Three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of deep convection in massive stars
Thesis
Cristini, A. (2017). Three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of deep convection in massive stars

Convection plays a key role in the evolution of massive stars. Despite many decades of work on this topic, the treatment of convection (convective boundary mixing in particular) is still one of the major uncertainties in stellar evolution modelling.... Read More about Three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of deep convection in massive stars.

Spectropolarimetric analysis of magnetic stars
Thesis
Martin, A. J. (2017). Spectropolarimetric analysis of magnetic stars

The spectra of Ap and Bp stars show evidence of non-homogenous distributions of chemical elements both vertically and horizontally, along with the presence of largescale ordered magnetic fields. The atomic diffusion theory in stellar atmospheres expl... Read More about Spectropolarimetric analysis of magnetic stars.

The impact of supernova remnants on interstellar dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud
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Lakicevic, M. (2015). The impact of supernova remnants on interstellar dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud

This thesis presents the first population study of supernova remnants (SNRs) in one whole galaxy – the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) on submm and FIR wavelengths. The first part is about the dust production in supernovae (SNe) and SNRs, based on sever... Read More about The impact of supernova remnants on interstellar dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Identifying and characterising young, nearby, low-mass members of stellar moving groups
Thesis
Binks, A. S. (2015). Identifying and characterising young, nearby, low-mass members of stellar moving groups

Since the early 1990s, several groups of comoving, coeval stars younger than 100Myr and within 100 pc have been revealed. Studying and identifying members in these ‘Nearby Young Moving Groups’ (MGs) is vital because they provide: well characterised s... Read More about Identifying and characterising young, nearby, low-mass members of stellar moving groups.

Spitzer Space Telescope observations of hot Jupiters
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Mahtani, D. P. (2015). Spitzer Space Telescope observations of hot Jupiters

Currently the Spitzer Space Telescope is the most reliable telescope for conducting secondary eclipse observations of exoplanets. The depth and the time of mid-eclipse are two important parameters that come from a secondary eclipse analysis. The ecli... Read More about Spitzer Space Telescope observations of hot Jupiters.

Kinematics and age spreads of the young star-forming region NGC 2264
Thesis
Dobson, A. (2016). Kinematics and age spreads of the young star-forming region NGC 2264

While stars are relatively well understood, the timescales on which they form are still debated. The young cluster NGC 2264 is an ideal region in which to test hypotheses about the timescale of star and cluster formation. Co-eval stars at any given e... Read More about Kinematics and age spreads of the young star-forming region NGC 2264.