Tarik Joseph Zegmott
Postgraduate research student (PhD) at the University of Kent
Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science
Isaac Newton Telescope Ex-Support Astronomer at the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
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Postgraduate research student (PhD) at the University of Kent
Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science
Isaac Newton Telescope Ex-Support Astronomer at the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
I am currently working on my PhD research at the University of Kent. My research interests are focused on asteroids and their physical characterisation, specifically the Yarkovsky-O’Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack (YORP) effect. The YORP effect is a non-gravitational rotational torque that alters the spin-state of asteroids, it is caused by both incident Solar pressure and the recoil from emission of thermal photons. By using lightcurve inversion and other techniques, it is possible to produce shape models of asteroids and also to learn about their spin-state, which helps us in the search for YORP induced changes in rotation.
I was also a support astronomer for the Isaac Newton Telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain. Where I was responsible for preparing the telescope for visiting astronomers and assisting in their observations.
Shape model and spin-state analysis of contact-binary (68346) 2001 KZ66 from combined radar and optical observations, Zegmott, T.J. et al., 2019, In Prep.
A survey for variable young stars with small telescopes: First results from HOYS-CAPS, Froebrich, D. et al., 2018, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 478, Issue 5, p.5091-5103
Variability in IC5070: Two Young Stars with Deep Recurring, Froebrich, D. et al., 2018, Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, Volume 2, Issue 2, id.61
The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission, Snodgrass, C. et al., 2017, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, Volume 375, Issue 2097, id.20160249
Optical brightness and colours of V2492Cyg before, during and after the recent record peak in brightness, Froebrich, D. et al., 2017, The Astronomer's Telegram, No.10259
The 2014-2017 outburst of the young star ASASSN-13db: A time-resolved picture of a very low-mass star between EXors and FUors, Sicilia-Aguilar, A. et al., 2017, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 607, A127
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