Curriculum Vitae et studiorum

From January, 2009 Post-doc at the INAF - Osservatorio astronomico di Cagliari.

April 21, 2009 Ph.D. in Physics at the Universita' degli Studi di Cagliari.
Supervisor: Prof. L. Burderi.
Thesis title " Timing Analysis of Accreting Millisecond X- ray Pulsars".

April 25, 2005 Laurea (M. Sc. equivalent) in Physics at the Universita' di Palermo. Supervisors: Prof. N. R. Robba, Dr. T. Di Salvo. Thesis Title: "Broad band timing analysis of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars".

Pubblications

[1] A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, A. Papitto, E. Egron, T. Belloni, A. D'Aì, R. Iaria, M. Floris, S. Motta, V. Testa, M. T. Menna, and N. R. Robba. Subarcsecond Location of IGR J17480-2446 with Rossi XTE. ApJ, 754:L11, July 2012. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[2] A. D'Aì, E. Bozzo, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, E. Egron, and N. R. Robba. A complete X-ray spectral coverage of the 2010 May-June outbursts of Circinus X-1. A&A, 543:A20, July 2012. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[3] A. Papitto, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, T. M. Belloni, L. Stella, E. Bozzo, A. D'Ai, C. Ferrigno, R. Iaria, S. Motta, A. Riggio, and A. Tramacere. The pulse profile and spin evolution of the accreting pulsar in Terzan 5, IGR J17480-2446, during its 2010 outburst. MNRAS, 423:1178-1193, June 2012. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[4] A. Papitto, E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, T. Belloni, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, A. Riggio, A. D'Aì, and R. Iaria. The discovery of the 401 Hz accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17498-2921 in a 3.8 h orbit. A&A, 535:L4, November 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[5] R. Iaria, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. D'Aí, A. Papitto, A. Riggio, and N. R. Robba. Detailed study of the X-ray and optical/UV orbital ephemeris of X1822-371. A&A, 534:A85, October 2011. [ bib | DOI ]
[6] A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, A. Papitto, A. D'Aì, R. Iaria, and M. T. Menna. Secular spin-down of the AMP <ASTROBJ>XTE J1751-305</ASTROBJ>. A&A, 531:A140, July 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[7] S. Motta, A. D'Ai, A. Papitto, A. Riggio, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, T. Belloni, L. Stella, and R. Iaria. X-ray bursts and burst oscillations from the slowly spinning X-ray pulsar IGR J17480-2446 (Terzan 5). MNRAS, 414:1508-1516, June 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[8] E. Egron, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Papitto, L. Barragán, T. Dauser, J. Wilms, A. D'Aì, A. Riggio, R. Iaria, and N. R. Robba. X-ray spectroscopy of MXB 1728-34 with XMM-Newton. A&A, 530:A99, June 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[9] A. Papitto, A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, A. D'Aí, and R. Iaria. Spin down during quiescence of the fastest known accretion-powered pulsar. A&A, 528:A55, April 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[10] A. Papitto, A. D'Aì, S. Motta, A. Riggio, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, T. Belloni, and R. Iaria. The spin and orbit of the newly discovered pulsar IGR J17480-2446. A&A, 526:L3, February 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[11] A. Riggio, A. Papitto, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, M. Bachetti, R. Iaria, A. D'Aì, and M. T. Menna. Timing of the accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17511-3057. A&A, 526:A95, February 2011. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[12] A. Papitto, A. Riggio, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. D'Aì, R. Iaria, E. Bozzo, and M. T. Menna. The X-ray spectrum of the newly discovered accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17511-3057. MNRAS, 407:2575-2588, October 2010. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[13] A. Papitto, T. di Salvo, A. D'Aì, R. Iaria, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, and M. T. Menna. A relativistically broadened iron line from an Accreting Millisecond Pulsar. Twelfth International Solar Wind Conference, 1248:77-80, July 2010. [ bib | DOI ]
