A Programme of Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmology in Cardiff 2019-22
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We propose a programme of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Technology development for Astrophysics and Cosmology, to investigate star and planet formation in our own and other galaxies, how galaxies form and evolve and the signals from the very early Universe embedded in the polarisation properties of the Cosmic Microwave background. This programme will combine observational data from world-class ground and space-based observatories, as well as theoretical modelling and simulations of the processes that result in the Universe we observe around us. We will also continue to develop the world's most sensitive detectors for very long infrared wavelengths, along with associated optical components utilising 'metamaterials' the class of materials designed and manufactured by human beings to have the properties best suited to their task, rather than relying on naturally occurring minerals and plastics. Both of these areas of technology development potentially have wide applications outside of Astronomy, in areas such as security scanners and bio-medical imaging for example.
Planned Impact
The technology programme proposed here will have extensive impact outside of astronomy. Firstly in other academic subject areas such as Earth-observing where the technology is used to look downwards or sideways through the atmosphere rather than upwards, but also in bio-medical imaging, where the Far-infrared wavelength range has many spectral features, and is currently being used in collaboration with the School of Optometry in Cardiff to assess corneal damage, for example. Secondly we also plan to exploit the technology commercially, through the spinout company QMCI (www.terahertz.co.uk) which operates from within the School, with broad applications from fast plasma diagnostic systems in use in Fusion experiments, through laboratory spectroscopy across a wide range of chemistry and materials applications, and the new spinout Sequestym, for security cameras. We also plan a very strong Outreach programme across both the technology developments and the observational and theoretical astrophysics and cosmology programme, following on from the skills developed during the very successful Herschel/Planck outreach programme, with web-based and standard media information releases, but also tied in with Open days, school visits, and going out into schools and colleges to give presentations and host workshops
Organisations
Publications
Glenn Jason
(2019)
The Galaxy Evolution Probe
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
De Zotti Gianfranco
(2019)
Early evolution of galaxies and of large-scale structure from CMB experiments
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Sadavoy Sarah
(2019)
The Life Cycle of Dust
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Hanany Shaul
(2019)
PICO: Probe of Inflation and Cosmic Origins
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Lee Adrian
(2019)
LiteBIRD: an all-sky cosmic microwave background probe of inflation
in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Cuenca J
(2023)
Superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microwave coplanar resonator
in Carbon
Coppolecchia A
(2020)
The long duration cryogenic system of the OLIMPO balloon-borne experiment: Design and in-flight performance
in Cryogenics
Bron E
(2022)
Learning from model grids: Tracers of the ionization fraction in the ISM
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Muñoz-Echeverría M
(2022)
Multi-probe analysis of the galaxy cluster CL J1226.9+3332: Hydrostatic mass and hydrostatic-to-lensing bias
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Perotto L
(2022)
The NIKA2 Sunyaev-Zeldovich Large Program: Precise galaxy cluster physics for an accurate cluster-based cosmology
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Peretto N
(2022)
Galactic star formation with NIKA2 (GASTON): Filament convergence and its link to star formation
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ejlali G
(2022)
Dust Emission in Galaxies at Millimeter Wavelengths: Cooling of star forming regions in NGC6946
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Kéruzoré F
(2020)
A low-mass galaxy cluster as a test-case study for the NIKA2 SZ Large Program
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Peretto N
(2020)
GASTON: Galactic Star Formation with NIKA2 A new population of cold massive sources discovered
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ajeddig H
(2022)
Probing the role of magnetic fields in star-forming filaments: NIKA2-Pol commissioning results toward OMC-1
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Mayet F
(2020)
Cluster cosmology with the NIKA2 SZ Large Program
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lestrade J
(2022)
Overdensity of SubMillimiter Galaxies in the GJ526 Field mapped with the NIKA2 Camera
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Katsioli S
(2022)
Exploring the millimetre emission in nearby galaxies: Analysis of the edge-on galaxy NGC 891
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ajeddig H
(2020)
Preliminary results on the instrumental polarization of NIKA2-Pol at the IRAM 30m telescope
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Artis E
(2022)
PSZ2 G091: A massive double cluster at z ~ 0.822 observed by the NIKA2 camera
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Roussel H
(2020)
NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Ritacco A
(2020)
Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope : Early results on the commissioning phase
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Traficante A
(2022)
Multi-scale dynamics in star-forming regions: The interplay between gravity and turbulence
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Macías-Pérez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences