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Expanding e-MERLIN with the Goonhilly Earth Station

ArXiv e-prints (2011)

Authors:

I Heywood, H Kloeckner, R Beswick, ST Garrington, J Hatchell, MG Hoare, MJ Jarvis, I Jones, TWB Muxlow, S Rawlings
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MESMER: MeerKAT Search for Molecules in the Epoch of Reionization

ArXiv e-prints (2011)

Authors:

I Heywood, RP Armstrong, R Booth, AJ Bunker, RP Deane, MJ Jarvis, JL Jonas, ME Jones, H Kloeckner, J Kneib, KK Knudsen, F Levrier, D Obreschkow, D Rigopoulou, S Rawlings, OM Smirnov, AC Taylor, A Verma, J Dunlop, MG Santos, ER Stanway, C Willott
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DETECTING COLD GAS AT z=3 WITH THE ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY AND THE SQUARE KILOMETER ARRAY

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 743:1 (2011) ARTN 84

Authors:

D Obreschkow, I Heywood, S Rawlings
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Further observations of the intermediate mass black hole candidate ESO 243-49 HLX-1

AIP Conference Proceedings 1248 (2010) 93-96

Authors:

SA Farrell, M Servillat, SR Oates, I Heywood, O Godet, NA Webb, D Barret

Abstract:

The brightest Ultra-Luminous X-ray source HLX-1 in the galaxy ESO 243-49 currently provides strong evidence for the existence of intermediate mass black holes. Here we present the latest multi-wavelength results on this intriguing source in X-ray, UV and radio bands. We have refined the X-ray position to sub-arcsecond accuracy. We also report the detection of UV emission that could indicate ongoing star formation in the region around HLX-1. The lack of detectable radio emission at the X-ray position strengthens the argument against a background AGN. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
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Goonhilly: A new site for e-MERLIN and the EVN

Proceedings of Science 125 (2010)

Authors:

HR Klöckner, S Rawlings, I Heywood, R Beswick, TWB Muxlow, ST Garrington, J Hatchell, MG Hoare, MJ Jarvis, I Jones, HJ Van Langevelde

Abstract:

The benefits for the e-MERLIN and EVN arrays of using antennae at the satellite communication station at Goonhilly in Cornwall are discussed. The location of this site - new to astronomy - will provide an almost equal distribution of long baselines in the east-west- and north-south directions, and opens up the possibility to get significantly improved observations of equatorial fields with e-MERLIN. These additional baselines will improve the sensitivity on a set of critical spatial scales and will increase the angular resolution of e-MERLIN by a factor of two. e-MERLIN observations, including many allocated under the e-MERLIN Legacy programme, will benefit from the enhanced angular resolution and imaging capability especially for sources close to or below the celestial equator (where ESO facilities such as ALMA will operate) of including the Goonhilly telescopes. Furthermore, the baselines formed between Goonhilly and the existing stations will close the gap between the baselines of e-MERLIN and those of the European VLBI Network (EVN) and therefore enhance the legacy value of e-MERLIN datasets.
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