Attualmente è il Responsabile Scientifico del Very Lage Telescope Interferometer dell’European Southern Observatory (ESO), consigliere di amministrazione dell’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) e Presidente della Marconi Society presso la Columbia University di New York. E’ autore di circa 150 articoli scientifici e ha ricevuto diversi premi dalla NASA. Nel 1974 ha inventato uno strumento oggi utilizzato ordinariamente in alcuni satelliti.

 

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Education:

Laurea in Fisica, University of Rome, Rome, Italy, 1965
Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1972

Positions:

• Research Fellow, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Italy, 1965-1967
• Research Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1972
• Fulbright Scholar, 1968-1971
• NRC/NAS Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1972
• Assistant Research Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-1981
• Junior Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, 1976
• Associate Research Astronomer, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1983
• NATO Senior Visiting Professor, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy, 1982
• Senior Astronomer and FOC Instrument Scientist, European Space Agency, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 1983 - 1995
• Astronomo Straordinario, Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino, Italy, 1991-1993
• Senior Astronomer, European Southern Observatory and Project Scientist for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, 1995 – 2005
• Consigliere di Amministrazione, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Rome, Italy, 2004-2007
• Associato, Istituto di Astronomia Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica -Bologna, 2007

Professional Societies:

American Geophysical Union
American Astronomical Society
European Astronomical Society
International Astronomical Union

Awards:

• U.S. Patent No. 3,965,354; RANICON
• NASA Technical Achievement Award, 1972
• NASA Group Achievement Award, 1976
• NASA Certificate of Recognition, 1978
• NASA Group Achievement Award, 1991

Publications in Refereed Journals

1. Studies in Stellar Evolution, X; Theoretical Isochrones for Early Type
Clusters (with E. Simpson, R.E. Hills, W. Hoffman, S.A. Kellman, E. Morton
and C. Peterson). The Astrophysical Journal, 159, 795, 1970.

 

2. A Far-Ultraviolet Photometer for Space Research (with C.S. Bowyer, M.
Lampton and J. Mack). Planetary and Space Sciences, 18, 835, 1970.

 

3. A Continuous Discharge Line Source for the Extreme Ultraviolet (with S.
Kumar and S. Bowyer). Applied Optics, 10, 1904, 1971.

 

4. Zenith Angle Dependence of the Geocoronal Lyman-Alpha Glow (with C.S.
Bowyer and S. Kumar). Planetary and Space Science, 20, 297, 1972.

 

5. Extreme Ultraviolet Emissions from an Aurora (with M. Lampton and J.
Holberg). Journal of Geophysical Research, 77, 4773, 1972.

 

6. Observations of the HeII, 304 A Radiation in the Night Sky (with S.
Bowyer and S. Kumar). Journal of Geophysical Research, 78, 71, 1973.

 

7. Evidence for an Interstellar or Interplanetary Source of Diffuse HeI,
584 A Radiation (with S. Bowyer and S. Kumar). The Astrophysical Journal
(Letters), 183, L87, 1973.

 

8. On the Backscatter of Solar HeII, 304 A Radiation from Interplanetary
He+ (with S. Bowyer). Planetary and Space Sciences, 21, 1795, 1973.

 

9. Resonance Scattering from Interstellar and Interplanetary Helium (with
S. Bowyer). Astronomy and Astrophysics, 27, 399, 1973.

 

10. Polarization of the 584 A and 304 A Emissions of Helium in the Geocorona
and Interplanetary Medium (with S. Kumar, S. Bowyer and J.B. Kumer). Journal
of Geophysical Research, 78, 8065, 1973.

 

11. Interplanetary Lyman-beta Emissions. The Astrophysical Journal, 186,
1091, 1973.

 

12. Observations of HeI, 584 A Nighttime Radiation; Evidence for an
Interplanetary Source of Neutral Helium (with S. Bowyer, and S. Kumar). The
Astrophysical Journal, 187, 633, 1974.

 

13. On the Opacity of the Interstellar Medium of Ultra-soft X-rays and
Extreme Ultraviolet Radiations (with R.G. Cruddace, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton). The Astrophysical Journal, 187, 497, 1974.

 

14. On the Distribution of He+ in the Plasmasphere from Observations of
Resonantly Scattered HeII, 304 A Radiation (with S. Bowyer and S. Kumar).
Journal of Geophysical Research, 79, 174, 1974.

 

15. An Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer for Space Research (with S. Bowyer,
S. Kumar and M. Lampton). Applied Optics, 13, 575, 1974.

 

16. Further Evidence for an Interstellar Source of Nighttime HeI, 584 A
Radiation (with S. Bowyer and S. Kumar). The Astrophysical Journal (Letters),
188, L71, 1974.

 

17. An Observation of O+ 834 A Nightglow Emission (with S. Bowyer and S.
Kumar). Geophysical Research Letters, 1, 109, 1974.

 

18. Conjugate Excitation of Atomic Oxygen Emissions in the Far Ultraviolet
(with J. Holberg). Astrophysics and Space Science, 30, 115, 1974.

 

19. The Ranicon: A Resistive Anode Image Converter (with M. Lampton).
Review of Scientific Instruments, 45, 1098, 1974.

 

20. An Extreme Ultraviolet Search of the North Galactic Polar Region (with
J.P. Henry, R. Cruddace, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton). The Astrophysical Journal,
195, 107, 1975.

 

21. A Large Area Extreme Ultraviolet Focusing Collector (with P. Henry, R.
Cruddace, M. Lampton and S. Bowyer). Review of Scientific Instruments, 46,
355, 1975.

 

22. Limits on the Soft X-Ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Flux from RX Andromedae
and U Geminorum (with P. Henry, R. Cruddace, M. Lampton and S. Bowyer). The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 197, L117, 1975.

 

23. Mass Absorption Coefficients of Parylene N at Soft X-Ray and Vacuum
Ultraviolet Wavelengths (with R. Stern). Journal of the Optical Society of
America, 65, 1515, 1975.

 

24. Quantum Efficiency of a Channel Electron Multiplier in the Far
Ultraviolet. Applied Optics, 14, 2823, 1975.

 

25. A Gas Absorption Cell Photometer for Rocket Observations of Local
Interstellar Helium (with J. Freeman, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton). Review of
Scientific Instruments, 47, 277, 1976.

 

26. Limits on the Space Density of O Subdwarfs and Hot White Dwarfs from a
Search for Extreme Ultraviolet Sources (with P. Henry, S. Bowyer, M. Lampton
and R. Cruddace). The Astrophysical Journal, 205, 426, 1976.

 

27. Upper Limits to the Interstellar Radiation Field Between 775 and 1050 A
(with S. Bowyer). The Astrophysical Journal, 207, 432, 1976.

 

28. Discovery of a Nonsolar Extreme Ultraviolet Source (with M. Lampton, B.
Margon, R. Stern and S. Bowyer). The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 203,
L71, 1976.

 

29. The Quantum Efficiency of a Channel Electron Multiplier at Soft X-Ray
and Vacuum Ultraviolet Wavelengths (with J. Mack and S. Bowyer). Applied
Optics, 15, 861, 1976.

 

30. Observations of Interstellar Helium with a Gas Absorption Cell: Limits
on the Bulk Velocity of the Interstellar Medium (with J. Freeman, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), The Astrophysical Journal, 208, 747, 1976.

 

31. An Intense Extreme Ultraviolet Source in Cetus (with B. Margon, M.
Lampton, S. Bowyer and R. Stern), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 210,
L79, 1976.

 

32. A Search for Thermal Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation from Nearby Pulsars
(with G. Greenstein et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 54, 623, 1977.

 

33. The Atmosphere of Sirius B. II. Extreme Ultraviolet Observations (with
H. Shipman et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 213, L25, 1977.

 

34. Extreme Ultraviolet Photometer for Observations of Helium in
Interplanetary Space (with S. Bowyer, J. Freeman and M. Lampton), Applied
Optics, 16, 756, 1977.

 

35. The Local Interstellar Helium Density (with J. Freeman et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 215, L83, 1977.

 

36. Extreme Ultraviolet Observations of a Flare on Proxima Centauri and
Implications Concerning Flare Star Scaling Theory (with B. Haisch et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 213, L119, 1977.

 

37. Compact Sources of EUV Radiation, Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences,
3, 55, 1977.

 

38. Possible Detection of an Extreme Ultraviolet Source at 500 A (with W.
Cash, S. Bowyer, J. Freeman and M. Lampton), The Astrophysical Journal, 219, 585, 1978.

 

39. Extreme Ultraviolet Observations of Nearby B Stars: Constraints on Hot
Circumstellar Plasma (with S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), The Astrophysical
Journal (Letters), 223, L89, 1978.

 

40. EUV Observations of Dwarf Novae from Apollo-Soyuz (with B. Margon, P.
Szkody, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), The Astrophysical Journal, 224, 167, 1978.

 

41. EUV Dayglow Observations with a Helium Gas Absorption Cell (with J.
Freeman, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), Geophysical Research Letters, 5, 787, 1978.

 

42. A Continuous Discharge Penning Source with Emission Lines between 50 and 300 A (with D. Finley, S. Bowyer and R. Malina), Applied Optics, 18, 649, 1979.

 

43. Far Ultraviolet Photometry of Intermediate Brightness Stars from
Apollo-Soyuz (with R. Crawford, B. Margon, M. Lampton and S. Bowyer),
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplements, 36, 371, 1979.

 

44. Observations of the Cosmic Background Radiation at 1440 A (with B.
Margon, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), The Astrophysical Journal, 230, 304, 1979.

 

45. The Local Interstellar Helium Density: Corrected (with J. Freeman and
S. Bowyer), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 231, L37, 1979

 

46. EUV Observations of the Equatorial Aurora, Journal of Geophysical
Research, 84, 4409, 1979.

 

47. Observations of Interstellar Helium with a Gas Absorption Cell:
Implications for the Structure of the Interstellar Medium (with J. Freeman, S. Bowyer and M. Lampton), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 83, 58, 1980.

 

48. Galactic and Intergalactic Contributions to the Far UV Background (with
C. McKee and S. Bowyer), The Astrophysical Journal, 240, 387, 1980.

 

49. The Diffuse Ultraviolet Background (with P. Jakobsen), Nature, 288,
119, 1980.

 

50. Interstellar Hot Plasma Contributions to the Diffuse UV Background (with
P. Jakobsen), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 96, 23, 1981.

 

51. A Continuous Readout EUV Airglow Spectrometer (with S. Bowyer, R.
Kimble, M. Lampton and G. Penegor), Applied Optics, 20, 477, 1981.

 

52. Observations of the Far UV Nightglow, Geophysical Research Letters, 8,
531, 1981.

 

53. The Diffuse EUV Background: Constraints on Hot Coronal Plasmas, (with
R. Stern), The Astrophysical Journal, 247, 89, 1981.

 

54. A Search for Extraterrestrial HeII, 304A Emission (with H. Fahr and G.
Lay), Journal of Geophysical Research, 86, 10038, 1981.

 

55. Plasmaspheric Helium Ion Distribution from Satellite Observations of
HeII, 304A, (with S. Chakrabarti, S. Bowyer, Y. Chiu and A. Aikin),
Geophysical Research Letters, 9, 151, 1982.

 

56. High Resolution Imaging with a Two Dimensional Resistive Anode Photon
Counter (with C. Firmani, E. Ruiz, C.W. Carlson and M. Lampton), Review of
Scientific Instruments, 53, 570, 1982.

 

57. The EUV Explorer (with R. Malina et al), Optical Engineering, 21, 764, 1982.

 

58. The Solar Neighborhood, Memorie Societa Astronomica Italiana, 53, 383,
1982.

 

59. Far UV Diffuse Emission Lines from the Interstellar Medium (with B.C.
Monsignori Fossi and M. Landini), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 266,
L107, 1983.

 

60. The Structure of the Local ISM: the Line of Sight to alpha Oph, Nature,
302, 806, 1983.

 

61. The EUV Spectrum of Day and Nightside Aurorae: 800-1400A (with S.
Chakrabarti, S. Bowyer and R. Kimble), Journal of Geophysical Research, 88,
4905, 1983.

 

62. The EUV Day Airglow (with S. Chakrabarti, S. Bowyer, R. Kimble and S.
Kumar), Journal of Geophysical Research, 88, 4898, 1983.

 

63. Far UV Observations of the Expanding Shell in Eridanus (with P. Jakobsen
and S. Bowyer), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 124, 300, 1983.

 

64. Long Term Variability of Transmission of thin InSn and SnC films for
EUV Instrumentation (with S. Chakrabarti, S. Bowyer, J.B. Pranke and A.B.
Christensen), Applied Optics, 21, 3417, 1983.

 

65. The OI, 834 A Dayglow: Satellite Observations and Interpretations With
a Radiation Transfer Model (with S. Kumar, S. Chakrabarti, and S. Bowyer),
Journal of Geophysical Research, 88, 9271, 1983.

 

66. The 300-900 A Spectrum of a Nightside Aurora (with S. Chakrabarti, S.
Bowyer and R. Kimble), Journal of Geophysical Research, 88, 10247, 1983.

 

67. A Closer Look at the Distribution of Interstellar Matter around the Sun,
The Astronomical Journal, 89, 1022, 1984.

 

68. High Dispersion Spectrophotometry with the MEPSICRON Photon Counter (with C. Firmani et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 134, 251, 1984.

 

69. On Detecting Diffuse Ultraviolet Radiation of Cosmological Origin, Il
Nuovo Cimento, 8C, 379, 1985.

 

70. EUV Emission from Cool Star Outer Atmospheres (with M. Landini, B.C.
Monsignori Fossi, and R. Stern), The Astrophysical Journal, 289, 709, 1985.

 

71. Some Auroral Properties from Far Ultraviolet Observations (with L.
Monchidz et al), Planetary and Space Science, 33, 175, 1985.

 

72. Broad Band Imaging of the Beta Pictoris Circumstellar Disk, (with C.
Burrows), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 391, L23, 1987.

 

73. The IRAS Cirrus and the Diffuse Ultraviolet Background (with P. Jakobsen
and J.S. de Vries), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 183, 335, 1987.

 

74. The Structure of the Inner R Aquarii Nebula in the Light of Halpha and
[N II] 6584A Emission (with C. Burrows and K. Horne), The Astrophysical
Journal, 329, 318, 1988.

 

75. Optical Ranicon Detectors for Photon Counting Imagining: I (with M.
Clampin, J. Crocker, and M. Rafal), Review of Scientific Instruments, 59, 1269, 1988.

 

76. The Structure of the Beta Pictoris Circumstellar Disk from combined IRAS and Coronographic Observations (with P. Artymowicz and C. Burrows), The Astrophysical Journal, 337, 494, 1989.

 

77. High Resolution Coronography of the Circumstellar Environment of SN1987A
(with C. Burrows), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 337, L13, 1989.

 

78. Spatial Resolution Characteristics of a GaAs-photocathode RANICON (with M. Clampin), Review of Scientific Instruments, 60, 1092, 1989.

 

79. Dust in the circumstellar environment of AG Carinae: Evidence for a
bipolar and helical structure (with A. Nota), The Astrophysical Journal
(Letters), 341, L83, 1989.

 

80. Photon counting imaging with a GaAs photocathode: Evaluation of the RED RANICON for astronomical imaging (with M. Clampin), Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 225, 578, 1989.

 

81. Polarization and Visual Intensity of the Inner Light Echo around SN1987A
(with W.B. Sparks and F. Macchetto), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 347, L65, 1989.

 

82. Detection of an Optical Jet from RX Pup, The Astrophysical Journal,
357, 231, 1990.

 

83. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: Observations of PKS 0521-36
(with F. Macchetto et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 369, L55, 1991.

 

84. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: Images of the Gravitational
Lens System G2237+0305 (with P. Crane et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 369, L59, 1991.

 

85. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: SN 1987A (with P. Jakobsen et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters,) 369, L63, 1991.

 

86. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: Imaging the Core of R
Aquarii (with R.Albrecht et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 369, L67, 1991.

 

87. HST Observations of 3C 66B:A Double-Stranded Optical Jet (with F. Macchetto et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 373, L55, 1991.

 

88. Narrow Band Imaging of the Inner R Aquarii Nebula: Further Evidence for
Shock Excitation (with D. Burgarella),The Astrophysical Journal, 370, 590, 1991.

 

89. The Structure of the Inner Nebula (Homunculus) of Eta Carinae: Broad
Band and Interference Filter Imaging (with D. Burgarella), Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 241, 595, 1991.

 

90. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: High Resolution Imaging of
the Pluto-Charon System (with R. Albrecht et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 374, L65, 1991.

 

91. Observations of the Inner Core of the Southern Crab (with D. Burgarella
and M. Clampin), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 249, 199, 1991.

 

92. On the Evolutionary Status of Beta Pictoris, Astronomy and Astrophysics,
247, L25, 1991.

 

93. Blue Stragglers in the Core of the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae (with M. Shara et al), Nature, 232, 297, 1991.

 

94. First Results from the Faint Object Camera: High Resolution Observations of the Central Object R136 in the 30 Doradus Nebula (with G. Weigelt et al.), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 378, L21, 1991.

 

95. Nearby main sequence stars with cool circumstellar material (with D.E. Backman) Meteoritics, 26, 314, 1991

 

96. The Structure of the Inner Arcsecond of R Aquarii Observed with HST
(with D. Burgarella), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 389, L29, 1992.

 

97. Faint Object Camera Observations of M87: the Jet and Nucleus (with
A. Boksenberg et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics 261, 393, 1992.

 

98. Near-UV Imaging of Jupiter's Satellite Io with HST (with P. Sartoretti
et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 262, 617, 1992.

 

99. The HST Observations of X-ray Nova Muscae 1992 and its Spectral
Evolution (with F.H. Cheng et al), The Astrophysical Journal, 397, 664, 1992.

 

100. Imaging of Four Planetary Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds using the
HST/FOC (with J.C. Blades et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 398, L41, 1992.

 

101. UV Imaging of the Jovian Aurora with HST (with V. Dols, J.C. Gerard,
R. Prange and A. Vidal-Madjar), Geophysical Research Letters, 19, 1803, 1992.

 

102. R. Aquarii: An Attempt at a Unified Model (with D. Burgarella and M.
Vogel), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 262, 83, 1992.

 

103. Preliminary Analysis of a UV HST FOC Image of the center of M31 (with
I. King et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 387, L35, 1992.

 

104. Possible Cataclysmic Variable in the Core of the Globular Cluster 47
Tucanae (with G.De Marchi and F.Ferraro), Nature, 360, 46, 1992.

 

105. Main Sequence Stars with Circumstellar Solid Material: The Vega
Phenomenon (with D.Backman), Protostars and Planets III, eds.E.H.Levy and
J.I.Lunine, U.Arizona Press,Tucson, p.1253, 1993.

 

106. The Center of Gravity and Density Profile of 47 Tucanae (with D.Calzetti,
G.DeMarchi,and M.Shara), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 402, L1, 1993.

 

107. Discovery of an Optical Synchrotron Jet in 3C 264 (with P.Crane et al),
The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 402, L37, 1993.

 

108. The Structure of the Core of 47 Tucanae from Hubble Space Telescope
Observations (with G.De Marchi and F.R.Ferraro),The Astrophysical Journal
Supplement Series, 85, 293, 1993.

 

109. Evidence for a Yellow Supergiant Phase of AG Carinae (with M.Robberto, A.Ferrari, and A.Nota), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 269, 330, 1993.

 

110. Compact Subarcsec Structure of the Double Nucleus of NGC 6240 Revealed
with HST (with C. Barbieri et al),Astronomy and Astrophysics, 273, 1, 1993

111. HST/FOC Observations of the Inner Regions of the Galactic Globular
Cluster M15 (with F.R.Ferraro), The Astronomical Journal, 106, 154, 1993.

 

112. Detection of an Ultraviolet and Visible Counterpart of the NGC 6624
X-ray Burster (with I.King et al), The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 413, L117, 1993.

 

113. FOC Far UV Objective Prism Observations of 12 z>3 Quasars (with P. Jakobsen et al), The Astrophysical Journal, 417, 528, 1993

 

114. Morphology and Time Variation of the Jovian Far UV Aurora: HST
Observations (with J-C. Gerard, V.Dols, and R.Prange'), Journal of Geophysical Research, 98, 18793, 1993

 

115. Imaging the Bipolar Nebula around HM Sagittae (with W.Hack),
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 105, 1273, 1993

 

116. High Resolution Imaging of NGC 7027 (with M.Robberto, M.Clampin,
M.Ligori, and H.J.Staude), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 280, 241, 1993

 

117. High resolution imaging of galaxy cores (with P. Crane et al), Astronomical Journal, 106, 1371, 1993

 

118. Faint Blue Stars in the Core of NGC 6397 (with G.DeMarchi), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 281, L13, 1994

 

119. The Stellar Population in the Core of M15 (with G.DeMarchi),
The Astrophysical Journal, 422, 597, 1994

 

120. Imaging the Shell of Nova Cygni 1992 with HST, Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 282, L13, 1994

121. A Dwarf Nova in the Core of 47 Tucanae (with G.De Marchi),
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 427, L33, 1994

 

122. Detection of Intergalactic Ionized Helium Absorption in a High-
Redshift Quasar (with P.Jakobsen et al), Nature, 370, 35, 1994

 

123. Disk-Resolved Imaging of Io with HST (with P.Sartoretti and M.McGrath),
Icarus, 108, 272, 1994

 

124. New HST Observations of the Core of R Aquarii 1: Imaging (with W.Hack), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 287, 154, 1994

 

125. HST Observations of the Core of the Globular Cluster NGC 6397 (with
D.Burgarella et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 287, 769, 1994

 

126. The Massive Star Content of the Blue Dwarf Galaxy IZw36 from FOC
Observations (with J.M. Deharveng et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 288, 413, 1994

127. A Remarkable Auroral Event on Jupiter Observed in the UV with HST
(with J.C.Gerard et al), Science, 266, 1675, 1994

 

128. Very Low Mass Stars and White Dwarfs in NGC 6397 (with G.De Marchi and M.Romaniello), The Astrophysical Journal, 440, 216, 1995

 

129. Faint Object Camera Imaging and Spectroscopy of NGC 4151 (with A. Boksenberg et al), The Astrophysical Journal, 440, 151, 1995

 

130. The Morphology of the North Jovian Ultraviolet Aurora observed with
HST (with J.C.Gerard, V.Dols, and R.Prange'), Planetary and Space Science, 42, 905, 1995

 

131. Cataclysmic and Close Binaries in Star Clusters II. Probing the Core of
NGC 6752 with HST (with M. Shara, L.Drissen, and L.E.Bergeron),The Astrophysical Journal, 441, 617, 1995

 

132. White Dwarfs and Mass Segregation in the Core of 47 Tucanae (with
G.De Marchi and R.Jedrzejewski),The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 442, L57, 1995

 

133. Coronographic Imaging of T Tauri: Discovery of an Optical Jet in
Burnham's Nebula (with M.Robberto et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 296, 431, 1995

 

134. High Resolution Coronographic Imaging and Spectropolarimetry of the
HR Carinae Nebula (with M.Clampin et al), The Astronomical Journal, 110, 251, 1995

 

135. The Structure and Evolution of the Nova V1974 Cygni Shell from HST
Observations (with M.Livio,W.Hack,and K.Korista), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 299, 823, 1995

136. HST Imaging of the Planetary Nebula K648 in M15 (with L.Bianchi,
H.Ford, R.Bohlin, and G.De Marchi),Astronomy and Astrophysics, 301, 537, 1995

 

137. Low Mass Stars in Globular Clusters II. The Mass Function of M15
(with G.De Marchi),Astronomy and Astrophysics, 304, 202, 1995

 

138. Low Mass Stars in Globular Clusters III. The Mass Function of 47
Tucanae (with G.De Marchi),Astronomy and Astrophysics, 304, 211, 1995

 

139. Blue Stragglers and Horizontal Branch stars in the Core of the
Globular Cluster M3 (with D.Burgarella and V.Quilichini), Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 301, 675, 1995

 

140. The Density Profile of 47 Tucanae (with G.De Marchi,M.G.Stratta,
R.L.Gilliland and R.C.Bohlin), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 468, L51, 1996

 

141. Very Blue Stars and Mass Segregation in the Core of M15 (with
G.De Marchi), The Astrophysical Journal, 467, 658, 1996

 

142. The IMF of Low Mass Stars in Globular Clusters,( with G.De Marchi), The
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 476, L19, 1997

 

143. Circumstellar Material Around Main Sequence and Evolved Stars, in "High Angular Resolution in Astrophysics", eds. A.M.Lagrange, D.Mourard, and P.Lena, NATO ASI Series,Kluwer,Dordrecht, p.259, 1997

 

144. The Lower Main Sequence of Omega Cen from Deep HST/NICMOS Near IR Observations (with L.Pulone, G.De Marchi and F.Allard). The Astrophysical
Journal Letters, 492, L41, 1998

 

145. Supra Horizontal Branch Stars and Population Gradients in the Galactic
Center Globular Cluster NGC 6522 (with M. Shara et al), The Astrophysical Journal, 495, 796,1998

 

146. The Lower Main Sequence of the Globular Cluster M3 with HST: Luminosity and Mass Functions (with G.Marconi et al), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 293, 479, 1998

 

147. The Mass Function of M4 from near IR and optical HST observations
(with L.Pulone and G. De Marchi), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 342,440,1999

 

148. A Deep Optical Luminosity Function of NGC 6712 with the VLT: Evidence for Severe Tidal Disruption (with G.De Marchi, B.Leibundgut and L.Pulone), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 343, L9,1999

 

149. Quasar HeII Absorption in the EUV: Probing the Intergalactic Medium,
Memorie SAIT, 70, 737, 1999

 

150. The Mass Function of Main Sequence Stars in NGC 6397 from NIR and
Optical High Resolution HST Observations (with G. De Marchi and L.Pulone), The Astrophysical Journal, 530, 342, 2000

 

151. On the Globular Cluster Mass Function below 1 Solar Mass (with
G. De Marchi), The Astrophysical Journal, 534, 870, 2000

 

152. VLT Observations of the Peculiar Globular Cluster NGC 6712,I: Discovery
of a UV, H-alpha Excess Star in the Core (with F. Ferraro, B. Paltrinieri,
and G. De Marchi), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 542, L29, 2000

 

153. VLT Observations of the Peculiar Globular Cluster NGC 6712,II:
Main Sequence Luminosity and Mass Functions (with G.Andreuzzi et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 372, 851, 2001

 

154. VLT Observations of the Peculiar Globular Cluster NGC 6712,III:
The Evolved Stellar Population (with B. Paltrinieri, F. Ferraro, and
G. De Marchi), Astronomical Journal, 121, 3114, 2001

 

155. Detection of a Thick Disk in the Edge-on LSB galaxy ESO 342-G17 I. VLT Photometry in V and R Bands (with M.Neeser, G. De Marchi and P.Sackett), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 383, 472, 2002

 

156. On the Accuracy of the S/N estimates obtained with the ETC of the WFPC2 on board HST (with G. Li Causi and G. De Marchi), Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 770, 2002

 

157. White Dwarf Cosmochronology and M4 ( with P.G. Prada Moroni, O. Straniero and G.De Marchi), Memorie della SAIT, 73, 23, 2002

 

158 The WFC3: technical characteristics and scientific drivers of the last and best wide field camera on HST, Memorie Della Società Astronomica Italiana, 73, 1222, 2002

 

159. HST Observations of the metal rich globular clusters NGC 6496 and NGC 6352 (with L. Pulone, G. De Marchi, and S. Covino), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 399, 121, 2003

 

160. Grain growth in the inner regions of Herbig Ae/Be star disks (with R. van Boekel et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 400, L21, 2003

 

161. The spinning-top Be star Achernar from VLTI-VINCI (with A. Domiciano de Souza et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 407, L47, 2003

 

162. Direct measurement of the size and shape of the present-day stellar wind of Eta Carinae (with R. van Boekel et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 410, L37, 2003

 

163. The VLTI: Challenges for the Future, Astrophysics and Space Science, 286, 297, 2003

 

164. Recent Scientific Results with the VLT Interferometer, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, 3, 280, 2003

 

165. The VLT interferometer (with A. Glindemann et al), Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 74, 295, 2003

 

166. Infrared Interferometry at the ESO VLTI (with A, Richichi et al), Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, 74, 126, 2003

 

167. J-K DENIS photometry of a VLTI-selected sample of bright southern stars (with S. Kimeswenger et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 413, 1037, 2004

 

168. On the age and mass function of the globular cluster M4: A different interpretation of recent deep HST observations (with G. DeMarchi, O.Straniero, and G. Prada Moroni), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 415, 971, 2004

 

169. VLTI/VINCI Observations of the nucleus of NGC 1068 using the adaptive optics system MACAO, (with M. Wittkowski et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 418, L39, 2004

 

170. Mid-infrared sizes of circumstellar disks around Herbig Ae/Be stars measured with MIDI on the VLTI (with C. Leinert et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 423, 537, 2004

171. The central dusty torus in the active nucleus of NGC 1068 (with W.Jaffe et al.), Nature, 429, 47, 2004

172. The building blocks of planets within the terrestrial region of protoplanetary disks (with R. Van Boekel et al.), Nature, 432, 479, 2004

173. VINCI-VLTI measurements of HR4049: the physical size of the circumbinary envelope (with S. Antoniucci and M. Wittkowski), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 429, L1, 2005

 

174. Mid-infrared interferometry of the Mira variable RR Sco with the VLTI MIDI instrument (with K. Ohnaka et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 429, 1057, 2005

 

175. Calibration Observations of Fomalhaut with the VLTI, (with J. Davis et al.), Astronomical News, 326, 25, 2005

 

176. The K-band intensity profile of R Leonis probed by VLTI/VINCI (with D. Fedele et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 431, 1019, 2005

 

177. First VLTI/MIDI observations of a Be star: Alpha Arae (with O. Chesneau et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 435, 275, 2005

 

178. Resolving the compact dusty discs around binary post-AGB stars using N-band interferometry (with P. Deroo et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 450, 181, 2006

 

179. High angular resolution N-band observation of the silicate carbon star IRAS08002-3803 with the VLTI/MIDI instrument . Dusty environment spatially resolved (with K.Ohnaka et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 445, 1015, 2006

 

180. Why is the mass function of NGC 6218 flat? (with G. De Marchi, and L. Pulone), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 449, 161, 2006

 

181. Why haven’t loose globular clusters collapsed yet? (with G. De Marchi, and L. Pulone), Astrophysical Journal Letters, 656, L65, 2007

 

182. First direct detection of a Keplerian rotating disk around the Be star α Arae using AMBER/VLTI (with A. Meilland et al), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 464, 59, 2007

 

183. Resolving the complex structure of the dust torus in the active nucleus of the Circinus galaxy (with K. Tristram et al.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474, 837, 2007