PATT Linked Grant: Observational Astrochemistry @ Strathclyde
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Strathclyde
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
This proposal will fund one astronomer to observe on each allocated telescope time trip in the next two years from the Strathclyde Astrochemistry group. In the densest, darkest regions of space where stars are just beginning to form, a wealth of chemical activity occurs, in both the gas and solid phase. Although gas and solid materials have been observed for many years, we are now undertaking an observing programme to 'map' both materials concurrently, on the same scale, to see just how the gas and solids interact during star-formation using various telescopes worldwide.
Organisations
Publications
Gaertner Sabrina
(2015)
Icy Collisions - Planet Building beyond the snowline
in AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #47
Fraser Helen Jane
(2015)
Laboratory Molecular Astrophysics as an Invaluable Tool in understanding Astronomical Observations.
in IAU General Assembly
Collings M. P.
(2011)
LASSIE: Laboratory Astrochemical Surface Science In Europe
in 2010 NASA Laboratory Astrophysics Workshop
Suutarinen Aleksi
(2013)
Mapping the Frozen Void
in Protostars and Planets VI Posters
Heißelmann D
(2010)
Microgravity experiments on the collisional behavior of saturnian ring particles
in Icarus
Gärtner S
(2017)
Micrometer-sized Water Ice Particles for Planetary Science Experiments: Influence of Surface Structure on Collisional Properties
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gaertner Sabrina
(2018)
Micrometer-sized Water Ice Particles for Planetary Science Experiments: Influence of Surface Structure on Collisional Properties
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #232
Hill CR
(2016)
Neutron Scattering Analysis of Water's Glass Transition and Micropore Collapse in Amorphous Solid Water.
in Physical review letters
Aikawa Y.
(2009)
Observations of Interstellar and Circumstellar Ice
in AKARI, a Light to Illuminate the Misty Universe
Campbell S
(2014)
On the thermal dependence of the generation of terahertz radiation by photomixing
in Semiconductor Science and Technology
| Description | This grant was used to fund observing trips to telescope facilities for HJF's research group during the 2009-2011 period that she was active in Strathclyde. During that time we visited telescope facilities in Spain, Hawaii, Chile and America, undertaking IR and sub-mm observations of star forming regions. |
| Exploitation Route | The data collected during observations is then used to write scientific papers, published over the 2009 - date period and this data is still being used to inform our research today. |
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