UK ALMA Regional Centre Node Support: 2016 - 2020
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) is the largest, most complex and most expensive ground-based telescope yet built. It will remain the instrument of choice for the study of star formation across cosmic time for decades to come. The UK ALMA Regional Centre (ARC) Node provides direct support for UK astronomers using ALMA. This includes providing training and face-to-face support for UK astronomers as well as contributing to a range of activities at the European ARC and the Joint ALMA Observatory to help provide the highest quality data possible to UK astronomers and open up additional capabilities on the telescope. Through these activities the UK ARC Node helps the UK astronomy community extract the maximum scientific return on the UK's investment in ALMA.
Planned Impact
The outreach work which the UK ARC Node will undertake will have a direct impact on the public understanding of ALMA and the science done with it.
Publications
Anderson M
(2021)
An ALMA study of hub-filament systems - I. On the clump mass concentration within the most massive cores
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Andriantsaralaza M
(2020)
CO in the C1 globule of the Helix nebula with ALMA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Anglada G
(2017)
ALMA Discovery of Dust Belts around Proxima Centauri
in The Astrophysical Journal
Asaki Y
(2020)
ALMA High-frequency Long Baseline Campaign in 2017: Band-to-band Phase Referencing in Submillimeter Waves
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Asaki Y
(2023)
ALMA High-frequency Long Baseline Campaign in 2021: Highest Angular Resolution Submillimeter Wave Images for the Carbon-rich Star R Lep
in The Astrophysical Journal
Avison A
(2023)
Tracing Evolution in Massive Protostellar Objects - I. Fragmentation and emission properties of massive star-forming clumps in a luminosity-limited ALMA sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Avison A
(2016)
Excited-state hydroxyl maser catalogue from the methanol multibeam survey - I. Positions and variability
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Avison A
(2021)
Continuity of accretion from clumps to Class 0 high-mass protostars in SDC335
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bains W
(2021)
Phosphine on Venus Cannot Be Explained by Conventional Processes
in Astrobiology
Baldi R
(2021)
LeMMINGs - II. The e -MERLIN legacy survey of nearby galaxies. The deepest radio view of the Palomar sample on parsec scale
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Baldi R
(2018)
LeMMINGs - I. The eMERLIN legacy survey of nearby galaxies. 1.5-GHz parsec-scale radio structures and cores
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Baldi R. D.
(2018)
LeMMINGs. I. The eMERLIN legacy survey of nearby galaxies. 1.5-GHz parsec-scale radio structures and cores
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barnes A
(2019)
Young massive star cluster formation in the Galactic Centre is driven by global gravitational collapse of high-mass molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Battye R
(2016)
Cosmology and the distant universe
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Battye R
(2020)
SuperCLASS - I. The super cluster assisted shear survey: Project overview and data release 1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Baudry A
(2017)
Vibrationally excited water emission at 658 GHz from evolved stars
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Baudry A
(2024)
ALMA explores the inner wind of evolved O-rich stars with two widespread vibrationally excited transitions of water
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Baudry A
(2023)
ATOMIUM: Probing the inner wind of evolved O-rich stars with new, highly excited H 2 O and OH lines
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bendo G
(2020)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon excitation in nearby spiral galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bendo G
(2016)
Free-free and H42a emission from the dusty starburst within NGC 4945 as observed by ALMA
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bhandari S
(2018)
The SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts - II. New FRB discoveries and their follow-up
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Breen S
(2016)
12.2-GHz methanol maser MMB follow-up catalogue - IV. Longitude range 20°-60°
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chen H
(2020)
Searching for obscured AGN in z ~ 2 submillimetre galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chibueze J
(2022)
A MeerKAT, e-MERLIN, H.E.S.S., and Swift search for persistent and transient emission associated with three localized FRBs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cigan P
(2019)
High Angular Resolution ALMA Images of Dust and Molecules in the SN 1987A Ejecta
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cormier D
(2017)
New ALMA constraints on the star-forming interstellar medium at low metallicity: a 50 pc view of the blue compact dwarf galaxy SBS 0335-052
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Cortese L
(2016)
The selective effect of environment on the atomic and molecular gas-to-dust ratio of nearby galaxies in the Herschel Reference Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cotton W. D.
