Search Results - "Cantiello, Matteo"
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Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2021)“…Abstract Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are powered by geometrically thin accretion disks surrounding a central supermassive black hole. Here we explore the…”
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MESA ISOCHRONES AND STELLAR TRACKS (MIST). I. SOLAR-SCALED MODELS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2016)“…ABSTRACT This is the first of a series of papers presenting the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST)…”
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ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSPORT VIA INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVES IN EVOLVING STARS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2014)“…Recent asteroseismic advances have allowed for direct measurements of the internal rotation rates of many subgiant and red giant stars. Unlike the nearly…”
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ASTEROSEISMIC SIGNATURES OF EVOLVING INTERNAL STELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2016)“…ABSTRACT Recent asteroseismic analyses indicate the presence of strong (B 105 G) magnetic fields in the cores of many red giant stars. Here, we examine the…”
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ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSPORT WITHIN EVOLVED LOW-MASS STARS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2014)“…Asteroseismology of 1.0-2.0 M sub([middot in circle]) red giants by the Kepler satellite has enabled the first definitive measurements of interior rotation in…”
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Ultra-long Gamma-Ray Bursts from the Collapse of Blue Supergiant Stars: An End-to-end Simulation
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-05-2018)“…Ultra-long gamma-ray bursts (ULGRBs) are a distinct class of GRBs characterized by durations of several thousands of seconds, about two orders of magnitude…”
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Stellar Evolution in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei Produces Rapidly Rotating Massive Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2021)“…Abstract Stars can either be formed in or captured by the accretion disks in active galactic nuclei (AGNs). These AGN stars are irradiated and subject to…”
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Late Time Afterglow Observations Reveal a Collimated Relativistic Jet in the Ejecta of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817
Published in Physical review letters (13-06-2018)“…The binary neutron star (BNS) merger GW170817 was the first astrophysical source detected in gravitational waves and multiwavelength electromagnetic radiation…”
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Accretion onto Stars in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2021)“…Abstract Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes are thought to power active galactic nuclei (AGN). Stars may form in gravitationally unstable…”
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Asteroseismology can reveal strong internal magnetic fields in red giant stars
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (23-10-2015)“…Internal stellar magnetic fields are inaccessible to direct observations, and little is known about their amplitude, geometry, and evolution. We demonstrate…”
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Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Time-dependent Convection, Energy Conservation, Automatic Differentiation, and Infrastructure
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-03-2023)“…Abstract We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics ( MESA ). The new auto _ diff…”
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Outbursts of luminous blue variable stars from variations in the helium opacity
Published in Nature (London) (01-09-2018)“…Luminous blue variables are massive, evolved stars that exhibit large variations in luminosity and size on timescales from months to years, with high…”
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Giant Planet Engulfment by Evolved Giant Stars: Light Curves, Asteroseismology, and Survivability
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2023)“…Abstract About ten percent of Sun-like (1–2 M ⊙ ) stars will engulf a 1–10 M J planet as they expand during the red giant branch (RGB) or asymptotic giant…”
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LOCAL RADIATION HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF MASSIVE STAR ENVELOPES AT THE IRON OPACITY PEAK
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2015)“…ABSTRACT We perform three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamic simulations of the structure and dynamics of the radiation-dominated envelopes of massive stars at…”
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Tidal Disruption Encores
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-04-2024)“…Abstract Nuclear star clusters (NSCs), made up of a dense concentration of stars and the compact objects they leave behind, are ubiquitous in the central…”
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Fragmentation in Gravitationally Unstable Collapsar Disks and Subsolar Neutron Star Mergers
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-08-2024)“…Abstract Although stable neutron stars (NSs) can in principle exist down to masses M ns ≈ 0.1 M ⊙ , standard models of stellar core-collapse predict a robust…”
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THE FATE OF FALLBACK MATTER AROUND NEWLY BORN COMPACT OBJECTS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2014)“…The presence of fallback disks around young neutron stars (NSs) has been invoked over the years to explain a large variety of phenomena. Here we perform a…”
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The Influence of Disk Composition on the Evolution of Stars in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes, powering active galactic nuclei (AGN), can capture stars from nuclear star clusters or form…”
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THE FORMATION AND GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTION OF MASSIVE STELLAR BLACK HOLE BINARIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-07-2014)“…If binaries consisting of two ~ 100 M sub([middot in circle]) black holes exist, they would serve as extraordinarily powerful gravitational-wave sources,…”
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A Model for Eruptive Mass Loss in Massive Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract Eruptive mass loss in massive stars is known to occur, but the mechanism(s) are not yet well understood. One proposed physical explanation appeals to…”
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