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
Alvarez-Candal A
(2014)
Stellar occultation by (119951) 2002 KX 14 on April 26, 2012
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bours M
(2014)
Testing the planetary models of HU Aquarii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Parsons S
(2017)
Testing the white dwarf mass-radius relationship with eclipsing binaries
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McAllister M
(2019)
The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: eclipse modelling of 15 systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Marsh T
(2014)
The planets around NN Serpentis: still there?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wang L
(2019)
The Pre-He White Dwarf in the Post-mass Transfer Binary EL CVn
in The Astronomical Journal
Parsons S
(2018)
The scatter of the M dwarf mass-radius relationship
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Silvotti R
(2018)
The sdB pulsating star V391 Peg and its putative giant planet revisited after 13 years of time-series photometric data
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
| 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 |