Photoevaporation of discs around binary stars, by binary stars.
Photoevaporation of discs around binary stars, by binary stars.
About the Project Most stars form in binary or multiple systems, and furthermore, they form in clusters with tens, to thousands of other stars. The most populous clusters contain massive … Read More Read More
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Mid-infrared spectroscopy of massive stars
Mid-infrared spectroscopy of massive stars
About the Project Massive stars are rare, but nevertheless influence the evolution of galaxies through their mechanical, chemical and radiative feedback. Recent space missions (notably Spitzer, Herschel, JWST) permit mid-infrared … Read More Read More
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How accreting white dwarfs evolve
How accreting white dwarfs evolve
About the Project How accreting white dwarfs evolve Accreting white dwarfs are some of the most dynamic objects in the Universe, changing their brightness drastically on all timescales from seconds … Read More Read More
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High-speed astrophysics with ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM
High-speed astrophysics with ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM
About the Project ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM are high-speed optical cameras that can take hundreds/thousands of CCD images per second simultaneously in three/five colours, respectively. They have been mounted on the … Read More Read More
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Finding and measuring growing black holes in the next generation of astronomical surveys
Finding and measuring growing black holes in the next generation of astronomical surveys
About the Project Finding and measuring growing black holes in the next generation of astronomical surveys Dr James Mullaney j.mullaney@sheffield.ac.uk (Supervisor 2: Prof. Stuart Littlefair) It is now generally accepted … Read More Read More
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Discovering neutron star astrophysics from the study of radio pulsars
Discovering neutron star astrophysics from the study of radio pulsars
About the Project We welcome applicants to join Dr Greg Ashton for a project developing new approaches to study radio pulsars and discovery new neutron star astrophysics within the astronomy … Read More Read More
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Artificial Intelligence for gravitational-wave astronomy
Artificial Intelligence for gravitational-wave astronomy
About the Project We welcome applicants to join Dr Greg Ashton for a project developing new Artificial Intelligence approaches to gravitational-wave astronomy within the astronomy group at Royal Holloway . … Read More Read More
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Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion
Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion
About the Project This PhD project will aim to investigate the potential of using magnetic reconnection within a plasma propulsion thruster for spacecraft. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections and galactic … Read More Read More
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Development of a miniaturised Plug-and-Play Plasma Instrumentation for Small Satellites - “PLASMACube”
Development of a miniaturised Plug-and-Play Plasma Instrumentation for Small Satellites - “PLASMACube”
About the Project Supervisory Team: Dr. Taiwo Raphael Tejumola Project description: Small satellites, particularly CubeSats, play an increasingly vital role in space missions, from Earth observation to deep space exploration, … Read More Read More
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Doctoral student in Astrophysics
Doctoral student in Astrophysics
The position is placed at the Division of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics to work with Ross Church on binary population synthesis in support of preparations for LISA. LISA … Read More Read More
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