Obiettivo When stars die, they form white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes. These are key objects in astrophysics as their extreme gravities, densities and pressures allow us to test our theories of fundamental physics at the limits of their predictive powers. One of the best ways of studying white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes is via their variations in brightness. Unfortunately, due to the small physical sizes of these objects, they are extremely faint and their variability occurs on timescales of milliseconds to seconds, too fast to be recorded by the current generation of astronomical instruments on the world's largest telescopes.What is required is a new type of astronomical instrument with the capability to take high-speed exposures with no noise from either the detector or the atmosphere. Such an instrument would enable us to answer some of the most important questions in astrophysics, such as: What are the progenitors of type Ia supernovae? What is the equation of state of the degenerate matter found in white dwarfs and neutron stars? What is the nature of the flow of matter close to the event horizon of black holes? What gravitational wave signals are likely to be detected by the next generation of space and ground-based detectors?My aim is to answer the above questions by building and exploiting a new astronomical instrument: HiPERCAM. HiPERCAM will be by far the best high-speed camera in the world, giving an order of magnitude improvement in performance over what has come before. It will be mounted on the world's best telescopes, including the 8.2-m VLT in Chile and the 10.4-m GTC on La Palma. This revolutionary new camera will incorporate a novel scintillation-correction mechanism and the latest in low-noise, high-speed detector technology. Although challenging, my track record with previous related instruments (e.g. ULTRACAM) and my preceding technology demonstration projects shows that my proposed research programme is feasible. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomywhite dwarfsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomyneutron starsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsblack holesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomysupernova Programma(i) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) ERC-AG-PE9 - ERC Advanced Grant - Universe sciences Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2013-ADG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Istituzione ospitante THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Contributo UE € 3 232 075,92 Indirizzo FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK S10 2TN Sheffield Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Vikram Dhillon (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Claire Kennedy (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (3) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Regno Unito Contributo UE € 3 232 075,92 Indirizzo FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK S10 2TN Sheffield Mostra sulla mappa Regione Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Vikram Dhillon (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Claire Kennedy (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Regno Unito Contributo UE € 186 987,60 Indirizzo Kirby Corner Road - University House CV4 8UW Coventry Mostra sulla mappa Regione West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Peter Hedges (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM Regno Unito Contributo UE € 72 272,40 Indirizzo STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE DH1 3LE Durham Mostra sulla mappa Regione North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham Durham CC Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Wendy Harle (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
