A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics 2018-2021
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 and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has lead to the development of new new CCD detector, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new techniques to use 3D printing build rigid, lightweight support structure for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. Over the last 5 years members of the Sheffield astrophsyics group have delivered 126 talks to schools and astronomical societies, have held 70 in-house workshops for school students, and been involved in 15 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our Impact Plan that is included as an attachment.
Organisations
Publications
Snaid S
(2018)
Flickering in AGB stars: probing the nature of accreting companions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Davies B
(2018)
The luminosities of cool supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds, and the Humphreys-Davidson limit revisited
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Schneider F
(2018)
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XXIX. Massive star formation in the local 30 Doradus starburst
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
DuchĂȘne G
(2018)
Is stellar multiplicity universal? Tight stellar binaries in the Orion Nebula Cluster
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kocevski D
(2018)
X-UDS: The Chandra Legacy Survey of the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Field
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Lohr M
(2018)
The Arches cluster revisited II. A massive eclipsing spectroscopic binary in the Arches cluster
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Borisov G
(2018)
Rotational variation of the linear polarization of the asteroid (3200) Phaethon as evidence for inhomogeneity in its surface properties?
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Callingham J
(2018)
Anisotropic winds in a Wolf-Rayet binary identify a potential gamma-ray burst progenitor
in Nature Astronomy
Sahman D
(2018)
Discovery of an old nova shell surrounding the cataclysmic variable V1315 Aql
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bulla M
(2018)
The origin of polarization in kilonovae and the case of the gravitational-wave counterpart AT 2017gfo
in Nature Astronomy
Description | The findings have been used to inform a variety of outreach activities, including talks to schools and amateur astronomy societies socities, as well as public lectures. |
First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
Sector | Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |