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
Aikawa Y
(2012)
AKARI observations of ice absorption bands towards edge-on young stellar objects
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Noble J
(2012)
Thermal desorption characteristics of CO, O2 and CO2 on non-porous water, crystalline water and silicate surfaces at submonolayer and multilayer coverages Desorption from H2O(np), H2O(c) and SiOx
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ackemann T
(2012)
Diamond heat sinking of terahertz antennas for continuous-wave photomixing
in Journal of Applied Physics
Aikawa Y
(2012)
AKARI observations of ice absorption bands towards edge-on young stellar objects
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Suutarinen Aleksi
(2013)
Mapping the Frozen Void
in Protostars and Planets VI Posters
Noble J
(2013)
A SURVEY OF H 2 O, CO 2 , AND CO ICE FEATURES TOWARD BACKGROUND STARS AND LOW-MASS YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS USING AKARI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Noble J
(2013)
A SURVEY OF H 2 O, CO 2 , AND CO ICE FEATURES TOWARD BACKGROUND STARS AND LOW-MASS YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS USING AKARI
in The Astrophysical Journal
Noble J
(2013)
The formation of carbon dioxide in molecular cores by a non-energetic route
in EAS Publications Series
Suutarinen Aleksi
(2013)
Mapping the Frozen Void
in Protostars and Planets VI Posters
Mitterdorfer C
(2014)
Small-angle neutron scattering study of micropore collapse in amorphous solid water.
in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
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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