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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.

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Burton J (2012) z '-BAND GROUND-BASED DETECTION OF THE SECONDARY ECLIPSE OF WASP-19b in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

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Parsons S (2012) A precision study of two eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries Precise parameters for SDSS J1212-0123 and GK Vir in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Parsons S (2012) An accurate mass and radius measurement for an ultracool white dwarf Accurate parameters for an ultracool white dwarf in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Ortiz JL (2012) Albedo and atmospheric constraints of dwarf planet Makemake from a stellar occultation. in Nature

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Copperwheat C (2012) A J-band detection of the donor star in the dwarf nova OY Carinae and an optical detection of its 'iron curtain' J-band detection of the donor star in OY Car in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Parsons S (2012) The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary The eclipsing binary SDSS J0857+0342 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Parsons S (2013) A magnetic white dwarf in a detached eclipsing binary in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Sahman D (2013) CI Aql: a Type Ia supernova progenitor? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Shahbaz T (2013) Evidence for quiescent synchrotron emission in the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1357.2-0933 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Dhillon V (2013) The SW Sex enigma in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Copperwheat C (2013) Transmission photometry of WASP-12b: simultaneous measurement of the planetary radius in three bands in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Doressoundiram A (2013) Ground-based exploration of the outer Solar system by serendipitous stellar occultations? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Parsons S (2013) Timing variations in the secondary eclipse of NN Ser in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

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Scaringi S (2013) Discovery of Fourier-dependent time lags in cataclysmic variables in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Kurtz D (2013) Hot DAVs: a probable new class of pulsating white dwarf stars in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Kaplan D (2013) PROPERTIES OF AN ECLIPSING DOUBLE WHITE DWARF BINARY NLTT 11748 in The Astrophysical Journal

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Littlefair S (2013) A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Østensen R (2013) Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project FBS 0117+396: An sdB+dM binary with a pulsating primary? in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Maxted PF (2013) Multi-periodic pulsations of a stripped red-giant star in an eclipsing binary system. in Nature

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Antoniadis J (2013) A massive pulsar in a compact relativistic binary. in Science (New York, N.Y.)

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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

 
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