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
Dunne L
(2020)
ALMA unveils wider environment of distant red protocluster core
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mottram J
(2020)
From clump to disc scales in W3 IRS4 A case study of the IRAM NOEMA large programme CORE
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Battistelli E. S.
(2020)
QUBIC: the Q & U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology
in arXiv e-prints
Gómez-Rivera V
(2020)
Design and characterization of the MUSCAT detectors
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
Li Z
(2020)
The cross correlation of the ABS and ACT maps
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Madhavacheril M
(2020)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Weighing distant clusters with the most ancient light
Sormani M
(2020)
Simulations of the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone - II. Star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jaffa Sarah E.
(2020)
J plots: Tool for characterizing 2D and 3D structures in the interstellar medium
in Astrophysics Source Code Library
Toba Y
(2020)
S2COSMOS: Evolution of gas mass with redshift using dust emission
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bron E
(2020)
Tracers of the ionization fraction in dense and translucent gas I. Automated exploitation of massive astrochemical model grids
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Olofsson G
(2020)
Atacama Compact Array observations of the pulsar-wind nebula of SNR 0540-69.3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Macías-Pérez J
(2020)
NIKA: a mm camera for Sunyaev-Zel'dovich science in clusters of galaxies
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Enia A
(2020)
A panchromatic spatially resolved analysis of nearby galaxies - I. Sub-kpc-scale main sequence in grand-design spirals
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bonavera L
(2020)
Cosmology with the submillimetre galaxies magnification bias: Proof of concept
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Tapia M.
(2020)
Large-area millimeter-wavelength surveys with MUSCAT (Mexico UK Submillimeter Camerafor Astronomy)
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #236
Zavagno A
(2020)
The role of Galactic H II regions in the formation of filaments High-resolution submilimeter imaging of RCW 120 with ArTéMiS
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Venturi Tiziana
(2020)
VLBI20-30: a scientific roadmap for the next decade -- The future of the European VLBI Network
in arXiv e-prints
Chae K
(2020)
Testing the Strong Equivalence Principle: Detection of the External Field Effect in Rotationally Supported Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal
Essinger-Hileman T
(2020)
Optical Design of the Experiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM)
Eden D
(2020)
CHIMPS2: survey description and 12CO emission in the Galactic Centre
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society