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.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Vikram Singh Dhillon (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Green M
(2018)
High-speed photometry of Gaia14aae: an eclipsing AM CVn that challenges formation models
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Green M
(2018)
A 15.7-Minute AM CVn Binary Discovered in K2
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hallakoun N
(2017)
Once in a blue moon: detection of 'bluing' during debris transits in the white dwarf WD 1145+017
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
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
Hynes R
(2019)
Optical and X-ray correlations during the 2015 outburst of the black hole V404 Cyg
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kaplan D
(2013)
PROPERTIES OF AN ECLIPSING DOUBLE WHITE DWARF BINARY NLTT 11748
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kupfer T
(2017)
The OmegaWhite Survey for Short-period Variable Stars. V. Discovery of an Ultracompact Hot Subdwarf Binary with a Compact Companion in a 44-minute Orbit
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kupfer T
(2017)
PTF1 J082340.04+081936.5: A Hot Subdwarf B Star with a Low-mass White Dwarf Companion in an 87-minute Orbit
in The Astrophysical Journal
| 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 |