Maria Teresa BRUNETTI

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Researcher
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ISI JOURNALS/RIVISTE ISI:
  • M.T. Brunetti, M. Melillo, S. L. Gariano,  L. Ciabatta, L. Brocca., G. Amarnath, S. Peruccacci. Satellite rainfall products outperform ground observations for landslide prediction in India. Hydrology and Earth System Science, doi: 10.5194/hess-25-3267-2021 (2021).
  • T. Hu, Z. Kang, M. Massironi, H. Hiesinger, C.H. van der Bogert, P. Gamba, M. T.  Brunetti, M. T. Melis. Geological evolution of the Sinus Iridum basin. Planetary and Space Science, doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2020.105134 (2020).
  • M. Melillo, S.L. Gariano, S. Peruccacci, R. Sarro, R. M. Mateos, M. T. Brunetti. Rainfall and rockfalls in the Canary Islands: assessing a seasonal link. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, doi: 10.5194/nhess-20-2307-2020 (2020).
  • G. Jordanova, S.L. Gariano, M. Melillo, S. Peruccacci, M. T. Brunetti, M. Auflic. Determination of Empirical Rainfall Thresholds for Shallow Landslides in Slovenia Using an Automatic Tool. Water, doi: 10.3390/w12051449 (2020).
  • S.L. Gariano, M. Melillo, S. Peruccacci, M. T. Brunetti. How much does the rainfall temporal resolution affect rainfall thresholds for landslide triggering? Natural Hazards. doi: 10.1007/s11069-019-03830-x (2020).
  • F. Guzzetti, S.L. Gariano, S. Peruccacci, M. T. Brunetti, I. Marchesini, M. Rossi, M. Melillo. Geographical landslide early warning systems. Earth-Science Reviews, doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102973 (2020).
  • S. L. Gariano, R. Sarkar, A. Dikshit, K. Dorji, M. T. Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, M. Melillo. Automatic calculation of rainfall thresholds for landslide occurrence in Chukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, doi: 10.1007/s10064-018-1415-2 (2019).
  • A. Lucchetti, L. Penasa, M. Pajola, M. Massironi, M. T. Brunetti, G. Cremonese, N. Oklay, J.-B. Vincent, S. Mottola, S. Fornasier, H. Sierks, G. Naletto, P. L. Lamy, R. Rodrigo, D. Koschny, B. Davidsson, C. Barbieri, M. A. Barucci, J.-L. Bertaux, I. Bertini, D. Bodewits, P. Cambianica, V. Da Deppo, S. Debei, M. De Cecco, J. Deller, S. Ferrari, F. Ferri, M. Franceschi, M. Fulle, P. Gutierrez, C. Guettler, W.-H. Ip, U. Keller, L. Lara, M. Lazzarin, J. Lopez Moreno, F. Marzari, C. Tubiana. The rocky-like behavior of cometary landslides on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2019GL085132 (2019).
  • L. Marchi, M.T. Brunetti, M. Cavalli, S. Crema. Debris-flow volumes in northeastern Italy: relationship with drainage area and size probability. Earth surface processess and landforms, doi: 10.1002/esp.4546 (2018).
  • S.L. Gariano, R.Sarkar, A. Dikshit, K. Dorji, M.T. Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, M. Melillo. Automatic calculation of rainfall thresholds for landslide occurrence in Chukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan. Bulletin of engineering geology and the environment, doi: 10.1007/s10064-018-1415-2 (2018). 
  • M. Melillo, M.T. Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, S.L. Gariano, A. Roccati, F. Guzzetti. A tool for the automatic calculation of rainfall thresholds for landslide occurrence.  Environmental modelling & software,105:230-243 (2018).
  • M.T. Brunetti, M. Melillo, S. Peruccacci, L. Ciabatta, L. Brocca. How far are we from the use of satellite rainfall products in landslide forecasting? Remore sensing of environment 210: 65-75 (2018).
  • Alvioli M., Melillo M., Guzzetti F., Rossi M., Palazzi E., von Herdenberg J., Brunetti M.T., Peruccacci S. Implications of climate change on landslide hazard in Central Italy. Science of the total environment, 630:1528-1543 (2018).
  • M.E. Martinotti, L. Pisano, I. Marchesini, M. Rossi,S.  Peruccacci, M.T. Brunetti, M. Melillo, G. Amoruso, P. Loiacono, C. Vennari, G. Vessia, M. Trabace, M. Parise, F. Guzzetti.  Landslides, floods and sinkholes in a karst environment: the 1-6 September 2014 Gargano event, southern Italy. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science 17: 467-480 (2017).
  • S. Peruccacci, M.T. Brunetti, S.L. Gariano, M. Melillo, M. Rossi, F. Guzzetti. Rainfall thresholds for possible landslide occurrence in Italy. Geomorphology, 290: 39-57 (2017).
  • M.R. Palladino, A. Viero, L. Turconi , M.T. Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, M. Melillo, F. Luino, A.M. Deganutti, F. Guzzetti. Rainfall thresholds for the activation of shallow landslides in the Italian Alps: The role of environmental conditioning factors. Geomorphology: 53-67 (2017).
  • M. Scaioni, V. Yordanov, M.T. Brunetti, M.T. Melis, A. Zinzi, Z. Kang, P. Giommi. Recognition of landslides in lunar impact craters. European Journal of Remote Sensing, 51: 47-61 (2017).
  • M. Rossi , S. Luciani, D. Valigi, D. Kirschbaum, M.T.  Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, F. Guzzetti. Statistical approaches for the definition of landslide rainfall thresholds and their uncertainty using rain gauge and satellite data. Geomorphology, 285: 16-27 (2017).
  • L. Piciullo, S.L. Gariano,M.  Melillo, M.T. Brunetti,S.  Peruccacci, F. Guzzetti, M. Calvello. Landslides, 14(3): 995-1008 (2016).
  • M. Melillo, M.T. Brunetti, S. Peruccacci, S.L. Gariano, F. Guzzetti. Rainfall thresholds for the possible landslide occurrence in Sicily (southern Italy) based on the automatic reconstruction of rainfall events. Landslides, 13 (1): 165-172 (2016). 
  • M.T. Brunetti, Z. Xiao, G. Komatsu, S. Peruccacci, F. Guzzetti. Large rockslides in impact craters on the Moon and Mercury. Icarus, 260: 289-300 (2015).
  • S.L.Gariano, M.T.Brunetti, G.Iovine, M.Melillo, S.Peruccacci, O.Terranova, C.Vennari, F.Guzzetti. Calibration and validation of rainfall thresholds for shallow landslide forecasting in Sicily, southern Italy. Geomorphology, 228: 653-665 (2015).
  • M.T.Brunetti, F.Guzzetti, M.Cardinali, F.Fiorucci, M.Santangelo, P.Mancinelli, G.Komatsu, L.Borselli. Analysis of a new geomorphological inventory of landslides in Valles Marineris, Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 405: 156-168 (2014).
  • G.Vessia, M.Parise, M.T.Brunetti, S.Peruccacci, M.Rossi, C.Vennari, F.Guzzetti. Automated reconstruction of rainfall events responsible for shallow landslides. Natural Hazard and Earth System Science, 14: 2399-2408 (2014).
  • M.Melillo, M.T.Brunetti, S.Peruccacci, S.L.Gariano, F.Guzzetti. An algorithm for the objective reconstruction of rainfall events responsible for landslides. Landslides, doi:10.1007/s10346-014-0471-3 (2014).
  • C.Vennari, S.L.Gariano, L.Antronico, M.T.Brunetti, G.Iovine, S.Peruccacci, O.Terranova, F.Guzzetti. Rainfall thresholds for shallow landslide occurrence in Calabria, southern Italy. Natural Hazard and Earth System Science, 14: 317-330 (2014).
  • S.Peruccacci, M.T.Brunetti, S.Luciani, C.Vennari, F.Guzzetti. Lithological and seasonal control on rainfall thresholds for the possible initiation of landslides in central Italy. Geomorphology, 139-140: 79-90 (2012).
  • M.T.Brunetti, S.Peruccacci, M.Rossi, S.Luciani, D.Valigi, F.Guzzetti. Rainfall thresholds for the possible occurrence of landslides in Italy. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 10: 447-458 (2010).
  • M.T.Brunetti, F.Guzzetti, M.Rossi. Probability distributions of landslide volumes. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 16: 179-188 (2009).
  • R.Battiston, M.T.Brunetti, F.Cervelli, C.Fidani, M.Menichelli. A Moon-borne electromagnetic calorimeter. Astrophysics and Space Science, 323: 357-366 (2009). 
  • CMS Collaboration (S.Chatrchyan et al.). The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC. Journal of Instrumentation, 3 (8), art. No S08004 (2008).
  • R.Battiston, P.Blasi, M.T.Brunetti, D.De Marco, P.Lipari, B.Sacco, A.Santangelo. Cosmic ray physics from low to extreme energies: status and perspectives. Advances in Space Research, 37: 1834-1840 (2006).
  • CMS Tracker Collaboration (W. Adam et al.). The effect of highly ionising particles on the CMS silicon strip tracker. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 543: 463-482 (2005). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, B.Checcucci, V.Postolache, D.Ricci, T.Bauer, M.Friedl, M.Pernicka. Proton irradiation of analogue opto-hybrid circuits for the CMS tracker. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 523: 365-373 (2004). 
  • A.Codino, F.Plouin, C.Bellachioma, M.T.Brunetti, B.Checcucci, C.Federico, M.Lanfranchi, P.Maffei, M.Miozza, H.Vocca. Comparison between computed and measured response of silicon strip detectors exposed to carbon, calcium and ruthenium ion beams. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 211: 107-116 (2003). 
  • C.Grimani, S.A.Stephens, F.S.Cafagna, G.Basini, R.Bellotti, M.T.Brunetti, M.Circella, A.Codino, C.De Marzo, M.P.De Pascale, N.Finetti, R.L.Golden, M.Hof, W.Menn, J.W.Mitchell, A.Morselli, J.F.Ormes, P.Papini, C.Pfeifer, S.Piccardi, P.Picozza, M.Ricci, M.Simon, P.Spillantini, S.J.Stochaj, R.E.Streitmatter. Measurement of the absolute energy spectra of cosmic-ray positrons and electrons above 7 GeV. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 392, No. 1: 287-294 (2002). 
  • M.M.Angarano, W.Beaumont, M.Biasini, G.M.Bilei, M.T.Brunetti, B.Checcucci, C.Civinini, J.Coughlan, D.Creanza, M.dePalma, F.Drouhin, L.Fanò, L.Fiore, M.French, A.Furtjes, A.Giassi, M.Giorgi, J.Gutleber, G.Hall, P.Lariccia, M.Loreti, G.Maggi, G.Mantovani, N.Marinelli, P.Mattig, G.Messina, S.My, A.Papi, V.Radicci, M.Raymond, R.Santinelli, G.Selvaggi, L.Servoli, L.Silvestris, P.Tempesta, A.Tsirou, P.G.Verdini, B.Wittmer. Study of radiation damage and substrate resistivity effects from beam test of silicon microstrip detectors using LHC readout electronics. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 488: 85-93 (2002). 
  • S. Albergo, M. Angarano, P. Azzi, E. Babucci, N. Bacchetta, A. Bader, G. Bagliesi, A. Basti, U. Biggeri, C. Biino, G.M. Bilei, D. Bisello, D. Boemi, F. Bosi, L. Borello, S. Braibant, H. Breuker, M.T.Brunetti, M. Bruzzi, A. Buffini, S. Busoni, A. Candelori, A. Caner, R. Castaldi, A. Castro, E. Catacchini, B. Checcucci, P. Ciampolini, C. Civinini, M. Costa, D. Creanza, R. D'Alessandro, N. De Maria, M. De Palma, R. Dell'Orso, S. Dutta, G. Favro, L. Fiore, E. Focardi, M. French, K. Freudenreich, A. Frey, M. Friedl, A. Furtjes, A. Giassi, M. Giorgi, A. Giraldo, W. Glessing, W.H. Gu, G. Hall, R. Hammarstrom, T. Hebbeker, A. Honkanen, A. Honma, J. Hrubec, M. Huhtinen, A. Kaminsky, V. Karimaki, S. Koenig, M. Krammer, P. Lariccia, M. Lenzi, M. Loreti, K. Lubelsmeyer, W. Lustermann, P. Mattig, G. Maggi, M. Mannelli, G. Mantovani, A. Marchioro, C. Mariotti, G. Martignon, B. MacEvoy, M. Meschini, A. Messineo, E. Migliore, S. My, A. Neviani, A. Paccagnella, F. Palla, D. Pandoulas, A. Papi, G. Parrini, D. Passeri, M. Pernicka, M. Pieri, S. Piperov, R. Potenza, V. Radicci, F. Raffaelli, M. Raymond, F. Rizzo, A. Santocchia, G. Segneri, G. Selvaggi, L. Servoli, G. Sguazzoni, R. Siedling, L. Silvestris, A. Starodumov, I. Stavitski, B. Surrow, P. Tempesta, G. Tonelli, A. Tricomi, J. Tuominiemi, T. Tuuva, P.G. Verdini, G. Viertel, Z. Xie, Y. Li, S. Watts, B. Wittmer. Optimization of the silicon sensors for the CMS tracker. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 466: 300-307 (2001). 
