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Raffaella Margutti

University of California, Berkeley, Northwestern University, University of Milano-Bicocca

Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4768-7586
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  • A Panchromatic Study of Super-Luminous Supernovae National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2024 - 2025
  • XMM+VLA Observations of the Spectacular Tidal Disruption Event AT2022lri National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2024 - 2025
  • Extreme Mass Loss from Massive Stars constrained by XMM-NuSTAR observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2023 - 2024
  • Using Machine Learning to Augment and Explore the Prohibitively Large Parameter Space of Emission from Kilonova National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2023 - 2026
  • X-rays and "Flash" Spectroscopy as an Unprecedented Probe of Mass-loss National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • Collaborative Research: A Multi-Wavelength Observational and Theoretical Study of the Fastest Evolving Stellar Explosions Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
    2022 - 2024
  • CAREER: A Holistic Study of Compact-Object Mergers across the Electromagnetic Spectrum Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
    2022 - 2026
  • Explosion Mechanisms and Energy Sources Powering Super-Luminous Supernovae National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2024
  • Explosion Mechanisms and Energy Sources Powering Super-Luminous Supernovae National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • A BROAD-BAND X-RAY VIEW OF THE MOST EXTREME MASS-LOSS WITH NUSTAR+XMM National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • Detailed Mapping of Extreme Mass-Loss with coordinated XMM-NuSTAR observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • A Focused Swift Investigation of Fast Blue Optical Transients National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • XMM-NuSTAR Observations of Rapid, Luminous and Blue Stellar Explosions National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • NuSTAR Observations of Fast and Blue Stellar Explosions National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • Constraining the Most Extreme Mass Loss Events from Massive Stars with Fermi and the VLA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2025
  • A coordinated Fermi-VLA view of the most extreme mass-loss events from massive stars National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2024
  • A coordinated Fermi-VLA view of the most extreme mass-loss events from massive stars National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2022 - 2023
  • Detailed Mapping of Extreme Mass-Loss with coordinated XMM-NuSTAR observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2021 - 2022
  • CAREER: A Holistic Study of Compact-Object Mergers across the Electromagnetic Spectrum Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
    2020 - 2022
  • XMM-NuSTAR Observations of Rapid, Luminous and Blue Stellar Explosions National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2020 - 2021
  • Collaborative Research: A Multi-Wavelength Observational and Theoretical Study of the Fastest Evolving Stellar Explosions Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
    2019 - 2022
  • Mapping Extreme Mass Loss from Massive Stars with Fermi and the VLA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2019 - 2021
  • EXPLORING AND INVESTIGATING THE PHYSICS OF TIME-DOMAIN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY ACROSS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AND BEYOND National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2019 - 2022
  • Detailed mapping of extreme mass loss with coordinated NuSTAR-XMM Observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2019 - 2020
  • Detailed Mapping of Extreme Mass Loss with Coordinated NUSTAR-XMM Observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2019 - 2020
  • LATE-TINE X-RAYS TO MAP THE ZOO OF ENGINE-DRIVEN STELLAR EXPLOSIONS National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2018 - 2020
  • Detailed Mapping of Extreme Mass Loss with Coordinated NUSTAR-XMM Observations National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2018 - 2019
  • X-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF RAPID, LUMINOUS AND BLUE STELLAR EXPLOSIONS National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2018 - 2019
  • Mapping Extreme Mass Loss from Massive Stars with FERMI and the VLA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2018 - 2019
  • DETAILED MAPPING OF EXTREME MASS-LOSS FROM EVOLVED MASSIVE STARS WITH SWIFT National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2018 - 2019
  • THE UNPRECEDENTED METAMORPHOSIS OF SN2014C: FROM A H-STRIPPED EXPLOSION TO A STRONGLY INTERACTING SN National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2017 - 2018
  • CONTINUED NUSTAR MONITORING OF THE UNPRECEDENTED METAMORPHOSIS OF SN2014C National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2017 - 2019
  • DETAILED MAPPING OF EXTREME MASS LOSS WITH COORDINATED NUSTAR-SMM OBSERVATIONS National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2017 - 2018
  • ENERGY AND GEOMETRY OF JET-DRIVEN EXPLOSIONS IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2017 - 2019
  • EXPLOSION MECHANISMS AND ENERGY SOURCES POWERING SUPER-LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2017
  • EXPLOSION MECHANISMS AND ENERGY SOURCES POWERING SUPER-LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2018
  • MASS LOSS IN EVOLVED MASSIVE STARS IS ONE OF THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD YET FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF STELLAR EVOLUTION. HOW AND WHEN DO MASSIVE STARS LOSE THEIR H-ENVELOPES? THIS CENTRAL QUESTION MOTIVATES THIS PROPOSAL. WE REQUEST A CONTINUATION OF OUR SUCCESSFU National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2017
  • WE PROPOSE AN IN DEPTH STUDY OF A NEARBY LONG GAMMA-RAY BURST WITH XMM. OUR SYNERGISTIC MULTI-WAVELENGTH EFFORT IS DESIGNED TO EXTRACT THE TRUE ENERGY AND GEOMETRY OF\NTHESE EXPLOSIONS AND TO REVEAL THE ACTIVITY OF THEIR\NCENTRAL ENGINES. THIS EFFORT ALLO National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2017
  • WITH BOLOMETRIC PEAK LUMINOSITIES, THE NEW CLASS OF SUPER LUMINOUS SUPER NOVAE OUTSHINE STANDARD SN EXPLOSIONS OF A FACTOR 10 AND REPRESENT THE DEATH OF THE MOST MASSIVE STARS IN OUR UNIVERSE. THEIR EXCEPTIONAL LUMINOSITY REQUIRES\NEXOTIC EXPLOSION MECHAN National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2016
  • ENVELOPE-STRIPPED, CORE-COLLAPSE SNE (I.E. TYPE IBC SNE) WERE RECOGNIZED AS A DISTINCT FLAVOR OF CORE-COLLAPSE EXPLOSIONS 25 YEARS AGO. SNE IBC HAVE ONLY\NRECENTLY ENJOYED A SURGE OF INTEREST THANKS TO THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRBS). THE P National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2017
  • ENVELOPE-STRIPPED, CORE-COLLAPSE SNE WERE RECOGNIZED AS A DISTINCT FLAVOR OF CORE-COLLAPSE EXPLOSIONS 25 YEARS AGO. SNE IBC HAVE ONLY RECENTLY ENJOYED A SURGE OF INTEREST THANKS TO THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH GAMMA RAY BURSTS. THE PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT E National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2016
  • PROPOSE TO USE THE SN2014C SHOCK AS A PROBE OF ITS ENVIRONMENT. RADIO AND X-RAY EMISSION ORIGINATE\NFROM THE INTERACTION OF THE SN SHOCK WITH THE MEDIUM (E.G. CHEVALIER&FRANSSON 2006). WHILE X-RAYS AND RADIO SHARE THE SAME SOURCE OF POWER (I.E. THE SN SHO National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2016 - 2017
  • Bringing Novae into the 21st Century Research Corporation for Science Advancement
    2015 - Present
  • GOALS AND OBJECTIVES\NMASS LOSS IN EVOLVED MASSIVE STARS IS ONE OF THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD YET FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF STELLAR EVOLUTION. HOW AND WHEN DO MASSIVE STARS LOSE THEIR H-ENVELOPES? THIS CENTRAL QUESTION MOTIVATES THIS PROPOSAL. WE REQUEST NUSTAR OB National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    2015 - 2016

Publications (293)