Massimo Ricotti
Professor
I am a professor at the department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park since 2005. My main scientific interests are in cosmology, theoretical and computational astrophysics. My research focuses on the cosmic epoch when galaxies, stars and black holes first appeared in the Universe. Prior to coming to Maryland I spent time at the IoA in Cambridge, UK (for a postdoc: 2002-2004), the University of Colorado in Boulder (for my PhD: 1997-2002), and Arcetri in Florence (my hometown), Italy where I obtained my Laurea in Physics (BS/MS).
Research Areas:
High-energy astrophysics
Star Formation & The Interstellar Medium
Galaxies
Cosmology & structure formation
Computation and Simulation
Research Centers & Collaborations:
Center for Theory & Computation
Joint Space-Science Institute
Facilities:
Supercomputing
Latest Papers
Formation of large circumstellar discs in multiscale, ideal-MHD simulations of magnetically critical, massive pre-stellar cores
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
What Can We Learn from the Nitrogen Abundance of High-z Galaxies?
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The Astrophysical Journal
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
Explanations for the two-component spectral energy distributions of gravitationally lensed stars at high redshifts
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
Violent Starbursts and Quiescence Induced by Far-ultraviolet Radiation Feedback in Metal-poor Galaxies at High Redshift
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The Astrophysical Journal
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
To be, or not to be: Balmer breaks in high-z galaxies with JWST
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
On the origin of outward migration of Population III stars
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
Kindling the First Stars. I. Dependence of Detectability of the First Stars with JWST on the Population III Stellar Masses
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Astrophysical Journal
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
Bound star clusters observed in a lensed galaxy 460 Myr after the Big Bang
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arXiv e-prints
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
Reaching for the stars - JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of a lensed star candidate at z = 4.76
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
The Extended [C II] under Construction? Observation of the Brightest High-z Lensed Star-forming Galaxy at z = 6.2
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Astrophysical Journal
UMD Author(s): Massimo Ricotti
