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
(2018)
Micrometer-sized Water Ice Particles for Planetary Science Experiments: Influence of Surface Structure on Collisional Properties
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #232
Gaertner Sabrina
(2018)
What Governs Ice-Sticking in Planetary Science Experiments?
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #232
Fraser Helen Jane
(2015)
Combining Laboratory and Observational Data to Elucidate the Pathway from Simple to Complex Chemistry
in IAU General Assembly
Fraser Helen Jane
(2019)
Unlocking the star-formation freezer; showing how laboratory studies are vital in understanding interstellar ices - from SPITZER and AKARI to the ALMA / JWST era.
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #234
Fraser Helen Jane
(2015)
Laboratory Molecular Astrophysics as an Invaluable Tool in understanding Astronomical Observations.
in IAU General Assembly
Fraser Helen Jane
(2015)
How does the Porosity of Interstellar Ice Affect Chemical Complexity and Deuteration Exchange?
in IAU General Assembly
Fraser Helen Jane
(2015)
Ice Mapping Observations in Galactic Star-Forming Regions: the AKARI Legacy
in IAU General Assembly
Fraser Helen Jane
(2019)
Unlocking the star-formation freezer; showing how laboratory studies are vital in understanding interstellar ices - from SPITZER and AKARI to the ALMA / JWST era.
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #234
Emile Auriacombe Olivier Bruno Jacques
(2016)
Terahertz Desorption Emission Spectroscopy (THz DES) - 'ALMA in the Lab'
in American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #228
Eden D
(2019)
SCOPE: SCUBA-2 Continuum Observations of Pre-protostellar Evolution - survey description and compact source catalogue
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| 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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