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Raffaella Margutti

  • 7934 Citations
20062022
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Research Interests

Focuses on the biggest explosions and disruptions that occur in our Universe: Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, compact stellar mergers and tidal disruption events, with the primary goal of understanding the nature of the physical processes that regulate such dramatic displays.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Università di Milano-Bicocca

… → 2010

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gamma ray bursts Physics & Astronomy
supernovae Physics & Astronomy
light curve Physics & Astronomy
radio Earth & Environmental Sciences
afterglows Physics & Astronomy
x rays Physics & Astronomy
explosion Earth & Environmental Sciences
explosions Physics & Astronomy

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Grants 2016 2022

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

Margutti, R.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

9/15/19 → 9/14/21

Project: Research project

gravitational waves
LIGO (observatory)
astrophysics
universe
landmarks

Exploring and Investigating the Physics of Time-Domain Multi-Messenger Astronomy across the Electromagnetic Spectrum & Beyond (FINESST 2019 A Hajela)

Margutti, R.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9/1/19 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

electromagnetic spectra
astronomy
neutron stars
physics
binary stars

Participant Support Cost for Collaborative Research: A multi-wavelength observational and theoretical study of the fastest evolving stellar explosions SP0052614

Margutti, R.

National Science Foundation

9/1/19 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

explosions
costs
luminosity
ejecta
wavelengths

Collaborative Research: A multi-wavelength observational and theoretical study of the fastest evolving stellar explosions

Margutti, R.

National Science Foundation

9/1/19 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

explosions
luminosity
ejecta
wavelengths
powered models

Source of Energy and pre-explosion progenitor evolution of Super-luminous SNe

Margutti, R.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

7/19/19 → 7/18/20

Project: Research project

supernovae
explosions
energy sources
XMM-Newton telescope
massive stars

Research Output 2006 2019

2 Citations (Scopus)

A Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernova with Enhanced Iron-group Absorption: A New Link between SLSNe and Broad-lined Type Ic SNe

Blanchard, P. K., Nicholl, M., Berger, E., Chornock, R., Milisavljevic, D., Margutti, R. & Gomez, S., Feb 10 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal. 872, 1, 90.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

supernovae
hydrogen
iron
magnetars
light curve

ALMA Detection of a Linearly Polarized Reverse Shock in GRB 190114C

Laskar, T., Alexander, K. D., Gill, R., Granot, J., Berger, E., Mundell, C. G., Duran, R. B., Bolmer, J., Duffell, P., Eerten, H. V., Fong, W., Kobayashi, S., Margutti, R. & Schady, P., Jun 10 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 878, 1, L26.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

polarization
shock
linear polarization
ejecta
bursts
11 Citations (Scopus)

An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical at 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients

Margutti, R., Metzger, B. D., Chornock, R., Vurm, I., Roth, N., Grefenstette, B. W., Savchenko, V., Cartier, R., Steiner, J. F., Terreran, G., Margalit, B., Migliori, G., Milisavljevic, D., Alexander, K. D., Bietenholz, M., Blanchard, P. K., Bozzo, E., Brethauer, D., Chilingarian, I. V., Coppejans, D. L. & 25 others, Ducci, L., Ferrigno, C., Fong, W., Götz, D., Guidorzi, C., Hajela, A., Hurley, K., Kuulkers, E., Laurent, P., Mereghetti, S., Nicholl, M., Patnaude, D., Ubertini, P., Banovetz, J., Bartel, N., Berger, E., Coughlin, E. R., Eftekhari, T., Frederiks, D. D., Kozlova, A. V., Laskar, T., Svinkin, D. S., Drout, M. R., MacFadyen, A. & Paterson, K., Feb 10 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal. 872, 1, A18.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

supernovae
radio
erg
engines
engine
1 Citation (Scopus)

An Unexpectedly Small Emission Region Size Inferred from Strong High-frequency Diffractive Scintillation in GRB 161219B

Alexander, K. D., Laskar, T., Berger, E., Johnson, M. D., Williams, P. K. G., Dichiara, S., Fong, W., Gomboc, A., Kobayashi, S., Margutti, R. & Mundell, C. G., Jan 10 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal. 870, 2, 67.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

scintillation
radio observation
afterglows
scattering
radio
4 Citations (Scopus)

A Search for Optical Emission from Binary Black Hole Merger GW170814 with the Dark Energy Camera

Doctor, Z., Kessler, R., Herner, K., Palmese, A., Soares-Santos, M., Annis, J., Brout, D., Holz, D. E., Sako, M., Rest, A., Cowperthwaite, P., Berger, E., Foley, R. J., Conselice, C. J., Gill, M. S. S., Allam, S., Balbinot, E., Butler, R. E., Chen, H. Y., Chornock, R. & 79 others, Cook, E., Diehl, H. T., Farr, B., Fong, W., Frieman, J., Fryer, C., García-Bellido, J., Margutti, R., Marshall, J. L., Matheson, T., Metzger, B. D., Nicholl, M., Paz-Chinchón, F., Salim, S., Sauseda, M., Secco, L. F., Smith, R. C., Smith, N., Vivas, A. K., Tucker, D. L., Abbott, T. M. C., Avila, S., Bechtol, K., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burke, D. L., Rosell, A. C., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Castander, F. J., D'Andrea, C. B., Da Costa, L. N., De Vicente, J., Desai, S., Doel, P., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Gaztanaga, E., Gerdes, D. W., Goldstein, D. A., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R. A., Gutierrez, G., Hartley, W. G., Hollowood, D. L., Honscheid, K., Hoyle, B., James, D. J., Jeltema, T., Kent, S., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Lima, M., Maia, M. A. G., March, M., Menanteau, F., Miller, C. J., Miquel, R., Neilsen, E., Nord, B., Ogando, R. L. C., Plazas, A. A., Roodman, A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schindler, R., Schubnell, M., Serrano, S., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M. E. C., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Walker, A. R. & Wester, W., Jan 1 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 873, 2, L24.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

dark energy
merger
light emission
cameras
energy