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4 items tagged "astrophysics"

Projects

• Velocity discrimination in hydrogen-deficient white dwarfsUndergraduate research using Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spectra to distinguish photospheric and interstellar absorption lines in hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs, helping constrain possible identifications for previously unidentified far-ultraviolet features.
• The Prompt Emission from Gamma Ray BurstsA final-year MPhys directed reading project at the University of Leicester reviewing the leading theories for the prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and assessing how well they stand up against observational evidence. The work culminated in a literature portfolio, a short lecture course outline, a 40-minute lecture and a set of problems for students.
• P/2010 A2 asteroid collision confirmed by Rosetta/OSIRISCollaborative analysis of ESA Rosetta/OSIRIS observations and ground-based imaging that established P/2010 A2's comet-like dust trail as debris from a single asteroid collision in the main belt, rather than sustained cometary activity.
• SEPPCoN: Survey of the Ensemble Physical Properties of Cometary NucleiCollaborative observational programme investigating the physical and surface properties of Jupiter-family comet nuclei through thermal-infrared observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope and complementary ground-based visible-light measurements.