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Paula Chadwick

Mary Paula Chadwick FRAS FInstP is a British


physicist who is professor and head of the Department Paula Chadwick
FRAS FInstP
of Physics at Durham University. Her research
investigates gamma-ray astronomy and astroparticle Born Mary Paula Chadwick
physics. She is involved with the Cherenkov Telescope Alma mater Queen Mary University of London
Array.[1] Durham University
Scientific career
Institutions Durham University
Early life and education
Thesis Very high energy cosmic gamma
Chadwick became interested in astronomy as a child. rays from radio and x-ray pulsars
She believes the Apollo 11 moon landing may have (http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/672
triggered her passion.[2] Chadwick was an 0/) (1987)
undergraduate student at Queen Mary University of Website www.durham.ac.uk/staff/p-m-
London.[2] She moved to Durham University for her chadwick/ (https://www.durham.a
doctoral research, where she studied high energy c.uk/staff/p-m-chadwick/)
cosmic gamma rays from pulsars.[3]

Research and career


Chadwick leads gamma-ray astronomy at Durham University.[4][5] She is particularly interested in
supernova explosions and black holes which produce high-speed jets.[2] When gamma rays (the most
energetic form of electromagnetic radiation) hit the atmosphere, they produce a cascade of high energy
matter that travels faster than the speed of light in air.[2] This produces a brief flash of high energy light
(Cherenkov radiation), which Chadwick tries to detect with large telescopes.[2][6][7]

In 2015, Chadwick was awarded the Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize for her efforts to engage
undergraduates with industry.[8]

Selected publications
A Abramowski; F Acero; F Aharonian; et al. (22 January 2013). "Search for photon-linelike
signatures from dark matter annihilations with H.E.S.S.". Physical Review Letters. 110 (4):
041301. arXiv:1301.1173 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.1173).
doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.110.041301 (https://doi.org/10.1103%2FPHYSREVLETT.110.0
41301). ISSN 0031-9007 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0031-9007). PMID 25166149 (htt
ps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25166149). Wikidata Q51274745.
F. Aharonian; A. G. Akhperjanian; A. R. Bazer-Bachi; et al. (12 September 2006).
"Observations of the Crab nebula with HESS". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 457 (3): 899–915.
arXiv:astro-ph/0607333 (https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607333).
Bibcode:2006A&A...457..899A (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006A&A...457..899A).
doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065351 (https://doi.org/10.1051%2F0004-6361%3A20065351).
ISSN 0004-6361 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0004-6361). Wikidata Q53161742.
M. Actis; G. Agnetta; F. Aharonian; et al. (23 November 2011). "Design concepts for the
Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy
gamma-ray astronomy". Experimental Astronomy. 32 (3): 193–316. arXiv:1008.3703 (http
s://arxiv.org/abs/1008.3703). Bibcode:2011ExA....32..193A (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/ab
s/2011ExA....32..193A). doi:10.1007/S10686-011-9247-0 (https://doi.org/10.1007%2FS1068
6-011-9247-0). ISSN 0922-6435 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0922-6435).
Wikidata Q56933794.

References
1. www.durham.ac.uk/staff/p-m-chadwick/ (https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/p-m-chadwick/)
2. 'Paula Chadwick - Gamma Rays' in Life Science Centre's Space Zone (https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=7cYJtRDuAzI), retrieved 2022-11-23
3. Chadwick, Mary Paula (1987). Very high energy cosmic gamma rays from radio and x-ray
pulsars (http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/6720/). dur.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Durham University.
OCLC 499864144 (https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/499864144). EThOS uk.bl.ethos.378488
(https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.378488).
4. "Fellow Detail Page" (https://royalsociety.org/people/paula-chadwick-8972/?commitee=/abo
ut-us/committees/research-appointment-panel-ai-93/). royalsociety.org. Retrieved
2022-11-23.
5. "Centre for Advanced Instrumentation : Group Members - Durham University" (https://www.d
ur.ac.uk/cfai/vhegammaraygroup/staff/). dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
6. Chadwick, Paula (2021). "35 Years of Ground-Based Gamma-ray Astronomy" (https://doi.or
g/10.3390%2Funiverse7110432). Universe. 7 (11): 432. Bibcode:2021Univ....7..432C (http
s://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021Univ....7..432C). doi:10.3390/universe7110432 (https://d
oi.org/10.3390%2Funiverse7110432). ISSN 2218-1997 (https://search.worldcat.org/issn/221
8-1997).
7. Cowen, Ron (December 11, 2004). "Gamma view of a big blast". Science News;
Washington. Vol. 166, no. 24. p. 282 – via ProQuest.
8. "Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize recipients" (https://www.iop.org/about/awards/gold-medal
s/lawrence-bragg-medal-and-prize-recipients#gref).

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