Marco Turchetta
About
Compact binary millisecond pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars in close orbits with a companion star, systems that allow us to study the pulsar's relativistic wind and the behaviour of matter at extremely high densities. In my PhD I focus on these objects and on the search for more of them in our Galaxy.
Publications
2025
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                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Sen, Bidisha; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Linares, Manuel; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Breton, Rene P.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Casares, Jorge.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2025)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Discovery of the variable optical counterpart of the redback pulsar PSR J2055+1545.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
2024
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                            Sen, Bidisha; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Kennedy, Mark R.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Breton, Rene P.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Misra, Devina; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     The Orbit and Companion of PSR J1622-0315: Variable Asymmetry and a Massive Neutron Star.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
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                            Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Lindseth, Sindre Synnes; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Harding, A.K.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     The invisible black widow PSR J1720−0534: implications for the electron density towards the North Polar Spur.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
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                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Casares, Jorge; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Miles-Páez, Paulo A.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     COBIPULSE: A Systematic Search for Compact Binary Millisecond Pulsars.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
2023
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                            Illiano, G.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Papitto, A.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Ambrosino, F.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Zanon, A. Miraval; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Zelati, F. Coti; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Stella, L..
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2023)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Investigating the origin of optical and X-ray pulsations of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
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                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Koljonen, Karri; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Sen, Bidisha.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2023)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Quantifying irradiation in spider pulsars: the extreme case of PSR J1622-0315.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
Journal publications
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                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Sen, Bidisha; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Simpson-Parry, Jordan Asher; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Linares, Manuel; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Breton, Rene P.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Casares, Jorge.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2025)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Discovery of the variable optical counterpart of the redback pulsar PSR J2055+1545.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
- 
                
                    
                        
                            Sen, Bidisha; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Kennedy, Mark R.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Breton, Rene P.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Misra, Devina; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     The Orbit and Companion of PSR J1622-0315: Variable Asymmetry and a Massive Neutron Star.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
- 
                
                    
                        
                            Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Lindseth, Sindre Synnes; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Harding, A.K.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     The invisible black widow PSR J1720−0534: implications for the electron density towards the North Polar Spur.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
- 
                
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Koljonen, Karri Iiro Iisakki; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Casares, Jorge; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Miles-Páez, Paulo A.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Rodríguez-Gil, Pablo.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2024)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     COBIPULSE: A Systematic Search for Compact Binary Millisecond Pulsars.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
- 
                
                    
                        
                            Illiano, G.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Papitto, A.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Ambrosino, F.; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Zanon, A. Miraval; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Zelati, F. Coti; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Stella, L..
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2023)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Investigating the origin of optical and X-ray pulsations of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A)
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article
- 
                
                    
                        
                            Turchetta, Marco; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Alegret, Manuel Linares; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Koljonen, Karri; 
                        
                    
                        
                            Sen, Bidisha.
                        
                    
                
                
                    (2023)
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                
                                     Quantifying irradiation in spider pulsars: the extreme case of PSR J1622-0315.
                                
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                    
                        Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
                    
                
                
                
                    Academic article