A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics 2018-2021
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The aim of this proposal is to support a programme of internationally excellent research in astrophysics at Sheffield, building on our recent research achievements, and tied to the exploitation of leading international facilities supported by STFC and UKSA.
Planned Impact
The main ways in which our research makes an impact outside the academic community is via our knowledge exchange and outreach activities. To summarise:
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
Organisations
Publications
RamosĀ Almeida C
(2019)
A near-infrared study of the multiphase outflow in the type-2 quasar J1509+0434
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ramsay G
(2018)
Detection of a 23.6 min periodic modulation in the optical counterpart of 3XMMJ051034.6-670353
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Rate G
(2020)
Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2 - II. Cluster and association membership
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rebassa-Mansergas A
(2019)
Accurate mass and radius determinations of a cool subdwarf in an eclipsing binary.
in Nature astronomy
Romualdez L
(2020)
Robust diffraction-limited near-infrared-to-near-ultraviolet wide-field imaging from stratospheric balloon-borne platforms-Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope performance
in Review of Scientific Instruments
Romualdez LJ
(2021)
Publisher's Note: "Robust diffraction-limited near-infrared-to-near-ultraviolet wide-field imaging from stratospheric balloon-borne Platforms-Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope performance" [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 91, 034501 (2020)].
in The Review of scientific instruments
Rui L
(2019)
Probing the final-stage progenitor evolution for Type IIP Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sahman D
(2018)
Discovery of an old nova shell surrounding the cataclysmic variable V1315 Aql
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Santoro F
(2018)
Probing multi-phase outflows and AGN feedback in compact radio galaxies: the case of PKS B1934-63
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Santoro F
(2020)
AGN-driven outflows and the AGN feedback efficiency in young radio galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
| Description | The award was used to fund a wide range of research that led to substantial progress in (a) understanding the links between the evolution actively accreting black holes and their host galaxies via far-IR observations taken with the Herschel satellite; (b) the way in which the most massive stars explode at the ends of their lives and the environments in which they do so; (c) the time variability of a range of astrophysical objects, and in particular compact stellar remnants. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcomes can and have been used to inform future research projects and applications for observing time on highly-oversubscribed observing facilities. |
| Sectors | Education Other |
| Description | The findings have been used to inform a variety of outreach activities, including talks to schools and amateur astronomy societies socities, as well as public lectures. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal |
| Title | Parameters of 15 Cataclysmic Variables |
| Description | VizieR online Data Catalogue associated with article published in journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society with title ' The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: eclipse modelling of 15 systems.' (bibcode: 2019MNRAS.486.5535M) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/486/5535 |