Dr J Nichols, Prof Graham Wynn
No more applications being accepted
Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Many thousands of exoplanets have been discovered to date. However, there is a limit on the information which can be obtained from conventional observation methods.
To fully understand the formation, evolution and characteristics of these exoplanets, we need a window into the planets’ interiors; magnetic fields provide this information. Exoplanetary magnetic fields may soon be detected via their radio emissions. Planets in the solar system with magnetic fields emit powerful radio bursts owing to their magnetospheric dynamics, and the same processes probably occur at exoplanets.
This project will build on previous work to study the behaviour of exoplanetary magnetic field using a global 3d magnetohydrodynamic model, and discover the processes which control their radio powers.
Funding Notes
This project is eligible for a fully funded STFC studentship which includes :
· A full UK/EU fee waiver for 3.5 years
· An annual tax free stipend of £14,777 (2018/19)
· Research Training Support Grant (RTSG)
· Conference Fees & UK Fieldwork
Studentships are available to UK/EU applicants who meet the STFC Residency Criteria; if you have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years you will normally be entitled to apply for a full studentship.
References
Turnpenney, S., J. D. Nichols, G. A. Wynn, and M. R. Burleigh (2018), Exoplanet-induced Radio Emission from M Dwarfs, The Astrophysical Journal, 854(1), 0–0, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaa59c. Nichols, J. D., and S. E. Milan (2016), Stellar wind-magnetosphere interaction at exoplanets: computations of auroral radio powers, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 461(3), 2353–2366, doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1430.
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