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
Tang Y
(2019)
Gravity, Magnetic Field, and Turbulence: Relative Importance and Impact on Fragmentation in the Infrared Dark Cloud G34.43+00.24
in The Astrophysical Journal
Otter J
(2022)
Resolved Molecular Gas Observations of MaNGA Post-starbursts Reveal a Tumultuous Past
in The Astrophysical Journal
Young L
(2022)
Erratum: "The Evolution of NGC 7465 as Revealed by Its Molecular Gas Properties" (2021, ApJ, 909, 98)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Liu J
(2019)
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Magnetic Field in the Starless Core ? Ophiuchus C
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lyo A
(2021)
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: An 850/450 µm Polarization Study of NGC 2071IR in Orion B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Shariff J
(2019)
Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum of the Carina Nebula
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wang J
(2022)
Formation of the SDC13 Hub-filament System: A Cloud-Cloud Collision Imprinted on the Multiscale Magnetic Field
in The Astrophysical Journal
Bianchini F
(2020)
Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from the 500 deg 2 SPTPOL Lensing Power Spectrum
in The Astrophysical Journal
Villanueva V
(2022)
VERTICO. IV. Environmental Effects on the Gas Distribution and Star Formation Efficiency of Virgo Cluster Spirals
in The Astrophysical Journal
Young L
(2022)
Down but Not Out: Properties of the Molecular Gas in the Stripped Virgo Cluster Early-type Galaxy NGC 4526
in The Astrophysical Journal
Doi Y
(2020)
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic Fields Associated with a Network of Filaments in NGC 1333
in The Astrophysical Journal
Husemann B
(2019)
Jet-driven Galaxy-scale Gas Outflows in the Hyperluminous Quasar 3C 273
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Arendt R
(2023)
JWST NIRCam Observations of SN 1987A: Spitzer Comparison and Spectral Decomposition
in The Astrophysical Journal
Naess S
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Search for Planet 9
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cigan P
(2019)
High Angular Resolution ALMA Images of Dust and Molecules in the SN 1987A Ejecta
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cai Z
(2022)
Interpreting the Statistical Properties of High-z Extragalactic Sources Detected by the South Pole Telescope Survey
in The Astrophysical Journal
Reichardt C
(2021)
An Improved Measurement of the Secondary Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies from the SPT-SZ + SPTpol Surveys
in The Astrophysical Journal
Fissel L
(2019)
Relative Alignment between the Magnetic Field and Molecular Gas Structure in the Vela C Giant Molecular Cloud Using Low- and High-density Tracers
in The Astrophysical Journal
Raghunathan S
(2019)
Mass Calibration of Optically Selected DES Clusters Using a Measurement of CMB-cluster Lensing with SPTpol Data
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zabel N
(2022)
VERTICO II: How H i-identified Environmental Mechanisms Affect the Molecular Gas in Cluster Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal
Chae K
(2020)
Testing the Strong Equivalence Principle: Detection of the External Field Effect in Rotationally Supported Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dong ? Y
(2022)
SN 2016dsg: A Thermonuclear Explosion Involving a Thick Helium Shell
in The Astrophysical Journal
Matrà L
(2020)
Dust Populations in the Iconic Vega Planetary System Resolved by ALMA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Ade P
(2019)
BICEP2/Keck Array XI: Beam Characterization and Temperature-to-Polarization Leakage in the BK15 Data Set
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wang J
(2019)
JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic Fields within the Hub-filament Structure in IC 5146
in The Astrophysical Journal
Didier J
(2019)
Intensity-coupled Polarization in Instruments with a Continuously Rotating Half-wave Plate
in The Astrophysical Journal
Svoboda B
(2019)
ALMA Observations of Fragmentation, Substructure, and Protostars in High-mass Starless Clump Candidates
in The Astrophysical Journal
Wu W
(2019)
A Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing Potential and Power Spectrum from 500 deg 2 of SPTpol Temperature and Polarization Data
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kwon W
(2022)
B-fields in Star-forming Region Observations (BISTRO): Magnetic Fields in the Filamentary Structures of Serpens Main
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hosseinzadeh G
(2022)
Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja
in The Astrophysical Journal
Eswaraiah C
(2021)
The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Revealing the Diverse Magnetic Field Morphologies in Taurus Dense Cores with Sensitive Submillimeter Polarimetry
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Rodighiero G
(2019)
Active Galactic Nuclei in Dusty Starbursts at z = 2: Feedback Still to Kick in
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Hilton M
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Catalog of >4000 Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Galaxy Clusters
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Mallaby-Kay M
(2021)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Summary of DR4 and DR5 Data Products and Data Access
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Ma J
(2019)
Spitzer Catalog of Herschel -selected Ultrared Dusty Star-forming Galaxies
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Brown T
(2021)
VERTICO: The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Smith M
(2021)
The HASHTAG Project: The First Submillimeter Images of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Ground
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Bleem L
(2020)
The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Ejlli A
(2019)
Upper limits on the amplitude of ultra-high-frequency gravitational waves from graviton to photon conversion
in The European Physical Journal C
McElroy R.
(2022)
The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): Data Release 1 and Beyond
in The Messenger
Prole L
(2024)
Population III star formation: multiple gas phases prevent the use of an equation of state at high densities
in The Open Journal of Astrophysics
Switzer ER
(2019)
Sub-Kelvin cooling for two kilopixel bolometer arrays in the PIPER receiver.
in The Review of scientific instruments
Mennella A
(2019)
QUBIC: Exploring the Primordial Universe with the Q&U Bolometric Interferometer
in Universe
Chawner H.
(2023)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Dusty supernova remnants in the Galactic plane (Chawner+, 2020)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Dionatos O.
(2019)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: X-ray data for 56 protoplanetary disk sources (Dionatos+ 2019)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Jimenez-Donaire M.
(2023)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: VERTICO III. Virgo cluster galaxies (Jimenez-Donaire+, 2023)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Urquhart J. S.
(2022)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: SSEDIGISM-ATLASGAL in Galactic disc (Urquhart+, 2021)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Rigby A. J.
(2019)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Physical properties of CHIMPS clumps (Rigby+, 2019)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Beuther H.
(2023)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: CORE Sample NIKA2 and SMA images (Beuther+, 2024)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog