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AGN Fueling and Radio Jet Evolution in the Galaxy Group NGC 5044 Revealed by VLBA H I Absorption and Proper Motion Radio Observations, Ubertosi, F., O'Sullivan, E., Schellenberger, G., Forman, W., Rajpurohit, K., Giacintucci, S., Venturi, T., Vrtilek, J., David, L. P., Kharb, P., & Jones, C. (2026), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 1002, Issue 1, id.45, 14 pp. DOI.
Multiphase Gas Offsets in the Atmospheres of Central Galaxies and Their Consequences for SMBH Activation. I. The Hot and Warm Ionized Gas Phases, Ubertosi, F., Brighenti, F., O'Sullivan, E., Schellenberger, G., Gitti, M., Giacintucci, S., Temi, P., David, L. P., Vrtilek, J., Venturi, T., Liuzzo, E., Massardi, M., & Rajpurohit, K. (2025), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 994, Issue 2, id.247, 15 pp. arXiv entry.
JVLA and VLBA Study of the Merging Cool Core CHIPS 1911+4455 at z ~ 0.5: Radio Emission from an Infant Active Galactic Nucleus and from a Rapidly Star-forming Brightest Cluster Galaxy, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Temi, P., O'Sullivan, E., Olivares, V., Schellenberger, G., Brighenti, F., & Giroletti, M. (2025), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 989, Issue 1, id.128. arXiv entry.
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Cocoon shock, X-ray cavities, and extended inverse Compton emission in Hercules A: Clues from Chandra observations, Ubertosi, F., Gong, Y., Nulsen, P., Leahy, J. P., Gitti, M., McNamara, B. R., Gaspari, M., Singha, M., O'Dea, C., & Baum, S. (2025), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 693, id.A171. arXiv entry.
Multi-epoch jet outbursts in Abell 496: Synchrotron ageing and buoyant X-ray cavities draped by warm gas filaments, Ubertosi, F., Giacintucci, S., Clarke, T., Markevitch, M., Venturi, T., O'Sullivan, E., & Gitti, M. (2024), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 691, id.A294. arXiv entry.
A JVLA, LOFAR, e-Merlin, VLBA, and EVN study of RBS 797: can binary supermassive black holes explain the outburst history of the central radio galaxy?, Ubertosi, F., Giroletti, M., Gitti, M., Biava, N., De Rubeis, E., Bonafede, A., Feretti, L., Bondi, M., Bruno, L., Liuzzo, E., Ignesti, A., & Brunetti, G. (2024), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 688, id.A86. arXiv entry.
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Jet reorientation in central galaxies of clusters and groups: insights from VLBA and Chandra data, Ubertosi, F., Schellenberger, G., O'Sullivan, E., Vrtilek, J., Giacintucci, S., David, L. P., Forman, W., Gitti, M., Venturi, T., Jones, C., Brighenti, F. (2024), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 961, Issue 1, id. 134, 19 pp. ADS entry.
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Waking the monster: the onset of AGN feedback in galaxy clusters hosting young central radio galaxies, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Brighenti, F., Olivares, V., O'Sullivan, E., Schellenberger, G. (2023), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 673, id.A52, 8 pp. ADS entry.
Multiple shock fronts in RBS 797: the Chandra window on shock heating in galaxy clusters, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Brighenti, F., McDonald, M., Nulsen, P., Donahue, M., Brunetti, G., Randall, S., Gaspari, M., Ettori, S., Calzadilla, M., Ignesti, A., Feretti, L., & Blanton, E. L. (2023), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 944, Issue 2, id.216, 25 pp. ADS entry
Chasing ICM cooling and AGN feedback from the macro to the meso scales in the galaxy cluster ZwCl 235, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Brighenti, F. (2023), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 670, id.A23, 23 pp. ADS entry
The deepest Chandra view of RBS 797: evidence for two pairs of equidistant X-ray cavities, Ubertosi, F.,
Gitti, M., Brighenti, F., Brunetti, G., McDonald, M., Nulsen, P., McNamara, B., Randall, S., Forman, W., Donahue, M., Ignesti, A., Gaspari, M., Ettori, S., Feretti, L., Blanton, E. & Jones-Forman, C. (2021), The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 923, Issue 2, id.L25. ADS entry
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A Chandra study of Abell 795 – a sloshing cluster with a FR0 radio galaxy at its center, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Torresi, E., Brighenti, F., & Grandi, P. (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 503(3), 4627-4645. ADS entry
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AGN Feedback and the Development of Dusty Multiphase Gas in X-ray Emitting Elliptical Galaxies, Temi, P. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2026), arXiv:2602.22415.
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite Community Science Book, Koss, M. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), arXiv:2511.00253.
Investigating the influence of radio-faint AGN activity on the infrared-radio correlation of massive galaxies, Peluso, G. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), arXiv:2509.17536.
X-ray shocks in the cool cores of galaxy clusters: insights from TNG-Cluster, Prunier, M. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 544, Issue 4, pp. 4188–4207. arXiv entry.
The Onset of Feedback in A1885: Evidence for Large-scale Quenching Despite a Young Central Active Galactic Nucleus, White, L. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 988, Issue 1, id.24. arXiv entry.
A JVLA, GMRT, and XMM study of Abell 795: Large-scale sloshing and a candidate radio phoenix, Rotella, N. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 697, id.A232. arXiv entry.
Deep Chandra observations of PLCKG287.0+32.9: A clear detection of a shock front in a heated former cool core, Gitti, M. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2025), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 697, id.A72. arXiv entry.
Investigating AGN feedback in Hα-luminous galaxy clusters: First Chandra X-ray analysis of Abell 2009, Fornasiero, I., Ubertosi, F., & Gitti, M. (2025), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 695, id.A265. arXiv entry.
Mind the gap between A2061 and A2067: Unveiling new diffuse, large-scale radio emission, Pignataro, G. V. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2024), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 691, id.A99. arXiv entry.
From 100 MHz to 10 GHz: Unveiling the spectral evolution of the X-shaped radio galaxy in Abell 3670, Bruno, L. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2024), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 690, id.A160. arXiv entry.
Probing the High-frequency Variability of NGC 5044: The Key to Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback, Schellenberger, G. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2024), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 976, Issue 2, id.246. arXiv entry.
A Hot Core in the Group-dominant Elliptical Galaxy NGC 777, O'Sullivan, E. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2024), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 970, Issue 1, id.65. arXiv entry.
Deep Chandra observations of A2495: a possible sloshing-regulated feedback cycle in a triple-offset galaxy cluster, Rosignoli, L. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2024), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 963, Issue 1, id.8, 22 pp. ADS entry.
Shock imprints on the radio mini halo in RBS 797, Bonafede, A. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2023), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 680, id.A5, 13 pp. ADS entry.
Testing the limits of AGN feedback and the onset of thermal instability in the most rapidly star-forming brightest cluster galaxies, Calzadilla, M. et al., including Ubertosi, F. (2022), The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Issue 2, id.140, 18 pp. ADS entry
PROCEEDINGS
The central FR0 in the sloshing cluster Abell 795: indications of mechanical feedback from Chandra data, Ubertosi, F., Gitti, M., Torresi, E., Brighenti, F., & Grandi, P. (2021), Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 342, Issue 1207, pp. 1207-1211. ADS entry