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Overview

Elena Pian is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy and focuses their research on topics primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work includes notable contributions to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Radiation.

Their research prominently addresses several main topics including Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Elena Pian has contributed to a range of publications, appearing frequently in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, UNC Libraries, and Experimental Astronomy.

The scientist's recent published papers include the following:

  • The Peculiar Short-duration GRB 200826A and Its Supernova, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • A comparison between short GRB afterglows and kilonova AT2017gfo: shedding light on kilonovae properties, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The First JWST Spectrum of a GRB Afterglow: No Bright Supernova in Observations of the Brightest GRB of all Time, GRB 221009A, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • 10.4 m GTC observations of the nearby VHE-detected GRB 190829A/SN 2019oyw, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Mergers of Binary Neutron Star Systems: A Multimessenger Revolution, 2021, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Elena Pian include:

  • P. A. Mazzali
  • L. Izzo
  • A. J. Levan
  • M. Della Valle
  • L. Amati

Elena Pian's scientific output centers on observational and theoretical aspects of gamma-ray bursts, supernova events, and related astrophysical phenomena. Their work spans multiple observational platforms and data analyses pertinent to high-energy events in the universe and their multimessenger signals.

Best Publications

  • Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

    T.J. Galama;P.M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

    T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

  • A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

    Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

  • Intrinsic spectra and energetics of BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Bursts with known redshifts

    L. Amati;F. Frontera;M. Tavani;J. J. M. in 't Zand

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K. Iwamoto;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;H. Umeda

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • A `Hypernova' model for SN 1998bw associated with gamma-ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K.Iwamoto;P.A.Mazzali;K.Nomoto;H.Umeda

  • GRB 090423 at a redshift of z ≈ 8.1

    R. Salvaterra;M. Della Valle;S. Campana;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini

  • The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

    N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. González-Fernández;O. Korobkin

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

    N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. Gonzalez-Fernandez;O. Korobkin

  • Supernova SN 2011fe from an exploding carbon–oxygen white dwarf star

    Peter E. Nugent;Peter E. Nugent;Mark Sullivan;S. Bradley Cenko;Rollin C. Thomas

  • The metamorphosis of SN1998bw

    Ferdinando Patat;Enrico Cappellaro;John Danziger;Paolo A. Mazzali

  • Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • The Metamorphosis of SN 1998bw

    Ferdinando Patat;Enrico Cappellaro;John Danziger;Paolo A. Mazzali

  • Low-resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • BeppoSAX Observations of Unprecedented Synchrotron Activity in the BL Lacertae Object Markarian 501

    Elena Pian;Giuseppe Vacanti;Gianpiero Tagliaferri;Gabriele Ghisellini

  • BeppoSAX Observations of Unprecedented Synchrotron Activity in the BL Lac Object Mkn 501

    Elena Pian;Giuseppe Vacanti;Gianpiero Tagliaferri;Gabriele Ghisellini

Frequent Co-Authors

Eliana Palazzi
Eliana Palazzi National Institute for Astrophysics
N. Masetti
N. Masetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Stefano Covino
Stefano Covino National Institute for Astrophysics
Luciano Nicastro
Luciano Nicastro National Institute for Astrophysics
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Jochen Greiner
Jochen Greiner Max Planck Society
Lorenzo Amati
Lorenzo Amati National Institute for Astrophysics
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester

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