Cesare Barbieri

University of Padua, Dept. of Astronomy, vicolo Osservatorio 3, 35122 Padova, Italy

cesare.barbieri@unipd.it

C. Barbieri, born 27/11/1942

Degree in Physics, University of Bologna, June 1985, 110/110 cum laude
Full Professor of Astronomy, University of Padua;

Director:
1985-91 Padua and Asiago Astronomical Observatories;
1990-98 Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (La Palma, Canary Islands);
2008-10 PhD School of Sciences Technologies and Measures for Space, University of Padua
2010-13 Galilean School of Higher Education, University of Padua

Committees:
1985-87 ESA AWG;
1991-94 ESA SSAC and SC Horizon 2000+;
1988-92 STC ESO;
2002-07 Board European School NEON;
since 2004 Board Master in Applied Optics;

Main Projects:
1977-94 ESA FOC on NASA HST;
1980-87 Halley Multicolour Camera on ESA GIOTTO;
PRIN 1998 Collisional, dynamical and physical evolution of bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2001 Search and dynamical and physical studies of NEAs and other minor bodies of the solar system;
PRIN 2002 Digitization of photographic archives of the Italian Astronomical Observatories;
PRIN 2006 Astrophysics to the Quantum Limits;
2004-05 ESO contract Quanteye;
2005-06 ESA contract QIPS;
2007-09 Galileo GNSS contract Harrison;
2007-10: Project of Excellence Fondazione Cariparo Quantum Properties of Light and Astronomy;
2009-11: Strategic Program Padua University Quantum Future;
1995 to date: OSIRIS imaging system on ESA Rosetta.

Teaching:
Fundamental Astronomy; Astrophysics of Stars and Planets (for Astronomy);
Elements of Astronomy and Astrophysics (for Aerospace Engineering).
Effects of the Earth’s atmosphere on Astronomical Observations (for the PhD School)

Research (more than 250 papers on refereed journals): Minor Bodies and Diffuse Sodium in the solar system; Telescopes and Instrumentation for ground and space; Quantum Optics for Astronomy. (see publication list)

Books:
Lezioni di Astronomia (Zanichelli) 1999 and revisions;
Fundamentals of Astronomy (Taylor and Francis), 2006
La nascita dell’Astrofisica nel XIX secolo (CLEUP), 2000
Astronomia Perché? Editrice Compositori, 2009
Several chapters in Enc. Treccani and other Encyclopediae
.
Conferences:
European Satellite Astrometry (ESA 1970);
The Three Galileos (1997 Kluwer);
Earth-Moon Relationships (2000 Kluwer);
2nd ESA/COSPAR GALILEO GNSS (ESA publication);
400th Anniversary of the discovery of the Medicean Moons (2010 CUP).

Prizes and Honours:
NASA Group Award for FOC/HST.
Gold Medal of Italian Ministry for Education.
Commendatore of the Italian Republic.


Journal articles

2011	DOI L ZAMPIERI, C GERMANÀ, C BARBIERI, G NALETTO, A CADEZ, I CAPRARO, DI PAOLA A, C FACCHINETTI, T OCCHIPINTI, D PONIKVAR, A N D COAUTHORS (2011) The Crab pulsar seen with AquEYE at Asiago Cima Ekar observatory Advances in Space Research 47: 2. 365-369 Abstract: We are developing fast photon-counter instruments to study the rapid variability of astrophysical sources by time tagging photon arrival times with unprecedented accuracy, making use of a Rubidium clock and GPS receiver. The first realization of such optical photon-counters, dubbed AquEYE (the Asiago Quantum Eye), was mounted in 2008 at the 182 cm Copernicus Observatory in Asiago. AquEYE observed the Crab pulsar several times and collected data of extraordinary quality that allowed us to perform accurate optical timing of the Crab pulsar and to study the pulse shape stability on a timescale from days to years with an excellent definition. Our results reinforce the evidence for decadal stability of the inclination angle between the spin and magnetic axis of the Crab pulsar. Future realizations of our instrument will make use of the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) time signal. Notes:
2010	DOI Y Nazé, Y Damerdji, G Rauw, D C Kiminki, L Mahy, H A Kobulnicky, T Morel, M De Becker, P Eenens, C Barbieri (2010) First Orbital Solution for the Non-thermal Emitter Cyg OB2 No. 9, The Astrophysical Journal 719: 1. 634-641 Abstract: Notes:
	DOI C Snodgrass, C Tubiana, J B Vincent, H Sierks, S Hviid, R Moissl, H Boehnhardt, C Barbieri, D Koschny, P Lamy, H Rickman, R Rodrigo, B Carry, S C Lowry, R J M Laird, P R Weissman, A Fitzsimmons, S Marchi, the OSIRIS team (2010) Recent asteroid collision P/2010 A2 confirmed and dated by Rosetta/OSIRIS observation Nature 467: 7317. 814-816 Abstract: The peculiar object P/2010A2 was discovered in January 2010 and given a cometary designation because of the presence of a trail of material, although there was no central condensation or coma. The appearance of this object, in an asteroidal orbit (small eccentricity and inclination) in the inner main asteroid belt attracted attention as a potential new member of the recently recognized class of main-belt comets. If confirmed, this new object would expand the range in heliocentric distance over which main-belt comets are found. Here we report observations of P/2010A2 by the Rosetta spacecraft. We conclude that the trail arose from a single event, rather than a period of cometary activity, in agreement with independent results. The trail is made up of relatively large particles of millimetre to centimetre size that remain close to the parent asteroid. The shape of the trail can be explained by an initial impact ejecting large clumps of debris that disintegrated and dispersed almost immediately. We determine that this was an asteroid collision that occurred around 10 February 2009. Notes:
	DOI H U KELLER, C BARBIERI, D KOSCHNY, P LAMY, H RICKMAN, R RODRIGO, H SIERKS, M F AHEARN, F ANGRILLI, M A BARUCCI, J -L BERTAUX, G CREMONESE, V DA DEPPO, B DAVIDSSON, M DE CECCO, S DEBEI, S FORNASIER, M FULLE, O GROUSSIN, P J GUTIERREZ, W -H IP S F HVIID, L JORDA, J KNOLLENBERG, J R KRAMM, E KÜHRT, M KÜPPERS, L -M LARA, M LAZZARIN, J LOPEZ MORENO, F MARZARI, H MICHALIK, G NALETTO, L SABAU, N THOMAS, K -P WENZEL, I BERTINI, S BESSE, F FERRI M KAASALAINEN, S LOWRY, S MARCHI, S MOTTOLA, W SABOLO, S E SCHRÖDER, S SPJUTH, P VERNAZZA (2010) E-Type Asteroid (2867) Steins as Imaged by OSIRIS on Board Rosetta Science 327: 190-200 Abstract: Notes:

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