Search Results - "BARUCCI, A"
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Optical frequency conversion in silica-whispering-gallery-mode microspherical resonators
Published in Physical review letters (07-03-2014)“…High quality factor whispering-gallery-mode microresonators are ideally suited for nonlinear optical interactions. We analyze, experimentally and…”
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Fine-regolith production on asteroids controlled by rock porosity
Published in Nature (London) (07-10-2021)“…Spacecraft missions have observed regolith blankets of unconsolidated subcentimetre particles on stony asteroids 1 – 3 . Telescopic data have suggested the…”
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The diurnal cycle of water ice on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Published in Nature (London) (24-09-2015)“…Observations of water ice on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko show the ice appearing and disappearing in a cyclic pattern that follows local…”
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Ion Irradiation of Frozen Methanol, Methane, and Benzene: Linking to the Colors of Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian Objects
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2006)“…We present visible and near-infrared (0.65-2.7 km) diffuse reflectance spectra of frozen (16-80 K) methanol (CH sub(3)OH), methane (CH sub(4)), and benzene (C…”
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The Surface Composition and Temperature of Asteroid 21 Lutetia As Observed by Rosetta/VIRTIS
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (28-10-2011)“…The Visible, InfraRed, and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on Rosetta obtained hyperspectral images, spectral reflectance maps, and temperature maps of…”
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The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopy
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (19-04-2019)“…The near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, the target of the Hayabusa2 sample-return mission, is thought to be a primitive carbonaceous object. We report…”
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Multidisciplinary analysis of the Hapi region located on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-05-2019)“…ABSTRACT By using the Rosetta/OSIRIS-NAC data set taken in 2014 August, we focus on the neck region, called Hapi, located on 67P Churyumov–Gerasimenko’s…”
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The changing temperature of the nucleus of comet 67P induced by morphological and seasonal effects
Published in Nature astronomy (01-07-2019)“…Knowledge of the surface temperature distribution on a comet’s nucleus and its temporal evolution at different timescales is key to constraining its…”
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The OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) Bennu: Constraints on its physical, geological, and dynamical nature from astronomical observations
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-04-2015)“…We review the results of an extensive campaign to determine the physical, geological, and dynamical properties of asteroid (101955) Bennu. This investigation…”
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Updated taxonomy of trans-neptunian objects and centaurs: Influence of albedo
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-04-2015)“…•We present updated classification of 258 trans-neptunian objects and centaurs based on their visible and near-infrared colors.•Increasing quality of color…”
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New insights on ices in Centaur and Transneptunian populations
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-07-2011)“…► We present new near-IR spectroscopy data on 12 TNOs and 8 Centaurs obtained at ESO-VLT and an overview of available near-IR data for 75 objects. All objects…”
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Rosetta's comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko sheds its dusty mantle to reveal its icy nature
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-12-2016)“…The Rosetta spacecraft has investigated comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from large heliocentric distances to its perihelion passage and beyond. We trace the…”
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UV to far-IR reflectance spectra of carbonaceous chondrites - I. Implications for remote characterization of dark primitive asteroids targeted by sample-return missions
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2014)“…We analyse here a wide sample of carbonaceous chondrites from historic falls (e.g. Allende, Cold Bokkeveld, Kainsaz, Leoville, Murchison, Murray, Orgueil and…”
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Virtis: An Imaging Spectrometer for the Rosetta Mission
Published in Space science reviews (01-02-2007)“…The VIRTIS (Visual IR Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) experiment has been one of the most successful experiments built in Europe for Planetary Exploration…”
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Exposed water ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Published in Nature (London) (21-01-2016)“…Using infrared wavelengths, micrometre-sized water-ice grains have been identified on the nucleus (which is mostly coated in a dark material) of comet…”
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Complementary and Emerging Techniques for Astrophysical Ices Processed in the Laboratory
Published in Space science reviews (01-12-2013)“…Inter- and circumstellar ices comprise different molecules accreted on cold dust particles. These icy dust grains provide a molecule reservoir where particles…”
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Seasonal exposure of carbon dioxide ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-12-2016)“…Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the most abundant species in cometary nuclei, but because of its high volatility, CO₂ ice is generally only found beneath the…”
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Spectral alteration of the Meteorite Epinal (H5) induced by heavy ion irradiation: a simulation of space weathering effects on near-Earth asteroids
Published in Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) (01-03-2005)“…We present results obtained for Epinal (H5), an ordinary chondrite meteorite, irradiated with 60 keV Ar ++ ions, simulating solar wind heavy particle…”
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Acceleration of individual, decimetre-sized aggregates in the lower coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2016)“…We present OSIRIS/NAC observations of decimetre-sized, likely ice-containing aggregates ejected from a confined region on the surface of comet…”
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Dust mass distribution around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko determined via parallax measurements using Rosetta's OSIRIS cameras
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2017)“…Abstract The OSIRIS (optical, spectroscopic and infrared remote imaging system) instrument on board the ESA Rosetta spacecraft collected data of…”
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