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
Barna B
(2021)
SN 2019muj - a well-observed Type Iax supernova that bridges the luminosity gap of the class
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Calafut V
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Detection of the pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect with SDSS DR15 galaxies
in Physical Review D
Schuller F
(2021)
Probing the structure of a massive filament: ArTéMiS 350 and 450 µm mapping of the integral-shaped filament in Orion A
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bisigello L
(2021)
Simulating infrared spectro-photometric surveys with a S pritz
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Lorenz C
(2021)
Reconstruction of the neutrino mass as a function of redshift
in Physical Review D
Shirley R
(2021)
HELP: the Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Project
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bisigello L
(2021)
Simulating the infrared sky with a SPRITZ
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Vavagiakis E
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Probing the baryon content of SDSS DR15 galaxies with the thermal and kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effects
in Physical Review D
Naess S
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Search for Planet 9
in The Astrophysical Journal
Eswaraiah Chakali
(2021)
Revealing the diverse magnetic field morphologies in Taurus dense cores with sensitive sub-millimeter polarimetry
in arXiv e-prints
Smith M
(2021)
WISDOM project - VI. Exploring the relation between supermassive black hole mass and galaxy rotation with molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reichardt C
(2021)
An Improved Measurement of the Secondary Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies from the SPT-SZ + SPTpol Surveys
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lorenz C
(2021)
Reconstruction of the neutrino mass as a function of redshift
Parrag E
(2021)
SN 2019hcc: a Type II supernova displaying early O ii lines
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Müller O
(2021)
The properties of dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the Cen A group Stellar populations, internal dynamics, and a heart-shaped H a ring
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Priestley F
(2021)
The efficiency of grain growth in the diffuse interstellar medium
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Berta S
(2021)
Close-up view of a luminous star-forming galaxy at z = 2.95
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Arzoumanian D
(2021)
Dust polarized emission observations of NGC 6334 BISTRO reveals the details of the complex but organized magnetic field structure of the high-mass star-forming hub-filament network
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gutiérrez C
(2021)
The double-peaked Type Ic supernova 2019cad: another SN 2005bf-like object
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hensley B
(2021)
The Simons Observatory: Galactic Science Goals and Forecasts
Lelli F
(2021)
A massive stellar bulge in a regularly rotating galaxy 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Kankare E
(2021)
Core-collapse supernova subtypes in luminous infrared galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hogarth L
(2021)
Centrally concentrated molecular gas driving galactic-scale ionized gas outflows in star-forming galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wiedner M
(2021)
Origins space telescope: from first light to life
in Experimental Astronomy
Xie J
(2021)
The TMRT K band observations towards 26 infrared dark clouds: NH3, CCS, and HC3N
in Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
Lamagna L.
(2021)
The optical design of the LiteBIRD Middle and High Frequency Telescope
in arXiv e-prints
Müller O
(2021)
The coherent motion of Cen A dwarf satellite galaxies remains a challenge for ?CDM cosmology
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Avison A
(2021)
Continuity of accretion from clumps to Class 0 high-mass protostars in SDC335
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Priestley F
(2021)
Molecular line signatures of cloud-cloud collisions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gudmundsson J
(2021)
The Simons Observatory: modeling optical systematics in the Large Aperture Telescope
in Applied Optics
Delabrouille J
(2021)
Microwave spectro-polarimetry of matter and radiation across space and time
in Experimental Astronomy
Cannizzaro G
(2021)
Accretion disc cooling and narrow absorption lines in the tidal disruption event AT 2019dsg
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Elia D
(2021)
The Hi-GAL compact source catalogue - II. The 360° catalogue of clump physical properties
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Suri S
(2021)
Disk fragmentation in high-mass star formation High-resolution observations towards AFGL 2591-VLA 3
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Robertson N
(2021)
Strong detection of the CMB lensing and galaxy weak lensing cross-correlation from ACT-DR4, Planck Legacy, and KiDS-1000
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Li P
(2021)
A cautionary tale in fitting galaxy rotation curves with Bayesian techniques Does Newton's constant vary from galaxy to galaxy?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Medler K
(2021)
SN 2020cpg: an energetic link between Type IIb and Ib supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brown T
(2021)
VERTICO: The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Howard A
(2021)
A PPMAP analysis of the filamentary structures in Ophiuchus L1688 and L1689
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fiore A
(2021)
SN 2017gci: a nearby Type I Superluminous Supernova with a bumpy tail
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Barchiesi L
(2021)
The role of SPICA-like missions and the Origins Space Telescope in the quest for heavily obscured AGN and synergies with Athena
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Smith M
(2021)
The HASHTAG Project: The First Submillimeter Images of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Ground
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Millard J
(2021)
IllustrisTNG and S2COSMOS: possible conflicts in the evolution of neutral gas and dust
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Liu L
(2021)
WISDOM Project - IX. Giant molecular clouds in the lenticular galaxy NGC 4429: effects of shear and tidal forces on clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Clark P
(2021)
On the emergent system mass function: the contest between accretion and fragmentation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society