Publications (131)
The double sub-giant branch of NGC 6656 (M22): a chemical characterization
A. F. Marino, A. P. Milone, C. Sneden +14
The Initial Mass Function of the Galactic Bulge Down to ~0.15 Msun
M. Zoccali, S. Cassisi, J. A. Frogel +5
On the Delta V_HB_bump parameter in Globular Clusters
A. Di Cecco, G. Bono, P. B. Stetson +21
The anomalous Galactic globular cluster NGC 2808
L. R. Bedin, G. Piotto, M. Zoccali +4
The central velocity dispersion of the Milky Way bulge
E. Valenti, M. Zoccali, A. Mucciarelli +9
VVV DR1: The First Data Release of the Milky Way Bulge and Southern Plane from the Near-Infrared ESO Public Survey VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea
R. K. Saito, M. Hempel, D. Minniti +107
Low-resolution spectroscopy of main sequence stars belonging to 12 Galactic globular clusters. I. CH and CN band strength variations
E. Pancino, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali +1
The metallicity distribution of bulge clump giants in Baade's Window
V. Hill, A. Lecureur, A. Gomez +8
On a new Near-Infrared method to estimate the absolute ages of star clusters: NGC3201 as a first test case
G. Bono, P. B. Stetson, D. A. VandenBerg +24
The Chemical Evolution of Fluorine in the Bulge - High-resolution K-band spectra of giants in three fields
H. Jönsson, N. Ryde, G. M. Harper +6
Detailed chemical composition of the open cluster IC 4651: The iron peak, alpha elements, and Li
L. Pasquini, S. Randich, M. Zoccali +3
New Near-Infrared $JHK_s$ light-curve templates for RR Lyrae variables
V. F. Braga, P. B. Stetson, G. Bono +34
Stellar Populations in a semi-analytic model I: bulges of Milky Way-like galaxies
I. D. Gargiulo, S. A. Cora, C. A. Vega-MartÃnez +5
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way
D. Minniti, P. W. Lucas, J. P. Emerson +63
OGLE-TR-211 - a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program
A. Udalski, F. Pont, D. Naef +24
High-precision astrometry with VVV. I. An independent reduction pipeline for VIRCAM@VISTA
M. Libralato, A. Bellini, L. R. Bedin +6
unVEil the darknesS of The gAlactic buLgE (VESTALE)
G. Bono, M. Dall'Ora, M. Fabrizio +55
A spectroscopic survey of thick disc stars outside the solar neighbourhood
G. Kordopatis, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny +7
Galactic Bulge Population II Cepheids in the VVV Survey: Period-Luminosity Relations and a Distance to the Galactic Center
A. Bhardwaj, M. Rejkuba, D. Minniti +7
The Proper Motion of the Globular Cluster NGC 6553 and of Bulge Stars with HST
M. Zoccali, A. Renzini, S. Ortolani +2
Microlensing constraints on the mass of single stars from HST astrometric measurements
Noé Kains, A. Calamida, K. C. Sahu +13
Weighing the two stellar components of the Galactic Bulge
M. Zoccali, E. Valenti, O. A. Gonzalez
The isotopic 6Li/7Li ratio in Cen X-4 and the origin of Li in X-ray binaries
J. Casares, P. Bonifacio, J. I. Gonzalez Hernandez +2
The Gaia-ESO Survey: the most metal-poor stars in the Galactic bulge
L. Howes, M. Asplund, A. R. Casey +39
New type II Cepheids from VVV data towards the Galactic center
V. F. Braga, R. Contreras Ramos, D. Minniti +5
Gemini-Phoenix infrared high-resolution abundance analysis of five giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6553
J. Melendez, B. Barbuy, E. Bica +4
High resolution spectroscopic analysis of seven giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6723
A. Rojas-Arriagada, M. Zoccali, S. Vásquez +5
A Homogenous Set of Globular Cluster Relative Distances and Reddenings
A. Recio-Blanco, G. Piotto, F. De Angeli +6
Comparison between predicted and empirical DV(Bump -HB) in Galactic Globular Clusters
M. Zoccali, S. Cassisi, G. Piotto +2
Spectral Types and Masses of White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters
S. Moehler, D. Koester, M. Zoccali +4
Main Sequence Star Populations in the Virgo Overdensity Region
H. Jerjen, G. S. Da Costa, B. Willman +12
Zinc abundances in Galactic bulge field red giants: implications for DLA systems
B. Barbuy, A. C. S. Friaca, C. R. da Silveira +6
NTT infrared imaging of star cluster candidates towards the central parts of the Galaxy
C. M. Dutra, S. Ortolani, E. Bica +3
New evidence for the complex struscture of the RGB of Omega Cen
E. Pancino, F. R. Ferraro, M. Bellazzini +2
The Gaia-ESO Survey: Exploring the complex nature and origins of the Galactic bulge populations
A. Rojas-Arriagada, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny +36
High-resolution abundance analysis of red giants in the globular cluster NGC 6522
B. Barbuy, C. Chiappini, E. Cantelli +11
Variable stars in the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud: the photometric catalogue
L. Di Fabrizio, G. Clementini, M. Maio +6
The VVV Survey reveals classical Cepheids tracing a young and thin stellar disk across the Galaxy's bulge
I. Dékány, D. Minniti, D. Majaess +6
Helium enhanced stars and multiple populations along the horizontal branch of NGC2808: direct spectroscopic measurements
A. F. Marino, A. P. Milone, N. Przybilla +15
The Globular Cluster NGC 5286. I. A New CCD BV Color-Magnitude Diagram
M. Zorotovic, M. Catelan, M. Zoccali +5
VLT-FLAMES Analysis of 8 giants in the Bulge Metal-poor Globular Cluster NGC 6522: Oldest Cluster in the Galaxy?
B. Barbuy, M. Zoccali, S. Ortolani +5
Oxygen abundances in the Galactic Bulge: evidence for fast chemical enrichment
M. Zoccali, A. Lecureur, B. Barbuy +6
Chemical composition of stellar populations in Omega Centauri
A. F. Marino, G. Piotto, R. Gratton +5
Globular cluster candidates in the Galactic bulge: Gaia and VVV view of the latest discoveries
F. Gran, M. Zoccali, R. Contreras Ramos +7
Radial extent of the SGB in NGC 1851
M. Zoccali, E. Pancino, M. Catelan +3
VLT-UVES abundance analysis of four giants in NGC 6553
A. Alves-Brito, B. Barbuy, M. Zoccali +9
The Metal Content of the Bulge Globular Cluster NGC 6528
M. Zoccali, B. Barbuy, V. Hill +7
The GIRAFFE Inner Bulge Survey (GIBS) III. Metallicity distributions and kinematics of 26 Galactic bulge fields
M. Zoccali, S. Vasquez, O. A. Gonzalez +9
Detailed chemical abundances of distant RR Lyrae stars in the Virgo Stellar Stream
S. Duffau, L. Sbordone, A. K. Vivas +5
On a new parameter to estimate the helium content in old stellar systems
F. Troisi, G. Bono, P. B. Stetson +19
Homogeneous metallicities and radial velocities for Galactic globular clusters. II. New CaT metallicities for 28 distant and reddened globular clusters
S. Vásquez, I. Saviane, E. V. Held +6
Proper motions in the VVV Survey: Results for more than 15 million stars across NGC 6544
R. Contreras Ramos, M. Zoccali, F. Rojas +8
The Gaia-ESO Survey: metallicity and kinematic trends in the Milky Way bulge
A. Rojas-Arriagada, A. Recio-Blanco, V. Hill +30
Stellar Ages through the Corners of the Boxy Bulge
E. Valenti, M. Zoccali, A. Renzini +5
3D kinematics through the X-shaped Milky Way bulge
S. Vásquez, M. Zoccali, V. Hill +10
HST Luminosity Functions of the Globular Clusters M10, M22, and M55. A comparison with other clusters
G. Piotto, M. Zoccali
The Calcium Triplet metallicity calibration for galactic bulge stars
S. Vasquez, M. Zoccali, V. Hill +4
Testing intermediate-age stellar evolution models with VLT photometry of LMC clusters. III. Padova results
G. Bertelli, E. Nasi, L. Girardi +3
On the chemical abundances of Miras in clusters: V1 in the metal-rich globular NGC 5927
V. D'Orazi, D. Magurno, G. Bono +50
The Stellar Population of the Galactic Bulge
M. Zoccali
Mapping the stellar age of the Milky Way bulge with the VVV. I. The method
F. Surot, E. Valenti, S. L. Hidalgo +8
Oxygen, Sodium, Magnesium and Aluminium as tracers of the Galactic Bulge Formation
A. Lecureur, V. Hill, M. Zoccali +5
Simulating the recent star formation history in the halo of NGC 5128
M. Rejkuba, L. Greggio, M. Zoccali
HST Observations of Galactic Globular Cluster Cores. II. NGC 6273 and the Problem of Horizontal-Branch Gaps
G. Piotto, M. Zoccali, I. R. King +3
Multiple populations in Galactic globular clusters: a survey in the Strömgren system
J. Alonso-GarcÃa, M. Catelan, P. Amigo +10
Distances of the bulge globular clusters Terzan 5, Liller 1, UKS 1 and Terzan 4 based on HST NICMOS photometry
S. Ortolani, B. Barbuy, E. Bica +2
The Peculiar Horizontal Branch Morphology of the Galactic Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441: new insights from UV observations
G. Busso, S. Cassisi, G. Piotto +9
Dynamical Mass Estimates for Two Luminous Star Clusters in Galactic Merger Remnants
N. Bastian, R. P. Saglia, P. Goudfrooij +4
Completing the Census of (Bright) Variable Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters
M. Catelan, H. A. Smith, B. J. Pritzl +15
Milky Way demographics with the VVV Survey III. Evidence for a Great Dark Lane in the 157 Million Star Bulge Color-Magnitude Diagram
D. Minniti, R. K. Saito, O. A. Gonzalez +10
Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS II. The complete high resolution extinction map and implications for Bulge studies
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali +5
Discovery of RR Lyrae Stars in the Nuclear Bulge of the Milky Way
D. Minniti, R. Contreras Ramos, M. Zoccali +4
The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations
G. Piotto, A. P. Milone, L. R. Bedin +23
Lithium-rich giants in the Galactic thick disk
L. Monaco, S. Villanova, C. Moni Bidin +6
Li-rich RGB stars in the Galactic Bulge
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali, L. Monaco +7
New Variable Stars in CMa Globular Cluster Candidates
P. Amigo, M. Catelan, P. B. Stetson +3
A Search for EHB Pulsators in the Globular Cluster NGC 6752
M. Catelan, G. E. Prieto, M. Zoccali +8
HST NICMOS Photometry of the reddened bulge globular clusters NGC 6528, Terzan 5, Liller 1, UKS 1 and Terzan 4
S. Ortolani, B. Barbuy, E. Bica +4
A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey - OGLE-TR-182
F. Pont, O. Tamuz, A. Udalski +24
On the RR Lyrae stars in globulars: V. the complete Near-Infrared (JHKs) census of omega Centauri RR Lyrae variables
V. F. Braga, P. B. Stetson, G. Bono +35
Millimagnitude Photometry for Transiting Extrasolar Planetary Candidates. V. Follow-up of 30 OGLE Transits. New Candidates
P. Pietrukowicz, D. Minniti, R. F. Diaz +8
VVV Survey Near-Infrared Photometry of Known Bulge RR Lyrae stars: the Distance to the Galactic Center and Absence of a Barred Distribution of the Metal-Poor Population
I. Dékány, D. Minniti, M. Catelan +4
HST color-magnitude diagrams of 74 galactic globular clusters in the HST F439W and F555W bands
G. Piotto, I. R. King, S. G. Djorgovski +9
Heavy elements Ba, La, Ce, Nd, and Eu in 56 Galactic bulge red giants
M. Van der Swaelmen, B. Barbuy, V. Hill +4
Age and Metallicity Distribution of the Galactic Bulge from Extensive Optical and Near-IR Stellar Photometry
M. Zoccali, A. Renzini, S. Ortolani +7
On a new theoretical calibration of the Stroemgren hk metallicity index: NGC6522 as a first test case
A. Calamida, G. Bono, C. Corsi +11
The Giraffe Inner Bulge Survey (GIBS) II. Metallicity distributions and alpha element abundances at fixed Galactic latitude
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali, S. Vasquez +8
Reddening and metallicity maps of the Milky Way bulge from VVV and 2MASS III. The first global photometric metallicity map of the Galactic bulge
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali +3
Chemical abundances for 11 bulge stars from high-resolution, near-IR spectra
N. Ryde, B. Gustafsson, B. Edvardsson +10
Manganese abundances in Galactic bulge red giants
B. Barbuy, V. Hill, M. Zoccali +6
C and N abundances of MS and SGB stars in NGC 1851
C. Lardo, A. P. Milone, A. F. Marino +6
Three Galactic globular cluster candidates
C. Moni Bidin, F. Mauro, D. Geisler +12
Oxygen and zinc abundances in 417 Galactic bulge red giants
C. R. da Silveira, B. Barbuy, A. C. S. Friaça +7
Reinforcing the link between the double red clump and the X-shaped bulge of the Milky Way
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Zoccali, Victor P. Debattista +3
The GIRAFFE Inner Bulge Survey (GIBS). I. Survey Description and a kinematical map of the Milky Way bulge
M. Zoccali, O. A. Gonzalez, S. Vasquez +10
Mapping the outer bulge with RRab stars from the VVV Survey
F. Gran, D. Minniti, R. K. Saito +8
The inner Galactic bar traced by the VVV survey
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, D. Minniti +3
On the helium content of Galactic globular clusters via the R parameter
M. Zoccali, S. Cassisi, G. Bono +3
Time-Series BVI Photometry for the Globular Cluster NGC 6981 (M72)
P. Amigo, P. B. Stetson, M. Catelan +2
Alpha element abundances and gradients in the Milky Way bulge from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra of 650 K giants
O. A. Gonzalez, M. Rejkuba, M. Zoccali +9