Jet energy injection in galaxy groups and clusters - transfer of CG funding
Lead Research Organisation:
The Open University
Department Name: Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Abstract
As per ST/M001326/1.
Planned Impact
As per ST/M001326/1, of which this was originally a sub-project.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Judith Croston (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Shimwell T
(2019)
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey II. First data release
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Shulevski A
(2017)
Radiative age mapping of the remnant radio galaxy B2 0924+30: the LOFAR perspective
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Snios B
(2018)
The Cocoon Shocks of Cygnus A: Pressures and Their Implications for the Jets and Lobes
in The Astrophysical Journal
Van Eck C
(2020)
Low-frequency observations of the Giant Radio Galaxy NGC 6251
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Webster B
(2021)
Investigating the spectra and physical nature of galaxy scale jets
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Webster B
(2021)
A population of galaxy-scale jets discovered using LOFAR
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Williams W
(2019)
NGC 326: X-shaped no more
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Williams W
(2019)
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey III. First data release: Optical/infrared identifications and value-added catalogue
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Description | The work funded by this award has led to advances in our understanding of the physics of radio-loud active galaxies - a class of galaxy in which jets are produced from a central black hole, which have a dramatic impact on their surroundings. With this work we have learnt that two important sub-classes of jet have different composition - they appear to be made of different types of particle, which affects how much energy they transfer to their environments. New software was written to analyse the results of human volunteer classifiers (citizen science) examining images from the most sensitive northern hemisphere radio sky survey, which has enabled a range of investigations of galaxy jets by other research groups. |
Exploitation Route | Methods developed with this funding are in use by multiple groups to continue the northern sky radio survey, mapping the locations of black holes across the sky. The physics understanding of galaxy jets and the galaxies and wider environments in which they live is influencing further studies with many international telescopes and being used to make predictions for the future Square Kilometre Array and the European Space Agency's Athena mission. |
Sectors | Education Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Other |
URL | http://www.lofar-surveys.org |
Description | STFC Astronomy Grants (new applicant) |
Amount | £195,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R000794/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 04/2020 |
Title | Morphological classification code for the LoTSS LOFAR survey |
Description | A novel code for classifying extended sources in wide-field radio astronomy surveys. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Code is being used by a number of researchers from other groups and projects |
URL | https://github.com/bmingo/LoMorph |
Title | Catalogue of HETDEX associations and IDs |
Description | A catalogue of optical host galaxies and associated extended radio sources from the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Many tens of science (astronomy) publications and student research projects are making use of this catalogue. |
URL | https://lofar-surveys.org/dr1_release.html |
Title | Catalogue of environments for LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey Data Release 1 |
Description | A catalogue of optical group/cluster environments for the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey Data Release 1, obtained by cross-matching with two published SDSS cluster datasets. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Catalogue is being used by other researchers and/or students |
URL | https://lofar-surveys.org/dr1_release.html |
Title | Catalogue of morphological classifications for the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey Data Release 1 |
Description | A catalogue of morphologically classifications for radio galaxies in the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey first data release. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The catalogue is being used by a number of other research groups and students for a variety of projects. |
URL | https://lofar-surveys.org/dr1_release.html |
Title | LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) DR2 |
Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS). V. Second data release.' (bibcode: 2022A&A...659A...1S) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2022 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Largest radio sky catalogue ever produced to date; forming the basis of many ongoing investigations. |
URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/659/A1 |
Title | LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey DR1 source catalog |
Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey. II. First data release.' (bibcode: 2019A&A...622A...1S) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | First data release of novel radio sky survey; has formed the basis of many tens of scientific investigations, as well as being used to refine methods for the more recent, larger second data release. |
URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/622/A1 |
Title | LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey Deep Fields DR1 |
Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'The LOFAR Two Metre Sky Survey: Deep Fields Data Release 1. III. Host-galaxy identifications and value added catalogues.' (bibcode: 2021A&A...648A...3K) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Optically identified source catalogue has formed the basis of a number of scientific studies of the evolution of galaxies and black holes |
URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/648/A3 |
Title | LoTSS/HETDEX. Optical quasars. I. |
Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'LoTSS/HETDEX: Optical quasars. I. Low-frequency radio properties of optically selected quasars.' (bibcode: 2019A&A...622A..11G) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/622/A11 |
Title | VLA double-double radio galaxy candidates images |
Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics with title 'LoTSS DR1: Double-double radio galaxies in the HETDEX field.' (bibcode: 2019A&A...622A..13M) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/622/A13 |
Description | Astronomy society talk (Letchworth) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public talk to a local astronomy society about the research funded under this grant |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Astronomy society talk (Wycombe) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public talk to a regional astronomy society about the research funded by this grant |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Institute of Physics public lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture "Tracing the lives of black holes: new views of the low-frequency sky" describing my research group's work funded through this grant, as part of a pan-European team, to carry out the largest radio survey to date. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Schools Day (IoP Girls Physics event) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Gave a talk about my career in astronomy that included examples of the research funded by the grant |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |