Osservatorio astronomico di Trieste: Astronomy, Astrophysics
and Technologies Divisions
e-mail = nome@oat.inaf.it
P. Andreani
e-mail : andreani
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- FIR/submm galaxies and AGN
- Cosmology: CMB, SZ-effect and clustering
- Simulation of FIR Instrument Performances
A. Biviano
e-mail : biviano
homepage: biviano
- Clusters and groups of galaxies: internal structure and dynamics
- Galaxy evolution: environmental effects and orbits within clusters
P. Bonifacio
e-mail: bonifaci
homepage:
bonifacio
- Chemical Abundances in individual stars in the Milky Way and
Local Group galaxies
- Chemical abundances in Damped Ly-alpha systems
F. Castelli
e-mail: castelli
homepage: Castelli
- Models of stellar atmospheres
- Synthetic photometry
- Synthetic spectra
- Comparison of
models with observations
C. Chiappini
e-mail: chiappini
- Chemical Evolution and the Formation of the Milky Way.
- Abundances in
planetary nebulae in the Galactic bulge.
- Theory and observation of the outer disks of spiral galaxies.
- Absorption line strength indices in spheroids.
S. Cristiani
e-mail: cristiani
homepage:
Cristiani
- Cosmology
- Intergalactic
medium
- Formation and
evolution of galaxies and quasars
- Advanced methods of data analysis
L. Crivellari
e-mail: crivellari
- Theory of Stellar Atmospheres
- Numerical Methods for Radiative Transfer
- Stellar Atmosphere Models
- Kinetic Theory of Spectral Line Formation
- High Resolution Stellar Spectroscopy
J. Danziger
e-mail: danziger
- Physical processes and abundances in gaseous nebulae.
- Studies of supernovae of all types.
- Optical and radio identification content in the ROSAT.
- The dynamics and chemical evolution of early type galaxies and
globular clusters.
G. De Lucia
e-mail: delucia
homepage: delucia
- Galaxy formation
and evolution
- Large scale
structure
- N-body
simulations
- Semi-analytic
models
- Evolution of
galaxies in clusters and groups
P. Dimarcantonio
e-mail: dimarcan
V. D'Odorico
e-mail: dodorico
homepage: dodorico
- Observational cosmology with QSO absorption lines.
- Large scale distribution of matter at high redshift.
- Interactions between galaxies, AGNs and the intergalactic medium
(winds, IGM metal enrichment history, UV background).
- High resolution spectroscopy data analysis.
M.G. Franchini
e-mail: franchini
- Synthetic Photometry
- Stellar Effective Temperature Determination
- High Spatial Resolution Imaging Techniques
M. Fulle
e-mail: fulle
- Comet physics:
Dust tail models, Neck-Lines structures, cometary trails.
- Interplanetary dust: Dynamics, sources, time evolution.
- Space science: Cometary missions, dust environment of short
period comets, boulder bound clouds around cometary nuclei.
M. Maris
e-mail:maris
homepage: maris
- Technology for the Planck Mission
- Foregrounds for the Planck Mission
- Modeling of Galactic Sychrotron
- Interplanetary Dust
- Solar System Minor Bodies
P. Mazzali
e-mail: mazzali
- Research Interests:Supernovae of all types.
- Radiative Transfer.
- Gamma Ray Bursts.
- Novae.
- Hot Stars.
M. Magliocchetti
e-mail: manuela
- Statistical Studies of Large Scale Structure
- Multi-band analysis of AGN and their cosmic evolution
- Galaxy Formation and Evolution
M. Messerotti
e-mail: messerotti
- Solar Radio Astronomy
- Solar-Terrestrial Relations and Space Weather
- Optical and Radio Solar Instrumentation
- Data Archiving and Management of Distributed Archives
P.Molaro
e-mail:molaro
Chemical Abundances and their Evolution in the Universe
- The expansion of galaxies and the cosmic microwave background
radiation imply a hot and dense origin for the Universe. In this phase
took place the first synthesis of light elements: deuterium, helium
(both 3 and 4 isotopes) and lithium. Heavier elements have been
synthesized in following times through stellar nucleosynthesis. The
research programmes of our group are aimed at the study of the
production of elements and at their evolution on a cosmic scale.
