A consolidated grant for Sheffield Astrophysics 2021-2024
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 led to the development of new CCD detectors, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new additive manufacturing techniques in metal to build complex, rigid, lightweight components for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. The Sheffield astrophysics group give regular talks to schools and general audiences. We also give regular in-house masterclasses and workshops to school students and teachers. Over the last five years, members of the group have delivered more than 112 such talks/events, and been involved in 19 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our attached Pathways to Impact document.
1. Knowledge exchange. This is primarily based on the building of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM instruments, which has led to the development of new CCD detectors, data acquisition and cooling systems, as well as stimulating a project to develop new additive manufacturing techniques in metal to build complex, rigid, lightweight components for astronomical instruments.
2. Outreach. The Sheffield astrophysics group give regular talks to schools and general audiences. We also give regular in-house masterclasses and workshops to school students and teachers. Over the last five years, members of the group have delivered more than 112 such talks/events, and been involved in 19 press releases, all based on their research activities.
Details are given in our attached Pathways to Impact document.
Organisations
Publications
Wild J
(2022)
System parameters of three short-period cataclysmic variable stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Van Roestel J
(2022)
Discovery and characterization of five new eclipsing AM CVn systems
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tetarenko A
(2021)
Measuring fundamental jet properties with multiwavelength fast timing of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun N
(2023)
An environmental analysis of the fast transient AT2018cow and implications for its progenitor and late-time brightness
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun N
(2022)
A hot and luminous source at the site of the fast transient AT2018cow at 2-3 yr after its explosion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Sun N
(2022)
An environmental analysis of the Type Ib SN 2019yvr and the possible presence of an inflated binary companion
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sun N
(2023)
A UV census of the environments of stripped-envelope supernovae
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Stringer J
(2021)
Optical photometry of two transitional millisecond pulsars in the radio pulsar state
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Steeghs D
(2022)
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Shenar T
(2023)
Constraints on the multiplicity of the most massive stars known: R136 a1, a2, a3, and c
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Shenar T
(2022)
An X-ray-quiet black hole born with a negligible kick in a massive binary within the Large Magellanic Cloud
in Nature Astronomy
Shahbaz T
(2023)
A rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sahman D
(2022)
Searching for nova shells around cataclysmic variables - II. A second campaign
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rawiraswattana K
(2023)
On Encounter Rates in Star Clusters
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rawiraswattana K
(2023)
On encounter rates in star clusters
Pelisoli I
(2021)
Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pelisoli I
(2022)
Long-term photometric monitoring and spectroscopy of the white dwarf pulsar AR Scorpii
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Pelisoli I
(2022)
Found: a rapidly spinning white dwarf in LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Pelisoli I
(2023)
A 5.3-min-period pulsing white dwarf in a binary detected from radio to X-rays
in Nature Astronomy
Pelisoli I
(2021)
Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her
Paice J
(2021)
The evolution of rapid optical/X-ray timing correlations in the initial hard state of MAXI J1820+070
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
O'Brien M
(2023)
Gaia white dwarfs within 40 pc - III. Spectroscopic observations of new candidates in the Southern hemisphere
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Niu Z
(2023)
The Dusty Red Supergiant Progenitor and the Local Environment of the Type II SN 2023ixf in M101
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Munday J
(2023)
An Eclipsing 47 minute Double White Dwarf Binary at 400 pc
Munday J
(2023)
Two decades of optical timing of the shortest-period binary star system HM Cancri
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Munday J
(2023)
An eclipsing 47 min double white dwarf binary at 400 pc
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Morgado BE
(2023)
A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit.
in Nature
Mong Y
(2021)
Searching for Fermi GRB optical counterparts with the prototype Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mong Y
(2023)
Self-supervised clustering on image-subtracted data with deep-embedded self-organizing map
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McHardy I
(2023)
First detection of the outer edge of an AGN accretion disc: very fast multiband optical variability of NGC 4395 with GTC/HiPERCAM and LT/IO:O
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Maund J
(2023)
A flash of polarized optical light points to an aspherical 'cow'
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mata Sánchez D
(2023)
A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multiband light-curve modelling
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Makrygianni L
(2021)
Processing GOTO survey data with the Rubin Observatory LSST Science Pipelines II: Forced Photometry and lightcurves
in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Littlefair S
(2024)
The donor star radial velocity curve in the cataclysmic variable GY Cnc confirms white dwarf eclipse modelling mass
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Killestein T
(2021)
Transient-optimized real-bogus classification with Bayesian convolutional neural networks - sifting the GOTO candidate stream
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kennedy M
(2022)
Measuring the mass of the black widow PSR J1555-2908
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jones D
(2022)
The post-common-envelope binary central star of the planetary nebula Ou 5: a doubly eclipsing post-red-giant-branch system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hollands M
(2024)
Measuring the initial-final mass relation using wide double white dwarf binaries from Gaia DR3
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society