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
Parsons S
(2013)
Eclipsing post-common envelope binaries from the Catalina surveys
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
Dhillon V
(2013)
The SW Sex enigma
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
Van Roestel J
(2017)
PTF1 J085713+331843, a new post-common-envelope binary in the orbital period gap of cataclysmic variables
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
Parsons S
(2013)
Timing variations in the secondary eclipse of NN Ser
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Ortiz JL
(2012)
Albedo and atmospheric constraints of dwarf planet Makemake from a stellar occultation.
in Nature
Maxted PF
(2013)
Multi-periodic pulsations of a stripped red-giant star in an eclipsing binary system.
in Nature
Gandhi P
(2017)
An elevation of 0.1 light-seconds for the optical jet base in an accreting Galactic black hole system
in Nature Astronomy
| 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 |