Fabrizio Massi - Scientific Publications

Refereed papers
Molecular Cloud/HII Region Interfaces in the Star Forming Region NGC 6357 F. Massi, J. Brand, M. Felli, 1997, A&A 320, 972
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Clouds III. Near IR Images and mm Photometry of D-Cloud IRAS Sources F. Massi, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, R. Liseau, A. Moneti, P. Andreani, 1999, A&AS 136, 471 Click here for Fig. 2a , Fig. 2b and Fig. 2c
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Clouds IV. Young Embedded Star Clusters towards D-Cloud Class I Sources F. Massi, D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, F. Vitali, 2000, A&A 353, 598
Multiple H2 Protostellar Jets in the Bright-Rimmed Globule IC1396-N B. Nisini, F. Massi, F. Vitali, et al., 2001, A&A 376, 553
Near-IR H2 and [FeII] Imaging and Spectroscopy of New Jets in the Vela Molecular Clouds D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, F. Vitali, F. Massi, B. Nisini, 2002, ApJ 564, 839
Optical and Infrared Observations of the supernova SN 1999el E. Di Carlo, F. Massi, G. Valentini, et al., 2002, ApJ 573, 144
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Clouds V. Young Stellar Objects and Star Clusters towards the C-Cloud F. Massi, D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, 2003, A&A 399, 147
Optical and Near-Infrared Photometry of the type Ia supernova 2000E in NGC 6951 G. Valentini, E. Di Carlo, F. Massi, et al., 2003, ApJ 595, 779
Discovery of [FeII]- and H2-emission from protostellar jets in the CB3 and CB230 globules F. Massi, C. Codella, J. Brand, 2004, A&A 419, 241
New Light on the S235A-B Star Forming Region M. Felli, F. Massi, et al., 2004, A&A 420, 553
Physical and Kinematical Properties of a Newly Discovered Star Cluster and its Associated Jet in the Vela Molecular Clouds A. Caratti o Garatti, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi, et al., 2004, A&A 422, 141
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Clouds: a New Protostar Powering a a Bipolar Jet T. Giannini, F. Massi, et al., 2005, A&A 433, 941
A combined optical/infrared spectral diagnostic analysis of the HH1 jet B. Nisini, F. Bacciotti, T. Giannini, F. Massi, et al., 2005, A&A 441, 159
Triggered Massive-Star Formation on the Borders of Galactic HII Regions II. Evidence for the Collect and Collapse Process around RCW 79 A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng, F. Comeron, J. Brand, F. Massi, et al., 2006, A&A 446, 171
The IMF and Star Formation History of the Stellar Clusters in the Vela D Cloud F. Massi, L. Testi, L. Vanzi, 2006, A&A 448, 1007
New Signposts of Massive Star Formation in the S235A-B Region M. Felli, F. Massi, M. Robberto, R. Cesaroni, 2006, A&A 453, 911
Recipes for Stellar Jets: Results of Combined Optical/Infrared Diagnostics L. Podio, F. Bacciotti, B. Nisini, J. Eisloeffel, F. Massi, T. Giannini, T.P. Ray, 2006, A&A 456, 189
Inside the Large Globule CB205: YSOs Feeding Multiple Outflows C. Codella, J. Brand, F. Massi, J.G.A. Wouterloot, G.R. Davis, 2006, A&A 457, 891
Triggered Massive-Star Formation on the Borders of Galactic HII Regions. III. Star Formation at the Periphery of Sh2-219 L. Deharveng, B. Lefloch, F. Massi, J. Brand, A. Zavagno, S. Kurtz, J. Caplan, 2006, A&A 458, 191
Mapping Molecular Emission in Vela Molecular Ridge Cloud D D. Elia, F. Massi, F. Strafella, M. De Luca, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, B. Nisini, L. Campeggio, B. M. T. Maiolo 2007, ApJ 655, 316
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Ridge. Large Scale Mapping of Cloud D in the mm Continuum F. Massi, M. De Luca, D. Elia, D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, B. Nisini 2007, A&A 466, 1023
Near- and Far-Infrared Counterparts of Millimeter Dust Cores in the Vela Molecular Ridge Cloud D M. De Luca, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi, et al. 2007, A&A 474, 863
Water Maser Variability over 20 Years in a Large Sample of Star Forming Regions: The Complete Database M. Felli, J. Brand, R. Cesaroni, C. Codella, G. Comoretto, S. Di Franco, F. Massi, et al. 2007, A&A 476, 373
Spitzer-MIPS Survey of the Young Stellar Content in the Vela Molecular Cloud-D T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, M. De Luca, B. Nisini, M. Marengo, L. Allen, H. A. Smith, G. Fazio, F. Massi, D. Elia, and F. Strafella 2007, ApJ 671, 470
Near-Infrared Observations of the Type Ib Supernova SN2006jc: Evidence of Interactions with dust E. Di Carlo, C. Corsi, A. A. Arkharov, F. Massi, et al. 2008, ApJ 684, 471
delta Cen: a new binary Be star detected by VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry A. Meilland, F. Millour, P. Stee, A. Spang,R. G. Petrov, D. Bonneau, K. Perraut, F. Massi 2008, A&A 488, L67
The low-mass YSO CB230-A: investigating the protostar and its jet with NIR spectroscopy and Spitzer observations F. Massi, C. Codella, J. Brand, L. di Fabrizio, J. Wouterloot 2008, A&A 490, 1079
The spin-orbit alignment of the Fomalhaut planetary system probed by optical long baseline interferometry J.-B. Le Bouquin, O. Absil, M. Benisty, F. Massi, A. Mirand, S. Stefl 2009, A&A 498, L41
The Stellar Population and Complex Structure of the Bright-Rimmed Cloud IC1396N M. T. Beltran, F. Massi, R. Lopez, J. M. Girart, R. Estalella 2009, A&A 504, 97
Resolving the Asymmetric Inner Wind Region of the Yellow Hypergiant IRC+10420 with VLTI/AMBER in Low and High Spectral Resolution Mode T. Driebe, J. H. Groh, K.-H. Hofmann, K. Ohnaka, S. Kraus, F. Millour, K. Murakawa, D. Schertl, G. Weigelt, R. Petrov, M. Wittkowski, C. A.Hummel, J. B. Le Bouquin, A. Merand, M. Schoeller, F. Massi, P. Stee, E. Tatulli 2009, A&A 507, 301
The BLAST Survey of the Vela Molecular Cloud: Physical Properties of the Dense Cores in Vela-D L. Olmi et al. (including F. Massi) 2009, ApJ 707, 1836
Hi-GAL: the Hershel infrared Galactic Plane Survey S. Molinari et al. (including F. Massi) 2010, PASP, 122, 314
Strong NIR emission in the sub-AU disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 163296: evidence for refractory dust? M. Benisty, A. Natta, A. Isella, J.-P. Berger, F. Massi, et al. 2010, A&A, 511, A74
Testing circumstellar disk lifetimes in young embedded clusters associated with the Vela Molecular Ridge F. Massi, E. Di Carlo, C. Codella, L. Testi, L. Vanzi, J. Gomes 2010, A&A, 516, A52
Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way S. Molinari et al. (including F. Massi) 2010, A&A, 518, L100
The Spitzer-IRAC Point Source Catalog of the Vela-D Cloud F. Strafella et al. (including F. Massi) 2010, ApJ, 719, 9
The BLAST Survey of the Vela Molecular Cloud: Dynamical Properties of the Dense Cores in Vela-D L. Olmi et al. (including F. Massi) 2010, Apj, 723, 1065
The 2008 outburst in the young stellar system ZCMa: I. Evidence of an enhanced bipolar wind on the AU-scale M. Benisty et al. (including F. Massi) 2010, A&A, 517, L3
The outburst of an embedded low-mass YSO in L1641 A. Caratti o Garatti, R. Garcia Lopez, A. Scholz, T. Giannini, J. Eisloffel, B. Nisini, F. Massi, et al. 2011, A&A, 526, L1
Giving physical significance to the Hi-GAL data: determining the distance of cold dusty cores in the Milky Way D. Russeil, et al. (including F. Massi) 2011, A&A, 526, 151
Triggered star formation at the borders of the HII region Sh2-217 J. Brand, F. Massi, A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng, B. Lefloch 2011, A&A, 527, A62
Constraining the structure of the planet-forming region in the disk of the Herbig Be star HD 100546 E. Tatulli, M. Benisty, F. Menard, P. Varniere, C. Martin-Zaidi, W.-F. Thi, C. Pinte, F. Massi, G. Weigelt, K.-H. Hofmann, R. G. Petrov 2011, A&A, 531, A1
Imaging the dynamical atmosphere of the red supergiant Betelgeuse in the CO first overtone lines with VLTI/AMBER K. Ohnaka, G. Weigelt, F. Millour, K.-H. Hofmann, T. Driebe, D. Schertl, A. Chelli. F. Massi, R. Petrov, Ph. Stee 2011, A&A, 529, A163
A low optical depth region in the inner disk of the Herbig Ae star HR 5999 M. Benisty, S. Renard, A. Natta, J. P. Berger, F. Massi, et al. 2011, A&A, 532, A84
Spatially resolving the outer atmosphere of the M giant BK Vir in the CO first overtone lines with VLTI/AMBER K. Ohnaka, et al. (including F. Massi) 2012, A&A, 537, A53
Molecular clouds under the influence of massive stars in the Galactic HII region G353.2+0.9 A. Giannetti, J. Brand, F. Massi, A. Tieftrunk, M. T. Beltran 2012, A&A, 538, A41
Close encounters of the protostellar kind in IC1396N M. T. Beltran, F. Massi, F. Fontani, C. Codella, R. Lopez 2012, A&A, 542, L26
A spectral line survey of the starless and proto-stellar cores detected by BLAST toward the Vela-D molecular cloud J. L. Morales Ortiz, L. Olmi, M. Burton, M. De Luca, D. Elia, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi, F. Strafella 2012, A&A, 543, A65
Revealing the inner circumstellar disk of the T Tauri star S Cra N using the VLTI J. Vural, A. Kreplin, S. Kraus, G. Weigelt, T. Driebe, M. Benisty, M. Dugu†й, F. Massi, J.-L. Monin, M. Vannier 2012, A&A, 543, A162
AMBER/VLTI observations of the B[e] star MWC 300 Y. Wang, G. Weigelt, A. Kreplin, K.-H. Hofmann, S. Kraus, A. S. Miroshnichenko, D. Schertl, A. Chelli, A. Domiciano de Souza, F. Massi, S. Robbe-Dubois 2012, A&A, 545, L10
A close-up view of a bipolar jet: Sub-arcsecond near-infrared imaging of the high-mass protostar IRASтАЙ20126+4104 R. Cesaroni, F. Massi, C. Arcidiacono, M. T. Beltran, D. McCarthy, C. Kulesa, K. Boutsia, D. Paris, F. Quiros-Pacheco, M. Xompero 2013, A&A, 549, A146
Pre-main-sequence binaries with tidally disrupted discs: the Br gamma in HD 104237 P. J. V. Garcia, M. Benisty, C. Dougados, F. Bacciotti, J.-M. Clausse, F. Massi, A. M†йrand, R. Petrov, G. Weigelt 2013, MNRAS, 430, 1839
The binary Be star delta Scorpii at high spectral and spatial resolution: II The circumstellar disk evolution after the periastron A. Meilland, P. Stee, A. Spang, F. Malbet, F. Massi, D. Schertl 2013, A&A, 550, L5
Evidence of an asymmetrical Keplerian disk in the Brgamma and He I emission lines around the Be star HD 110432 P. Stee, A. Meilland, Ph. Bendjoya, F. Millour, M. Smith, A. Spang, G. Duvert, K.-H. Hofmann, F. Massi 2013, A&A, 550, A65
