in-kind software contribution. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural |