Publications (40)
The GAPS programme at TNG XLIX. TOI-5398, the youngest compact multi-planet system composed of an inner sub-Neptune and an outer warm Saturn
G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, S. Desidera +68
Short-period giant planets are frequently found to be solitary compared to other classes of exoplanets. Small inner companions to giant planets with 15 days are known…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXXI. A sub-Neptune suitable for atmospheric characterization in a multiplanet and mutually inclined system orbiting the bright K dwarf TOI-5789 (HIP 99452)
A. S. Bonomo, L. Naponiello, A. Sozzetti +37
Sub-Neptunes with planetary radii of are the most common planets around solar-type stars in short-period ( d) orbits. It is still unclear, howe…
TOI-837 b: characterisation, formation and evolutionary history of an infant warm Saturn-mass planet
M. Damasso, D. Polychroni, D. Locci +15
We aim to determine the fundamental properties of the 35 Myr old star TOI-837 and its close-in Saturn-sized planet, and to investigate the system's formation and evolutionary…
A Herschel study of YSO evolutionary stages and formation timelines in two fields of the Hi-GAL survey
D. Elia, E. Schisano, S. Molinari +28
We present a first study of the star-forming compact dust condensations revealed by Herschel in the two 2 \times 2 \degr Galactic Plane fields centered at [l;b] = [30\degr; 0 \degr…
Herschel Observations of the W3 GMC: Clues to the Formation of Clusters of High-Mass Stars
A. Rivera-Ingraham, P. G. Martin, D. Polychroni +22
The W3 GMC is a prime target for the study of the early stages of high-mass star formation. We have used Herschel data from the HOBYS key program to produce and analyze column dens…
The GAPS programme at TNG: LXXVI. TOI-1533: a compact system hosting a super-Neptune-mass pair with disparate radii
G. Mantovan, V. Nascimbeni, S. Desidera +49
The present-day architecture of planetary systems contains information about their formation and migration histories. The origin of hot Jupiters (HJs, P 10 d, $R_{\rm p}…
Hi-GAL, the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey: photometric maps and compact source catalogues. First data release for Inner Milky Way: +68°> l > -70°
S. Molinari, E. Schisano, D. Elia +62
(Abridged) We present the first public release of high-quality data products (DR1) from Hi-GAL, the {\em Herschel} infrared Galactic Plane Survey. Hi-GAL is the keystone of a suite…
Properties of Hi-GAL clumps in the inner Galaxy]{The Hi-GAL compact source catalogue. I. The physical properties of the clumps in the inner Galaxy ()
D. Elia, S. Molinari, E. Schisano +83
Hi-GAL is a large-scale survey of the Galactic plane, performed with Herschel in five infrared continuum bands between 70 and 500 m. We present a band-merged catalogue of spati…
The earliest phases of high-mass star formation, as seen in NGC 6334 by \emph{Herschel}
J. Tigé, F. Motte, D. Russeil +33
To constrain models of high-mass star formation, the Herschel/HOBYS KP aims at discovering massive dense cores (MDCs) able to host the high-mass analogs of low-mass prestellar core…
Planet formation in chemically diverse and evolving discs -- I. Composition of planetary building blocks
E. Pacetti, E. Schisano, D. Turrini +12
Protoplanetary discs are dynamic environments where the interplay between chemical processes and mass transport shapes the composition of gas and dust available for planet formatio…
The GAPS program at TNG XLVII: The unusual formation history of V1298 Tau
D. Turrini, F. Marzari, D. Polychroni +33
Observational data from space and ground-based campaigns reveal that the 10-30 Ma old V1298 Tau star hosts a compact and massive system of four planets. Mass estimates for the two…
Orbital obliquity of the young planet TOI-5398 b and the evolutionary history of the system
G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, D. Locci +19
Multi-planet systems exhibit remarkable architectural diversity. However, short-period giant planets are typically isolated. Compact systems like TOI-5398, with an outer close-orbi…
Star Formation & Young Stellar Content in the W3 GMC
A. Rivera-Ingraham, P. G. Martin, D. Polychroni +1
In this work we have carried out an in-depth analysis of the young stellar content in the W3 GMC. The YSO population was identified and classified in the IRAC/MIPS color-magnitude…
The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l = 30 degree field
T. J. T. Moore, R. Plume, M. A. Thompson +55
We present early results from the JCMT Plane Survey (JPS), which has surveyed the northern inner Galactic plane between longitudes l=7 and l=63 degrees in the 850-μm continuum wit…
Planet formation in chemically diverse and evolving discs II. Chemical fingerprints in planetary atmospheres
E. Pacetti, D. Turrini, E. Schisano +13
Giant planets form in protoplanetary discs, where the coupled dynamical and chemical evolution of gas and solids determines the composition of the material they accrete. We investi…
On the shape of the mass-function of dense clumps in the Hi-GAL fields. I. SED determination and global properties of the mass-functions
L. Olmi, D. Angles-Alcazar, D. Elia +11
Stars form in dense, dusty clumps of molecular clouds, but little is known about their origin and evolution. In particular, the relationship between the mass distribution of these…
Herschel Reveals Massive Cold Clumps in NGC 7538
C. Fallscheer, M. A. Reid, J. Di Francesco +29
We present the first overview of the Herschel observations of the nearby high-mass star-forming region NGC 7538, taken as part of the Herschel imaging study of OB Young Stellar obj…
A 100-parsec elliptical and twisted ring of cold and dense molecular clouds revealed by Herschel around the Galactic Center
S. Molinari, J. Bally, A. Noriega-Crespo +38
Thermal images of cold dust in the Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way, obtained with the far-infrared cameras on-board the Herschel satellite, reveal a 3x10^7 solar masses rin…
Two Mass Distributions in the L 1641 Molecular Clouds: The Herschel connection of Dense Cores and Filaments in Orion A
D. Polychroni, E. Schisano, D. Elia +23
We present the Herschel Gould Belt survey maps of the L1641 molecular clouds in Orion A. We extracted both the filaments and dense cores in the region. We identified which of dense…
Recent star formation in the Lupus clouds as seen by Herschel
K. L. J. Rygl, M. Benedettini, E. Schisano +26
We present a study of the star formation histories of the Lupus I, III, and IV clouds using the Herschel 70-500 micron maps obtained by the Herschel Gould Belt Survey Key Project.…
The M16 molecular complex under the influence of NGC6611. Herschel's perspective of the heating effect on the Eagle Nebula
T. Hill, F. Motte, P. Didelon +25
We present Herschel images from the HOBYS key program of the Eagle Nebula (M16) in the far-infrared and sub-millimetre, using the PACS and SPIRE cameras at 70μm, 160μm, 250μm, 3…
The Hot Neptune Initiative (HONEI) II. TOI-5795 b: A hot super-Neptune orbiting a metal-poor star
F. Manni, L. Naponiello, L. Mancini +31
The formation of Neptune planets with orbital periods less than 10\,days remains uncertain. They might have developed similarly to longer-period counterparts, emerged from rare col…
The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXI. Atmospheric parameters and elemental abundances of TESS young exoplanet host stars
S. Filomeno, K. Biazzo, M. Baratella +26
The study of exoplanets at different evolutionary stages can shed light on their formation, migration, and evolution. The determination of exoplanet properties depends on the prope…
CHIMPS: the CO/CO (J=3-2) Heterodyne Inner Milky Way Plane Survey
A. J. Rigby, T. J. T. Moore, R. Plume +17
We present the CO/CO (J=3-2) Heterodyne Inner Milky Way Plane Survey (CHIMPS) which has been carried out using the Heterodyne Array Receiver Program on the 15 m James…
Clustering Properties of Far-Infrared Sources in Hi-GAL Science Demonstration Phase Fields
N. Billot, E. Schisano, M. Pestalozzi +9
We use a Minimum Spanning Tree algorithm to characterize the spatial distribution of Galactic Far-IR sources and derive their clustering properties. We aim to reveal the spatial im…
Herschel Observations of the W3 GMC (II): Clues to the Formation of Clusters of High-Mass Stars
A. Rivera-Ingraham, P. G. Martin, D. Polychroni +18
The W3 GMC is a prime target for investigating the formation of high-mass stars and clusters. This second study of W3 within the HOBYS Key Program provides a comparative analysis o…
HD 163296 and its Giant Planets: Creation of Exo-comets, Interstellar Objects and Transport of Volatile Material
D. Polychroni, D. Turrini, S. Ivanovski +14
The birth of giant planets in protoplanetary disks is known to alter the structure and evolution of the disk environment, but most of our knowledge focuses on its effects on the ob…
The Herschel view of the on-going star formation in the Vela-C molecular cloud
T. Giannini, D. Elia, D. Lorenzetti +24
As part of the Herschel guaranteed time key program 'HOBYS', we present the photometric survey of the star forming region Vela-C, one of the nearest sites of low-to-high-mass star…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXIV: An inner eccentric sub-Neptune and an outer sub-Neptune-mass candidate around BD+00 444 (TOI-2443)
L. Naponiello, A. S. Bonomo, L. Mancini +25
We examined in depth the star BD+00 444 (GJ 105.5, TOI-2443; V = 9.5 mag; d = 23.9 pc), with the aim of characterizing and confirming the planetary nature of its small companion, t…
The JCMT Plane Survey: First complete data release - emission maps and compact source catalogue
D. J. Eden, T. J. T. Moore, R. Plume +42
We present the first data release of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Plane Survey (JPS), the JPS Public Release 1 (JPSPR1). JPS is an 850-um continuum survey of six fields…
Herschel observations of B1-bS and B1-bN: two first hydrostatic core candidates in the Perseus star-forming cloud
Stefano Pezzuto, D. Elia, E. Schisano +24
We report far-IR Herschel observations obtained between 70 m and 500 m of two star-forming dusty condensations, B1-bS and B1-bN, in the B1 region of the Perseus star-formin…
Dust-to-gas ratio resurgence in circumstellar disks due to the formation of giant planets: the case of HD 163296
D. Turrini, F. Marzari, D. Polychroni +1
The amount of dust present in circumstellar disks is expected to steadily decrease with age due to the growth from micron-sized particles to planetesimals and planets. Mature circu…
The Hi-GAL compact source catalogue -- II. The 360° catalogue of clump physical properties
D. Elia, M. Merello, S. Molinari +29
We present the catalogue of physical properties of Hi-GAL compact sources, detected between 70 and 500 m. This release not only completes the analogous catalogue pr…
A joint effort to discover and characterize two resonant mini Neptunes around TOI-1803 with TESS, HARPS-N and CHEOPS
T. Zingales, L. Malavolta, L. Borsato +130
We present the discovery of two mini Neptunes near a 2:1 orbital resonance configuration orbiting the K0 star TOI-1803. We describe their orbital architecture in detail and suggest…
Oxygen depletion in giant planets with different formation histories
S. Fonte, D. Turrini, E. Pacetti +5
The atmospheric C/O ratio of exoplanets is widely used to constrain their formation. To guarantee that the C/O ratio provides robust information, we need to accurately quantify the…
A Herschel and BIMA study of the sequential star formation near the W48A HII region
K. L. J. Rygl, S. Goedhart, D. Polychroni +22
We present the results of Herschel HOBYS photometric mapping combined with BIMA observations and additional archival data, and perform an in-depth study of the evolutionary phases…
The identification of filaments on far infrared and submillimiter images. Morphology, physical conditions and relation with star formation of filamentary structure
E. Schisano, K. L. Rygl, S. Molinari +12
Observations of molecular clouds reveal a complex structure, with gas and dust often arranged in filamentary rather than spherical geometries. The associations of pre- and proto- s…
A study of Galactic Plane Planck Galactic Cold Clumps observed by SCOPE and the JCMT Plane Survey
D. J. Eden, Tie Liu, T. J. T. Moore +32
We have investigated the physical properties of Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (PGCCs) located in the Galactic Plane, using the JCMT Plane Survey (JPS) and the SCUBA-2 Continuum Obser…
The first Hi-GAL observations of the outer Galaxy: a look to star formation in the third Galactic quadrant in the longitude range 216.5 < l < 225.5
D. Elia, S. Molinari, Y. Fukui +17
We present the first Herschel PACS and SPIRE photometric observations in a portion of the outer Galaxy ( and $-2^{\circ} \lesssi…
Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way
S. Molinari, B. Swinyard, J. Bally +121
We present the first results from the science demonstration phase for the Hi-GAL survey, the Herschel key-project that will map the inner Galactic Plane of the Milky Way in 5 bands…