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Enrico Cappellaro is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy and has a strong research background in Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their publication record spans 173 papers in this primary field, with substantial contributions in related subfields including Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics central to astrophysical research such as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies. Additional areas of focus include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Frequent publication venues for Cappellaro include peer-reviewed journals and platforms significant in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
  • UNC Libraries
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Some of their recent scientific papers include the following:

  • "On the rate of core collapse supernovae in the milky way," 2020, New Astronomy
  • "Production of Very Light Elements and Strontium in the Early Ejecta of Neutron Star Mergers," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell," 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • "Rubin Observatory LSST Transients and Variable Stars Roadmap," 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • "A new measurement of the Hubble constant using Type Ia supernovae calibrated with surface brightness fluctuations," 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Cappellaro has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • M. Stritzinger
  • S. Mattila
  • G. Pignata
  • S. Benetti
  • D. R. Young

Best Publications

  • 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

  • The Supernova rate per unit mass

    F. Mannucci;M. Della Valle;M. Della Valle;N. Panagia;E. Cappellaro

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

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

  • The metamorphosis of SN1998bw

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

  • A giant outburst two years before the core-collapse of a massive star

    A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;S. Mattila;J. J. Eldridge

  • Detection of Circumstellar Material in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

    F. Patat;P. Chandra;R. Chevalier;S. Justham

  • The Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae: Evidence for Systematics?

    Stefano Benetti;Enrico Cappellaro;Paolo A Mazzali;Massimo Turatto

  • Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Type IIP SN 1999em from Outburst to Dust Formation

    Abouazza Elmhamdi;Ivan John Danziger;N. Chugai;A Pastorello

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • The Rates of hypernovae and gamma-ray bursts: Implications for their progenitors

    Ph. Podsiadlowski;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;D. Lazzati

  • PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects

    S. J. Smartt;S. Valenti;M. Fraser;C. Inserra

  • The broad‐lined Type Ic supernova 2003jd★

    S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

  • Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions

    M. Nicholl;S. J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;C. Inserra

  • The Discovery of the Electromagnetic Counterpart of GW170817: Kilonova AT 2017gfo/DLT17ck

    Stefano Valenti;David J. Sand;Sheng Yang;Enrico Cappellaro

  • SN 2005cs in M51 II. Complete Evolution in the Optical and the Near-Infrared

    A. Pastorello;S. Valenti;L. Zampieri;H. Navasardyan

  • The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd

    S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

  • INTERACTING SUPERNOVAE AND SUPERNOVA IMPOSTORS: SN 2009ip, IS THIS THE END?

    A. Pastorello;E. Cappellaro;C. Inserra;S. J. Smartt

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Turatto
Massimo Turatto National Institute for Astrophysics
Nancy Elias-Rosa
Nancy Elias-Rosa Spanish National Research Council
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Stefano Valenti
Stefano Valenti University of California, Davis
Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay Gal-Yam Weizmann Institute of Science
Luca Zampieri
Luca Zampieri National Institute for Astrophysics
Andrea Pastorello
Andrea Pastorello National Institute for Astrophysics
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Ferdinando Patat
Ferdinando Patat European Southern Observatory
Sergio Campana
Sergio Campana National Institute for Astrophysics

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