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
Karkare K
(2020)
Full-Array Noise Performance of Deployment-Grade SuperSpec mm-Wave On-Chip Spectrometers
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Syed J
(2020)
Atomic and molecular gas properties during cloud formation
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Eales S
(2020)
Do bulges stop stars forming?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Doi Y
(2020)
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic Fields Associated with a Network of Filaments in NGC 1333
in The Astrophysical Journal
Yang C
(2020)
Erratum: The Herschel Bright Sources (HerBS): sample definition and SCUBA-2 observations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Marnieros S.
(2020)
TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Zhang C.
(2020)
Characterizing the Sensitivity of 40 GHz TES Bolometers for BICEP Array
in arXiv e-prints
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
Nguyen D
(2020)
The MBHBM ? Project. I. Measurement of the Central Black Hole Mass in Spiral Galaxy NGC 3504 Using Molecular Gas Kinematics
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ade P. A. R.
(2020)
The Experiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM)
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Osherson B.
(2020)
Particle response of antenna-coupled TES arrays: results from SPIDER and the lab
in arXiv e-prints
Paiella A
(2020)
In-Flight Performance of the LEKIDs of the OLIMPO Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Bonavera L.
(2020)
Cosmology with the submillimetre galaxies magnification bias: Proof of concept
in XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society
Marnieros S
(2020)
TES Bolometer Arrays for the QUBIC B-Mode CMB Experiment
in Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Hopwood R
(2020)
The Herschel SPIRE Fourier Transform Spectrometer Spectral Feature Finder I. The Spectral Feature Finder and Catalogue
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Namikawa T
(2020)
Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Constraints on cosmic birefringence
in Physical Review D
Reissl S
(2020)
Synthetic observations of spiral arm tracers of a simulated Milky Way analog
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Nadolski A
(2020)
Broadband, millimeter-wave antireflection coatings for large-format, cryogenic aluminum oxide optics.
in Applied optics