Scientific Commons: Duccio Macchetto

VOL ⎡ 19 ⎦ ISSUE ⎡ 04 ⎦ Science Opportunities (2009)

For Hubble Cycle, Duccio Macchetto, Robert Williams

We are preparing for Cycle 12 amidst the excitement of early observations with the refurbished Hubble telescope. The earlyrelease images from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) are head-turning,...

High-Impact Astronomical Observatories (2009)

Madrid, Juan P., Macchetto, Duccio

We derive the ranking of the astronomical observatories with the highest impact in astronomy based on the citation analysis of papers published in 2006. We also present a description of the...

HST NIR Snapshot survey of 3CR radio source counterparts II: An atlas and inventory of the Host Galaxies, Mergers and Companions (2008)

Axon, David, Baum, Stefi, Capetti, Alessandro, Chiaberge, Marco, Macchetto, Duccio, Madrid, Juan, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:0712.0595 v2 11 Jul 2008

HST NIR Snapshot Survey of 3CR Radio Source Counterparts II: An Atlas and Inventory of the Host Galaxies, Mergers and Companions (2007)

Floyd, David J. E., Axon, David, Baum, Stefi, Capetti, Alessandro, Chiaberge, Marco, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

We present the second part of an H-band (1.6 microns) atlas of z

Infrared Emission from the Nearby Cool Core Cluster Abell 2597 (2007)

Donahue, Megan, Jordan, Andres, Baum, Stefi A., Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Goudfrooij, Paul, ...

We observed the brightest central galaxy (BCG) in the nearby (z=0.0821) cool core galaxy cluster Abell 2597 with the IRAC and MIPS instruments on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The BCG was...

Supermassive black holes in the Sbc spiral galaxies NGC 3310, NGC 4303 and NGC 4258 (2007)

Pastorini, Guia, Marconi, Alessandro, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David J., Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Atkinson, John, ...

We present new Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) observations of three spiral galaxies, NGC 4303, NGC 3310 and NGC 4258. The bright optical emission lines H$\alpha$ $\lambda$ $6564 \AA$,...

Discovery of thirteen novae candidates in M87 (2006)

Madrid, Juan P., Sparks, William B., Ferguson, Henry C., Livio, Mario, Macchetto, Duccio

We have made thirteen positive identifications of near-ultraviolet (NUV) transient sources in the giant elliptical galaxy M87 using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on board the Hubble...

Hubble Space Telescope Near-Infrared Snapshot Survey of 3CR radio source counterparts at low redshift (2006)

Madrid, Juan P., Chiaberge, Marco, Floyd, David, Sparks, William B., Macchetto, Duccio, Miley, George K., ...

We present newly acquired images of the near-infrared counterpart of 3CR radio sources. All the sources were selected to have a redshift of less than 0.3 to allow us to obtain the highest spatial...

The Supermassive black hole in Centaurus A: A Benchmark for gas kinematical measurements (2006)

Marconi, Alessandro, Pastorini, Guia, Pacini, Franco, Axon, David, Capetti, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0507435 v3 10 Nov 2005

The supermassive black hole in Centaurus A: A Benchmark for gas kinematical measurements (2006)

Marconi, Alessandro, Pastorini, Guia, Pacini, Franco, Axon, David, Capetti, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0507435 v3 10 Nov 2005

An optical-IR jet in 3C133 (2006)

Floyd, David J. E., Laing, Robert, Chiaberge, Marco, Perlman, Eric, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

We report the discovery of a new optical-IR synchrotron jet in the radio galaxy 3C133 from our HST/NICMOS snapshot survey. The jet and eastern hotspot are well resolved, and visible at both optical...

The Warped nuclear disk of radio galaxy 3C 449 (2006)

Tremblay, Grant, Quillen, Alice, Floyd, David, Noel-Storr, Jacob, Baum, Stefi A., Axon, David, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0510650 v3 25 Jan 2006

The warped nuclear disk of radio galaxy 3C 449 (2006)

Tremblay, Grant, Quillen, Alice, Floyd, David, Noel-Storr, Jacob, Baum, Stefi, Axon, David, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0510650 v3 25 Jan 2006

An optical-IR jet in 3C 133 (2005)

Floyd, David, Laing, Robert, Chiaberge, Marco, Perlman, Eric, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602021 v1 1 Feb 2006 AND Space Telescope Science Institute Eprint #1711

An optical-IR jet in 3C 133 (2005)

Floyd, David, Laing, Robert, Chiaberge, Marco, Perlman, Eric, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602021 v1 1 Feb 2006 AND Space Telescope Science Institute Eprint #1711

Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared snapshot survey of 3CR radio source counterparts at low redshift (2005)

Madrid, Juan, Chiaberge, Marco, Floyd, David, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, Miley, George, ...

Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603239 v1 9 Mar 2006

Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared snapshot survey of 3CR radio source counterparts at low redshift (2005)

Madrid, Juan, Chiaberge, Marco, Floyd, David, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, Miley, George, ...

Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603239 v1 9 Mar 2006

The infrared-dominated jet of 3C401 (2005)

Chiaberge, Marco, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, Perlman, Eric, Capetti, Alessandro, Balmaverde, Barbara, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0505034 v2 16 May 2005

The infrared-dominated jet of 3C401 (2005)

Chiaberge, Marco, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, Perlman, Eric, Capetti, Alessandro, Balmaverde, Barbara, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0505034 v2 16 May 2005

Nuclear properties of nearby spiral galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS imaging and STIS [Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph] spectroscopy (2005)

Hughes, MA, Axon, David, Atkinson, John, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Scarlata, Claudia, Marconi, Alessandro, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0503693 v1 31 Mar 2005

Nuclear properties of nearby spiral galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS imaging and STIS [Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph] spectroscopy (2005)

Hughes, M., Axon, David, Atkinson, John, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Scarlata, Claudia, Marconi, Alessandro, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0503693 v1 31 Mar 2005

Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST [Hubble Space Telescope] emission-line gas kinematics (2005)

Atkinson, John, Collett, JL, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Batcheldor, Dan, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0502573 v1 28 Feb 2005

Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST [Hubble Space Telescope] emission-line gas kinematics (2005)

Atkinson, John, Collett, J., Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Batcheldor, Dan, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0502573 v1 28 Feb 2005

The supermassive black hole in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252 (2005)

Capetti, Alessandro, Marconi, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0411081 v1 3 Nov 2004

The supermassive black hole in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252 (2004)

Capetti, Alessandro, Marconi, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio, Axon, David

We present results from HST/STIS long-slit spectroscopy of the gas motions in the nuclear region of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252. The observed velocity field is consistent with gas in regular...

The supermassive black hole in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 5252 (2004)

Capetti, Alessandro, Marconi, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio, Axon, David

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0411081 v1 3 Nov 2004

Nuclear properties of a sample of nearby spirals from STIS [Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph] imaging (2004)

Scarlata, Claudia, Stiavelli, Massimo, Hughes, M, Axon, David, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Atkinson, John, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0408435 v1 24 Aug 2004

Nuclear properties of a sample of nearby spirals from STIS [Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph] imaging (2004)

Scarlata, Claudia, Stiavelli, Massimo, Hughes, M., Axon, David, Alonso-Herrero, Almudena, Atkinson, John, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0408435 v1 24 Aug 2004

Hubble Space Telescope Science Metrics (2004)

Meylan, Georges, Madrid, Juan P., Macchetto, Duccio

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced an increasing flow of scientific results. The large number of refereed publications based on HST data allows a detailed...

Supermassive Black Holes in Spiral Galaxies (2004)

Macchetto, Duccio

We have embarked in an HST program to determine the masses of black holes in spiral galaxies directly by measuring the line emission arising from an extended accretion disk. For each of the galaxies...

Is there really a black hole at the center of NGC 4041? - Constraints from gas kinematics (2003)

Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Capetti, Alessandro, Maciejewski, Witold, Atkinson, John, Batcheldor, Dan, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0211650 v1 29 Nov 2002

Ultraviolet Hubble Space Telescope snapshot survey of 3CR radio source counterparts at low redshift (2002)

Allen, Mark, Sparks, William, Koekemoer, Anton, Martel, Andre, O'Dea, Christopher, Baum, Stefi, ...

Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0112208 v1 10 Dec 2001

Peering through the dust: Evidence for a supermassive black hole at the nucleus of Centaurus A from VLT infrared spectroscopy (2001)

Marconi, Alessandro, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Koekemoer, Anton, Macchetto, Duccio, Schreier, Ethan

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0011059 v1 2 Nov 2000

Peering through the dust: Evidence for a supermassive black hole at the nucleus of Centaurus A from VLT infrared spectroscopy (2001)

Marconi, Alessandro, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Koekemoer, Anton, Macchetto, Duccio, Schreier, Ethan

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0011059 v1 2 Nov 2000

Optical Structure and Physics of the M87 Jet (2001)

Perlman, Eric, Sparks, William, Biretta, John, Macchetto, Duccio, Leahy, J. Patrick

We summarize HST observations of the M87 jet, concentrating on polarimetry and spectral index maps, and compare its optical and radio structures. The evidence now supports a stratified model for the...

The black hole mass vs bulge mass relationship in spiral galaxies (2001)

Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Atkinson, John, Binney, James, Capetti, Alessandro, Carollo, C. Marcella, ...

"Galaxies and their Constituents at the Highest Angular Resolutions", Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposium #205. Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Held in Manchester,...

The Optical-Near-IR Spectrum of the M87 Jet From HST Observations (2000)

Perlman, Eric S., Biretta, John, Sparks, William, Macchetto, Duccio, Leahy, J. Patrick

We present 1998 HST observations of M87 which yield the first single-epoch optical and radio-optical spectral index images of the jet at $0.15''$ resolution. We find $ \approx 0.67$, comparable to...

HST [Hubble Space Telescope] infrared imaging polarimetry of Centaurus A: Implications for the unified scheme and the existence of a mis-directed BL Lac nucleus (2000)

Capetti, Alessandro, Schreier, Ethan, Axon, David, Young, Stuart, Hough, James, Clark, Simon, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0007435 v1 28 Jul 2000

HST [Hubble Space Telescope] infrared imaging polarimetry of Centaurus A: Implications for the unified scheme and the existence of a mis-directed BL Lac nucleus (2000)

Capetti, Alessandro, Schreier, Ethan, Axon, David, Young, Stuart, Hough, James, Clark, Simon, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0007435 v1 28 Jul 2000

Peering through the dust: Evidence for a supermassive Black Hole at the nucleus of Centaurus A from VLT IR spectroscopy (2000)

Marconi, Alessandro, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Koekemoer, Anton, Macchetto, Duccio, Schreier, Ethan

We used the near infrared spectrometer ISAAC at the ESO 'Very Large Telescope' to map the velocity field of Centaurus A (NGC 5128) at several position angles and locations in the central 20" of the...

Unveiling the active nucleus of Centaurus A (2000)

Marconi, Alessandro, Schreier, Ethan, Koekemoer, Anton, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9907378 v1 27 Jul 1999

Unveiling the active nucleus of Centaurus A (2000)

Marconi, Alessandro, Schreier, Ethan, Koekemoer, Anton, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9907378 v1 27 Jul 1999

Unveiling the Active Nucleus of Centaurus A (1999)

Marconi, Alessandro, Schreier, Ethan, Koekemoer, Anton, Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, ...

We report new HST WFPC2 and NICMOS observations of the center of the nearest radio galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) and discuss their implications for our understanding of the active nucleus and jet. We...

Hubble Space Telescope Faint Object Camera spectroscopy of the Narrow-Line Region of NGC 4151. I. Gas kinematics (1999)

Winge, Claudia, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro, Marconi, Alessandro

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9901415 v1 29 Jan 1999

Hubble Space Telescope Faint Object Camera spectroscopy of the Narrow-Line Region of NGC 4151. I. Gas kinematics (1999)

Winge, Claudia, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro, Marconi, Alessandro

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9901415 v1 29 Jan 1999

The Origin of the Narrow Line Region of Mrk 3: An Overpressured jet cocoon (1999)

Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, Marconi, Alessandro, Winge, Claudia

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9811381 v1 24 Nov 1998

The origin of the narrow line region of Mrk 3: an overpressured jet cocoon (1999)

Capetti, Alessandro, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, Marconi, Alessandro, Winge, Claudia

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9811381 v1 24 Nov 1998

HST and Palomar Imaging of GRB 990123: Implications for the Nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts and their Hosts (1999)

Fruchter, Andrew S., Thorsett, S. E., Metzger, Mark R., Sahu, Kailash C., Petro, Larry, Livio, Mario, ...

We report on HST and Palomar optical images of the field of GRB 990123, obtained on 8 and 9 February 1999. We find that the optical transient (OT) associated with GRB 990123 is located on an...

Evidence for a 20pc disk at the nucleus of Centaurus A (1998)

Schreier, Ethan, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Caon, Nicola, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9804098 v1 9 Apr 1998 AND Space Telescope Science Institute Preprint #1245

Evidence for a 20pc disk at the nucleus of Centaurus A (1998)

Schreier, Ethan, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Caon, Nicola, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro, ...

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9804098 v1 9 Apr 1998 AND Space Telescope Science Institute Preprint #1245

Evidence for a 20pc disk at the nucleus of Centaurus A (1998)

Schreier, Ethan, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Caon, Nicola, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro, ...

We report HST NICMOS observations of the central region of NGC 5128 at 2.2mic and in Paschen Alpha (PA). The continuum images show extended emission typical of an elliptical galaxy and a strong...

HST/STIS Observations of the Optical Counterpart to GRB 970228 (1998)

Fruchter, Andrew S., Pian, Elena, Thorsett, Stephen E., Gonzalez, Rosa, Sahu, Kailash C., Mutchler, Max, ...

We report on observations of the fading optical counterpart of the gamma-ray burst GRB 970228, made on 4~September~1997 using the STIS CCD on the Hubble Space Telescope. The unresolved counterpart is...

The Supermassive black hole of M87 and the kinematics of its associated gaseous disk (1997)

Macchetto, Duccio, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Capetti, Alessandro, Sparks, William, Crane, Phillipe

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9706252 v1 25 Jun 1997

The supermassive black hole of M87 and the kinematics of its associated gaseous disk (1997)

Macchetto, Duccio, Marconi, Alessandro, Axon, David, Capetti, Alessandro, Sparks, William, Crane, Phillipe

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9706252 v1 25 Jun 1997

The Narrow Line Region of NGC 4151: A Turbulent cauldron (1997)

Winge, Claudia, Axon, David, Macchetto, Duccio, Capetti, Alessandro

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9707170 v1 15 Jul 1997

Jet driven motions in the Narrow Line region of NGC1068 (1997)

Axon, David, Marconi, Alessandro, Capetti, Alessandro, Macchetto, Duccio, Schreier, Ethan, Robinson, Andrew

Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9801253 v1 26 Jan 1998