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
Tress R
(2020)
Simulations of the Milky Way's central molecular zone - I. Gas dynamics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sormani M
(2020)
Simulations of the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone - II. Star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Thater S
(2019)
Six new supermassive black hole mass determinations from adaptive-optics assisted SINFONI observations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dong ? Y
(2022)
SN 2016dsg: A Thermonuclear Explosion Involving a Thick Helium Shell
in The Astrophysical Journal
Pursiainen M
(2022)
SN 2018bsz: A Type I superluminous supernova with aspherical circumstellar material
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Chen T. -W.
(2021)
SN 2018bsz: significant dust formation in a nearby superluminous supernova
in arXiv e-prints
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
Medler K
(2022)
SN 2020acat: an energetic fast rising Type IIb supernova
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Medler K
(2021)
SN 2020cpg: an energetic link between Type IIb and Ib supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dimitriadis G
(2023)
SN 2021zny: an early flux excess combined with late-time oxygen emission suggests a double white dwarf merger event
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
Parrag E
(2021)
SN 2019hcc: a Type II supernova displaying early O ii lines
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chastenet J
(2022)
SOFIA/HAWC+ observations of the Crab Nebula: dust properties from polarized emission
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Matsuura M
(2022)
Spitzer and Herschel studies of dust in supernova remnants in the Small Magellanic Cloud
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ma J
(2019)
Spitzer Catalog of Herschel -selected Ultrared Dusty Star-forming Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Peretto N
(2023)
Star cluster progenitors are dynamically decoupled from their parent molecular clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bissonette Daisy
(2023)
Star Formation Efficiency in Superthin Galaxies
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
Lu Anan
(2022)
Star Formation Efficiency in the Bulge of the AGN-host Galaxy NGC 3169 with SITELLE and ALMA
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
Davis T
(2020)
Stellar initial mass function variation in massive early-type galaxies: the potential role of the deuterium abundance
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Xie J
(2021)
Studying infall in infrared dark clouds with multiple HCO + transitions
in Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Switzer ER
(2019)
Sub-Kelvin cooling for two kilopixel bolometer arrays in the PIPER receiver.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Shariff J
(2019)
Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum of the Carina Nebula
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cuenca Jerome A.
(2022)
Superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microwave coplanar resonator
in arXiv e-prints
Cuenca J
(2023)
Superconducting boron doped nanocrystalline diamond microwave coplanar resonator
in Carbon
Pan Grace
(2022)
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate
in APS March Meeting Abstracts
Pan GA
(2022)
Superconductivity in a quintuple-layer square-planar nickelate.
in Nature materials
Pan G
(2022)
Synthesis and electronic properties of Nd n + 1 Ni n O 3 n + 1 Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate thin films
in Physical Review Materials
Priestley F
(2020)
Synthetic line and continuum observations of simulated turbulent clouds: the apparent widths of filaments
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reissl S
(2020)
Synthetic observations of spiral arm tracers of a simulated Milky Way analog
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Moyer-Anin A.
(2023)
Systematic effects on the upcoming NIKA2 LPSZ scaling relation
in arXiv e-prints
Marnieros S.
(2020)
TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Marnieros S
(2020)
TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Chae K
(2020)
Testing the Strong Equivalence Principle: Detection of the External Field Effect in Rotationally Supported Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal
Shimajiri Y
(2020)
The accretion history of high-mass stars: an ArTéMiS pilot study of infrared dark clouds
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ruffa I
(2019)
The AGN fuelling/feedback cycle in nearby radio galaxies - II. Kinematics of the molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ruffa I
(2020)
The AGN fuelling/feedback cycle in nearby radio galaxies - III. 3D relative orientations of radio jets and CO discs and their interaction
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ruffa I
(2022)
The AGN fuelling/feedback cycle in nearby radio galaxies - IV. Molecular gas conditions and jet-ISM interaction in NGC 3100
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ruffa I
(2019)
The AGN fuelling/feedback cycle in nearby radio galaxies I. ALMA observations and early results
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Zabel N
(2019)
The ALMA Fornax Cluster Survey I: stirring and stripping of the molecular gas in cluster galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Priestley F. D.
(2020)
The apparent anti-correlation between the mass opacity of interstellar dust and the surface-density of interstellar gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Priestley F
(2020)
The apparent anticorrelation between the mass opacity of interstellar dust and the surface density of interstellar gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Hilton M
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Catalog of >4000 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Darwish O
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: a CMB lensing mass map over 2100 square degrees of sky and its cross-correlation with BOSS-CMASS galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Choi S
(2020)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: a measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background power spectra at 98 and 150 GHz
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics