PATT Travel for Oxford University
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
This application seeks funds to cover the cost of travel and subsistence from astronomers from Oxford University to work at and acquire data from telescopes around the world in order to make observations of stars, galaxies and quasars and further explore the Universe.
Organisations
Publications
Shaw M
(2013)
SPECTROSCOPY OF THE LARGEST EVER ?-RAY-SELECTED BL LAC SAMPLE
in The Astrophysical Journal
Caruana J
(2014)
Spectroscopy of z ~ 7 candidate galaxies: using Lyman a to constrain the neutral fraction of hydrogen in the high-redshift universe?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bureau, M And Bacon, R And Cappellari, M And Combes, F And Davies, RL And De Zeeuw, PT And Emsellem, E And Falcon-Barroso, J And Jeong, H And Krajnovic, D And Kuntschner, H And McDermid, RM And Peletier, RF And Sarzi, M And Shapiro, KL And De Ven, GV And Yi, SK And Young, LM
(2008)
Star formation in nearby early-type galaxies: Mapping in UV, optical, and CO
Nugent P
(2011)
Supernova SN 2011fe from an exploding carbon-oxygen white dwarf star
in Nature
Fogarty L
(2011)
SWIFT observations of the Arp 147 ring galaxy system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fogarty L
(2011)
SWIFT observations of the Arp 147 ring galaxy system Arp147
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cappellari M
(2012)
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies
in Nature
Davies R
(2012)
Telescopes of the future
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Cappellari M
(2010)
Testing Mass Determinations of Supermassive Black Holes via Stellar Kinematics
Crocker A
(2012)
The ATLAS 3D project - XI. Dense molecular gas properties of CO-luminous early-type galaxies ? The ATLAS 3D project - XI. Dense molecular gas
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | The grant has enabled discoveries about the Universe through observations of stars, galaxies, supernovae and planets. The findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals. |
| Exploitation Route | Scientists make use of the findings by devising new theories of the universe that match the observations, and by devsing new observations to further test those theories. The observations are also used in public talks and events. The results are also used to inform the design of future ground-based and space-based telescopes. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Construction Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Other |
| Description | The findings have been published in scientific journals. They have also been used for education purposes and for public outreach events. These activities lead to an increased awareness of astronomy in the general public and potential increase in young people taking up physics at school and university level. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal |