Radio Astronomy

In addition to conducting their own research into radio astronomy, Melanie, Ed and Slava are members of large international teams conducting surveys on the SKA pathfinder telescope "ASKAP". Melanie is a member of the EMU and POSSUM survey teams and Ed and Slava are involved in VAST.

Melanie's research group is currently focusing on the role of environment in the evolution of radio emission in galaxy clusters. Melanie's interest in EMU is primarily follows the main thrust of her research group while her involvment in POSSUM is concerned with magnetic fields in clusters and radio relics. Key publications in refereed journals associated with radio observations of clusters include:

• Mao, M.Y., Sharpe, R, Saikia, D, Norris, R.P., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Middelberg, E., & Lovell, J.. (2010), "Wide-angle tail galaxies in ATLAS", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 406, Issue 4, pp. 2578-2590.
• Mao, M.Y. & Johnston-Hollitt, M. et al. (2009), "Head-tail Galaxies: beacons of high-density regions in clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 392, Issue 3, pp. 1070-1079.

• Johnston-Hollitt, M., et al. (2008) "Radio observations of the Horologium-Reticulum supercluster - I. A3158: excess star-forming galaxies in a merging cluster?", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 390, Issue 1, pp. 289-303.

• Ferreti, L. & Johnston-Hollitt, M., (2004) "Magnetic fields in clusters of galaxies", New Astronomy Reviews, Volume 48, Issue 11-12, p. 1145-1150. (SKA Science Case)
  

• Rose, J. A., et al. (2002), "Multiple Merging Events in the Double Cluster A3128/A3125", The Astronomical Journal, Volume 123, Issue 3, pp. 1216-1246.

In addition to this Melanie has a long standing interest in other type of radio phenomena and in multi-wavelength observations of clusters which will be relevant to the ASKAP survey work. Full details of other publications are available via ADS.

Ed's research in radio astronomy over the last decade has concentrated on multi-wavelength observations of binary star systems. Ed's participation in VAST (PI Murphy) capitalises on this research. Key publications in refereed journals include:

• Budding, E., et al., (2006) "Multisite, Multiwavelength Studies of the Active Cool Binary CC Eri", Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 304, Issue 1-4, pp. 13-16

• Budding, E., et al., (2005) "Multi-Facility Study of the Algol-Type Binary δ Librae", Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 296, Issue 1-4, pp. 371-389

• Slee, O. B., & Budding, E., et al. (2004) "A Multiwavelength Study of CC Eridani", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 72-81

• Budding, E., et al., (2002) "A Radio and Optical Study of the Active Young F Star HR1817 (=HD35850)", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 527-533.

• Budding, E., Marsden, C.S & Slee, O.B., (2001) "The Active Algol Binary KZ Pavonis", Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp. 140-147.