Spitzer-IRAC survey of molecular jets in Vela-D T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, M. De Luca, F. Strafella, D. Elia, B. Maiolo, M. Marengo, Y. Maruccia, F. Massi, B. Nisini, L. Olmi, A. Salama, H. A. Smith 2013, ApJ, 767, 147
Revealing the inclined circumstellar disk in the UX Orionis system KK Ophiuchi A. Kreplin, G. Weigelt, S. Kraus, V. Grinin, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Kishimoto, D. Schertl, L. Tambovtseva, J.-M. Clausse, F. Massi, K. Perraut, Ph. Stee 2013, A&A, 551, A21
A GIANO-TNG high resolution IR spectrum of the airglow emission E. Oliva, et al. (including F. Massi) 2013, A&A, 555, A78
GIANO-TNG spectroscopy of red supergiants in the young star cluster RSGC2 L. Origlia, et al. (including F. Massi) 2013, A&A, 560, 460
The inner circumstellar disk of the UX Orionis star V1026 Scorpii J. Vural, et al. (including F. Massi) 2014, A&A, 564, 118
Study of the sub-AU disk of the Herbig B[e] star HD 85567 with near-infrared interferometry J. Vural, et al. (including F. Massi) 2014, A&A, 569, A25
Young open clusters in the galactic star forming region NGC 6357 F. Massi, A. Giannetti, E. Di Carlo, J. Brand, M. T. Beltran, G. Marconi 2015, A&A, 573, 95
The YSO Population in the Vela-D Molecular Cloud F. Strafella et al. (including F. Massi) 2015, ApJ, 798, 104
Lines and continuum sky emission in the near infrared: observational constraints from deep high spectral resolution spectra with GIANO-TNG E. Oliva et al. (including F. Massi) 2015, A&A, 581, A47
Star and jet multiplicity in the high-mass star forming region IRAS 05137+3919 R. Cesaroni, F. Massi, et al. 2015, A&A, 581, A124
AMBER/VLTI high spectral resolution observations of the Brgamma emitting region in HD 98922. A compact disc wind launched from the inner disc region A. Caratti o Garatti et al. (including F. Massi) 2015, A&A, 582, A44
The EChO science case G. Tinetti et al. (including F. Massi) 2015, ExA, 40, 329
Search for ammonia in comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) S. Faggi et al. (including F. Massi) 2015, P&SS, 118, 173
GIANO-TNG spectroscopy of red supergiants in the young star cluster RSGC3 L. Origlia et al. (including F. Massi) 2016, A&A, 585, A14
Monte-Carlo radiative transfer simulation of the circumstellar disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 144432 L. Chen et al. (including F. Massi) 2016, A&A, 586, A54
Probing the wind launching regions of the Herbig Be star HD 58647 with high spectral resolution interferometry R. Kurosawa et al. (including F. Massi) 2016, MNRAS, 457, 2236
Deriving the extinction to young stellar objects using [FeII] near-infrared emission lines. Prescriptions from GIANO high-resolution spectra T. Pecchioli, N. Sanna, F. Massi, E. Oliva 2016, PASP, in Press

Not refereed and contributed papers
Star Formation in the Vela Molecular Clouds: H2 Imaging Survey D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi, R. Scaramella, F. Vitali, T. Giannini in F. Garzon, N. Epchtein, A. Omont, B. Burton and P. Persi (Eds.), "The Impact of Large Scale Near-IR Sky Surveys", proceedings of the 3rd DENIS Euroconference, Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht 1997
Near Infrared H2 Imaging of YSOs in Vela Molecular Clouds F. Massi, D. Lorenzetti, F. Vitali in F. Malbet, A. Castets (Eds.), "Low Mass Star Formation from Infall to Outflow" - Poster Proceedings of the IAU Symposium n. 182, Observatoire de Grenoble 1997
Young Embedded Star Clusters Associated with Intermediate Mass Star Progenitors in the Vela Molecular Ridge F. Massi, D. Lorenzetti, T. Giannini, F. Vitali in F. Favata, A. A. Kaas, A. Wilson (Eds.), Proc. of 33rd ESLAB Symp. "Star formation from the small to the large scale", ESA SP-445, 2000
Near-Infrared H2 Imaging of the Bright-Rimmed Globule IC1396-N F. D'Alessio, A. Di Paola, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, F. Massi, B. Nisini, F. Pedichini, R. Speziali, F. Vitali, C. Codella in F. Favata, A. A. Kaas, A. Wilson (Eds.), Proc. of 33rd ESLAB Symp. "Star formation from the small to the large scale", ESA SP-445, 2000
Young Stellar Clusters in the Vela D Molecular Cloud L. Testi, L. Vanzi, F. Massi 2001, The ESO Messenger 103, 28
IMF in Small Young Embedded Star Clusters F. Massi, L. Testi, L.Vanzi in E. Corbelli, F. Palla, Zinnecker H. (Eds.), ``The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later", Proc. of the IMF@50 Conference, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Vol. 327, Springer, Dordrecht 2005
A large scale view of molecular gas and dust towards cloud D of the Vela Molecular Ridge F. Massi, D. Elia, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, B. Nisini in A. Wilson (Ed.), Proc. of "The Dusty and Molecular Universe: A Prelude to Herschel and ALMA", ESA SP-577, 2005
Protostellar targets for ALMA and HERSCHEL: the case of IRAS08448-4343 T. Giannini, F. Massi, L. Podio, B. Nisini, D. Lorenzetti, A. Caratti o Garatti in A. Wilson (Ed.), Proc. of "The Dusty and Molecular Universe: A Prelude to Herschel and ALMA", ESA SP-577, 2005
Structure of molecular clouds: an observational approach D. Elia, L. Campeggio, B. Maiolo, F. Strafella, C. Cecchi-Pestellini, F. Massi in A. Wilson (Ed.), Proc. of "The Dusty and Molecular Universe: A Prelude to Herschel and ALMA", ESA SP-577, 2005
Outflows and jets from low mass protostars in Bok globules: the case of CB230 F. Massi, C. Codella, J. Brand, L. Di Fabrizio, J. Wouterloot 2005, Mem. SAIT 76, 400
Potential of a combined optical/NIR diagnostics for protostellar jets L. Podio, F. Bacciotti, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, F. Massi et al. 2005, Mem. SAIT 76, 396
Studying protostellar jets through a combined infrared/optical spectral analysis L. Podio, F. Bacciotti, B. Nisini, T. Giannini, F. Massi et al. 2005, ``Cores to Clusters: Star Formation with Next Generation Telescopes'', Springer, New York, p. 203
Intermediate Luminosity YSOs in the S235A-B Star Forming Region F. Massi, M. Felli, R. Cesaroni in A. Chalabaev, T. Fukui, T. Montmerle, J. Tran-Thanh-Van (Eds.), "Young Local Universe", Proc. of XXXIXth Rencontres de Moriond, 2005
Triggered massive-star formation on the borders of Galactic HII regions A. Zavagno, L. Deharveng, J. Brand, F. Massi et al. in R. Cesaroni, E. Churchwell, M. Felli (Eds.), "Massive Star Birth: A Crossroads for Astrophysics", Proc. of IAU Symposium No. 227, Cambridge University Press 2005
Sailing Across the Southern Sky: A Vela Picture in the mm-Light M. de Luca, F. Massi et al. in Protostars and Planets V, Proceedings of the Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawai'i. LPI Contribution No. 1286., p.8060 (2006)
A Combined Optical/Infrared Spectral Diagnostic Analysis Applied to Jets from Young Stars B. Nisini,F. Bacciotti,L. Podio, T. Giannini, F. Massi et al. in Protostars and Planets V, Proceedings of the Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawai'i. LPI Contribution No. 1286., p.8041 (2006)
