Scientific Activity

List of Publications

• [1] M.V.G., C. Giunti, Statistical treatment of detection cross-section uncertainties in the analysis of solar neutrino data, hep-ph/0006026, Phys. Lett. B 488 (2000), 339 - 343 [PAPER]


• [2] M.V.G., C. Giunti A frequentist analysis of solar neutrino data, hep-ph/0007155, Astropart. Phys. 17 (2002), 205 - 220 [PAPER]


• [3] M.V.G., C. Giunti, A frequentist analysis of solar neutrino data, hep-ph/0012044, Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.) 95 (2001), 146 -149 : talk presented by M.V.G. at the EuroConference on Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, S. Feliu de Guixols, Spain, 30 Sep - 5 Oct 2000 [PAPER]


• [4] M.V.G., C. Giunti, Statistical Analysis of Solar Neutrino Data, hep-ph/0012247, Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.) 100 (2001), 77 - 79 : talk presented by C.G. at NOW2000, Conca Specchiulla (Otranto), 9 - 16 Sep 2000 [PAPER]


• [5] M.V.G., C. Giunti, Statistical Analysis of Solar Neutrino Data, hep-ph/0104085: poster presented at the 5th Topical Workshop at the Gran Sasso Laboratories ``Solar Neutrinos: where are the oscillations ?'', 12 - 14 March 2001; Proceedings edited by V. Berezinsky and F. Vissani, 485


• [6] M.V.G., C. Giunti, Bayesian view of Solar Neutrino Oscillations, hep-ph/0108191, JHEP 12 (2001), 017 [PAPER]


• [7] M.V.G., C. Giunti, Model independent information on Solar Neutrino Oscillations, hep-ph/0111254, Phys. Rev. D 65 (2002), 093005 [PAPER]


• [8] V. Andersen, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., K. Lee, A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, T.L. Wilson, The FLUKA code for space applications: recent developments, Advances in Space Research 34(6) (2004), 1302 - 1310 [Abstract] [PAPER]


• [9] A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Empl, J. Ranft, The Physics models of FLUKA: status and recent developmens, hep-ph/0306267, Proceedings of CHEP03, Conference for Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics, March 24 - 28 2003, La Jolla, California. Published in the web (http://www.slac.stanford.edu/econf/C0303241/proc/cat_10.html) [SPIRES]


• [10] A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, S. Roesler, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, F. Cerutti, L. De Biaggi, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, D. Scannicchio, M. Carboni, M. Pelliccioni, R. Villari, V. Andersen, A. Empl, K. Lee, L. Pinsky, T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, The FLUKA code: present applications and future developments, hep-ph/0306162, Proceedings of CHEP03, Conference for Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics, March 24 - 28 2003, La Jolla, California. Published in the web (http://www.slac.stanford.edu/econf/C0303241/proc/cat_10.html) [SPIRES]


• [11] V. Andersen, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A . Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., K. Lee, A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, T.L. Wilson, Progress towards a FLUKA based simulation tool aimed at the evaluation of space radiation environments, Proceedings of CIPANP 2003, 8th Conference on Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, May 19 - 24 2003, New York, NY, USA. Published in the AIP Conference Proceedings n. 698, 349 - 352 [SPIRES]


• [12] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, Nuclear models in FLUKA : a review, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Mechanisms, June 9 - 13 2003, Varenna, Italy. Published in Ricerca Scientifica ed Educazione Permanente Suppl. 122, Univ. Studi Milano (2003), 579 - 588 [PAPER]


• [13] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, L. De Biaggi, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala,D. Scannicchio, R. Villari, Il codice di trasporto FLUKA per applicazioni radiobiologiche : poster presented by A. Ottolenghi at II Riunione Nazionale della Società Italiana per le Ricerche sulle Radiazioni, Legnaro, Padova, November 20 - 22 2003


• [14] V. Andersen, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, H. Paretzke, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, T.L. Wilson, M. Zankl, The application of FLUKA to dosimetry and radiation therapy, Radiat. Prot. Dosimetry 116 (2005), 113 [Abstract and Full text]