(2021)
SiO masers and 7 mm Continuum in Mira and R Aqr
in arXiv e-prints
Dall'Olio D
(2017)
Methanol masers reveal the magnetic field of the high-mass protostar IRAS 18089-1732
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Danilovich T
(2019)
An ALMA view of CS and SiS around oxygen-rich AGB stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Danilovich T
(2020)
Rotational Spectra of Vibrationally Excited AlO and TiO in Oxygen-rich Stars
in The Astrophysical Journal
Danilovich T
(2022)
The distribution of carbonaceous molecules and SiN around the S-type AGB star W Aquilae
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Danilovich T
(2021)
ATOMIUM: halide molecules around the S-type AGB star W Aquilae
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Danilovich T
(2024)
Chemical tracers of a highly eccentric AGB-main-sequence star binary
in Nature Astronomy
Danilovich T
(2020)
An ALMA view of SO and SO2 around oxygen-rich AGB stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Darwish M
(2020)
OH maser towards IRAS 06056+2131: polarization parameters and evolution status
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Beck E
(2016)
ALMA observations of TiO 2 around VY CMa
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
De Looze I
(2016)
The interstellar medium in Andromeda's dwarf spheroidal galaxies - I. Content and origin of the interstellar dust
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
De Looze I
(2017)
The interstellar medium in Andromeda's dwarf spheroidal galaxies - II. Multiphase gas content and ISM conditions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Decin L
(2018)
ALMA spectral line and imaging survey of a low and a high mass-loss rate AGB star between 335 and 362 GHz
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Decin L
(2017)
Study of the aluminium content in AGB winds using ALMA Indications for the presence of gas-phase (Al 2 O 3 ) n clusters
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Decin L
(2016)
ALMA-resolved salt emission traces the chemical footprint and inner wind morphology of VY Canis Majoris
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Decin L
(2019)
ALMA spectral line and imaging survey of a low and a high mass-loss rate AGB star between 335 and 362 GHz
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Decin L
(2018)
Constraints on Metal Oxide and Metal Hydroxide Abundances in the Winds of AGB Stars: Potential Detection of FeO in R Dor
in The Astrophysical Journal
Decin L.
(2018)
ALMA spectral line and imaging survey of a low and a high mass-loss rate AGB star between 335 and 362 GHz
in ArXiv e-prints
Decin L.
(2022)
ATOMIUM: ALMA Tracing the Origins of Molecules In dUst forming oxygen-rich M-type stars
in The Messenger
Decin L.
(2018)
Constraints on metal oxide and metal hydroxide abundances in the winds of AGB stars - Potential detection of FeO in R Dor
in ArXiv e-prints
Dullo B
(2018)
The nuclear activity and central structure of the elliptical galaxy NGC 5322
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | The ALMA Regional Centre Node staff have been involved in a range of public outreach activities over the entire course of the award. |
First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
Impact Types | Societal |
Description | ESO ARC |
Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | We support the European ALMA Regional Centre in the operation and upgrade of ALMA as well as the quality control of ALMA data and the delivery these data to astronomers making observations with ALMA. |
Collaborator Contribution | The European ALMA Regional Centre supports the UK ARC node by providing a range of technical support as well as coordinating the ARC node network across Europe. |
Impact | The primary outputs are the publications and scientific results from UK astronomers using ALMA. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Bluedot Festival, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Hands on activities for a range of age groups. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Manchester Science Spectacular 2015 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Fun family oriented hands-on activities and spectacular shows. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.engagement.manchester.ac.uk/highlights/manchester_science_festival/science_spectacular/ |
Description | Pint of Science Beer Nouveau, Manchester, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Discussed current astrophysics research with members of the public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/city/manchester |
Description | ScienceX, Trafford Centre, Trafford, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | ScienceX takes science and research to the general public at the intu Trafford Centre with the aim of engaging with a larger and more diverse audience than usual - thousands of people of various ages, ethnicities and levels of HE experience. The goal is to enthuse people about the exciting research going on at Manchester, particularly those who wouldn't usually seek out or attend a science festival. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | ScienceX, Trafford Centre, Trafford, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | ScienceX takes science and research to the general public at the intu Trafford Centre with the aim of engaging with a larger and more diverse audience than usual - thousands of people of various ages, ethnicities and levels of HE experience. The goal is to enthuse people about the exciting research going on at Manchester, particularly those who wouldn't usually seek out or attend a science festival. The goal this year was to engage more with younger children aged 4-11 and with families and to offer a programme that attracts people to the Trafford Centre for ScienceX. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Talk to Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society Morecambe, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Present recent results from ALMA to members of the astronomical society. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk to University of Birmingham Astronomical Society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentation about ALMA and the science undertaken with ALMA to student members of the astronomical society. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Work Experience event, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Provide work experience to secondary school students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |