Prof John Lattanzio - Researcher Profile

Biography

John works in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University as a Professor

 

 

John’s research areas of interest are:

 

• Stellar astrophysics; stellar nucleosynthesis, especially red-giants and the thermally pulsing evolutionary phases; chemical formation of the Galaxy and evolution of the Galaxy. Current projects include: a theoretical and observational study of Òhot bottom burningÓ in red giants, making heavy elements in stars, abundance anomalies in red-giants in globular clusters, evolution and nucleosynthesis of Super-AGB stars, chemical evolution of the early Universe and true Population III stars.

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Keywords

Stellar astrophysics

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1985

Publications

Book Chapters

Lattanzio, J.C., Wood, P.R., 2004, Evolution, nucleosynthesis, and pulsation of AGB stars, in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, eds Harm J. Habing, Hans Olofsson, Springer-Verlag, New York NY USA, pp. 23-104.

Journal Articles

Campbell, S., Yong, D., Wylie de Boer, E.C., Stancliffe, R.J., Lattanzio, J.C., Angelou, G.C., D'Orazi, V., Martell, S.L., Grundahl, F., Sneden, C.A., 2012, Cyanogen in NGC 1851 red giant branch and asymptotic giant branch stars: quadrimodal distributions, The Astrophysical Journal. Letters [P], vol 761, issue 1, IOP Publishing Ltd., Bristol UK, pp. 1-6.

Lugaro, M.A., Doherty, C., Karakas, A.I., Maddison, S.T., Liffman, K., Garcia-Hernandez, D.A., Siess, L., Lattanzio, J.C., 2012, Short-lived radioactivity in the early solar system: the Super-AGB star hypothesis, Meteoritics and Planetary Science [P], vol 47, issue 12, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey USA, pp. 1998-2012.

Lau, H.H.B., Gil Pons, P., Doherty, C., Lattanzio, J.C., 2012, The end of super AGB and massive AGB stars I. The instabilities that determine the final mass of AGB stars, Astronomy & Astrophysics [P], vol 542, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis Cedex A France, pp. 1-9.

Angelou, G.C., Stancliffe, R.J., Church, R.P., Lattanzio, J.C., Smith, G.H., 2012, The role of thermohaline mixing in intermediate- and low-metallicity globular clusters, Astrophysical Journal [P], vol 749, issue 2, IOP Publishing, Bristol England, pp. 1-12.

Angelou, G., Church, R., Stancliffe, R., Lattanzio, J., Smith, G., 2011, Thermohaline mixing and its role in the evolution of carbon and nitrogen abundances in globular cluster red giants: The test case of messier 3, The Astrophysical Journal. Letters [P], vol 728, issue 2, Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd., UK, pp. 1-12.

Stancliffe, R., Dearborn, D., Lattanzio, J., Heap, S., Campbell, S., 2011, Three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of a proton ingestion episode in a low-metallicity asymptotic giant branch star, Astrophysical Journal [P], vol 742, issue 2, IOP Publishing Ltd, England, pp. 1-13.

Doherty, C.L., Siess, L., Lattanzio, J.C., Gil Pons, M.P., 2010, Super asymptotic giant branch stars. I - Evolution code comparison, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society [P], vol 401, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., Malden USA, pp. 1453-1464.

Yong, D., Grundahl, F., D'Antona, F., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Norris, J.E., 2009, A large C+N+O abundance spread in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 1851, Astrophysical Journal [P], vol 695, issue 1, IOP Publishing Ltd, USA, pp. 62-66.

Sills, A., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., 2009, Blue stragglers after the main sequence, Astrophysical Journal [P], vol 692, issue 2, IOP Publishing, Bristol UK, pp. 1411-1420.

Church, R.P., Cristallo, S., Lattanzio, J.C., Stancliffe, R.J., Straniero, O., Cannon, R.C., 2009, Montage: AGB nucleosynthesis with full s-process calculations, Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Australia [P], vol 26, issue 3, CSIRO, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 217-224.

De Silva, G.M., Gibson, B.K., Lattanzio, J.C., Asplund, M., 2009, O and Na abundance patterns in open clusters of the Galactic disk, Astronomy & Astrophysics [P], vol 500, issue 2, EDP Sciences S A, Les Ulis Cedex A France, pp. L25-L28.

Stancliffe, R.J., Church, R.P., Angelou, G.C., Lattanzio, J.C., 2009, The depletion of carbon by extra mixing in metal-poor giants, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society [P], vol 396, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden USA, pp. 2313-2318.

Lattanzio, J.C., Lugaro, M.A., 2009, The origin of elements heavier than iron: in honour of the 70th birthday of Roberto Gallino, Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Australia [P], vol 26, issue 3, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 1-2.

Lattanzio, J.C., 2009, Welcoming new players to the stage. Commentary on: Renzini A. and Voli M., 1981, A&A, 94, 175, Astronomy & Astrophysics [P], vol 500, issue 1, EDP Sciences S A, Les Ulis Cedex A France, pp. 241-242.

Stancliffe, R.J., Chieffi, A., Lattanzio, J.C., Church, R.P., 2009, Why do low-mass stars become red giants?, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia [P], vol 26, issue 3, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 203-208.

Angelou, G.C., Lattanzio, J.C., 2008, A small step on the long road to understanding the R stars: CNO cycling in candidate R star progenitors, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol 25, issue 4, CSIRO, Vic Australia, pp. 155-160.

Eggleton, P., Dearborn, D., Lattanzio, J.C., 2008, Compulsory deep mixing of 3He and CNO isotopes in the envelopes of low-mass red giants, The Astrophysical Journal, vol 677, issue 1, Institute of Physics Publishing Inc, USA, pp. 581-592.

Campbell, S.W., Lattanzio, J.C., 2008, Evolution and nucleosynthesis of extremely metal-poor and metal-free low- And intermediate-mass stars I. Stellar yield tables and the CEMPs, Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol 490, issue 2, EDP Sciences, France, pp. 769-776.

Lugaro, M.A., de Mink, S.E., Izzard, R.G., Campbell, S.W., Karakas, A.I., Cristallo, S., Pols, O.R., Lattanzio, J.C., Straniero, O., Gallino, R., Beers, T.C., 2008, Fluorine in carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: a binary scenario, Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol 484, issue 3, EDP Sciences, France, pp. 27-30.

McSaveney, J.A., Wood, P.R., Scholz, M., Lattanzio, J.C., Hinkle, K.H., 2007, Abundances in intermediate-mass AGB stars undergoing third dredge-up and hot-bottom burning, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 378, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxon UK, pp. 1089-1100.

Lugaro, M.A., Karakas, A.I., Nittler, L.R., Alexander, C.M., Hoppe, P., Iliadis, C., Lattanzio, J.C., 2007, On the asymptotic giant branch star origin of peculiar spinel grain OC2, Astronomy &, vol 461, issue 2, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis Cedex A FRANCE, pp. 657-664.

Bekki, K., Campbell, S.W., Lattanzio, J.C., Norris, J.E., 2007, Origin of abundance inhomogeneity in globular clusters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 377, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 335-351.

Izzard, R.G., Jeffrey, C.S., Lattanzio, J.C., 2007, Origin of the early-type R stars: a binary-merger solution to a century-old problem?, Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol 470, issue 2, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis Cedex A France, pp. 660-673.

Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., 2007, Stellar models and yields of asymptotic giant branch stars, Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Australia [P], vol 24, issue 3, CSIRO, Australia, pp. 103-117.

Eggleton, P., Dearborn, D., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, Deep mixing of3He: Reconciling big bang and stellar nucleosynthesis, Science, vol 314, issue 5805, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC USA, pp. 1580-1583.

Wylie, E., Cottrell, P., Sneden, C.A., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, Heavy-element abundances in giant stars in 47 Tucanae, Astrophysical Journal, vol 649, issue 1, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 248-257.

Herwig, F., Austin, S.M., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, Nuclear reaction rate uncertainties and astrophysical modeling: Carbon yields from low-mass giants, Physical Review C, vol 73, issue 2, American Physical Society, College Park USA, pp. 1-10.

Jeffery, C.S., Tout, C., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, Nucleosynthesis in binary stars, Science, vol 311, issue 5759, American Association Advancement Science, New York NY USA, pp. 345-346.

Zinner, E.K., Nittler, L.R., Gallino, R., Karakas, A.I., Lugaro, M., Straniero, O., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, Silicon and carbon isotopic ratios in AGB stars: SiC grain data, models, and the galactic evolution of the Si isotopes, Astrophysical Journal, vol 650, issue 1, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 350-373.

Karakas, A.I., Fenner, Y., Sills, A., Campbell, S.W., Lattanzio, J.C., 2006, The chemical evolution of helium in globular clusters: Implications for the self-pollution scenario, Astrophysical Journal, vol 652, issue 2, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 1240-1245.

Dearborn, D., Lattanzio, J.C., Eggleton, P., 2006, Three-dimensional numerical experimentation on the core helium flash of low-mass red giants, Astrophysical Journal, vol 639, issue 1, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 405-415.

Smith, V.V., Cunha, K., Ivans, I.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Campbell, S.W., Hinkle, K.H., 2005, Fluorine abundance variations in red giants of the globular cluster M4 and early-cluster chemical pollution, Astrophysical Journal, vol 633, issue 1, University of Chicago Press for The American Astronomical Society, Chicago USA, pp. 392-397.

Fenner, Y., Campbell, S.W., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Gibson, B.K., 2004, Modelling self-pollution of globular clusters from asymptotic giant branch stars, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 353, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 789-795.

Renda, A., Fenner, Y., Gibson, B.K., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Campbell, S.W., Chieffi, A., Cunha, K., Smith, V.V., 2004, On the origin of fluorine in the Milky Way, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 354, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 575-580.

Lugaro, M., Ugalde, C., Karakas, A.I., Gorres, J., Wiescher, M., Lattanzio, J.C., Cannon, R.C., 2004, Reaction rate uncertainties and the production of 19F in asymptotic giant branch stars, Astrophysical Journal, vol 615, issue 2, University of Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 934-946.

Lugaro, M.A., Ugalde, C., Karakas, A.I., Gorres, J., Wiescher, M., Lattanzio, J.C., Cannon, R.C., 2004, Reaction rate uncertainties and the production of 19F in asymptotic giant branch stars, Astrophysical Journal [P], vol 615, issue 2, University of Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 934-946.

Dray, L.M., Tout, C.A., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., 2003, Chemical enrichment by Wolf-Rayet and asymptotic giant branch stars, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 338, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 973-989.

Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., 2003, Production of Aluminium and the Heavy Magnesium Isotopes in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol 20, issue 3, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 279-293.

Lugaro, M., Herwig, F., Lattanzio, J.C., Gallino, R., Straniero, O., 2003, s-Process nucleosynthesis in asymptotic giant branch stars: A test for stellar evolution, The Astrophysical Journal, vol 586, issue 2, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 1305-1319.

Lattanzio, J., 2002, AGB stars: summary and warning, New Astronomy Reviews, vol 46, issue 8-10, Elsevier Science B.V., Netherland, pp. 469-474.

Messenger, B., Lattanzio, J., 2002, An attempt to model globular cluster red giant abundance anomalies with a simulated hydrogen shell instability, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 331, issue 3, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford UK, pp. 684-692.

Travaglio, C., Randich, S., Galli, D., Abia, C., Lattanzio, J., 2002, Galactic evolution of 7Li: Observational clues for models, Astrophysics and Space Science, vol 281, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherland, pp. 219-220.

Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J., Pols, O.R., 2002, Parameterising the third dredge-up in asymptotic giant branch stars, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol 19, issue 4, CSIRO Publishing, Collinwood Vic Australia, pp. 515-526.

Siess, L., Livio, M., Lattanzio, J., 2002, Structure, evolution, and nucleosynthesis of primordial stars, The Astrophysical Journal, vol 570, issue 1, American Astronomical Society, Chicago USA, pp. 329-343.

Travaglio, C., Randich, S., Galli, D., Lattanzio, J., Elliott, L., Forestini, M., Ferrini, F., 2001, Galactic chemical evolution of Lithium: interplay between stellar sources, The Astrophysical Journal, vol 559, issue October 1, American Astronomical Society, Chicago USA, pp. 909-924.

Karakas, A.I., Tout, C.A., Lattanzio, J.C., 2000, The eccentricities of the barium stars, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 316 issue 3 august, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 689-698.

Frost, C.A., Lattanzio, J.C., Wood, P.R., 1998, Degenerate Thermal Pulses in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, The Astrophysical Journal, vol 500, The American Astronomical Society, USA, pp. 355-359.

Frost, C.A., Cannon, R.C., Lattanzio, J.C., Wood, P.R., Forestini, M., 1998, The brightest carbon stars, Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol 332 no 1, Springer, Europe, pp. L17-L20.

Lattanzio, J.C., Frost, C.A., Cannon, R.C., Wood, P.R., 1997, Hot Bottom Burning Nucleosynthesis in 6 MO Stellar Models, Nuclear Physics A, vol a621, Elsevier Science, Netherland, pp. 435c-438c.

Conference Proceedings

Campbell, S., Lattanzio, J.C., 2012, Chemical yields and structural/nucleosynthetic evolution of ultra metal-poor low-mass stars, Proceedings of Science - XII International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, 05 August 2012 to 12 August 2012, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (S I S S A), Trieste Italy, pp. 1-8.

Angelou, G.C., Martell, S.L., Church, R.P., Stancliffe, R.J., Lattanzio, J.C., 2012, Extra mixing in globular clusters of varying metallicity, Proceedings of Science - XII International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, 05 August 2012 to 12 August 2012, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (S I S S A), Trieste Italy, pp. 1-6.

Heap, S.A., Stancliffe, R.J., Lattanzio, J.C., Dearborn, D., 2012, Three-dimensional modelling of proton ingestion episodes in low-mass stars, Proceedings of Science - XII International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, 05 August 2012 to 12 August 2012, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (S I S S A), Trieste Italy, pp. 1-5.

