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Forging giants: massive stars and their disks.

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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Maite Beltrán (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Francesco Fontani (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Daniele Galli (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)), Luca Moscadelli (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
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This conference is dedicated to Riccardo Cesaroni, whose groundbreaking contributions have profoundly shaped our understanding of the formation and early evolution of massive stars. From his seminal work on masers and hot molecular cores to his leadership in high-resolution studies of protostellar disks, Riccardo has been at the forefront of unveiling the complex physical processes that give birth to the most massive stars in the universe.
 

We gather to celebrate not only his scientific achievements, but also his enduring impact on the community — as a mentor, collaborator, and friend.

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Maite Beltrán, Francesco Fontani
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  • Mon, May 4
    • Opening of Villa Galileo
    • Welcome
      Welcome.pptx
    • Session 1: The early stages years Chair: Luca Moscadelli

      Chair: Luca Moscadelli
      • 1
        Riccardo Cesaroni and star formation
        Speaker: Marcello Felli
        Felli_Cesa.pdf
      • 2
        Synchrotron Emission from Supernova Remnants
        Speaker: Rino Bandiera (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
      • 3
        Riccardo (“il Cesa”) and IRAM
        Speaker: Roberto Neri (IRAM Grenoble)
        neri.pdf
    • 3:35 PM
      Coffee break
    • Session 2: Early stages of star formation Chair: Aberto Sanna

      Chair: Aberto Sanna
      • 4
        Per qualche riga in piu' (For a few lines more)
        Speaker: Luca Olmi (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
      • 5
        Before fragmentation: from uniform clouds to stellar clusters
        Speaker: Andrea Giannetti (INAF - Istituto di Radioastronomia)
        Giannetti.pdf
      • 6
        The earliest phases of massive star formation: pushing Riccardo towards astrochemistry
        Speaker: Francesco Fontani (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
  • Tue, May 5
    • Session 2: Early stages of star formation Chair: Maite Beltrán

      Chair: Maite Beltrán
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee break
    • Session 3: Star forming regions Chair: Francesco Fontani

      Chair: Francesco Fontani
      • 14
        The Riccardo's effect
        Speaker: Victor Rivilla (Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA))
        Rivilla_for_Cesa.pdf
      • 15
        Riccardo and the monitoring of water masers at Medicina
        Speaker: Jan Brand
        Brand.pptx
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch break
    • Tour of Villa Galileo
    • Session 3: Star forming regions Chair: José María Torrelles

      Chair: José María Torrelles
      • 16
        The Unique Case of IRAS 18162-2048: A massive protostar driving the largest scale jet in our Galaxy
        Speaker: Sarita Vig (IIST, Trivandrum)
      • 17
        Observing the heart of IRAS18162-2048. The driving source of HH80-81 revisited in the near-IR
        Speaker: Rubén Fedriani (IAA, Granada)
      • 18
        High Spatial Resolution Observations of MYSOs in the NIR
        Speaker: Fabrizio Massi (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
    • 4:00 PM
      Coffee break
    • Session 3: Star forming regions Chair: Sarita Vig

      Chair: Sarita Vig
      • 19
        G31 ... what else?
        Speaker: Josep Miquel Girart (Institut de Ciències de l’Espai, CSIC)
        Girart_G31_WhatElse.pdf
      • 20
        Disky business at Rick's
        Speaker: Daniele Galli (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
        Galli.pptx
      • 21
        Unveiling Accretion in Massive Protostars through High-Resolution Studies of Jets and Outflows
        Speaker: Ciriaco Goddi (Università di Cagliari)
    • 7:30 PM
      Social dinner Ristorante Omero

      Ristorante Omero

      Via del Pian dei Giullari, 47
  • Wed, May 6
    • Session 4: Massive disks Chair: Daniele Galli

      Chair: Daniele Galli
      • 22
        Searching for disks in high-mass star-forming regions
        Speaker: Peter Schilke (University of Cologne)
      • 23
        IRAS 20126+4104 and massive star formation
        Speaker: Nanda Kumar (Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto)
        Nanda-cesaronifarewell.mp4.mov
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee break
    • Session 4: Massive disks Chair: Víctor Rivilla

      Chair: Víctor Rivilla
      • 24
        The disk and the jet of the massive protostar W75N(B)-VLA3
        Speaker: Álvaro Sánchez Monge (Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC))
        SanchezMonge.pdf
        SanchezMonge.pptx
      • 25
        The circumstellar environment of W75N(B)-VLA2: SiO toroid, wide-angle outflow, and gas obstruction
        Speaker: José María Torrelles (ICE-CSIC/IEEC)
        Torrelles.pptx
      • 26
        Hunting Accretion Disks around Massive Young Stars
        Speaker: Qizhou Zhang (Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian)
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch break
    • Session 4: Massive disks Chair: Josep Miquel Girart

      Chair: Josep Miquel Girart
      • 27
        High-mass accretion disks - from Riccardo's beginnings to today
        Speaker: Henrik Beuther (MPI fuer Astronomie)
        cesa_beuther-1.pdf
      • 28
        Chasing disks with Riccardo
        Speaker: Alberto Sanna (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari)
      • 29
        30 years of high-mass star formation by Cesa & Mosca
        Speaker: Luca Moscadelli (INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
        Moscadelli.pdf
    • 30
      Conclusion remarks