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A PATT Linked Grant for Sheffield Astrophysics

Lead Research Organisation: University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

We wish to apply for a renewal of our PATT Linked Grant to support the observational research programmes of the Sheffield Astrophysics Group.

Publications

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Parsons S (2013) Eclipsing post-common envelope binaries from the Catalina surveys in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Föhring D (2013) ULTRACAM z'-band detection of the secondary eclipse of WASP-12b in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Bento J (2014) Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Hill C (2014) Roche tomography of cataclysmic variables - VI. Differential rotation of AE Aqr - not tidally locked! in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Littlefair S (2014) A parameter study of the eclipsing CV in the Kepler field, KIS J192748.53+444724.5 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Rebassa-Mansergas A (2014) SDSS J001153.08-064739.2, A CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE WITH AN EVOLVED DONOR IN THE PERIOD GAP in The Astrophysical Journal

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Littlefair S (2014) The substellar companion in the eclipsing white dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Bours M (2014) Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS 41177 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Alvarez-Candal A (2014) Stellar occultation by (119951) 2002 KX 14 on April 26, 2012 in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Shahbaz T (2014) The spotty donor star in the X-ray transient Cen X-4 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

 
Description This grant payed for us to perform observing runs on the 4.2m William Herschel Telescope with our high-speed camera ULTRACAM. Using ULTRACAM, we have made a number of breakthroughs in our understanding of the structure and evolution of close binary stars.
Exploitation Route Our findings provide the observational underpinning of our understanding of close binary star structure and evolution.
Sectors Education
URL http://www.vikdhillon.staff.shef.ac.uk/ultracam/
 
Description Advanced Grant
Amount € 3,500,000 (EUR)
Organisation European Research Council (ERC) 
Sector Public
Country Belgium
Start 01/2014 
End 12/2018