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Piercarlo Bonifacio

Piercarlo Bonifacio

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Physics

D-Index
103
Citations
35573
World Ranking
1506
National Ranking
56

Overview

Piercarlo Bonifacio is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and specializes in research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics addressed in their research include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astro and Planetary Science; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; and Superconducting and THz Device Technology.

Their publication record features contributions to several prominent scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation", 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Cosmic dynamics in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes", 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The Pristine Survey - VIII. The metallicity distribution function of the Milky Way halo down to the extremely metal-poor regime", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • E. Caffau
  • L. Monaco
  • L. Sbordone
  • P. François
  • David S. Aguado

Best Publications

  • First stars V - abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early galaxy

    R. Cayrel;E. Depagne;M. Spite;V. Hill

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • Solar Chemical Abundances Determined with a CO5BOLD 3D Model Atmosphere

    Elisabetta Caffau;Hans-Günter Ludwig;Matthias Steffen;Bernd Freytag

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • The O-Na and Mg-Al anticorrelations in turn-off and early subgiants in globular clusters

    R. G. Gratton;P. Bonifacio;A. Bragaglia;E. Carretta

  • The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001: Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • A new implementation of the infrared flux method using the 2MASS catalogue

    J. I. González Hernández;P. Bonifacio

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M. Spite;R. Cayrel;B. Plez;V. Hill

  • First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS 31082-001 - Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay.

    R. Cayrel;V. Hill;T. C. Beers;B. Barbuy

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau. 1: Stellar parameters, metallicities and lithium abundances

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H.-G. Ludwig

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M Spite;R Cayrel;B Plez;V Hill

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau - I. Stellar parameters, metallicities, and lithium abundances

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H. G. Ludwig;H. G. Ludwig

  • An extremely primitive star in the Galactic halo

    Elisabetta Caffau;Elisabetta Caffau;Piercarlo Bonifacio;Patrick François;Patrick François;Luca Sbordone

  • The primordial lithium abundance

    P. Bonifacio;P. Molaro

  • Proceedings of the SPIE

    Gavin Dalton;Scott Trager;Don Carlos Abrams;David Carter

  • First stars VIII. Enrichment of the neutron-capture elements in the early Galaxy

    P. François;P. François;E. Depagne;E. Depagne;V. Hill;M. Spite

  • The photospheric solar oxygen project. I. Abundance analysis of atomic lines and influence of atmospheric models

    Elisabetta Caffau;Hans-G. Ludwig;Matthias Steffen;Thomas R. Ayres

  • The 4MOST instrument concept overview

    Roger Haynes;Samuel Barden;Roelof de Jong;Olivier Schnurr

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H.-G. Ludwig

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Molaro
Paolo Molaro National Institute for Astrophysics
Bertrand Plez
Bertrand Plez University of Montpellier
Beatriz Barbuy
Beatriz Barbuy Universidade de São Paulo
Sofia Randich
Sofia Randich National Institute for Astrophysics
Timothy C. Beers
Timothy C. Beers University of Notre Dame
Gavin B. Dalton
Gavin B. Dalton University of Oxford
Norbert Christlieb
Norbert Christlieb Heidelberg University
Luca Pasquini
Luca Pasquini European Southern Observatory
Raffaele Gratton
Raffaele Gratton National Institute for Astrophysics
A. Bragaglia
A. Bragaglia National Institute for Astrophysics

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