The researchers used the star's X-ray light curves to determine its spin, which makes V1647 one of the youngest stars whose spin has been determined using an X-ray based technique, they said.
This fellowship will enable her to make several trips to Canada and the USA to the two leading laboratories in Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy, a technique which Dr Coker will employ to image bacteria and minerals in real world environment.
The technique can provide excellent, detailed images of the body's soft tissue and is an alternative to using X-ray techniques such as computed tomography (CT).