A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics
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 instrument, which has led to the development of a new data acquisition system that is now used on a host of other instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last three years members of the Sheffield astrophysics group have delivered more than 40 talks to schools and astronomical societies, 30 in-house master classes for school students, and several press releases, based on their research activities.
Details are given in our pathways to impact statement that is included as an attachment.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM instrument, which has led to the development of a new data acquisition system that is now used on a host of other instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last three years members of the Sheffield astrophysics group have delivered more than 40 talks to schools and astronomical societies, 30 in-house master classes for school students, and several press releases, based on their research activities.
Details are given in our pathways to impact statement that is included as an attachment.
Organisations
Publications
Aasi J
(2014)
FIRST SEARCHES FOR OPTICAL COUNTERPARTS TO GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE CANDIDATE EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Aldoretta E
(2014)
THE MULTIPLICITY OF MASSIVE STARS: A HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION SURVEY WITH THE HST FINE GUIDANCE SENSOR
in The Astronomical Journal
Alvarez-Candal A
(2014)
Stellar occultation by (119951) 2002 KX 14 on April 26, 2012
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Antoniadis J
(2013)
A massive pulsar in a compact relativistic binary.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Bastian N
(2013)
Early disc accretion as the origin of abundance anomalies in globular clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bell C
(2012)
Pre-main-sequence isochrones - I. The Pleiades benchmark The Pleiades benchmark
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bell C
(2013)
Pre-main-sequence isochrones - II. Revising star and planet formation time-scales
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bento J
(2014)
Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bessiere P
(2014)
Clear evidence for the early triggering of a luminous quasar-like active galactic nuclei in a major, gas-rich merger
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bessiere P
(2012)
The importance of galaxy interactions in triggering type II quasar activity Triggering type II quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bestenlehner J
(2014)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XVII. Physical and wind properties of massive stars at the top of the main sequence?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bibby J
(2012)
Searching for Wolf-Rayet Stars in M101
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Bochinski J
(2015)
DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR AN EVOLVING DUST CLOUD FROM THE EXOPLANET KIC 12557548 B
in The Astrophysical Journal
Boissel Y
(2014)
An exploration of Pluto's environment through stellar occultations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bours M
(2014)
Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS 41177
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bours M
(2014)
Testing the planetary models of HU Aquarii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bressert E
(2012)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey IV. Candidates for isolated high-mass star formation in 30 Doradus?
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Burningham B
(2013)
76 T dwarfs from the UKIDSS LAS: benchmarks, kinematics and an updated space density
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burton J
(2012)
z '-BAND GROUND-BASED DETECTION OF THE SECONDARY ECLIPSE OF WASP-19b
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Burton J
(2014)
TIDALLY DISTORTED EXOPLANETS: DENSITY CORRECTIONS FOR SHORT-PERIOD HOT-JUPITERS BASED SOLELY ON OBSERVABLE PARAMETERS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Burton J
(2015)
Defocused transmission spectroscopy: a potential detection of sodium in the atmosphere of WASP-12b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Caballero-Nieves S
(2014)
A HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION SURVEY OF MASSIVE STARS IN CYGNUS OB2: RESULTS FROM THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE FINE GUIDANCE SENSORS
in The Astronomical Journal
Casewell S
(2014)
Spectroscopically confirmed brown dwarf members of Coma Berenices and the Hyades
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Casewell S
(2015)
Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Crowther P
(2013)
On the association between core-collapse supernovae and H ii regions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Crowther P
(2012)
Environments of massive stars and the upper mass limit
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
De Grijs R
(2013)
No compelling evidence of significant early star cluster disruption in the Large Magellanic Cloud
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dhillon G
(2013)
Extreme storms and changes in particulate and dissolved organic carbon in runoff: Entering uncharted waters?
in Geophysical Research Letters
Dhillon V
(2014)
ULTRASPEC: a high-speed imaging photometer on the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dhillon V
(2013)
The SW Sex enigma
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dicken D
(2014)
SPITZER MID-IR SPECTROSCOPY OF POWERFUL 2Jy AND 3CRR RADIO GALAXIES. II. AGN POWER INDICATORS AND UNIFICATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Doran E
(2013)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XI. A census of the hot luminous stars and their feedback in 30 Doradus
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Doressoundiram A
(2013)
Ground-based exploration of the outer Solar system by serendipitous stellar occultations?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dunstall P
(2012)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey V. The peculiar B[e]-like supergiant, VFTS698, in 30 Doradus???
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Emonts B
(2013)
CO(1-0) detection of molecular gas in the massive Spiderweb Galaxy (z = 2)?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Emonts B
(2014)
CO(1-0) survey of high-z radio galaxies: alignment of molecular halo gas with distant radio sources?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Föhring D
(2013)
ULTRACAM z'-band detection of the secondary eclipse of WASP-12b
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goodwin S
(2013)
Binary mass ratios: system mass not primary mass
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Hambleton K
(2013)
KIC 4544587: an eccentric, short-period binary system with d Sct pulsations and tidally excited modes
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hardy A
(2015)
THE FIRST SCIENCE RESULTS FROM SPHERE: DISPROVING THE PREDICTED BROWN DWARF AROUND V471 TAU
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hardy L
(2017)
A search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hardy L
(2017)
Hunting for eclipses: high-speed observations of cataclysmic variables
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hassall T
(2012)
Wide-band simultaneous observations of pulsars: disentangling dispersion measure and profile variations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hermes J
(2014)
Heavy metals in a light white dwarf: abundances of the metal-rich, extremely low-mass GALEX J1717+6757
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Holman K
(2013)
Mapping the core mass function on to the stellar initial mass function: multiplicity matters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hubber D
(2013)
Convergence of AMR and SPH simulations - I. Hydrodynamical resolution and convergence tests
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hubber D
(2013)
A hybrid SPH/N-body method for star cluster simulations
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | Key findings include the following: - First clear demonstration that molecules can be accelerated in fast shocks driven be relativistic jets in AGN. - Discovery that the cool ISM masses of the host galaxies of radio-loud AGN are relatively low, suggesting that the AGN are triggered in modest, rather than major mergers. - Ultracam observations of a pulsar orbiting a white dwarf leading to stringent tests of General Relativity. - Development of the ULTRASPEC instrument on the Thai National Telescope. - First accurate census of massive stars and their feedback effect in the key 30 Doradus star forming region - Substantially improved determination of the spatial distribution of Wolf Rayet stars in the Milky Way |
Exploitation Route | It is hoped that the results will be useful in outreach activities that inspire students in schools to become involved in science as a career, and also encourage an interest in science in older generations. |
Sectors | Education |
Description | The research results obtained over the period of the grant have informed an number of outreach/publish understanding events: - several talks to schools and amateur societies; - large-scale outreach events such as the "Sounds of the Cosmos" and "Back to the Future" events in Sheffield and elsewhere. |
First Year Of Impact | 2012 |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |