Cassata, P., Giavalisco, M., Guo, Yicheng, Ferguson, H., Koekemoer, A., Renzini, A., ...
We discuss near--IR images of six passive galaxies (SSFR
Rodighiero, G., Vaccari, M., Franceschini, A., Tresse, L., Fevre, O. Le, Brun, V. Le, ...
[Abridged]We exploit a large homogeneous dataset to derive a self-consistent picture of IR emission based on the time-dependent 24, 15, 12 and 8micron monochromatic and bolometric IR luminosity...
Agnello, M., Andronenkov, A., Beer, G., Benussi, L., Bertani, M., Bhang, H. C., ...
New spectra from the FINUDA experiment of the Non Mesonic Weak Decay (NMWD) proton kinetic energy for 9(Lambda)Be, 11(Lambda)B, 12(Lambda)C, 13(Lambda)C, 15 (Lambda)N and 16(Lambda)O are presented...
Black Hole Growth and Starburst Activity at z=0.6-4 in the Chandra Deep Field South (2009)
Brusa, M., Fiore, F., Santini, P., Grazian, A., Comastri, A., Zamorani, G., ...
The co-evolution of host galaxies and the active black holes which reside in their centre is one of the most important topics in modern observational cosmology. Here we present a study of the...
Castellano, M., Fontana, A., Boutsia, K., Grazian, A., Pentericci, L., Bouwens, R., ...
We perform a deep search for galaxies in the redshift range 6.5
Technical Design Report for the PANDA Solenoid and Dipole Spectrometer Magnets (2009)
Keshelashvili, I., Krusche, B., Steinacher, M., Heng, Y., Liu, Z., ...
This document is the Technical Design Report covering the two large spectrometer magnets of the PANDA detector set-up. It shows the conceptual design of the magnets and their anticipated performance....
Grazian, A., Menci, N., Giallongo, E., Gallozzi, S., Fontanot, F., Fontana, A., ...
Deep multicolour surveys are the main tool to explore the formation and evolution of the faint galaxies which are beyond the spectroscopic limit with the present technology. The photometric...
Spatially Correlated Cluster Populations in the Outer Disk of NGC 3184 (2009)
Herbert-Fort, S., Zaritsky, D., Moustakas, J., Christlein, D., Wilcots, E., Baruffolo, A., ...
We use deep (~27.5 mag V-band point-source limiting magnitude) V- and U-band LBT imaging to study the outer disk (beyond the optical radius R_25) of the non-interacting, face-on spiral galaxy NGC...
New results on Mesonic Weak Decay of $p$-shell $\Lambda$-Hypernuclei (2009)
Andronenkov, A., Beer, G., Benussi, L., Bertani, M., Bhang, H. C., ...
The FINUDA experiment performed a systematic study of the charged mesonic weak decay channel of $p$-shell $\Lambda$-hypernuclei. Negatively charged pion spectra from mesonic decay were measured with...
Star formation and mass assembly in high redshift galaxies (2009)
Santini, P., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., Salimbeni, S., Fiore, F., Fontanot, F., ...
We study the star formation and the mass assembly process of 0.31.5, but they systematically underpredict the average SSFR.
Physics Performance Report for PANDA: Strong Interaction Studies with Antiprotons (2009)
Erni, PANDA Collaboration: W., Keshelashvili, I., Krusche, B., Steinacher, M., Heng, Y., Liu, Z., ...
To study fundamental questions of hadron and nuclear physics in interactions of antiprotons with nucleons and nuclei, the universal PANDA detector will be built. Gluonic excitations, the physics of...
A Comprehensive Study of Large Scale Structures in the GOODS-SOUTH Field up to z \sim 2.5 (2009)
Salimbeni, S., Castellano, M., Pentericci, L., Trevese, D., Fiore, F., Grazian, A., ...
The aim of this paper is to identify and study the properties and galactic content of groups and clusters in the GOODS-South field up to z\sim2.5, and to analyse the physical properties of galaxies...
Schwope, A., Erben, T., Kohnert, J., Lamer, G., Steinmetz, M., Strassmeier, K., ...
We report optical B-band observations with the Large Binocular Telescope LBT of the isolated neutron star RBS1774. The stacked image with total exposure 2.5h reveals a candidate optical counterpart...
E. Vanzella, S. Cristiani, S. Arnouts, M. Dennefeld, A. Fontana, A. Grazian, ...
Abstract. We report on low-resolution multi-object spectroscopy of 65 objects from I(AB) � 20 to I(AB) � 25 in the HDF-S obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS2)....
Uncertainties and Systematic Effects on the estimate of stellar masses in high z galaxies (2009)
Salimbeni, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Grazian, A., Menci, N., Pentericci, L., ...
We discuss the uncertainties and the systematic effects that exist in the estimates of the stellar masses of high redshift galaxies, using broad band photometry, and how they affect the deduced...
The Fraction of Quiescent Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe (2009)
Fontana, A., Santini, P., Grazian, A., Pentericci, L., Fiore, F., Castellano, M., ...
Aims: The aim of this work is to collect a complete, mass--selected sample of galaxies with very low specific star formation rate, for a comparison with the prediction of recent theoretical models....
The physical properties and evolution of Lyalpha emitting galaxies (2009)
Pentericci, L., Grazian, A., Fontana, A.
A significant fraction of high redshift starburst galaxies presents strong Ly alpha emission. Understanding the nature of these galaxies is important to assess the role they played in the early...
The physical properties of Lyalpha emitting galaxies: not just primeval galaxies? (2008)
Pentericci, L., Grazian, A., Fontana, A., Castellano, M., Giallongo, E., Salimbeni, S., ...
We have analyzed a sample of LBGs from z =3.5 to z=6 selected from the GOODS-S field as B,V and i-dropouts, and with spectroscopic observations showing that they have the Lyalpha line in emission....
Ergodicity breaking in strong and network-forming glassy system (2008)
Caponi, S., Zanatta, M., Fontana, A., Bove, L. E., Orsingher, L., Natali, F., ...
The temperature dependence of the non-ergodicity factor of vitreous GeO$_2$, $f_{q}(T)$, as deduced from elastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering experiments, is analyzed. The data are collected...
AMAZE. I. The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation at z>3 (2008)
Maiolino, R., Nagao, T., Grazian, A., Cocchia, F., Marconi, A., Mannucci, F., ...
We present initial results of an ESO-VLT large programme (AMAZE) aimed at determining the evolution of the mass-metallicity relation at z>3 by means of deep near-IR spectroscopy. Gas metallicities...
Effect of Polymerization on the Boson Peak, from the Liquid to Glassy Phase (2008)
Caponi, S., Corezzi, S., Fioretto, D., Fontana, A., Monaco, G., Rossi, F.
Raman scattering measurements are used to follow the modification of the vibrational density of states in a reactive epoxy{amine mixture during isothermal polymerization. Combining with Brillouin...
Formation Of A Cold Antihydrogen Beam in AEGIS For Gravity Measurements (2008)
Testera, G., Belov, A. S., Bonomi, G., Boscolo, I., Brambilla, N., Brusa, R. S., ...
The formation of the antihydrogen beam in the AEGIS experiment through the use of inhomogeneous electric fields is discussed and simulation results including the geometry of the apparatus and...
Beccari, G., Lanzoni, B., Ferraro, F. R., Pulone, L., Bellazzini, M., Pecci, F. Fusi, ...
We used a proper combination of multiband high-resolution and wide field multi-wavelength observations collected at three different telescopes (HST, LBT and CFHT) to probe Blue Straggler Star (BSS)...
Large Scale Structures at High Redshift in the GOODS Field (2008)
Castellano, M., Salimbeni, S., Trevese, D., Pentericci, L., Grazian, A., Fontana, A., ...
We present a catalogue of overdensities in the GOODS-South field. We find various high density peaks that are embedded in structures diffused on the entire field, up to z ~ 2.5. The slope of their...
Production of Slow Protonium in Vacuum (2008)
Zurlo, N., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Carraro, C., Cesar, C. L., ...
We describe how protonium, the quasi-stable antiproton-proton bound system, has been synthesized following the interaction of antiprotons with the molecular ion H$_2^+$ in a nested Penning trap...
Giallongo, E., Ragazzoni, R., Grazian, A., Baruffolo, A., Beccari, G., De Santis, C., ...
We present the characteristics and some early scientific results of the first instrument at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), the Large Binocular Camera (LBC). Each LBT telescope unit will be...
Unveiling obscured accretion in the Chandra deep field–south (2008)
Fiore, F., Grazian, A., Santini, P., Puccetti, S., Brusa, M., Feruglio, C., ...
Formation Of A Cold Antihydrogen Beam in AEGIS For Gravity Measurements (2008)
Testera, G., Belov, A. S., Bonomi, G., Boscolo, I., Brambilla, N., Brusa, R. S., ...
The formation of the antihydrogen beam in the AEGIS experiment through the use of inhomogeneous electric fields is discussed and simulation results including the geometry of the apparatus and...
The distributed archive for the LBC/LBT science demonstration time (2008)
Smareglia, R., Gasparo, F., Manzato, P., Fontana, A., Thompson, D., Gredel, R.
The LBT Telescope is a corporation with partners in the USA, Germany and Italy. Following the successful start of the LBC blue commissioning in October 2006, the LBT Board decided to start scientific...
The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation at z~3 (2007)
Maiolino, R., Nagao, T., Grazian, A., Cocchia, F., Marconi, A., Mannucci, F., ...
We present preliminary results of an ESO-VLT large programme (AMAZE) aimed at determining the evolution of the mass-metallicity relation at z~3 by means of deep near-IR spectroscopy. Gas...
The red and blue galaxy populations in the GOODS field: evidence for an excess of red dwarfs (2007)
Salimbeni, S., Giallongo, E., Menci, N., Castellano, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., ...
We study the evolution of the galaxy population up to z\sim3 as a function of its colour properties. In particular, luminosity functions and luminosity densities have been derived as a function of...
A near-ultraviolet view of the Inner Region of M31 with the Large Binocular Telescope (2007)
Beccari, G., Bellazzini, M., Clementini, G., Federici, L., Pecci, F. Fusi, Galleti, S., ...
We present a 900 sec, wide-field U image of the inner region of the Andromeda galaxy obtained during the commissioning of the blue channel of the Large Binocular Camera mounted on the prime focus of...
Evidence For The Production Of Slow Antiprotonic Hydrogen In Vacuum (2007)
Zurlo, N., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Carraro, C., Cesar, C. L., ...
We present evidence showing how antiprotonic hydrogen, the quasistable antiproton-proton (pbar-p) bound system, has been synthesized following the interaction of antiprotons with the hydrogen...
A Photometrically Detected Forming Cluster of Galaxies at Redshift 1.6 in the GOODS Field (2007)
Castellano, M., Salimbeni, S., Trevese, D., Grazian, A., Pentericci, L., Fiore, F., ...
We report the discovery of a localized overdensity at z~1.6 in the GOODS-South Field, presumably a poor cluster in the process of formation. The three-dimensional galaxy density has been estimated on...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, L., ...
We analyze high resolution spectroscopic observations of the optical afterglow of GRB050730, obtained with UVES@VLT about hours after the GRB trigger. The spectrum shows that the ISM of the GRB host...
Unveiling obscured accretion in the Chandra Deep Field South (2007)
Fiore, F., Grazian, A., Santini, P., Puccetti, S., Brusa, M., Feruglio, C., ...
A large population of heavily obscured, Compton Thick AGNs is predicted by models of galaxy formation, models of Cosmic X-ray Background and by the ``relic'' super-massive black-hole mass function...
Pentericci, L., Grazian, A., Fontana, A., Salimbeni, S., Santini, P., De Santis, C., ...
We have analysed the physical properties of z~4 Lyman Break Galaxies observed in the GOODS-S survey, in order to investigate the possible differences between galaxies where the Ly-alpha is present in...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E.J.A., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, Laura, ...
Aims. The aim of this paper is to study the Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) environment through the analysis of the optical absorption features due to the gas surrounding the GRB. Methods. To this purpose we...
D'Elia, V., Fiore, F., Meurs, E.J.A., Chincarini, G., Melandri, A., Norci, Laura, ...
Aims. The aim of this paper is to study the Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) environment through the analysis of the optical absorption features due to the gas surrounding the GRB. Methods. To this purpose we...
ConvPhot: A Profile-Matching Algorithm for Precision Photometry (2007)
De Santis, C., Grazian, A., Fontana, A., Santini, P.
We describe in this paper a new, public software for accurate "PSF-matched" multiband photometry for images of different resolution and depth, that we have named ConvPhot, of which we analyse...
Positron plasma control techniques for the production of cold antihydrogen (2007)
Funakoshi, R., Amoretti, M., Bonomi, G., Bowe, P. D., Canali, C., Carraro, C., ...
An observation of a clear dependence of antihydrogen production on positron plasma shapes is reported. For this purpose a plasma control method has been developed combining the plasma rotating-wall...
Gorini, G, Stagnaro, E, Fontana, V, Miligi, L, Ramazzotti, V, Amadori, D, ...
Background: Few studies have analysed the association between alcohol intake and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) or multiple myeloma (MM) risks. Materials and methods: A multicentre population-based...
Fontana, A., Salimbeni, S., Grazian, A., Giallongo, E., Pentericci, L., Nonino, M., ...
The goal of this work is to measure the evolution of the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function and of the resulting Stellar Mass Density up to redshift ~4, in order to study the assembly of massive galaxies...
High-z massive galaxies in the HDF-South (2006)
Saracco, P., Longhetti, M., Giallongo, E., Arnouts, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., ...
[abr] We report the analysis of three galaxies selected in the Hubble Deep Field South at Ks3. We have used population synthesis models to constrain their redshifts and their stellar masses. One...
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., Nonino, M., Arnouts, S., Giallongo, E., ...
We present a technique for the estimation of photometric redshifts based on feed-forward neural networks. The Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Artificial Neural Network is used to predict photometric...
Menci, N., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Grazian, A., Salimbeni, S.
We investigate the effect of AGN feedback associated to the bright QSO phase onto the color distribution of galaxies from z=0 up to z=4. To this aim, we insert a blast-wave model of AGN feedback in...
Grazian, A., Fontana, A., De Santis, C., Nonino, M., Salimbeni, S., Giallongo, E., ...
We present a high quality multiwavelength (from 0.3 to 8.0 micron) catalog of the large and deep area in the GOODS Southern Field covered by the deep near-IR observations obtained with the ESO VLT....
The Clustering Evolution of Distant Red Galaxies in the GOODS-MUSIC Sample (2006)
Grazian, A., Fontana, A., Moscardini, L., Salimbeni, S., Menci, N., Giallongo, E., ...
We use the GOODS-MUSIC sample, a catalog of ~3000 Ks-selected galaxies based on VLT and HST observation of the GOODS-South field with extended multi-wavelength coverage (from 0.3 to 8 micron) and...
Fontana, A., Rossi, F., Viliani, G., Caponi, S., Fabiani, E.
We report new inelastic Raman and neutron scattering spectra for glasses with different degrees of fragility; the data are compared for each sample to obtain the Raman coupling function $C(\omega)$....
New trends in marine chemical ecology (2006)
Ianora, A., Boersma, M., Casotti, R., Fontana, A., Harder, J., Hoffman, F., ...
Binda, L., Henriques, J. Pina, Anzani, A., Fontana, A., Lourenço, Paulo B.
Predicting the behaviour of multiple-leaf masonry walls is a challenging issue, given the influence of a wide range of factors as the mechanical properties of the leaves, the leaves dimensions and...
Gorini, G., Stagnaro, E., Fontana, V., Miligi, L., Ramazzotti, V., Amadori, D., ...
Background: Few studies have analysed the association between alcohol intake and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) or multiple myeloma (MM) risks. Materials and methods: A multicentre population-based...
Gorini, G., Stagnaro, E., Fontana, V., Miligi, L., Ramazzotti, V., Amadori, D., ...
Background: Few studies have analysed the association between alcohol intake and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) or multiple myeloma (MM) risks. Materials and methods: A multicentre population-based...
Saracco, P., Fiano, A., Chincarini, G., Vanzella, E., Longhetti, M., Cristiani, S., ...
[Abridged] We present the rest-frame Js-band and Ks-band luminosity function of a sample of about 300 galaxies selected in the HDF-S at Ks
A VLT/FORS2 spectroscopic survey in the HDF-S (2005)
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Arnouts, S., Dennefeld, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., ...
We report on low-resolution multi-object spectroscopy of 65 objects from I(AB) ~= 20 to I(AB) ~= 25 in the HDF-S obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS2). 18 objects...
Bimodal Color Distribution in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation (2005)
Menci, N., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Salimbeni, S.
We show how the observed bimodality in the color distribution of galaxies can be explained in the framework of the hierarchical clustering picture in terms of the interplay between the properties of...
Mignoli, M., Cimatti, A., Zamorani, G., Pozzetti, L., Daddi, E., Renzini, A., ...
The K20 survey is a near infrared-selected, deep (Ks < 20) redshift survey targeting galaxies in two independent regions of the sky, the CDFS and the q0055-2659 field. The total Ks-selected sample...
Cold-Antimatter Physics (2005)
Amoretti, ATHENA Collaboration: M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bowe, P. D., Canali, C., Carraro, C., ...
The CPT theorem and the Weak Equivalence Principle are foundational principles on which the standard description of the fundamental interactions is based. The validity of such basic principles should...
Neutron scattering study of the vibrations in vitreous silica and germania (2005)
Fabiani, E., Fontana, A., Buchenau, U.
The incoherent approximation for the determination of the vibrational density of states of glasses from inelastic neutron or x-ray scattering data is extended to treat the coherent scattering. The...
Colloquium on diatom-copepod interactions (2005)
Paffenhöfer,G. A., Ianora,A., Miralto,A., Turner,J. T., Kleppel,G. S., Ribera D'Alcalà,M., ...
From 3 to 6 November 2002, a colloquium was convened at the Benthos Laboratory of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn on Ischia, Italy, with the goal of evaluating the present status of the effects of...
Colloquium on diatomcopepod interactions (2005)
Paffenhöfer, G. A., Ianora, A., Miralto, A., Turner, J. T., Kleppel, G. S., Ribera DAlcalà, M., ...
Colloquium on diatom-copepod interactions (2005)
Paffenhöfer, G. A., Ianora, A., Miralto, A., Turner, J. T., Kleppel, G. S., Ribera D'Alcalà, M., ...
From 3 to 6 November 2002, a colloquium was convened at the Benthos Laboratory of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn on Ischia, Italy, with the goal of evaluating the present status of the effects of...
Colloquium on diatom-copepod interactions (2005)
Ianora, A., Miralto, A., Turner, J. T., Kleppel, G. S., D'Alcala, M., ...
Colloquium on diatom-copepod interactions (2005)
Paffenhoefer, G. A., Ianora, A., Miralto, A., Turner, J. T., Kleppel, G. S., D'Alcala, M. Ribera, ...
selected galaxies in the GOODS-South field ⋆,⋆⋆ (2005)
A. Grazian, A. Fontana, C. De Santis, M. Nonino, S. Salimbeni, E. Giallongo, ...
Aims. We present a high quality multiwavelength (from 0.3 to 8.0 µm) catalog of the large and deep area in the GOODS Southern Field covered by the deep near-IR observations obtained with the ESO...
The B-Band Luminosity Function of Red and Blue Galaxies up to z=3.5 (2004)
Giallongo, E., Salimbeni, S., Menci, N., Zamorani, G., Fontana, A., Dickinson, M., ...
We have explored the redshift evolution of the luminosity function of red and blue galaxies up to $z=3.5$. This was possible joining a deep I band composite galaxy sample, which includes the...
A flash in the dark: UVES/VLT high resolution spectroscopy of GRB afterglows (2004)
Fiore, F., D'Elia, V., Lazzati, D., Perna, R., Sbordone, L., Stratta, G., ...
We present the first high resolution (R=20000--45000, corresponding to 14 km/s at 4200A to 6.6 km/s at 9000A) observations of the optical afterglow of Gamma Ray Bursts. GRB020813 and GRB021004 were...
ATHENA -- First Production of Cold Antihydrogen and Beyond (2004)
Kellerbauer, ATHENA Collaboration: A., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bowe, P. D., Canali, C., ...
Atomic systems of antiparticles are the laboratories of choice for tests of CPT symmetry with antimatter. The ATHENA experiment was the first to report the production of copious amounts of cold...
Daddi, E., Cimatti, A., Renzini, A., Fontana, A., Mignoli, M., Pozzetti, L., ...
A simple two color selection based on B-, z-, and K- band photometry is proposed for culling galaxies at 1.41.4, independently on their dust reddening. Instead, objects with BzK2.5 (AB) colors...
Benassi, P., Caponi, S., Eramo, R., Fontana, A., Giugni, A., Nardone, M., ...
We report Ultraviolet Brillouin light scattering experimental data on v-SiO2 in an unexplored frequency region, performed with a newly available spectrometer up to exchanged wavevector q values of...
Old Galaxies in the Young Universe (2004)
Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., Renzini, A., Cassata, P., Vanzella, E., Pozzetti, L., ...
More than half of all stars in the local Universe are found in massive spheroidal galaxies, which are characterized by old stellar populations with little or no current star formation. In present...
Production of Cold Antihydrogen with ATHENA for Fundamental Studies (2004)
Kellerbauer, A G, Kellerbauer, A G, Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bowe, P, ...
Since the beginning of operations of the CERN Antiproton Decelerator in July 2000, the successful deceleration, storage and manipulation of antiprotons has led to remarkable progress in the...
Production of Cold Antihydrogen with ATHENA for Fundamental Studies (2004)
Kellerbauer, ATHENA Collaboration: A., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bowe, P. D., Canali, C., ...
Since the beginning of operations of the CERN Antiproton Decelerator in July 2000, the successful deceleration, storage and manipulation of antiprotons has led to remarkable progress in the...
The K20 survey. VI. The Distribution of the Stellar Masses in Galaxies up to z~2 (2004)
Fontana, A., Pozzetti, L., Donnarumma, I., Renzini, A., Cimatti, A., Zamorani, G., ...
We present a detailed analysis of the stellar mass content of galaxies up to z=2.5 in the K20 galaxy sample, that has a 92% spectroscopic completeness and a complete $UBVRIzJK_s$ multicolor coverage....
The ATHENA Antihydrogen Apparatus (2004)
Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, Bowe, P, Carraro, C, ...
The ATHENA apparatus that recently produced and detected the first cold antihydrogen atoms is described. Its main features, which are described herein, are: an external positron accumulator, making...
Evidence of anomalous dispersion of the generalized sound velocity in glasses (2004)
Ruzicka, B., Scopigno, T., Caponi, S., Fontana, A., Pilla, O., Giura, P., ...
The dynamic structure factor, S(Q,w), of vitreous silica, has been measured by inelastic X-ray scattering in the exchanged wavevector (Q) region Q=4-16.5 nm-1 and up to energies hw=115 meV in the...
The First Cold Antihydrogen (2004)
Fujiwara, M C, Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, Bowe, P, ...
Antihydrogen, the atomic bound state of an antiproton and a positron, was produced at low energy for the first time by the ATHENA experiment, marking an important first step for precision studies of...
The First Cold Antihydrogen (2004)
Fujiwara, M. C., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bouchta, A., Bowe, P. D., ...
Antihydrogen, the atomic bound state of an antiproton and a positron, was produced at low energy for the first time by the ATHENA experiment, marking an important first step for precision studies of...
Three Dimensional Annihilation Imaging of Antiprotons in a Penning Trap (2004)
Fujiwara, M. C., Amoretti, M., Bonomi, G., Bouchta, A., Bowe, P. D., Carraro, C., ...
We demonstrate three-dimensional annihilation imaging of antiprotons trapped in a Penning trap. Exploiting unusual feature of antiparticles, we investigate a previously unexplored regime in particle...
Detection of antihydrogen annihilations with a Si-micro-strip and pure CsI detector (2004)
Johnson, I, Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bazzano, G, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, ...
In 2002, the ATHENA collaboration reported the creation and detection of cold (~15 K) antihydrogen atoms [1]. The observation was based on the complete reconstruction of antihydrogen annihilations,...
High-z massive galaxies in the HDF-South (2004)
Saracco, P., Longhetti, M., Giallongo, E., Arnouts, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., ...
[abr] We report the analysis of three galaxies selected in the Hubble Deep Field South at Ks3. We have used population synthesis models to constrain their redshifts and their stellar masses. One...
High-z massive galaxies in the HDF-South (2004)
Saracco, P., Longhetti, M., Giallongo, E., Arnouts, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., ...
[abr] We report the analysis of three galaxies selected in the Hubble Deep Field South at Ks3. We have used population synthesis models to constrain their redshifts and their stellar masses. One...
Tracing the evolution of massive galaxies up to z \sim 3 (2003)
Longhetti, M., Saracco, P., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Nonino, M., ...
A census of massive galaxies at redshift increasingly higher than $z\sim$1 may provide strong constraints on the history of mass assembly and of star formation. Here we report on the analysis of...
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., Nonino, M., Arnouts, S., Giallongo, E., ...
We present a technique for the estimation of photometric redshifts based on feed-forward neural networks. The Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Artificial Neural Network is used to predict photometric...
Early Hierarchical Formation of Massive Galaxies Triggered By Interactions (2003)
Menci, N., Cavaliere, A., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Poli, F., Vittorini, V.
To address the problem concerning the early formation of stars in massive galaxies, we present the results of a semi-analytic model of galaxy formation which includes a physical description of...
The manifold spectra and morphologies of EROs (2003)
Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., Cassata, P., Pignatelli, E., Fasano, G., Vernet, J., ...
Deep VLT optical spectroscopy, HST+ACS (GOODS) imaging and VLA observations are used to unveil the nature of a complete sample of 47 EROs with R-Ks>5 and Ks
High-z massive galaxies in the HDF-South (2003)
Saracco, P., Longhetti, M., Giallongo, E., Arnouts, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., ...
[abr] We report the analysis of three galaxies selected in the Hubble Deep Field South at Ks3. We have used population synthesis models to constrain their redshifts and their stellar masses. One...
Near-IR bright galaxies at z~2. Entering the spheroid formation epoch ? (2003)
Daddi, E., Cimatti, A., Renzini, A., Vernet, J., Conselice, C., Pozzetti, L., ...
Spectroscopic redshifts have been measured for 9 K-band luminous galaxies at 1.7 < z < 2.3, selected with Ks < 20 in the "K20 survey" region of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey area. Star...
Positron plasma diagnostics and temperature control for antihydrogen production (2003)
Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, Bowe, P, Carraro, C, ...
Production of antihydrogen atoms by mixing antiprotons with a cold, confined, positron plasma depends critically on parameters such as the plasma density and temperature. We discuss non-destructive...
Positron plasma diagnostics and temperature control for antihydrogen production (2003)
Amoretti, ATHENA Collaboration: M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bouchta, A., Bowe, P. D., Carraro, C., ...
Production of antihydrogen atoms by mixing antiprotons with a cold, confined, positron plasma depends critically on parameters such as the plasma density and temperature. We discuss non-destructive...
The assembly of massive galaxies from NIR observations of the Hubble Deep Field South (2003)
Fontana, A., Donnarumma, I., Vanzella, E., Giallongo, E., Menci, N., Nonino, M., ...
We use a deep K(AB)2 form stars with an average specific rate at least ~4 x10^{-10} yr$^{-1}$, 3 times higher than the z2.
The evolution of the galaxy luminosity function in the rest frame blue band up to z=3.5 (2003)
Poli, F., Giallongo, E., Fontana, A., Menci, N., Zamorani, G., Nonino, M., ...
We present an estimate of the cosmological evolution of the field galaxy luminosity function (LF) in the rest frame 4400 Angstrom B -band up to redshift z=3.5. To this purpose, we use a composite...
First Production and Detection of Cold Antihydrogen Atoms (2003)
Fujiwara, M C, Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, Bowe, P, ...
The ATHENA experiment recently produced the first atoms of cold antihydrogen. This paper gives a brief review of how this was achieved.
First Production and Detection of Cold Antihydrogen Atoms (2003)
Fujiwara, M. C., Amoretti, M., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Bouchta, A., Bowe, P., ...
The ATHENA experiment recently produced the first atoms of cold antihydrogen. This paper gives a brief review of how this was achieved.
Low-energy excess of vibrational states in v-SiO2: the role of transverse dynamics (2003)
Pilla, O., Fontana, A., Goncalves, J. R., Viliani, G., Angelani, L.
The study of the effects of the density variations on the vibrational dynamics in vitreous silica is presented. A detailed analysis of the dynamical structure factor, as well as of the current...
Quasar Evolution Driven by Galaxy Encounters in Hierarchical Structures (2003)
Menci, N., Cavaliere, A., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Poli, F., Vittorini, V.
We link the evolution of the galaxies in the hierarchical clustering scenario with the changing accretion rates of cold gas onto the central massive black holes that power the quasars. We base on...
The K20 survey. V The evolution of the near-IR Luminosity Function (2003)
Pozzetti, L., Cimatti, A., Zamorani, G., Daddi, E., Menci, N., Fontana, A., ...
We present the galaxy rest-frame near-IR Luminosity Function (LF) and its cosmic evolution to z=1.5 based on a spectroscopic survey of a magnitude limited sample of galaxies with Ks
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., Nonino, M., Arnouts, S., Giallongo, E., ...
We present a technique for the estimation of photometric redshifts based on feed-forward neural networks. The Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Artificial Neural Network is used to predict photometric...
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., Nonino, M., Arnouts, S., Giallongo, E., ...
We present a technique for the estimation of photometric redshifts based on feed-forward neural networks. The Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Artificial Neural Network is used to predict photometric...
An ESO/VLT survey of NIR (Z (2002)
Fontana, A., Poli, F., Menci, N., Nonino, M., Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., ...
We present the results of a VLT and HST imaging survey aimed at the identification of 4.5
A VLT/FORS2 spectroscopic survey in the HDF-S (2002)
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Arnouts, S., Dennefeld, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., ...
We report on low-resolution multi-object spectroscopy of 65 objects from I(AB) ~= 20 to I(AB) ~= 25 in the HDF-S obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS2). 18 objects...
Transverse acoustic nature of the excess of vibrational states in vitreous silica (2002)
Pilla, O., Caponi, S., Fontana, A., Montagna, M., Rossi, F., Viliani, G., ...
We present a numerical simulation study of the density-dependence (rho = 2.2 - 4.0 g/cm^3) of the high-energy collective dynamics in vitreous silica at mesoscopic wavevectors (Q = 1 - 18 nm^-1). The...
Production and detection of cold antihydrogen atoms (2002)
Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, Bowe, P, Carraro, C, ...
A theoretical underpinning of the standard model of fundamental particles and interactions is CPT invariance, which requires that the laws of physics be invariant under the combined discrete...
The K20 survey. IV. The redshift distribution of Ks (2002)
Cimatti, A., Pozzetti, L., Mignoli, M., Daddi, E., Menci, N., Poli, F., ...
We present the redshift distribution of a complete sample of 480 galaxies with Ks1 and z>1.5 respectively. A ``blind'' comparison is made with the predictions of a set of the most recent LambdaCDM...
The K20 survey. III. Photometric and spectroscopic properties of the sample (2002)
Cimatti, A., Mignoli, M., Daddi, E., Pozzetti, L., Fontana, A., Saracco, P., ...
The K20 survey is an ESO VLT optical and near-infrared spectroscopic survey aimed at obtaining spectral information and redshifts of a complete sample of about 550 objects to K_s\leq20.0 over two...
Menci, N., Cavaliere, A., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Poli, F.
We develop a semi-analytic model of hierarchical galaxy formation with an improved treatment of the evolution of galaxies inside dark matter haloes. We take into account not only dynamical friction...
Clustering at high redshift (2002)
Cristiani, S., Arnouts, S., Fontana, A., Saracco, P., Vanzella, E.
The addition of deep near infrared images to the database provided by the HDF-S WFPC2 is essential to monitor the SEDs of the objects on a wide baseline and address a number of key issues including...
Producing Slow Antihydrogen for a Test of CPT Symmetry with ATHENA (2002)
Fujiwara, M C, Amoretti, M, Amsler, Claude, Bendiscioli, G, Bonomi, G, Bouchta, A, ...
The ATHENA experiment at the Antiproton Decelerator facility at CERN aims at testing CPT symmetry with antihydrogen. An overview of the experiment, together with preliminary results of development...
A Low Upper Limit to the Lyman Continuum Emission of two galaxies at z 3 (2002)
Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A.
Long exposure, long-slit spectra have been obtained in the UV/optical bands for two galaxies at z=2.96 and z=3.32 to investigate the fraction of ionizing UV photons escaping from high redshifts...
The K20 survey. II. The Different Spatial Clustering of z~1 Old and Dusty Star-Forming EROs (2002)
Daddi, E., Cimatti, A., Broadhurst, T., Renzini, A., Zamorani, G., Mignoli, M., ...
We compare the 3D clustering of old passively-evolving and dusty star-forming z~1 EROs from the K20 survey. With detailed simulations of clustering, the comoving correlation length of dusty...
A VLT/FORS2 spectroscopic survey in the HDF-S (2002)
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Arnouts, S., Dennefeld, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., ...
We report on low-resolution multi-object spectroscopy of 65 objects from I(AB) ~= 20 to I(AB) ~= 25 in the HDF-S obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS2). 18 objects...
A VLT/FORS2 spectroscopic survey in the HDF-S (2002)
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Arnouts, S., Dennefeld, M., Fontana, A., Grazian, A., ...
We report on low-resolution multi-object spectroscopy of 65 objects from I(AB) ~= 20 to I(AB) ~= 25 in the HDF-S obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph (FORS2). 18 objects...
The K20 survey. I. Disentangling old and dusty star-forming galaxies in the ERO population (2001)
Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., Mignoli, M., Pozzetti, L., Renzini, A., Zamorani, G., ...
We present the results of VLT optical spectroscopy of a complete sample of 78 EROs with R-Ks\geq5 over a field of 52 arcmin^2. About 70% of the 45 EROs with Ks\leq19.2 have been spectroscopically...
Measuring the Redshift Evolution of Clustering: the Hubble Deep Field South (2001)
Arnouts, S., Moscardini, L., Vanzella, E., Colombi, S., Cristiani, S., Fontana, A., ...
We present an analysis of the evolution of galaxy clustering in the redshift interval 0
Multicolor observations of the Hubble Deep Field South (2001)
Vanzella, E., Cristiani, S., Saracco, P., Arnouts, S., Bianchi, S., D'Odorico, S., ...
We present a deep multicolor (UBVIJsHKs) catalog of galaxies in the HDF-S, based on observations obtained with the HST WFPC2 in 1998 and VLT-ISAAC in 1999. The photometric procedures were tuned to...
Saracco, P., Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Iovino, A., ...
We present near-IR (J and Ks) number counts and colors of galaxies detected in deep VLT-ISAAC images centered on the Chandra Deep Field and Hubble Deep Field-South for a total area of 13.6...
The Evolution of the Luminosity Function in Deep Fields: A Comparison with CDM Models (2001)
Poli, F., Menci, N., Giallongo, E., Fontana, A., Cristiani, S., Odorico, S. D'
The galaxy Luminosity Function (LF) has been estimated in the rest frame B luminosity at 0
Selected chemo-ecological studies of marine opisthobranchs from Indian coasts (2001)
Fontana, A., Ciavatta, M.L., DeSouza, L., Mollo, E., Naik, C.G., Parameswaran, P.S., ...
The report on chemical and ecological studies of benthic marine invertebrates from the southern coast of the Indian peninsula is summarised. In particular, the paper is centred on the chemical...
Fontana, A., D'Odorico, S., Poli, F., Giallongo, E., Arnouts, S., Cristiani, S., ...
We present and compare in this paper new photometric redshift catalogs of the galaxies in three public fields: the NTT Deep Field, the HDF-N and the HDF-S. Photometric redshifts have been obtained...
Pilla, O., Cunsolo, A., Fontana, A., Masciovecchio, C., Monaco, G., Montagna, M., ...
The dynamical structure factor (S(Q,E)) of vitreous silica has been measured by Inelastic X-ray Scattering varying the exchanged wavevector (Q) at fixed exchanged energy (E) - an experimental...
Comparing the Evolution of the Galaxy Disk Sizes with CDM Models: The Hubble Deep Field (2000)
Giallongo, E., Menci, N., Poli, F., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A.
The intrinsic sizes of the field galaxies with I-19) galaxies is skewed with respect to the CDM predictions and an excess of small-size disks (R_d
The discovery of the optical/IR counterpart of the 12s transient X-ray pulsar GS 0834-43 (2000)
Israel, G. L., Covino, S., Campana, S., Polcaro, V. F., Roche, P., Stella, L., ...
We report the discovery of the optical/infra-red counterpart of the 12.3s transient X-ray pulsar GS0834-43. We re-analysed archival ROSAT PSPC observations of GS0834-43, obtaining two new refined...
New acetogenin peroxides from the Indian sponge Acarnus bicladotylota (2000)
Fontana, A., D'Ippolito, G., DeSouza, L., Mollo, E., Parameswaran, P.S., Cimino, G.
Two new cyclic peroxides (1 and 2) and the known metabolite 3 have been found in the organic extract of the Indian sponge Acarnus bicladotylota. The structure of the new products has been assured by...
A new antitumor isoquinoline alkaloid from the marine nudibranch Jorunna funebris (2000)
Fontana, A., Cavaliere, P., Wahidullah, S., Naik, C.G., Cimino, G.
A new dimeric isoquinoline alkaloid, jorumycin (3), has been isolated from the skin and the mucus of the Pacific nudibranch Jorunna funebris. The structure has been fully elucidated on the grounds of...
Fontana, A., Dell'Anna, R., Montagna, M., Rossi, F., Viliani, G., Ruocco, G., ...
New Raman and incoherent neutron scattering data at various temperatures and molecular dynamic simulations in amorphous silica, are compared to obtain the Raman coupling coefficient $C(\omega)$ and,...
Acoustic Nature of the Boson Peak in Vitreous Silica (1999)
Masciovecchio, C., Mazzacurati, V., Monaco, G., Ruocco, G., Scopigno, T., Sette, F., ...
New temperature dependent inelastic x-ray (IXS) and Raman (RS) scattering data are compared to each other and with existing inelastic neutron scattering data in vitreous silica (v-SiO_2), in the 300...
The Evolution of the Galaxy Sizes in the NTT Deep Field: a Comparison with CDM Models (1999)
Poli, F., Giallongo, E., Menci, N., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A.
The sizes of the field galaxies with I
Fontana, A., Menci, N., D'Odorico, S., Giallongo, E., Poli, F., Cristiani, S., ...
A combination of ground-based (NTT and VLT) and HST (HDF-N and HDF-S) public imaging surveys have been used to collect a sample of 1712 I-selected and 319 $K\leq 21$ galaxies. Photometric redshifts...
Fontana, A., D'Odorico, S., Fosbury, R., Giallongo, E., Hook, R., Poli, F., ...
We present the deep UBVRI observations of the HDF-S NICMOS field obtained as part of the Science Verification of the VLT Unit 1 telescope. The images have been used to construct object catalogs and...
Malipiero, U, Heuss, C, Schlapbach, R, Tschopp, J, Gerber, U, Fontana, A
The mechanisms underlying neurotoxicity mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and their secretory granule proteins perforin and granzymes remain unclear. We evaluated the possible role of the...
New scalaranes from the nudibranch Glossodoris atromarginata and its sponge Prey (1999)
Fontana, A., Cavaliere, P., Ungur, N., DeSouza, L., Parameswaran, P.S., Cimino, G.
Two new scalaranes (1 and 2) have been isolated from the dorid nudibranch Glossodoris atromarginata and its prey. The structures were determined by spectral techniques and confirmed by chemical...
Volvatellin, caulerpenyne-related product fromt he sacoglossan Volvatella sp. (1999)
Fontana, A., Ciavatta, M.L., Mollo, E., Naik, C.G., Wahidullah, S., DeSouza, L., ...
Volvatellin (4) is a highly unstable terpene isolated from the extracts of the Indian opisthobranch mollusk Volvatella sp. The structure and the relative stereochemistry of 4 were determined by NMR...
The NTT Susi Deep Field (1998)
Arnouts, S., D'Odorico, S., Cristiani, S., Zaggia, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E.
We present a deep BVrI multicolor catalog of galaxies in a 5.62 sq.arcmin field 80 arcsec south of the high redshift (z=4.7) quasar BR 1202-0725, derived from observations with the direct CCD camera...
Giallongo, E., Fontana, A., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S.
The quasar Q1208+1011 (z_{em}=3.8) is the second highest redshift double quasar ever detected. Several indications point toward it being a gravitational lensed system, although a definitive proof is...
The size and geometry of the Ly_alpha clouds (1998)
D'Odorico, V., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Shaver, P.
Spectra of the QSO pair Q0307-195A,B have been obtained in the Ly-alpha Forest (3660 - 3930 A) and C IV (4720 - 4850 A) regions with a FWHM resolution between 0.7 and 0.5 A. 46 lines have been...
Giallongo, E., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Cristiani, S., Egami, E., Hu, E., ...
We present a deep BVrIK multicolor catalog of galaxies in the field of the high redshift (z=4.7) quasar BR 1202-0725. Reliable colors have been measured for galaxies selected down to R=25. The choice...
Star-formation at z=4.7 in the environment of the QSO BR1202-07 (1998)
Fontana, A., D'Odorico, S., Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., Monnet, G., Petitjean, P.
We present here the spectrum of the galaxy companion to the z=4.7 quasar BR1202-0725, in the optical range 6000-9000 A, corresponding to 1050-1580 A rest-frame. We detect a strong Lya emission line...
Clustering at High Redshift: Observational Constraints from a Deep, Wide Area Survey (1998)
Marc Postman, A. Fontana, E. Giallongo, Tod R. Lauer, William Oegerle
. We present constraints on the evolution of large-scale structure from a catalog of 710,000 galaxies with I AB 24. The catalog is derived from a CCD imaging survey of a contiguous 4 ffi \Theta 4 ffi...
Clustering of Absorbers (1997)
Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., D'Odorico, V., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Moscardini, L., ...
The observed clustering of Lyman-$\alpha$ lines is reviewed and compared with the clustering of CIV systems. We argue that a continuity of properties exists between Lyman-$\alpha$ and metal systems...
The UV Background and the Lyman alpha Clouds at High Redshift (1997)
Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Savaglio, S.
The estimate of the ionizing UV background through the proximity effect analysis is discussed. Taking into account the correct bending of the column density distribution which appears in high...
The absorption spectrum of the QSO PKS 2126-158 (z_em = 3.27) at high resolution (1997)
D'Odorico, V., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E.
Spectra of the z_em = 3.268 quasar PKS 2126-158 have been obtained in the range lambda lambda 4300-6620 A with a resolution R = 27000 and an average signal-to-noise ratio s/n = 25 per resolution...
The Stellar UV Background at z (1997)
Giallongo, E., Fontana, A., Madau, P.
We use new studies of the cosmic evolution of star-forming galaxies to estimate the production rate of ionizing photons from hot, massive stars at low and intermediate redshifts. The luminosity...
Limited proteolysis of ribonuclease A with thermolysin in trifluoroethanol (1997)
De-LAURETO, P. P., SCARAMELLA, E., DE-FILIPPIS, V., BRUIX, M., RICO, M., FONTANA, A.
The clustering properties of the Lyman-alpha clouds (1996)
Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., D'Odorico, V., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Savaglio, S.
We analyze the clustering properties of a high-resolution (~10 km/s) sample of about 1600 Lyman-alpha lines in the spectra of 15 quasars, obtained in the framework of an ESO key-programme with the...
Savaglio, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Molaro, P.
Spectra of the \ze~$=4.12$ quasar Q$0000-2619$ have been obtained in the range $\lambda\lambda = 4880-8115$ \AA~with a resolution of 13 \kms~and signal--to--noise ratio of $s/n=15-60$ per resolution...
Search for Galaxies at z>4 from a Deep Multicolor Survey (1996)
Giallongo, E., Charlot, S., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A.
We present deep BVrI multicolor photometry in the field of the quasar BR1202-07 (z_{em}=4.694) aimed at selecting field galaxies at z>4. We compare the observed colors of the galaxies in the field...
Giallongo, E., Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Savaglio, S.
We present results from high resolution (R\simeq 28000) spectra of six high- redshift QSOs taken at the ESO NTT telescope that allow the detailed study of the Ly-alpha population in the redshift...
Weller, M, Malipiero, U, Aguzzi, A, Reed, J C, Fontana, A
The majority of human malignant glioma cells express Fas/APO-1 and are susceptible to Fas/APO-1 antibody-mediated apoptosis in vitro. The sensitivity of Fas/APO-1-positive glioma cell lines to...
CLUSTERING PROPERTIES OF THE LY$\alpha$ CLOUDS (1995)
Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., D'Odorico, V., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Savaglio, S.
The spectra of the QSOs PKS2126-158 ($z_{em}=3.27$) and Q0055-269 ($z_{em}=3.66$) have been observed at high resolution ($2.2 - 2.7 \times 10^4$). Significant clustering, with $\xi \simeq 1$ at...
New results on the Gunn-Peterson Effect at High Redshift (1995)
Giallongo, E., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Savaglio, S., Cristiani, S., Molaro, P.
Attempts to measure the optical depth due to a diffuse intergalactic medium (IGM) in the spectra of high redshift quasars (GP test) within the ESO key program on the intergalactic medium are...
Clustering of the Lyman Alpha Clouds in the Line of Sight to the Z=3.66 QSO 0055-269 (1995)
Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Savaglio, S.
The spectrum of the Q0055-269 ($z=3.66$) has been observed at the resolution of 14 km s$^{-1}$ in the wavelength interval 4750--6300 \AA. The statistical distribution of the Doppler parameter for the...
Measurements of the $\overline{p}$d annihilation at rest (1995)
Ableev, V G, Agnello, M, Balestra, F, Bendiscioli, G, Bertin, A, Boccaccio, P, ...
Cristiani, S., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., Giallongo, E., Savaglio, S.
The spectrum of the quasar Q0055-269 ($z=3.66$) has been observed at the resolution of 14 km s$^{-1}$ in the wavelength interval 4750--6300 \AA. We give a list of Lyman$-\alpha$ lines and metal-line...
Giallongo, E., D'Odorico, S., Fontana, A., McMahon, R. G., Savaglio, S., Cristiani, S., ...
A measure of the average depression between Lyman absorption lines in the spectrum of the faint quasar BR1202-0725 ($z_{em}=4.695$) is presented. The relatively high resolution of the spectrum ($\sim...
Lipinska-Kalita, K., Mariotto, G., Fontana, A.
Polarized room-temperature Raman scattering spectra measured on heat-treated GeO2-based glasses show features resembling particle peaks. They are related to the discrete particle-like structure of...
Numerical analysis of nonhomogeneous media through photothermal deflection method (1994)
Bertolotti, M., Firpo, M., Fontana, A., Liakhou, G., Li Voti, R., Sibilia, C., ...
A numerical analysis founded on the analog circuit model is applied to describe (surface or volume) defects and nonhomogeneities in materials, which can be detected through the Photothermal...
Radial distributions function of heavy water steam (1994)
Fontana, A, Postorino, P, Ricci, M A, Soper, A K
in Hydrogen Bond Networks, Eds M C Bellisent-Funel, J C Dore, Kluwer Academic Publishers, C345 69 (1994)
Lipinska-Kalita, K., Mariotto, G., Fontana, A.
Polarized room-temperature Raman scattering spectra measured on heat-treated GeO2-based glasses show features resembling particle peaks. They are related to the discrete particle-like structure of...
Numerical analysis of nonhomogeneous media through photothermal deflection method (1994)
Bertolotti, M., Firpo, M., Fontana, A., Liakhou, G., Li Voti, R., Sibilia, C., ...
A numerical analysis founded on the analog circuit model is applied to describe (surface or volume) defects and nonhomogeneities in materials, which can be detected through the Photothermal...
Lipinska-Kalita, K., Mariotto, G., Fontana, A.
Polarized room-temperature Raman scattering spectra measured on heat-treated GeO2-based glasses show features resembling particle peaks. They are related to the discrete particle-like structure of...
Numerical analysis of nonhomogeneous media through photothermal deflection method (1994)
Bertolotti, M., Firpo, M., Fontana, A., Liakhou, G., Li Voti, R., Sibilia, C., ...
A numerical analysis founded on the analog circuit model is applied to describe (surface or volume) defects and nonhomogeneities in materials, which can be detected through the Photothermal...
Raman and Brillouin scattering in superionic glasses (1992)
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Raman and Brillouin scattering in superionic glasses (1992)
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Raman and Brillouin scattering in superionic glasses (1992)
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Frei, K, Piguet, P F, Fontana, A, ...
The production of Interleukin 6 (IL-6) was studied during experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) induced by Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection. IL-6 is present in the serum of mice with ECM, the...
[Circulating interferon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A prospective study] (1986)
Dudli, C., Kaiser, V., Aguet, M., Joller, H., Pichler, W. I., Grob, P. J., ...
The serum levels of interferon (IFN) were measured in 31 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Among the 31 patients, 8 (25%) showed IFN in the sera: in 4 patients IFN titers of 16 U/ml,...
A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR THE CONTINUOUS ORDER-DISORDER TRANSITION AT 703 K IN SUPERIONIC α-AgI (1981)
Mazzacurati, V., Ruocco, G., Signorelli, G., Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G.
We interpret the Raman intensity behaviour and the depolarization ratio in superionic α-AgI on the basis of a theoretical model.
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F., Fontana, M.
Resonance interference between the E2(17 cm-1) optical mode and the continuum of one-phonon density of state has been observed in β-AgI. From a fitting of the E2 optical mode shape with a "Fano"...
VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS OF RbAg4I5 BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (1981)
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F.
We have measured the temperature dependence of Raman scattering of superionic RbAg4I5 from 20°K to melting point. We interpret our data in terms of a vibrational density of states.
A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR THE CONTINUOUS ORDER-DISORDER TRANSITION AT 703 K IN SUPERIONIC α-AgI (1981)
Mazzacurati, V., Ruocco, G., Signorelli, G., Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G.
We interpret the Raman intensity behaviour and the depolarization ratio in superionic α-AgI on the basis of a theoretical model.
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F., Fontana, M.
Resonance interference between the E2(17 cm-1) optical mode and the continuum of one-phonon density of state has been observed in β-AgI. From a fitting of the E2 optical mode shape with a "Fano"...
VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS OF RbAg4I5 BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (1981)
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F.
We have measured the temperature dependence of Raman scattering of superionic RbAg4I5 from 20°K to melting point. We interpret our data in terms of a vibrational density of states.
A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR THE CONTINUOUS ORDER-DISORDER TRANSITION AT 703 K IN SUPERIONIC α-AgI (1981)
Mazzacurati, V., Ruocco, G., Signorelli, G., Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G.
We interpret the Raman intensity behaviour and the depolarization ratio in superionic α-AgI on the basis of a theoretical model.
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F., Fontana, M.
Resonance interference between the E2(17 cm-1) optical mode and the continuum of one-phonon density of state has been observed in β-AgI. From a fitting of the E2 optical mode shape with a "Fano"...
VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS OF RbAg4I5 BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (1981)
Cazzanelli, E., Fontana, A., Mariotto, G., Rocca, F.
We have measured the temperature dependence of Raman scattering of superionic RbAg4I5 from 20°K to melting point. We interpret our data in terms of a vibrational density of states.
Moskophidis, D, Frei, K, Löhler, J, Fontana, A, Zinkernagel, R M
The activities of cytokines were determined in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of mice persistently or intracerebrally acutely infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus (LCMV). In...
Weller, M, Frei, K, Groscurth, P, Krammer, P H, Yonekawa, Y, Fontana, A
Fas/APO-1 is a transmembrane protein of the nerve growth factor/TNF alpha receptor family which signals apoptotic cell death in susceptible target cells. We have investigated the susceptibility of...
Weller, M, Malipiero, U, Aguzzi, A, Reed, J C, Fontana, A
The majority of human malignant glioma cells express Fas/APO-1 and are susceptible to Fas/APO-1 antibody-mediated apoptosis in vitro. The sensitivity of Fas/APO-1-positive glioma cell lines to...
Massa, P T, Ter Meulen, V, Fontana, A
In search of a phenotypic marker determining genetically controlled susceptibility to delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions in the brain--in particular, experimental autoimmune...
Schreiber, E, Tobler, A, Malipiero, U, Schaffner, W, Fontana, A
Octamer transcription factors (Oct or OTF) are a subset of the POU family of transcription factors which regulate transcription of cellular and viral genes by binding to the octamer sequence motif...
Schreiber, E, Harshman, K, Kemler, I, Malipiero, U, Schaffner, W, Fontana, A
The 'octamer' sequence, ATGCAAAT or its complement ATTTGCAT, is a key element for the transcriptional regulation of immunoglobulin genes in B-lymphocytes as well as a number of housekeeping genes in...
Wrann, M, Bodmer, S, De Martin, R, Siepl, C, Hofer-Warbinek, R, Frei, K, ...
T cell suppressor factor produced by human glioblastoma cells inhibits T cell proliferation in vitro and more specifically interferes with interleukin-2 (IL-2)-dependent T cell growth. Here we report...
De Martin, R, Haendler, B, Hofer-Warbinek, R, Gaugitsch, H, Wrann, M, Schlüsener, H, ...
Human glioblastoma cells secrete a peptide, termed glioblastoma-derived T cell suppressor factor (G-TsF), which has suppressive effects on interleukin-2-dependent T cell growth. As shown here,...
Rosenheck, R, Stolar, M, Fontana, A
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a work therapy intervention, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensated Work Therapy program (CWT), in the treatment of patients suffering from...
Huber, D, Fontana, A, Bodmer, S
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a regulator of cell growth and differentiation, is secreted by most cultured cells in latent form (L-TGF-beta). Activation of L-TGF-beta can be achieved by...
Posttraumatic stress disorder among female Vietnam veterans: a causal model of etiology.
Fontana, A, Schwartz, L S, Rosenheck, R
OBJECTIVES: The Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars have awakened people to the realization that military service can be traumatizing for women as well as men. This study investigated the etiological roles...
Rosenheck, R, Morrissey, J, Lam, J, Calloway, M, Johnsen, M, Goldman, H, ...
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the hypothesis that greater integration and coordination between agencies within service systems is associated with greater accessibility of services and improved...
Moskophidis, D, Frei, K, Löhler, J, Fontana, A, Zinkernagel, R M
The activities of cytokines were determined in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of mice persistently or intracerebrally acutely infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus (LCMV). In...
Weller, M, Frei, K, Groscurth, P, Krammer, P H, Yonekawa, Y, Fontana, A
Fas/APO-1 is a transmembrane protein of the nerve growth factor/TNF alpha receptor family which signals apoptotic cell death in susceptible target cells. We have investigated the susceptibility of...
Weller, M, Malipiero, U, Aguzzi, A, Reed, J C, Fontana, A
The majority of human malignant glioma cells express Fas/APO-1 and are susceptible to Fas/APO-1 antibody-mediated apoptosis in vitro. The sensitivity of Fas/APO-1-positive glioma cell lines to...
Massa, P T, Ter Meulen, V, Fontana, A
In search of a phenotypic marker determining genetically controlled susceptibility to delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions in the brain--in particular, experimental autoimmune...
Schreiber, E, Tobler, A, Malipiero, U, Schaffner, W, Fontana, A
Octamer transcription factors (Oct or OTF) are a subset of the POU family of transcription factors which regulate transcription of cellular and viral genes by binding to the octamer sequence motif...
Schreiber, E, Harshman, K, Kemler, I, Malipiero, U, Schaffner, W, Fontana, A
The 'octamer' sequence, ATGCAAAT or its complement ATTTGCAT, is a key element for the transcriptional regulation of immunoglobulin genes in B-lymphocytes as well as a number of housekeeping genes in...
Wrann, M, Bodmer, S, De Martin, R, Siepl, C, Hofer-Warbinek, R, Frei, K, ...
T cell suppressor factor produced by human glioblastoma cells inhibits T cell proliferation in vitro and more specifically interferes with interleukin-2 (IL-2)-dependent T cell growth. Here we report...
De Martin, R, Haendler, B, Hofer-Warbinek, R, Gaugitsch, H, Wrann, M, Schlüsener, H, ...
Human glioblastoma cells secrete a peptide, termed glioblastoma-derived T cell suppressor factor (G-TsF), which has suppressive effects on interleukin-2-dependent T cell growth. As shown here,...
Rosenheck, R, Stolar, M, Fontana, A
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a work therapy intervention, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Compensated Work Therapy program (CWT), in the treatment of patients suffering from...
Huber, D, Fontana, A, Bodmer, S
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a regulator of cell growth and differentiation, is secreted by most cultured cells in latent form (L-TGF-beta). Activation of L-TGF-beta can be achieved by...
Posttraumatic stress disorder among female Vietnam veterans: a causal model of etiology.
Fontana, A, Schwartz, L S, Rosenheck, R
OBJECTIVES: The Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars have awakened people to the realization that military service can be traumatizing for women as well as men. This study investigated the etiological roles...
Rosenheck, R, Morrissey, J, Lam, J, Calloway, M, Johnsen, M, Goldman, H, ...
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the hypothesis that greater integration and coordination between agencies within service systems is associated with greater accessibility of services and improved...
Jung, S, Schluesener, H J, Schmidt, B, Fontana, A, Toyka, K V, Hartung, H P
A possible effect of transforming growth factor type-beta 2 (TGF-beta 2) on autoimmune inflammation of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) was evaluated in experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) in...
Stahel, P. F., Frei, K., Fontana, A., Eugster, H. P., Ault, B. H., Barnum, S. R.
Complement has been shown to contribute to intrathecal inflammation in bacterial meningitis. However, the cellular source of complement in the infected central nervous system has not been determined....
Scaramella, E., De Filippis, V., Marin, O., Doni, M. G., Fontana, A.
Decorsin is a 39-residue RGD-protein crosslinked by three disulfide bridges isolated from the leech Macrobdella decora belonging to the family of GPIIb-IIIa antagonists and acting as a potent...
De Filippis, V., Russo, I., Vindigni, A., Di Cera, E., Salmaso, S., Fontana, A.
Hirudin is an anticoagulant polypeptide isolated from a medicinal leech that inhibits thrombin with extraordinary potency (Kd = 0.2-1.0 pM) and selectivity. Hirudin is composed of a compact...
Limited proteolysis of bovine alpha-lactalbumin: isolation and characterization of protein domains.
Scaramella, E., Frigo, M., Wondrich, F. G., De Filippis, V., Zambonin, M., ...
The partly folded states of alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) exposed to acid solution at pH 2.0 (A-state) or at neutral pH upon EDTA-mediated removal of the single protein-bound calcium ion (apo form)...
Limited proteolysis of ribonuclease A with thermolysin in trifluoroethanol.
Scaramella, E., De Filippis, V., Bruix, M., Rico, M., Fontana, A.
We have examined the proteolysis of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase) by thermolysin when dissolved in aqueous buffer, pH 7.0, in the presence of 50% (v/v) trifluoroethanol (TFE). Under these...
Immunological abnormalities and HLA antigen frequencies in IgA deficient patients with epilepsy.
Fontana, A, Joller, H, Skvaril, F, Grob, P
Twenty-three epileptics with constitutional factors for seizures and low IgA serum concentrations were studied. Imbalance of the IgG subclasses was often observed, the IgG4 being undetectable in 13...
Delayed infection, family size and malignant lymphomas
Vineis, P, Miligi, L, Crosignani, P, Fontana, A, Masala, G, Nanni, O, ...
BACKGROUND—The annual incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) is increasing by 3%-4% in different parts of the developed world. Excesses of NHL have been observed in populations exposed to...
Haematopoietic cancer and medical history: a multicentre case control study
Vineis, P., Crosignani, P., Sacerdote, C., Fontana, A., Masala, G., Miligi, L., ...
BACKGROUND—Viruses (such as Epstein-Barr virus) and pathological conditions (mainly involving immunosuppression) have been shown to increase the risk of haematolymphopoietic malignancies. Other...
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha in infectious meningitis.
Nadal, D, Leppert, D, Frei, K, Gallo, P, Lamche, H, Fontana, A
During a one year period tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was prospectively determined in the cerebrospinal fluid of 49 patients with infectious meningitis. TNF-alpha was found in the...
Abordaje al espacio retrorectal
Binetti, J. V., Fontana, A., Desimone, R., Rosella, S., Meso, M., Vega, W.
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Binetti, J. V., Fontana, A., Desimone, R., Rosella, S., Meso, M., Vega, W.
Galli, L, Fontana, A, Galli, C, Landi, L, Fontana, E, Antonuzzo, A, ...
Sequential chemotherapy may improve treatment efficacy avoiding the additive toxicity associated with concomitant polichemotherapy in hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Forty patients...
Bengala, C, Guarneri, V, Giovannetti, E, Lencioni, M, Fontana, E, Mey, V, ...
This study aimed to define the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of fixed dose rate (FDR) of gemcitabine (2′-2′-difluorodeoxycitidine) infusion with circulating haemopoietic progenitor support and to...