Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
BA (Murdoch University, 1994)
MSc (The University of Western Australia, 2013)
MSc (The University of Western Australia, 2013)
Roles and responsibilities
Sole responsibility for the management and delivery of the SPIRIT initiative at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in both outreach and science.
Funding overview
$50,000 (ICRAR & School of Physics) for the establishment of the SPIRIT I telescope.
$60,000 (Hawaiian donation) for the deployment of SPIRIT II
$20,000 (SPICE, ICRAR, Physics) for the deployment of SPIRIT II
$60,000 (Hawaiian donation) for the deployment of SPIRIT II
$20,000 (SPICE, ICRAR, Physics) for the deployment of SPIRIT II
Current projects
Design and deployment of a robotised spectroscope for SPIRIT.
Teaching overview
Delivery of SPIRIT training to 3rd Year Astrophysics students.
Delivery of all SPIRIT professional learning to teachers and students at UWA.
Delivery of all SPIRIT professional learning to teachers and students at UWA.
Research
Design and construction of robotic telescopes for education and research, including the creation and delivery of supporting learning programs for teachers and students.
Current research interests: Spectroscopic study of massive stars.
Current research interests: Spectroscopic study of massive stars.
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photometry
Physics & Astronomy
stars
Physics & Astronomy
constellations
Physics & Astronomy
curtains
Physics & Astronomy
research interest
Social Sciences
wolves
Physics & Astronomy
student
Social Sciences
amateur
Social Sciences
Network
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Research Output 2010 2017
A combined HST and XMM-Newton campaign for the magnetic O9.7 v star HD 54879: Constraining the weak-wind problem of massive stars
Shenar, T., Oskinova, L. M., Järvinen, S. P., Luckas, P., Hainich, R., Todt, H., Hubrig, S., Sander, A. A. C., Ilyin, I. & Hamann, W. R. 1 Oct 2017 In : Astronomy and Astrophysics. 606, A91Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
XMM-Newton telescope
massive stars
newton
stars
magnetic field
A nova outburst powered by shocks
Li, K-L., Metzger, B. D., Chomiuk, L., Vurm, I., Strader, J., Finzell, T., Beloborodov, A. M., Nelson, T., Shappee, B. J., Kochanek, C. S., Prieto, J. L., Kafka, S., Holoien, T. W-S., Thompson, T. A., Luckas, P. J. & Itoh, H. 4 Sep 2017 In : Nature Astronomy. 1, p. 697-702Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
novae
shock
gamma rays
night sky
particle acceleration
BRITE-Constellation high-precision time-dependent photometry of the early-O-type supergiant $ζ$ Puppis unveils the photospheric drivers of its small- and large-scale wind structures
Ramiaramanantsoa, T. , Moffat, A. F. J. , Harmon, R. , Ignace, R. , St-Louis, N. , Vanbeveren, D. , Shenar, T. , Pablo, H. , Richardson, N. D. , Howarth, I. D. , Stevens, I. R. , Piaulet, C. , St-Jean, L. , Eversberg, T. , Pigulski, A. , Popowicz, A. , Kuschnig, R. , Zocłońska, E. , Buysschaert, B. , Handler, G. & 16 others 23 Oct 2017 In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 473, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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constellations
photometry
clumps
inhomogeneity
stellar oscillations
Continuing ARAS visible spectroscopic monitoring of the slow classical nova Sct 2017 = ASASSN-17hx
Guarro, J., Berardi, P., Sollecchia, U., Lester, T., Bohlsen, T., Luckas, P., Campos, F., Franco, L., Garde, O., Buil, C., Edlin, J. & Teyssier, F. 12 Sep 2017 The Astronomer's Telegram, 10737Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Spectroscopic confirmation of ASASSN-17mt as a classical nova in the optically thick (Fe curtain) stage
Luckas, P. 28 Sep 2017 In : The Astronomer's Telegram. 10795Research output: Contribution to journal › Article