[14] A. D'Aì, T. di Salvo, D. Ballantyne, R. Iaria, N. R. Robba, A. Papitto, A. Riggio, L. Burderi, S. Piraino, A. Santangelo, G. Matt, M. Dovčiak, and V. Karas. A self-consistent approach to the hard and soft states of 4U 1705-44. A&A, 516:A36+, June 2010. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[15] L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, A. Riggio, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, A. D'Ai, and M. T. Menna. New ephemeris of the ADC source 2A 1822-371: a stable orbital-period derivative over 30 years. A&A, 515:A44+, June 2010. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[16] T. di Salvo, A. D'Aí, R. Iaria, L. Burderi, M. Dovčiak, V. Karas, G. Matt, A. Papitto, S. Piraino, A. Riggio, N. R. Robba, and A. Santangelo. A relativistically smeared spectrum in the neutron star X-ray binary 4U 1705-44: looking at the inner accretion disc with X-ray spectroscopy. MNRAS, 398:2022-2027, October 2009. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[17] R. Iaria, A. D'Aí, T. di Salvo, N. R. Robba, A. Riggio, A. Papitto, and L. Burderi. A ionized reflecting skin above the accretion disk of GX 349+2. A&A, 505:1143-1151, October 2009. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[18] L. Burderi, A. Riggio, T. di Salvo, A. Papitto, M. T. Menna, A. D'Aì, and R. Iaria. Timing of the 2008 outburst of SAX J1808.4-3658 with XMM-Newton: a stable orbital-period derivative over ten years. A&A, 496:L17-L20, March 2009. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[19] A. Papitto, T. Di Salvo, A. D'Aì, R. Iaria, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, M. T. Menna, and N. R. Robba. XMM-Newton detects a relativistically broadened iron line in the spectrum of the ms X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658. A&A, 493:L39-L43, January 2009. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[20] T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, A. Riggio, A. Papitto, and M. T. Menna. Orbital evolution of an accreting millisecond pulsar: witnessing the banquet of a hidden black widow? MNRAS, 389:1851-1857, October 2008. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[21] A. Riggio, T. Di Salvo, L. Burderi, M. T. Menna, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, and G. Lavagetto. Spin-up and Phase Fluctuations in the Timing of the Accreting Millisecond Pulsar XTE J1807-294. ApJ, 678:1273-1278, May 2008. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[22] A. Papitto, M. T. Menna, L. Burderi, T. di Salvo, and A. Riggio. Measuring the spin up of the accreting millisecond pulsar XTEJ1751-305. MNRAS, 383:411-416, January 2008. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[23] A. Riggio, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, R. Iaria, A. Papitto, M. T. Menna, and G. Lavagetto. Precise determination of orbital parameters in system with slowly drifting phases: application to the case of XTE J1807-294. MNRAS, 382:1751-1758, December 2007. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[24] A. Papitto, T. di Salvo, L. Burderi, M. T. Menna, G. Lavagetto, and A. Riggio. Timing of the accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1814-338. MNRAS, 375:971-976, March 2007. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[25] L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, G. Lavagetto, M. T. Menna, A. Papitto, A. Riggio, R. Iaria, F. D'Antona, N. R. Robba, and L. Stella. Timing an Accreting Millisecond Pulsar: Measuring the Accretion Torque in IGR J00291+5934. ApJ, 657:961-966, March 2007. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[26] L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, A. Riggio, M. T. Menna, G. Lavagetto, A. Papitto, R. Iaria, N. R. Robba, and L. Stella. Timing an Accreting Millisecond Pulsar: Measuring the Accretion Torque in IGR J00291+5934. Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 6(1):010000-196, December 2006. [ bib | DOI ]
[27] L. Burderi, T. Di Salvo, M. T. Menna, A. Riggio, and A. Papitto. Order in the Chaos: Spin-up and Spin-down during the 2002 Outburst of SAX J1808.4-3658. ApJ, 653:L133-L136, December 2006. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]
[28] R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, N. R. Robba, L. Burderi, G. Lavagetto, and A. Riggio. Resolving the Fe XXV Triplet with Chandra in Centaurus X-3. ApJ, 634:L161-L164, December 2005. [ bib | DOI | arXiv ]

About Me

Place & Date of Birth:
Palermo, July 6, 1974

Nationality: Italian