The research themes
may be outlined as follows:
- determination of elements formed in the Big Bang, which provide
a fundamental tool for testing the Big Bang theory and a unique measure
of the baryonic density of the Universe.
- determination
of abundances in damped Lyman-alpha systems (which are probable
progenitors of the present-day spiral galaxies) at different redshift,
in order to trace the chemical enrichment of the Universe due to
stellar nucleosynthesis within galaxies.
- determination
of abundances in stars of the Galactic Halo, which allow to study the
formation of elements in our Galaxy at
lookback times comparable to that of damped Lyman-alpha systems
observed in the most distant quasars. Both halo stars and damped
systems are the lowest metallicity sites known to date.
The study of systems of regions with low metallicity is of fundamental
importance for the understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis.
S. Monai
e-mail: monai
- Interstellar medium
- High resolution spectroscopy data reduction and User interfaces
C. Morossi
e-mail: morossi
- Synthetic Photometry
- Stellar Effective Temperature Determination
- High Spatial Resolution Imaging Techniques
M. Nonino
e-mail: nonino
- Cluster of galaxies.
- Faint dwarf spheroidals.
- Optically selected high redshift QSOs.
- Deep fields.
M. Persic
e-mail: persic
- The physics of star-forming galaxies
F. Pasian
e-mail: pasian
homepage:
Pasian
- e-Infrastructures (Director of the INAF Information Systems Unit)
- Virtual Observatories (Chair of the International Virtual
Observatory Alliance)
- Grid and distributed computing
- Data processing methodologies
- CMB (Co-I of the ESA Planck mission)
- Data archives: DBMS, data storage & retrieval, distributed
location & access
E. Pian
e-mail: pian
- Gamma-Ray Bursts: Emission mechanisms and afterglows;
progenitors; ambient medium and host galaxies
- Multiwavelength variability of active galactic nuclei
M. Pucillo
e-mail: pucillo
homepage: pucillo
- Remote Observing
- Telescope
s and instruments control systems
M. Ramella
e-mail: ramella
- groups and clusters of galaxies.
- Systems of galaxies as cosmological tools.
- Systems of galaxies as laboratories for the study of galaxy
evolution.
- Large scale structure of the universe.
- Mapping of matter distribution.
- Statistical measures of the galaxy distribution.
P. Santin
e-mail: santin
- Telescopes and
Instrumentation Control Systems
- Remote Observing
- Educational Projects
in Astronomy
P. Selvelli
e-mail: selvelli
- UV spectroscopy
- Atomic and radiative processes in emission-line objects
- Cataclysmic variables, including classical and recurrent novae
- Linux and Astro-software
- Storia dell'Astronomia, i primi cannocchiali
L. Silva
e-mail: silva
homepage: silva
- Spectrophotmetric models for galaxies
- Dust extinction and IR emission
- Galaxy formation and evolution
R. Smareglia
e-mail: smareglia
homepage: smareglia
- IA2 Person in Charge (Italian Center for Astronomical Archives)
- Virtual Observatory activities (VO-AIDA/INAF
Person in Charge)
- Data Handling and archives from ground base telescope
- LBC and LBT archive activity
- Neural Networks and Data Mining applications
P. Tozzi
e-mail: tozzi
homepage: Tozzi
- Thermodynamical and chemical properties of the IntraCluster
Medium, in
particular in distant X-ray clusters: X-ray observations and analysis of
Chandra, XMM and Swift/XRT data. Comparison with semi-analytical
models
and numerical simulations.
- X-ray surveys of Galaxy Clusters: cosmological parameters and
evolution
of the Large Scale Structure of the Universe.
- Deep X-ray surveys: the X--ray background; AGN formation
and evolution;
multiwalength studies of Active galactic Nuclei in the Chandra Deep
Field South; X-ray and radio emission from star forming galaxies.
- Structures formation in the Early Universe: 21cm line emission
from
neutral gas at very high redshift and signatures of the reheating and
reionization epochs.
M.Viel
e-mail: viel
homepage:
http://adlibitum.oats.inaf.it/viel/
- Physical and chemical properties of the intergalactic medium at
high
and low redshift
- QSO absorption
lines: Lyman-alpha forest as a cosmological probe
- Large scale structures and cosmological parameters
- Dark matter and neutrinos: detection and impact on structure
formatione-mail: vladilo
G.Vladilo
e-mail: vladilo
- Interstellar medium: abundances, dust depletions and physical
properties.
- Quasar absorption line spectroscopy of metal systems.
- Damped Lyman alpha systems: abundances, dust depletions,
ionization conditions, evolutionary properties
- Chemical evolution of high redshift galaxies.
C. Vuerli
e-mail: vuerli
- Parallel Data Processing techniques
- Grid Technology with particular reference to: a) Porting
of astronomical applications in Grid, b) Integration of
astronomical databases in Grid (the Grid and
the Virtual Observatory), c) Integration in Grid of
astronomical instrumentation (Grid and the remote control)
A. Zacchei
e-mail:zacchei
- Planck Data Processing Manager
- Ground Segment Telemetry Analyst
- Ground Telescope and instrument control software
P. Zlobec
e-mail: zlobec
- Solar Radioastronomy
- Plasma Physics
- Coronal transients
- Solar - Terrestrial Physics
A. Barisani
e-mali:lcars@infis.units.it
- Parallel Data Processing techniques.
- Grid Technology with particular reference to: Porting of
astronomical applications in Grid
Integration of astronomical databases in Grid (the Grid and the Virtual
Observatory)
Integration in Grid of astronomical instrumentation (Grid and the
remote control)
Development of new Grid-based tools and services.
M. Centurion
e-mail:centurion
- Interstellar medium: abundances, dust depletions and physical properties.
- Chemical abundances and their evolution in the Universe, by means of QSO absorption lines.
- Study of a possible variability of the fine-structure constant over cosmic time.
- Advanced methods of high resolution spectroscopy data analysis
M. Frailis
e-mail:frailis
- Planck Level 1 Manager
- Ground Segment
telemetry Analyst
S. Galeotta
e-mail: galeotta
- Planck DPC IDIS
Specialist.
- Telecommunications Engineer.
F.Gasparo
e-mail:gasparo
- Software developer.
- System Management.
- Data handling and archiving from Ground base telescope (TNG and
LBC/LBT).
P. Manzato
e-mail: manzato
- Data handling and archiving from Ground base telescope (TNG and
LBC/LBT).
- Involved into some IVOA Working Group.
- EuroVO-AIDA / WP6 -Theory
coordinator person.
- Involved into ITVO (Italian Theoretical Virtual Observatory) in collaboration with CINECA,
OACatania, OATeramo.
- Involved in the VObs.it project.
G. Maggio
e-mail: maggio
- System Manager.
- Planck Librarian.
M. Molinaro
e-mail: molinaro
- Software developer.
- Involved into ITVO (Italian Theoretical Virtual Observatory).
F. Perrotta
e-mail: perrotta
- Planck Level 2 Manager.
- CMB and foregrounds specialist.
S. Recchi
e-mail: recchi
- Dynamical and chemical evolution of dwarf galaxies through
numerical simulations.
- Origin and evolution of the Local Group dwarf galaxies.
- Type Ia supernova rates.
- Self-enrichment in Globular Clusters.
J. Santos
e-mail: jsantos
homepage: santos
- Evolution of the ICM properties (e.g. cool cores)
- X-ray surveys of high-redshift galaxy clusters and optical
follow-up
- Correlation between the NIR properties of BCGs and the metal
content of their host clusters
A. Sossi
e-mail: sossi
- Design, organization and management of the Database containing
the Euro-VO and IA2 documentation.
- Insertion of information and data in IA2 archives.
- Preparation and distribution to final users of media with data
extracted from IA2 archives.
- Helpdesk related to Euro-VO and IA2 projects.
E. Vanzella
e-mail: vanzella
- Observational cosmology: Galaxy formation and evolution.
- Multi object spectroscopy of high redshift galaxies (MOS and MXU),
large scale structures, analysis of spectral features.
- Interactions between galaxies, AGNs and the intergalactic medium
(winds, IGM metal enrichment history, UV background).
- Deep photometric surveys, SEDs analysis and derivation of
physical properties.
A. Villalobos
e-mail:
- N-body simulations.
- Formation of the thick disk.
- Evolution of galaxies in groups and clusters.