• [15] N. Zapp, M.V.G., A. Empl, A. Ferrari, T.L. Wilson, L. Townsend, L.S. Pinsky, HMD Development: an Event Generator for Simulation of Heavy Ion Transport: poster presented by N. Zapp at the 3rd International Workshop on Space Radiation Research and 15th Annual NASA Space Radiation Health Investigators’ Workshop, Danfords on the Sound, Port Jefferson, New York, NY, USA, May 16 - 20 2004 [POSTER]


• [16] F. Ballarini, F. Cerutti, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Heavy - ion collisions in the FLUKA Monte Carlo event generator: present and perspectives: poster presented by M.V.G. at INPC 2004, International Nuclear Physics Conference, Goteborg, Sweden, June 27 - July 2 2004; abstract published in the Book of Abstracts, 454 [ABSTRACT] [POSTER]


• [17] F. Cerutti, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Cavinato, A. Empl, E. Fabrici, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, E. Gadioli Erba, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Towards a comprehensive description of heavy ion reactions, Structure and Dynamics of Elementary Matter, edited by W. Greiner et al., Kluwer Academic Publishers (2004), 255 - 263 [SPIRES]


• [18] G. Battistoni, M. Cavinato, F. Cerutti, A. Clivio, E. Fabrici, E. Gadioli, E. Gadioli Erba, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Empl, L.S. Pinsky, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Heavy Ion Interactions from Coulomb Barrier to few GeV/A: Boltzmann Master Equation Theory and FLUKA Code Performances, Brazilian Journal of Physics 34 (2004), 897 - 900 [SPIRES]


• [19] H. Aiginger, V. Andersen, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, W. Enghardt, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., K. Lee, A. Ottolenghi, K. Parodi, M. Pelliccioni, L. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, G. Smirnov, F. Sommerer, T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, The FLUKA code: new developments and application to 1 GeV/n Iron beams, Advances in Space Research 35 (2005), 214 - 222 [PAPER]


• [20] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, H.G. Paretzke, V. Parini, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, M. Zankl, GCR and SPE Organ Doses in Deep Space with Different Shielding: Monte Carlo Simulations based on the FLUKA Code coupled to Anthropomorphic Phantoms, accepted for publication in Advances in Space Research (2006)


• [21] G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., S. Muraro, T. Rancati, P. Sala, A. Ferrari, K. Tsoulou, S. Roesler, V. Vlachoudis, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, D. Scannicchio, M. Pelliccioni, A. Empl, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, A. Fasso`, Applications of the FLUKA Monte Carlo code in High Energy and Accelerator Physics, Proceedings of CHEP’04, Conference for Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics, September 24 - October 1 2004, Interlaken, Switzerland. Published in the web (http://chep2004.web.cern.ch/chep2004/) [PAPER]


• [22] L. Pinsky, V. Anderson, A. Empl, K. Lee, G. Smirnov, N. Zapp, A. Ferrari, K. Tsoulou, S. Roesler, V. Vlachoudis, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, F. Cerutti, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., S. Muraro, T. Rancati, P.R. Sala, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, D. Scannicchio, M. Carboni, M. Pelliccioni, T.L. Wilson, J. Ranft, A. Fasso`, Update on the status of the FLUKA Monte Carlo transport code, Proceedings of CHEP’04, Conference for Comuting in High Energy and Nuclear Physics, September 24 - October 1 2004, Interlaken, Switzerland. Published in the web (http://chep2004.web.cern.ch/chep2004/) [PAPER]


• [23] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, M. Pelliccioni, L. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, Modeling the Action of Protons and Heavier Ions in Biological Targets: Nuclear Interactions in Hadrontherapy and Space Radiation Protection, Proceedings of ND2004, International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science & Technology, September 26 - October 1 2004, Santa Fe, NM, USA. Published in the AIP Conference Proceedings n. 769, 1606 -1611 [PAPER]


• [24] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, G. Smirnov, Nuclear models in FLUKA : present capabilities, open problems and future improvements ’’, Proceedings of ND2004, International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science & Technology, September 26 - October 1 2004, Santa Fe, NM, USA. Published in the AIP Conference Proceedings n. 769, 1197 - 1201 [SPIRES]


• [25] L.S. Pinsky, V. Anderson, A. Empl, K. Lee, G. Smirnov, N. Zapp, A. Ferrari, K. Tsoulou, S. Roesler, V. Vlachoudis, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, F. Cerutti, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., S. Muraro, T. Rancati, P.R. Sala, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, D. Scannicchio, M. Carboni, M. Pelliccioni, T.L. Wilson, J. Ranft, A. Fasso`, Event Generators for simulating Heavy Ion Interactions of Interest in Evaluating Risks in Human Spaceflight”, to appear in the Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, March 5 - 12 2005, http://www.aeroconf.org/


• [26] T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, L.S. Pinsky, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, S. Roesler, V. Vlachoudis, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, F. Cerutti, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., S. Muraro, T. Rancati, P.R. Sala, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, D. Scannicchio, M. Carboni, M. Pelliccioni, J. Ranft, Application of the FLUKA Monte Carlo transport code to lunar and planetary exploration, Proceedings of the Space Nuclear Conference 2005, San Diego, California, June 5 - 9 2005. S. Anghaie ed., American Nuclear Society (2005), 553 - 562 [PAPER]


• [27] F. Cerutti, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, P. Colleoni, A. Ferrari, S.V. Fortsch, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, P.R. Sala, Intermediate mass fragment production in light ion reaction, to be published in the Proceedings of the Twenty - Forth International Workshop on Nuclear Theory, Rila, Bulgaria, June 20 - 25 2005. S. Dimitrova ed., Heron Press, Sofia (2005), 50 - 64 [PAPER]


• [28] M.V.G., F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Heavy - ion collisions: preliminary results of a new QMD model coupled with FLUKA and recent developments of the RQMD - FLUKA interface: poster presented by M.V.G. at NPDC19, XIX Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference of the European Physical Society, Pavia, Italy, September 5 - 9 2005, abstract published in the Book of Abstracts, 110; accepted for publication in the IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series [PAPER]


• [29] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., M. Lantz, M. Liotta, A. Mairani, A. Mostacci, S. Muraro, A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, S. Trovati, R. Villari, T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, V. Vlachoudis, The FLUKA code: an overview: talk presented by G. Battistoni at NPDC19, XIX Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference of the European Physical Society, Pavia, Italy, September 5 - 9 2005; accepted for publication in the IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series [SPIRES]


• [30] F. Cerutti, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, P. Colleoni, A. Ferrari, S.V. Fortsch, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, A. Pepe, L.S. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, G.F. Steyn, Carbon induced reactions at low incident energies: talk presented by F. Cerutti at NPDC19, XIX Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference of the European Physical Society, Pavia, Italy, September 5 - 9 2005; accepted for publication in the IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series [PAPER]


• [31] F. Ballarini, D. Alloni, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., M. Liotta, A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, H.G. Paretzke, V. Parini, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, S. Trovati, M. Zankl, Modelling human exposure to space radiation with different shielding: the FLUKA code coupled with anthropomorphic phantoms: talk presented by F. Ballarini at NPDC19, XIX Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference of the European Physical Society, Pavia, Italy, September 5 - 9 2005; accepted for publication in the IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series


• [32] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Mostacci, S. Muraro, A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, V. Vlachoudis, R. Villari, T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, FLUKA for Medicine and Radiobiology: talk presented by P.R. Sala at Frontier Science 2005, New Frontiers in Subnuclear Physics, Fourth International Conference on Frontier Science, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy, September 12 - 17 2005; submitted for publication in the Frascati Physics Series (Conference Proceedings) [PAPER]


• [33] S.Trovati, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, H.G. Paretzke, V. Parini, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, M. Zankl, Human exposure to space radiation: role of primary and secondary particles, submitted for publication in Radiation Protection Dosimetry


• [34] D. Alloni, F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, M. Carboni, F. Cerutti, A. Clivio, A. Empl, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, E. Gadioli-Erba, M.V.G., E. Giroletti, A. Mairani, A. Mostacci, S. Muraro, A. Ottolenghi, V. Parini, M. Pelliccioni, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, S. Roesler, P.R. Sala, D. Scannicchio, G. Smirnov, S. Trovati, R. Villari, V. Vlachoudis, T.L. Wilson, N. Zapp, Simulation of nuclear interactions for basic radiobiology and applications: the FLUKA approach, submitted for publication in Radiation Protection Dosimetry [PAPER]


• [35] A. Ferrari, M. Lorenzo-Sentis, S. Roesler, G. Smirnov, F. Sommerer, C. Theis, V. Vlachoudis, M. Carboni, A. Mostacci, M. Pelliccioni, R. Villari, V. Anderson, N. Elkhayari, A. Empl, K. Lee, B. Mayes, L. Pinsky, N. Zapp, K. Parodi, H. Paganetti, T. Bortfeld, G. Battistoni, M. Campanella, F. Cerutti, P. Colleoni, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., M.Lantz, S. Muraro, A. Pepe, P.R. Sala, T.L. Wilson, D. Alloni, F. Ballarini, M. Liotta, A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, D. Scannicchio, S. Trovati, J. Ranft, A. Fasso`, Update on the status of the FLUKA Monte Carlo transport code: talk presented by L.S. Pinsky at CHEP’06, Conference for Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics, February 13 - 17 2006, T.I.F.R., Mumbai, India. Available on the web (http://www.tifr.res.in/~chep06/ ); submitted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science [PAPER]


• [36] S. Mancuso, M.V.G., Assessing the properties of the global magnetic field in the outer corona through Faraday rotation measurements, abstract submitted by S. Mancuso for the ESA meeting SOHO-17: 10 years of SOHO and beyond, to be held in Giardini Naxos, Italy, May 7 - 12 2006


• [37] F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, M.V.G., A. Mairani, A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, P.R. Sala, S. Trovati, Physics as a basis to understand biology: Monte Carlo approaches to investigate ionizing-radiation effects at the level of DNA, chromosomes and organs: abstract submitted by F. Ballarini for the 11th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, to be held in Varenna, Italy, June 12 - 16 2006 [ABSTRACT]


• [38] N. Zapp, A. Ferrari, A. Empl, L.S. Pinsky, L. Townsend, T.L. Wilson, M.V.G., A Hamiltonian Molecular Dynamics Model for Use in Event Generators for Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Interactions: abstract submitted by N. Zapp for the 11th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, to be held in Varenna, Italy, June 12 - 16 2006 [ABSTRACT]


• [39] M.V.G., F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Fasso`, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Heavy-ion collisions described by a new QMD code interfaced to FLUKA: model validation by comparisons with experimental data concerning neutron and charged fragment production: abstract submitted by M.V.G. for the 11th International Conference on Nuclear Reaction Mechanisms, to be held in Varenna, Italy, June 12 - 16 2006 [ABSTRACT]


• [40] M.V.G., F. Ballarini, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, A. Ottolenghi, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala, Hot fragment formation in heavy-ion collisions at non relativistic energies: abstract submitted by M.V.G. for the 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, to be held in Beijing, China, July 16 - 23 2006 [ABSTRACT]


• [41] M.V.G., P.R. Sala, G. Battistoni, F. Cerutti, A. Ferrari, E. Gadioli, F. Ballarini, A. Ottolenghi, A. Fass\`o, L.S. Pinsky, J. Ranft, Correlations in the interaction of ion beams with matter: abstract submitted by M.V.G. for the 25th Nuclear Theory Workshop, to be held in Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, June 25 - July 1 2006 [ABSTRACT]

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