Giulio MANICO'

Graduated in 1993 from the University of Calabria, G. Manicò obtained the title of PhD in Physics in 1998. Since November 2002 he has been a confirmed researcher at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of Catania. His research activity mainly concerns the experimental study of the formation of molecules on solid surfaces. G. Manicò is co-editor, together with V. Pirronello and J. Krelowski, of the book "Solid State Astrochemistry"; he is also co-author of various scientific articles published in international journals. Since 1999 G. Manicò has worked for various periods at the Physics Department of Syracuse University (U.S.A.), collaborating on the experiments conducted by V. Pirronello and G. Vidali on the formation of molecules on amorphous and polycrystalline surfaces. In 2007 G. Manicò was invited by Prof. J.L. Lemaire to work with the group led by him at the University of Cergy-Pointoise (France). During his research G. Manicò also collaborated with Ofer Biham of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel), Jacek Krelowski of the Kopernick University of Torun (Torun, Poland) and Francois Dulieu of the University of Cergy-Pointoise (Paris, France). From the academic year 2002-2003 G. Manicò has been a professor of General Physics at the University of Catania. He also held for a few years the course "Modeling in Astrochemistry" for the PhD Degree in Physics at the University of Catania.

Here is a selection of 12 publications.

Palmerini, S.; ...; Manicò, G.; ...; Yamaguchi, H.
The ²⁷Al (p , α) ²⁴Mg reaction at astrophysical energies studied by means of the Trojan Horse Method applied to the ²H (²⁷Al , α²⁴Mg) n reaction
European Physical Journal Plus, vol. 136(9), p. 898 (2021)

Oliva, A.A.; ..., Manicò, G.; ...; Tumino, A.
Study of the neutron-induced reaction ¹⁷O(n,α)¹⁴C at astrophysical energies via the Trojan Horse method
Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C, vol. 43(4-5), pp. 1–9 (2020)

Pumo, M. L.; Zampieri, L.; Spiro, S.; Pastorello, A.; Benetti, S.; Cappellaro, E.; Manicò, G.; Turatto, M.
Radiation-hydrodynamical modelling of underluminous Type II plateau supernovae
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 464, Issue 3, p.3013-3020 (2017)

Congiu, Emanuele; Minissale, Marco; Baouche, Saoud; Chaabouni, Henda; Moudens, Audrey; Cazaux, Stephanie; Manicò, Giulio; Pirronello, Valerio; Dulieu, François
Efficient diffusive mechanisms of O atoms at very low temperatures on surfaces of astrophysical interest
Faraday Discussions, vol. 168, p. 151 (2014)

Minissale, M.; Congiu, E.; Manicò, G.; Pirronello, V.; Dulieu, F.
CO2 formation on interstellar dust grains: a detailed study of the barrier of the CO + O channel
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 559, id.A49, 9 pp. (2013)

Accolla, M.; Congiu, E.; Manicò, G.; Dulieu, F.; Chaabouni, H.; Lemaire, J. L.; Pirronello, V.
Morphology of the solid water synthesized through the pathway D + O2 studied by the sensitive TPD technique
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 429, Issue 4, p.3200-3206 (2013)

Chaabouni, H.; Minissale, M.; Manicò, G.; Congiu, E.; Noble, J. A.; Baouche, S.; Accolla, M.; Lemaire, J. L.; Pirronello, V.; Dulieu, F.
Water formation through O2 + D pathway on cold silicate and amorphous water ice surfaces of interstellar interest
Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume 137, Issue 23, pp. 234706-234706-12 (2012)

Accolla, Mario; Congiu, Emanuele; Dulieu, François; Manicò, Giulio; Chaabouni, Henda; Matar, Elie; Mokrane, Hakima; Lemaire, Jean Louis; Pirronello, Valerio
Changes in the morphology of interstellar ice analogues after hydrogen atom exposure
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 13, issue 17, p. 8037 (2011)

Perets, H. B.; Lederhendler, A.; Biham, O.; Vidali, G.; Li, L.; Swords, S.; Congiu, E.; Roser, J.; Manicó, G.; Brucato, J. R.; Pirronello, V.
Molecular Hydrogen Formation on Amorphous Silicates under Interstellar Conditions
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 661, Issue 2, pp. L163-L166 (2007)

Galazutdinov, G. A.; Manicò, G.; Krelowski, J.
Blueshifted diffuse interstellar bands in the spectrum of HD 34078
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 366, Issue 3, pp. 1075-1080 (2006)

Perets, Hagai B.; Biham, Ofer; Manicó, Giulio; Pirronello, Valerio; Roser, Joe; Swords, Sol; Vidali, Gianfranco
Molecular Hydrogen Formation on Ice Under Interstellar Conditions
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 627, Issue 2, pp. 850-860 (2005)

Roser, J. E.; Manicò, G.; Pirronello, V.; Vidali, G.
Formation of Molecular Hydrogen on Amorphous Water Ice: Influence of Morphology and Ultraviolet Exposure
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 581, Issue 1, pp. 276-284 (2002)

The main line of research of G. Manicò concerns the study, above all from an experimental point of view, of the physical and chemical processes that take place in the interstellar medium. The latter has been a very active research field for decades. A significant amount of work has been devoted to the construction of detailed models capable of explaining the abundances of the hundreds of molecules observed. Up to now these models have been mainly based on gas phase reactions. However, the importance of solid particles (dust grains) for the enrichment of species that do not easily form through reactions in the gas phase has recently been increasingly understood. The success of these models crucially depends on the availability of laboratory measurements in the extreme conditions encountered in the interstellar and circumstellar medium. In particular, great importance has been recently given to the experimental study of those chemical reactions that are supposed to occur on the surfaces of interstellar dust grains, by virtue of their catalytic action.

G. Manicò is a member of the Sicily Regional Scientific Committee of the Asimov Prize.