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Francesco R. Ferraro

Francesco R. Ferraro

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Physics

D-Index
108
Citations
31618
World Ranking
1267
National Ranking
68

Overview

Francesco R. Ferraro is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and works primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans a diverse range of topics focusing on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, with significant contributions to astronomy and astrophysical research.

The scientist's subfields of study include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as research intersecting General Health Professions and Law. Their expertise integrates both observational and theoretical approaches, often addressing the internal dynamics and evolutionary processes within star clusters and galaxies.

Francesco R. Ferraro's recent publications illustrate a focus on globular clusters, white dwarfs, and galaxy structure. Notable papers include:

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. XXIII. Proper-motion Catalogs and Internal Kinematics, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The RGB tip of galactic globular clusters and the revision of the axion-electron coupling bound, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • A relic from a past merger event in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • The "dynamical clock": dating the internal dynamical evolution of star clusters with Blue Straggler Stars, 2020, RENDICONTI LINCEI
  • Slowly cooling white dwarfs in M13 from stable hydrogen burning, 2021, Nature Astronomy

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature Astronomy, and Springer Link. These outlets reflect a broad engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed channels relevant to astrophysics and related instrumentation.

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • B. Lanzoni
  • E. Dalessandro
  • Cristina Pallanca
  • Mario Cadelano
  • A. Mucciarelli

Their research topics focus strongly on:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

The combination of thematic depth in stellar and galactic astronomy with methodological contributions in instrumentation and optics marks Francesco R. Ferraro as an active researcher whose work intersects multiple domains within contemporary astrophysics.

Best Publications

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    G. Piotto;G. Piotto;A. P. Milone;L. R. Bedin;J. Anderson

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    Giampaolo Piotto;Giampaolo Piotto;Antonino Milone;Luigi Bedin;J. Anderson

  • THE GIANT, HORIZONTAL, AND ASYMPTOTIC BRANCHES OF GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTERS. I. THE CATALOG, PHOTOMETRIC OBSERVABLES, AND FEATURES

    F. R. Ferraro;M. Messineo;F. Fusi Pecci;M. A. De Palo

  • New evidence for the complex struscture of the RGB of Omega Cen

    E. Pancino;F. R. Ferraro;M. Bellazzini;G. Piotto

  • New Evidence for the Complex Structure of the Red Giant Branch in ω Centauri

    Elena Pancino;Francesco R. Ferraro;Michele Bellazzini;Giampaolo Piotto

  • The cluster Terzan 5 as a remnant of a primordial building block of the Galactic bulge

    Francesco Rosario Ferraro;Emanuele Dalessandro;Alessio Mucciarelli;G. Beccari

  • A Step toward the Calibration of the Red Giant Branch Tip as a Standard Candle

    Michele Bellazzini;Francesco R. Ferraro;Elena Pancino;Elena Pancino

  • Near-Infrared Properties of 24 Globular Clusters in the Galactic Bulge*

    Elena Valenti;Elena Valenti;Francesco Rosario Ferraro;L. Origlia

  • A step toward the calibration of the RGB Tip as a Standard Candle

    M. Bellazzini;F. R. Ferraro;E. Pancino

  • A New Infrared Array Photometric Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters: A Detailed Study of the Red Giant Branch Sequence as a Step toward the Global Testing of Stellar Models*

    Francesco R. Ferraro;Paolo Montegriffo;Livia Origlia;Flavio Fusi Pecci

  • Near-IR properties of 24 Globular Clusters in the Galactic Bulge

    E. Valenti;F. R. Ferraro;L. Origlia

  • Building Up the Globular Cluster System of the Milky Way: The Contribution of the Sagittarius Galaxy

    Michele Bellazzini;Francesco R. Ferraro;Rodrigo Ibata

  • Dynamical age differences among coeval star clusters as revealed by blue stragglers

    Francesco Rosario Ferraro;Barbara Lanzoni;Emanuele Dalessandro;G. Beccari

  • On the effects of cluster density and concentration on the horizontal branch morphology - The origin of the blue tails

    F. Fusi Pecci;F. R. Ferraro;M. Bellazzini;S. Djorgovski

  • A new IR-Array photometric survey of Galactic Globular Clusters: A detailed study of the RGB sequence as a step towards the global testing of stellar models

    Francesco R. Ferraro;Paolo Montegriffo;Livia Origlia;Flavio Fusi Pecci

  • THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RED GIANT STARS IN FOUR INTERMEDIATE-AGE CLUSTERS OF THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD*

    Alessio Mucciarelli;Eugenio Carretta;Livia Origlia;Francesco R. Ferraro

  • The White Dwarf Distance to the Globular Cluster NGC 6752 (and Its Age) with the HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Alvio Renzini;Alvio Renzini;Angela Bragaglia;Francesco R. Ferraro;Roberto Gilmozzi

  • LOOKING OUTSIDE THE GALAXY: THE DISCOVERY OF CHEMICAL ANOMALIES IN THREE OLD LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD CLUSTERS*

    Alessio Mucciarelli;Livia Origlia;Francesco R. Ferraro;Elena Pancino

  • Looking outside the Galaxy: the discovery of chemical anomalies in 3 old Large Magellanic Cloud clusters

    A. Mucciarelli;L. Origlia;F. R. Ferraro;E. Pancino

  • Blue Straggler Stars: The Spectacular Population in M80*

    Francesco R. Ferraro;Barbara Paltrinieri;Robert T. Rood;Ben Dorman

Frequent Co-Authors

Livia Origlia
Livia Origlia National Institute for Astrophysics
Michele Bellazzini
Michele Bellazzini National Institute for Astrophysics
Maurizio Salaris
Maurizio Salaris Liverpool John Moores University
Santi Cassisi
Santi Cassisi National Institute for Astrophysics
Giampaolo Piotto
Giampaolo Piotto University of Padua
Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata University of Strasbourg
Paulo C. C. Freire
Paulo C. C. Freire Max Planck Society
Alvio Renzini
Alvio Renzini National Institute for Astrophysics
Ricardo P. Schiavon
Ricardo P. Schiavon Liverpool John Moores University
Scott M. Ransom
Scott M. Ransom National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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