Campbell, S.W., Fenner, Y., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Gibson, B.K., 2005, Abundance anomalies in NGC6752 - Do AGB stars have a role?, Nuclear Physics A, 19/07/2004 to 23/07/2004, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 272-275.

Renda, A., Fenner, Y., Gibson, B.K., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Campbell, S.W., Chieffi, A., Cunha, K., Smith, V.V., 2005, The evolution of fluorine in galactic systems, Nuclear Physics A, 19/07/2004 to 23/07/2004, Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 324c-327c.

Lattanzio, J.C., Lugaro, M.A., 2005, What we do and do not know about the s-process in AGB stars, Nuclear Physics A, 19 July 2004 to 23 July 2004, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 477-484.

Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., 2003, AGB stars and the observed abundance of neon in planetary nebulae, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 09/12/2003 to 14/12/2003, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 393-400.

Fenner, Y., Gibson, B.K., Lee, H., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Chieffi, A., Limongi, M., Yong, D., 2003, The chemical evolution of magnesium isotopic abundances in the solar neighbourhood, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 09/12/2003 to 14/12/2003, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 340-344.

Messenger, B., Lattanzio, J., 2001, Mg and Al abundances in early globular cluster evolution, Nuclear Physics A, 27/06/2000 to 1/07/2000, Elsevier in Nuclear Physics A, Netherland, pp. 405c-407c.

Tout, C.A., Karakas, A.I., Lattanzio, J.C., Hurley, J.R., Pols, O.R., 1999, How Binary Stars Affect Galactic Chemical Evolution, Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Montpellier France 27 August - 1 September 1998, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Chelsea Michigan USA, pp. 447-452.

Lattanzio, J.C., Forestini, M., 1999, Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars, Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Montpellier France 27 August-1 September 1999, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Chelsea Michigan USA, pp. 31-40.

Lattanzio, J.C., 1999, Nucleosynthesis in Intermediate Mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Nuclei in the Cosmos V, Volos Greece 6-11 July 1998, Editions Frontieres, Paris France, pp. 163-173.

Gallino, R., Busso, M., Wasserburg, G.J., Straniero, O., Lugaro, M., Lattanzio, J.C., 1999, Short-lived radioactivities by Asymptotic Giant Branch stars and the formation of the protosolar nebula, Astronomy with Radioactivities, Ringberg Germany 29 September - 2 October 1999, Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik, Ringberg Germany, pp. 95-103.

Lattanzio, J.C., 1998, Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Explosions and Galactic Chemical Evolution, Oak Ridge 2-6 December 1997, Institute of Physics, Bristol UK, pp. 299-312.

Lattanzio, J.C., Frost, C.A., Cannon, R.C., Wood, P.R., 1997, Hot Bottom Burning in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Advances in Stellar Evolution, Italy, 23-29 June 1996, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 130-137.

Lattanzio, J.C., Boothroyd, A.I., 1997, Nucleosynthesis of ELements in Low to Intermediate Mass Stars Through the AGB Phase, Astrophysical Implications of the Laboratory Study of Presolar Materials, St Louis USA, Oct 31-Nov 2 1996, American Institute of Physics, Woodbury USA, pp. 85-114.

Lattanzio, J.C., Frost, C.A., 1997, The Asymptotic Giant Branch, Fundamental Stellar Properties: The Interaction Between Observation and Theory, Sydney, Jan 13-17 1997, International Astronomical Union, Netherland, pp. 373-380.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Investigation into the effect of low-temperature opacity on the evolution of AGB Stars.

Supervisors:

Campbell, S (Joint), Lattanzio, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Proton ingestion episodes in low and intermediate mass population III stars..

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main), Stancliffe, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Stardust from Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars.

Supervisors:

Lugaro, M (Main), Lattanzio, J (Associate), Stancliffe, R (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Campbell, S.

Program of Study:

Structural and nucleosynthetic evolution of metal-poor and metal-free low- and intermediate- mass stars. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main).

Student:

Elliott, L.

Program of Study:

Studies of stellar nucleosynthesis: stars in the galactic halo. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main).

Student:

Karakas, A.

Program of Study:

ASYMPTOTIC GIANT BRANCH STARS: THEIR INFLUENCE ON BINARY SYSTEMS AND THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main).

Student:

Lugaro, M.

Program of Study:

NUCLEOSYNTHESIS IN AGB STARS. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main), Cally, P (Associate).

Student:

Messenger, B.

Program of Study:

ABUNDANCE ANOMALIES IN GLOBULAR CLUSTER RED GIANT STARS. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Lattanzio, J (Main).