Publication List

Referred Publications:

A. Tortosa, L. Zappacosta, E. Piconcelli, M. Bischetti, C. Done, G. Miniutti, I. Saccheo, G. Vietri, A. Bongiorno, et al., "HYPERION. Shedding light on the first luminous quasars: A correlation between UV disc winds and X-ray continuum"  Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press, September 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449662.

A. Tortosa, C. Ricci, E. Shablovinskaia, F. Tombesi, T. Kawamuro, E. Kara, G. Mantovani, et al., "XMM-Newton - NuSTAR monitoring campaign of the Seyfert 1 galaxy IC 4329A" Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 687, A15, June 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348760.

A. Tortosa, C. Ricci, P. Arévalo, M. J. Koss, F. E. Bauer, B. Trakhtenbrot, R. Mushotzky, M. J. Temple, F. Ricci, et al., "BASS-XL: X-ray variability properties of unobscured Active Galactic Nuclei", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 526, December 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2775.

A. Tortosa, C. Ricci, L. C. Ho, F. Tombesi, P. Du, K. Inayoshi, J-M Wang, S. Jinyi, R. Li. "Systematic Broad-band X-ray Study of super-Eddington Accretion onto Supermassive Black Holes. I. X-ray Continuum", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 519,  March 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac3590.

A. Tortosa, C. Ricci, F. Tombesi, L.C. Ho, P. Du, K. Inayoshi, J-M Wang, S. Jinyi, R. Li. "The extreme properties of the nearby hyper-Eddington accreting Active Galactic Nucleus in IRAS 04416+1215", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 509, January 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3152.

A. Tortosa, A. Marinucci, G. Matt, S. Bianchi, and P.O. Petrucci. "A NuSTAR census of coronal parameters in Seyfert galaxies", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 614, June 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732382.

A. Tortosa, S. Bianchi, A. Marinucci, G. Matt, R. Middei, E. Piconcelli, L. W. Brenneman, M. Cappi, M. Dadina, et al., "NuSTAR spectral analysis of two bright Seyfert 1 galaxies: MCG +8-11-11 and NGC 6814", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 473, January 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2457.

A. Tortosa, A. Marinucci, G. Matt, S. Bianchi, F. La Franca, D. R. Ballantyne, P. G. Boorman, A. C. Fabian, et al., "Broad- band X-ray spectral analysis of the Seyfert 1 galaxy GRS 1734-292", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 466, April 2017, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3301.

Co-Authored Referred Publications:

Gupta, K. K., Ricci C., Tortosa A., et al., "BASS LIII: The Eddington Ratio as the Primary Regulator of the Fraction of X-ray Emission in Active Galactic Nuclei",  ApJ, July 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2507.12541.

Peca, A. et al., "BASS. XLIX. Characterization of highly luminous and obscured AGNs: local X-ray and [NeV] λ 3426 emission in comparison with the high-redshift Universe",  ApJ, July 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2507.10674.

Salvestrini, F. et al., "Molecular gas and dust properties in z>7 quasar hosts", A&A,V. 695, id.A23, 15pp., March 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202453226.

Saccheo, I. et al., "HYPERION: broad-band X-ray-to-near-infrared emission of Quasars in the first billion years of the Universe", A&A, V. 693, id.A157, 17 pp., January 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450876.

Gupta, Kriti K. et al., "BASS. XLIII: Optical, UV, and X-ray emission properties of unobscured Swift/BAT active galactic nuclei", A&A V.691, id.A203, 40pp, November 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450567.

Gianolli, V. E. et al., "A second view on the X-ray polarization of NGC 4151 with IXPE", A&A, V.691, id.A29, 9 pp., November 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202451645.

Bierschenk, M. et al., "BASS XLI: the correlation between Mid-infrared emission lines and Active Galactic Nuclei emission", A&A in press, September 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad844a.

Shablovinskaya, E. et al., "Joint ALMA/X-ray monitoring of the radio-quiet type 1 AGN IC 4329A" A&A, V.690, A232,  October 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450133.

Serafinelli, R. et al., "Investigating the interplay between AGN coronal properties and hard X-ray variability with NuSTAR", A&A, Volume 690, id.A145,  October 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450777.

Tripodi R. et al.,2024 "HYPERION. The SMBH-galaxy co-evolution at z>6 and the build-up of massive galaxies" A&A, Volume 689, id.A220, September 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202349054.

Vaia, B. et al.,  "The origin of the soft excess in the luminous quasar HE 1029-1401", A&A, Volume 688, id.A189, 8 pp., doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449524.

Kawamuro T. et al.,2023 "Coevolution and Nuclear Structure in the Dwarf Galaxy POX 52 Studied by Multiwavelength Data from Radio to X-Ray" The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 960, January 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad0972.

Ricci C. et al., "BASS. XLII. The Relation between the Covering Factor of Dusty Gas and the Eddington Ratio in Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei" The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 959, December 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad0733.

Zappacosta L. et al., "HYPerluminous quasars at the Epoch of ReionizatION (HYPERION): A new regime for the X-ray nuclear properties of the first quasars" Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 678, October 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244022.

Middei R. et al.,"Tracking the spectral properties across the different epochs in ESO 511-G030", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 672, April 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244022.

Andoine C. et al., "Localizing Fe Kα emission within bright AGN", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 664, August 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142473.

Serafinelli R. et al., "X-ray obscuration from a variable ionized absorber in PG 1114+445", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 654, October 2021, A&A; 654, A32, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141474.

Gupta K. K. et al.,"BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey XXVII: Scattered X-Ray Radiation in Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 504,  March 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab839.

Middei R. et al., "The soft excess of the NLS1 galaxy Mrk 359 studied with an XMM-Newton-NuSTAR monitoring campaign", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 640, August 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038112.

Ursini F. et al., "NuSTAR/XMM-Newton monitoring of the Seyfert 1 galaxy HE 1143-1810. Testing the two-corona scenario", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 634, February 2020, doi: https://doi.org/0004-6361/201936486.

Middei R. et al., "Relations between phenomenological and physical parameters in the hot coronae of AGNs computed with the MoCA code", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 630, October 2019, doi: https://doi.org/0004-6361/201935881.

Middei R. et al., "High-energy monitoring of NGC 4593 II. Broadband spectral analysis: testing the two-corona model." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 483, March 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936486.

Marinucci A. et al., "A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. VI. Geometry of the hot corona from spectroscopic and polarization signatures", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 623, March 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834454.

Middei R. et al., "The NuSTAR view of the Seyfert Galaxy HE 0436-4717", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 618, October 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833598.

Ursini F. et al., "Radio/X-ray monitoring of the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 382. High-energy view with XMM–Newton and NuSTAR", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 478,August 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1258.

Porquet D. et al.,  "A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. IV. XMM-Newton and NuSTAR spectra dominated by two temperature (warm, hot) Comptonization processes.", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 609, January 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833598.

Ursini F. et al., "High-energy monitoring of NGC 4593 with XMM–Newton and NuSTAR. X-ray spectral analysis.", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 463, October 2016, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1258.

Ursini F. et al., "The NuSTAR X-ray spectrum of the low-luminosity active galactic nucleus in NGC 7213.", Monthly No- tices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 452, September 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731290.

Proceedings:

A. Tortosa et al., on the behalf of the IXPE Team. "Performance of the gas pixel detector to a continuum and highly polarized X-ray beam", SPIE Proceeding Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106995A (2018), SPIE 2018, V.10699, doi:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313741.

S. Fabiani et al., on behalf of the IXPE team. "Dependence on temperature of the response of a gas pixel detector to polarized radiation", SPIE Proceedings Vol- ume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106995B (2018), SPIE 2018, V.106995B, doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312461.

F. Muleri et al., on behalf of the IXPE team. "Calibration of the IXPE instrument", SPIE Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106995C (2018), SPIE 2018, V.10699, doi: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312203.

S. L. O’Dell et al., on behalf of the IXPE team. "The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview", SPIE Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106991X (2018), SPIE 2018, V.106991X, doi:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314146.

A. Marinucci et al., "Hot Coronae in local AGN: present status and future perspectives", Galaxies 2018, 6, 44, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6020044.

A. Marinucci, A. Tortosa. "The coronal parameters of local Seyfert galaxies", Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.337, Issue 4-5, p.490, Astron. Nachr., 337: 490–494, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.201612335.

April's fool:

F. Ursini, A. Tortosa, and F. Ricci. "Detection of vibranium in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365 through X-ray spectroscopy"