Rapid-response and high-precision wide-field photometry of transients and gravitational wave counterparts
Lead Research Organisation:
The Open University
Department Name: Physical Sciences
Abstract
Rapid-response and high-precision wide-field photometry of transients and gravitational wave counterparts
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ulrich Kolb (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Dean Roberts (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N50421X/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2021 | |||
| 1654929 | Studentship | ST/N50421X/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2019 | Dean Roberts |
| Title | GW Alert Pipeline |
| Description | This pipeline allows our telescope to respond rapidly to any incoming alerts produced by the LIGO/Virgo Collaboration. The pipeline is based off a previous script written for transient alerts, but I have heavily modified it to be able to respond to and process gravitational wave alerts, and then pass on observing requests to the telescope. |
| Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | We were able to take part in LIGO's second observing run (O2) with PIRATE, and follow-up multiple alerts with our robotic telescope. |
| Description | From Micrometers to Megaparsecs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a student-led conference for Post-graduate students within the GRADNet area to attend. This particular conference focused on all aspects of astronomy and therefore I was invited to give a talk on my research area which involves gravitational waves. I was asked several questions afterwards, one of which initiated the collaboration I joined with the University of Kent in the observation of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/micrometres-megaparsecs-student-led-conference-21-23-march-2018/ |
| Description | GRAMPA Workshop (Paris) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was held at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, from August 29th through September 2nd, 2016, and focused on the physics of gravitational-waves and the astrophysics of their origin sources. There were several talks given over 4 days, and a poster session was also included, which I attended to present my research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/ateliers/GravitationalWave/2016/ |
| Description | Poster Presentation at EWASS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I attended EWASS in Liverpool and presented a poster during one of the poster sessions on my current research on gravitational wave follow-up. The conference itself was attended by over 1300 people across the 4 days, however my poster was only up for one afternoon so the real impact is likely much lower. But I did get asked some good questions by fellow research students and members of the general public. In addition to this I was also able to meet my partners from the University of Kent and discuss our upcoming collaboration in August on the HOYS-CAPS programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://eas.unige.ch/EWASS2018/ |
| Description | Royal Society workshop (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a "scientific meeting" with the aim of bringing together gravitational-wave experts and leading astrophysicists, to discuss the current status and future prospects of gravitational-wave astronomy. This event was open to the public and free to attend. There were several keynote talks given by experts in the field, and there was also a poster session in which i presented my research alongside several other post graduate students to academics and the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/09/gravitational-wave/ |
| Description | SPS Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The School of Physical sciences held an open day whereby all the labs and lecutre rooms were opened up to the general public, and demonstrations were given using outreach equipment. As part of my role helping to run the robotic telescopes, I helped to run the telescopes stand and gave demonstrations of how we use the internet to control the telescopes remotely from the University. As part of this role I also answered any questions people had, which included talking about my own research with the robotic telescopes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://stem.open.ac.uk/events/school-physical-sciences-open-day |