The Study of the High-Density Gas Distribution in SFRs with the SRT: the Test Cases of L1641-S3 and CepA-East C. Codella, M.T. Beltran, D. Panella, R. Cesaroni, R. Nesti, F. Massi in Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.10, p.159 (2006)
Large-Scale Mapping of Molecular Clouds: What Can We Learn? F. Massi, M. De Luca, D. Elia, T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, B. Nisini, F. Strafella in Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.10, p.165 (2006)
Structural analysis of molecular cloud maps: the case of the star forming Vela-D cloud D. Elia, F. Strafella, F. Massi, et al. in B. G. Elmegreen, J. Palous (Eds.), "Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM", Proc. of IAU Symposium No. 237, Cambridge University Press 2007
Different evolutionary stages in S235A-B M. Felli, F. Massi, R. Cesaroni in B. G. Elmegreen, J. Palous (Eds.), "Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM", Proc. of IAU Symposium No. 237, Cambridge University Press 2007
A 20-year H2O maser monitoring program with the Medicina 32-m telescope J. Brand, M. Felli, R. Cesaroni, C. Codella, G. Comoretto, S. Di Franco, F. Massi, et al. in J. M. Chapman, W. A. Baan (Eds.), "Astrophysical Masers and their Environments", Proc. of IAU Symposium No. 242, Cambridge University Press 2007
Spitzer-MIPS survey of the young stellar content in the Vela Molecular Cloud-D T. Giannini, D. Lorenzetti, M. De Luca, D. Elia, F. Strafella, F. Massi, et al. in Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.80, p.77 (2009)
The 2008-2009 outburst of the young binary system Z CMa unraveled by interferometry with high spectral resolution F. Malbet et al. (including F. Massi) in Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7734, 67 (2010)
The hydrogen emission of young stellar objects: key science for next-generation instruments and facilities P. J. V. Garcia et al. (including F. Massi) in Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7734, 98 (2010)
The GIANO spectrometer: towards its first light at the TNG E. Oliva et al. (including F. Massi) in Proc. SPIE, Vol. 8446, 3T (2012)
Optical Interferometry at the VLTI: Italy's contribution and the latest advancements in understanding the circumstellar environment of young stars F. Massi in Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.83, p.1170 (2012)
Trade-off study for high resolution spectroscopy in the near infrared with ELT telescopes: seeing-limited vs. diffraction limited instruments N. Sanna, E. Oliva, F. Massi, G. Cresci, L. Origlia in Proc. SPIE, Vol. 9147, 90S (2014)
The fiber-fed preslit of GIANO at T.N.G A. Tozzi et al. (including F. Massi) in Proc. SPIE, Vol. 9147, 9NT (2014)
Search for ammonia in comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) S. Faggi et al. (including F. Massi) in Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2014. Proceedings of the conference held 30 June - 4 July, 2014 in Helsinki, Finland. Edited by K. Muinonen et al., p. 152 (2014)
The SRT: Astronomical Validation & Scientific Perspectives I. Prandoni et al. (including F. Massi) in Proceedings of the 12th European VLBI Network Symposium and Users Meeting (EVN 2014). 7-10 October 2014. Cagliari, Italy. Edited by A. Tarchi, M. Giroletti, L. Feretti
T-REX OU4 HIRES: the high resolution spectrograph for the E-ELT E. Oliva et al. (including F. Massi) Mem. Sait 86, 474 (2015)

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