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M. Villata is a researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research focuses on various topics, with significant publications covering areas such as Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Neutrino Physics Research, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

M. Villata has contributed to multiple recent papers, published in reputable scientific journals. Some notable works include:

  • "Multiwavelength Variability of BL Lacertae Measured with High Time Resolution" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Rapid quasi-periodic oscillations in the relativistic jet of BL Lacertae" (2022), published in Nature
  • "The dual nature of blazar fast variability: Space and ground observations of S5 0716+714" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Quasi-periodic behaviour in the optical and γ-ray light curves of blazars 3C 66A and B2 1633+38" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar 3C 279: decade-long study from γ-ray to radio" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their frequent co-authors include C. M. Raiteri, M. I. Carnerero, J. A. Acosta-Pulido, D. Carosati, and A. A. Vasilyev.

M. Villata's work appears mainly in well-regarded publication venues, with a significant number of publications in:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

  • The second catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

  • The First Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Bright Active Galactic Nuclei Source List from the First Three Months of the Fermi Large Area Telescope All-Sky Survey

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of Markarian 421: The Missing Piece of its Spectral Energy Distribution

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;L. Baldini

  • Multiwavelength Observations of a Dramatic High-Energy Flare in the Blazar 3C 279

    A. E. Wehrle;E. Pian;C. M. Urry;L. Maraschi

  • Insights into the high-energy γ-ray emission of Markarian 501 from extensive multifrequency observations in the Fermi era

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Spectral Properties of Bright Fermi-Detected Blazars in the Gamma-Ray Band

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • Optical and radio behaviour of the BL Lacertae object 0716+714 ⋆

    C. M. Raiteri;M. Villata;G. Tosti;R. Nesci

  • Optical and radio variability of the BL Lacertae object AO 0235+16: A possible 5-6 year periodicity

    C. M Raiteri;M Villata;H. D Aller;M. F Aller

  • FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS OF MISALIGNED ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;Luca Baldini

  • The structure and emission model of the relativistic jet in the quasar 3C 279 inferred from radio to high-energy gamma-ray observations in 2008-2010

    M. Hayashida;G. M. Madejski;K. Nalewajko;M. Sikora

  • Optical and radio variability of the BL Lac object AO 0235+16: a possible 5-6 year periodicity

    C.M. Raiteri;M. Villata;H.D. Aller;M.F. Aller

  • The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3. The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005

    M. Villata;C. M. Raiteri;T. J. Balonek

  • Simultaneous observations of pks 2155-304 with HESS, fermi, rxte, and atom: Spectral energy distributions and variability in a low state

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;G. Anton;U. Barres de Almeida

  • Multiepoch Multiwavelength Spectra and Models for Blazar 3C 279

    R. C. Hartman;M. Bottcher;G. Aldering;H. Aller

  • The Structure and Emission Model of the Relativistic Jet in the Quasar 3C 279 Inferred from Radio to High-energy γ-Ray Observations in 2008-2010

    M. Hayashida;M. Hayashida;G. M. Madejski;K. Nalewajko;M. Sikora

  • The WEBT BL Lac Campaign 2000

    Massimo Villata;Claudia M. Raiteri

  • CONFIRMATION OF THE 12-YEAR OPTICAL OUTBURST CYCLE IN BLAZAR OJ 287

    A. Sillanpaa;L. O. Takalo;T. Pursimo;H. J. Lehto

  • BVR photometry of comparison stars in selected blazar fields - I. Photometric sequences for 10 BL Lacertae objects

    M. Villata;C. M. Raiteri;L. Lanteri;G. Sobrito

Frequent Co-Authors

C. M. Raiteri
C. M. Raiteri National Institute for Astrophysics
Valeri M. Larionov
Valeri M. Larionov Saint Petersburg State University
G. Tosti
G. Tosti University of Perugia
Merja Tornikoski
Merja Tornikoski Aalto University
Anne Lähteenmäki
Anne Lähteenmäki Aalto University
Hugh D. Aller
Hugh D. Aller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Svetlana G. Jorstad
Svetlana G. Jorstad Boston University
Alan P. Marscher
Alan P. Marscher Boston University
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Mark Gurwell
Mark Gurwell Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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