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MSSL PPARC Rolling Grant Proposal

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Mullard Space Science Laboratory

Abstract

MSSL's PPARC rolling grant supports world-class research in astrophysics and solar system science. Investigators at MSSL are leading programmes to investigate the Earth's magnetosphere, explore the planets, understand the Sun and probe the furthest reaches of the universe. Our academic staffs are involved with the development, design, build, operations and data analysis aspects of space missions. We have hands-on involvement during the lifetime of missions that spans conception to operations. These include an impressive array of missions that are currently operational: Cassini, Cluster, Double Star, Mars Express, Coronas-F, SOHO, Swift, Venus Express and XMM-Newton. In the next grant period Solar-B and Herschel will be launched. We have had hardware involvement in all these missions, and are PI on 5. The drive for this involvement is the cutting edge science that can be achieved from these missions. We are also immersed in the development of future missions including ExoMars, Gaia, KuaFu, Xeus, LISA, and Solar Orbiter. New technologies such as cryogenic coolers for future X-ray missions, instrument miniaturisation for solar system exploration and micropenetrators to explore planets such as Mars and Venus are being developed.

Publications

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Tripathi D (2008) Density structure of an active region and associated moss using Hinode/EIS in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Garcet O (2007) The XMM large scale structure survey: optical vs. X-ray classifications of active galactic nuclei and the unified scheme in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Romano P (2008) The Brera multi-scale wavelet Chandra survey I. Serendipitous source catalogue in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Ebrero J (2008) The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey VI. The X-ray luminosity function in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Testa V (2008) Adaptive optics, near-infrared observations of magnetars in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Wu K (2008) High and low states of the system AM Herculis in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Blustin A (2007) The mass-energy budget of the ionised outflow in NGC 7469 in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Mignani R (2007) VLT observations of the central compact object in the Vela Jr. supernova remnant in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Mignani R (2009) VLT/NACO near-infrared observations of the transient radio magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Smith R (2008) Exploring the nuclear environment of the NLS1 galaxy Arakelian 564 with XMM-Newton RGS in Astronomy & Astrophysics