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
Wang Y
(2020)
Dense gas in a giant molecular filament
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Thompson J
(2020)
Mesh low-pass filters for millimeter-wave applications: is the square capacitive shape optimal?
in Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
Schombert J
(2020)
Using the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation to Measure H o
in The Astronomical Journal
Wang Y
(2020)
Cloud formation in the atomic and molecular phase: H I self absorption (HISA) towards a giant molecular filament
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tress R
(2020)
Simulations of the Milky Way's central molecular zone - I. Gas dynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Traficante A
(2020)
Multiscale dynamics in star-forming regions: the interplay between gravity and turbulence
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cheng T
(2020)
SCUBA-2 overdensities associated with candidate protoclusters selected from Planck data
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stankowiak G
(2020)
Detection chain and electronic readout of the QUBIC instrument
Bakx T
(2020)
A search for the lenses in the Herschel Bright Sources (HerBS) sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Negrello M
(2020)
Understanding galaxy formation and evolution through an all-sky submillimetre spectroscopic survey
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Salatino M
(2020)
The design of the Ali CMB Polarization Telescope receiver
Neri R
(2020)
NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mayet F
(2020)
Cluster cosmology with the NIKA2 SZ Large Program
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Schillaci A.
(2020)
Design and performance of the first BICEP Array receiver
in arXiv e-prints
Priestley F
(2020)
Constraining early-time dust formation in core-collapse supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Shitvov A
(2020)
Reflective Toraldo pupil for high-resolution millimeter-wave astronomy.
in Applied optics
Bianchini F
(2020)
Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from the 500 deg 2 SPTPOL Lensing Power Spectrum
in The Astrophysical Journal
Goldie D
(2020)
First characterization of a superconducting filter-bank spectrometer for hyper-spectral microwave atmospheric sounding with transition edge sensor readout
in Journal of Applied Physics
Shelest A
(2020)
From spirals to lenticulars: Evidence from the rotation curves and mass models of three early-type galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ajeddig H
(2020)
Preliminary results on the instrumental polarization of NIKA2-Pol at the IRAM 30m telescope
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Pisano Giampaolo
(2020)
Development of Flat Silicon-Based Mesh Lens Arrays for Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wave Astronomy
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics