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Alessandro Montanari

Alessandro Montanari

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Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
7669
World Ranking
5192
National Ranking
372

Overview

Alessandro Montanari is affiliated with Mines ParisTech in France and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a total of 102 publications. Their research predominantly spans the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Geophysics, and Paleontology.

The scientist has contributed to key topics within astrophysical and physical sciences. These main topics include:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Montanari's publication record includes multiple recent papers, reflecting ongoing involvement in high-impact research. Notable works are:

  • "Search for Dark Matter Annihilation Signals in the H.E.S.S. Inner Galaxy Survey" (2022), published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Constraints on the Intergalactic Magnetic Field Using Fermi-LAT and H.E.S.S. Blazar Observations" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Acceleration and transport of relativistic electrons in the jets of the microquasar SS 433" (2024), published in Science
  • "A deep spectromorphological study of the γ-ray emission surrounding the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1" (2022), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "H.E.S.S. Follow-up Observations of GRB 221009A" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Their research output appears frequently in several publication venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Journal of Instrumentation
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)

Montanari collaborates often with a group of coauthors who have been involved in multiple joint publications. These frequent coauthors include:

  • E. Moulin
  • Nu. Komin
  • K. Kosack
  • Michael Backes
  • V. Barbosa Martins

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • Ascent of dinosaurs linked to an iridium anomaly at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary.

    P. E. Olsen;Dennis Kent;Dennis Kent;H. D. Sues;C. Koeberl

  • Coeval 40Ar/39Ar Ages of 65.0 Million Years Ago from Chicxulub Crater Melt Rock and Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Tektites.

    Carl C. Swisher;José M. Grajales-Nishimura;Alessandro Montanari;Stanley V. Margolis

  • Tektite-bearing, deep-water clastic unit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in northeastern Mexico.

    Jan Smit;Alessandro Montanari;Nicola H.M. Swinburne;Walter Alvarez

  • Coarse-grained, clastic sandstone complex at the K/T boundary around the Gulf of Mexico: Deposition by tsunami waves induced by the Chicxulub impact?

    J. Smit;T. B. Roep;W. Alvarez;A. Montanari

  • Spheroids at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary are altered impact droplets of basaltic composition

    Alessandro Montanari;Richard L. Hay;Walter Alvarez;Frank Asaro

  • Geochemical Evidence for a Comet Shower in the Late Eocene

    K. A. Farley;A. Montanari;A. Montanari;A. Montanari;E. M. Shoemaker;E. M. Shoemaker;E. M. Shoemaker;C. S. Shoemaker;C. S. Shoemaker;C. S. Shoemaker

  • Impact Stratigraphy: The Italian Record

    Alessandro Montanari;Christian Koeberl

  • Miocene stratigraphy : an integrated approach

    Alessandro Montanari;Gilles S. Odin;R. Coccioni

  • Oceanic anoxic cycles? Orbital prelude to the Bonarelli Level (OAE 2)

    Ross N. Mitchell;David M. Bice;Alessandro Montanari;Laura C. Cleaveland

  • Global cooling accelerated by early late Eocene impacts

    Hubert B. Vonhof;Jan Smit;Henk Brinkhuis;Alessandro Montanari

  • A Short Duration of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event: Evidence from Extraterrestrial Helium-3

    S. Mukhopadhyay;K. A. Farley;A. Montanari

  • Iridium anomalies of late Eocene age at Massignano (Italy), and ODP Site 689B (Maud Rise, Antarctic)

    Alessandro Montanari;Frank Asaro;Helen V. Michel;James P. Kennett

  • The Eocene–Oligocene transition: Changes in sea level, temperature or both?

    Alexander J.P. Houben;Caroline A. van Mourik;Alessandro Montanari;Rodolfo Coccioni

  • The Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Tortonian Stage (Upper Miocene) at Monte Dei Corvi

    F. J. Hilgen;H. Abdul Aziz;D. Bice;S. Iaccarino

  • Continental Triassic-Jurassic boundary in central Pangea: Recent progress and discussion of an Ir anomaly

    Paul Olsen;Christian Koeberl;Heinz Huber;Alessandro Montanari

  • Reevaluation of siderophile element abundances and ratios across the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary : implications for the nature of the projectile

    Steven Goderis;Steven Goderis;R Tagle;J Belza;J Smit

  • Strontium isotopic composition of mid-cretaceous seawater.

    B. Lynn Ingram;Rodolfo Coccioni;Alessandro Montanari;Frank M. Richter

  • The Cyclostratigraphy Intercomparison Project (CIP): consistency, merits and pitfalls

    Matthias Sinnesael;Matthias Sinnesael;David De Vleeschouwer;Christian Zeeden;Sietske J. Batenburg

  • Orbital control on the timing of oceanic anoxia in the Late Cretaceous

    Sietske J. Batenburg;Sietske J. Batenburg;David De Vleeschouwer;David De Vleeschouwer;Mario Sprovieri;Frederik J. Hilgen

  • Combustion of fossil organic matter at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-P) boundary

    Mark C. Harvey;Simon C. Brassell;Claire M. Belcher;Alessandro Montanari

  • Shocked quartz from the late Eocene: Impact evidence from Massignano, Italy

    Aron K. Clymer;David M. Bice;Alessandro Montanari

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodolfo Coccioni
Rodolfo Coccioni University of Urbino
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez University of California, Berkeley
Philippe Claeys
Philippe Claeys Vrije Universiteit Brussel
David De Vleeschouwer
David De Vleeschouwer Münster University of Applied Sciences
Kenneth A. Farley
Kenneth A. Farley California Institute of Technology
Donald J. DePaolo
Donald J. DePaolo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Frank Asaro
Frank Asaro Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Domenico Rio
Domenico Rio University of Padua
Alexandra V. Turchyn
Alexandra V. Turchyn University of Cambridge

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