  • D.Pomarède, P.J.Boyle, M.Urban, H.M.Badran, L.Behr, M.T.Brunetti, D.J.Fegan,  T.C.Weekes. Search for shadowing of primary cosmic radiation by the Moon at TeV energies. Astroparticle Physics, 14: 287-317 (2001). 
  • D.Pomarède, H.M.Badran, L.Behr, P.J.Boyle, M.T.Brunetti, D.J.Fegan, K.Harris, D.Horan, F.Plouin, M.Urban, T.C.Weekes. A new optical filter for the ARTEMIS experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 446: 469-489 (2000).
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino. Age of cosmic-ray protons computed using simple configurations of the galactic magnetic field. The Astrophysical Journal, 528: 789-798 (2000). 
  • A.Codino, M.T.Brunetti, C.Federico, C.Grimani, M.Lanfranchi, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, R.L.Golden, S.J.Stochaj, S.A.Stephens, J.W.Mitchell, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, M.Hof, C.Pfeifer, W.Menn, M.Simon, G.Basini, M.Ricci, F.Massimo Brancaccio, P.Papini, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza. Momentum spectra of atmospheric pions, muons, electrons and positrons at balloon altitudes. Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys., 23: 1751-1763 (1997).
  • A.Codino, M.Miozza, M.T.Brunetti, B.Checcucci, C.Federico, C.Grimani, M.Lanfranchi, T.Macchiaiolo, M.Menichelli, P.Maffei , F.Plouin, H.Vocca. Response of silicon multistrip detectors and cesium iodide scintillator to a calcium beam of 0.5 GeV/u. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 398: 315-323 (1997). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Miozza, S.A.Stephens. Charged pion albedo induced by cosmic antiproton interactions with the lunar surface. Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys., 23: 113-124 (1997).
  • M.Hof, C.Pfeifer, W.Menn, M.Simon, R.L.Golden, S.J.Stochaj, S.A.Stephens, G.Basini, M.Ricci, F.Massimo Brancaccio, P.Papini, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, J.W.Mitchell, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter. Measurement of cosmic ray antiprotons from 3.7 to 19 GeV. The Astrophysical Journal, 467:L33-L36 (1996).
  • A.Bazzano, M.T.Brunetti, M.Cocchi, C.J.Hall, R.A.Lewis, L.Natalucci, F.Ortuño-Prados, P.Ubertini. First experimental results and simulation for gas optimisation of the MART-LIME detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 379: 283-288 (1996).
  • R.L.Golden, S.J.Stochaj, S.A.Stephens, F.Aversa, G.Barbiellini, M.Boezio, U.Bravar, A.Colavita, F.Fratnik, P.Schiavon, A.Vacchi, N.Zampa, J.W.Mitchell, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, R.Bellotti, F.Cafagna, M.Castellano, M.Circella, G.De Cataldo, C.De Marzo, N.Giglietto, B.Marangelli, A.Rainò, P.Spinelli, M.Bocciolini, N.Finetti, P.Papini, A.Perego, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci,  M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, V.Bidoli, M.Candusso, M.Casolino, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, R.Sparvoli, M.Hof, W.Menn, M.Simon. Measurement of the positron to electron ratio in the cosmic rays above 5 GeV. The Astrophysical Journal, 457:L103-L106 (1996). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, I.Salvatori, R.L.Golden, B.L.Kimbell, S.A.Stephens, S.J.Stochaj, W.R.Webber, F.Massimo Brancaccio, P.Papini, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, M.Ricci, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza. Negative pion and muon fluxes in atmospheric cascades at a depth of 5 g.cm-2. Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys., 22: 145-153 (1996). 
  • R.Bellotti, F.Cafagna, M.Circella, G.De Cataldo, C.De Marzo, N.Giglietto, P.Spinelli, R.L.Golden, S.A.Stephens, S.J.Stochaj, W.R.Webber, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, F.Massimo Brancaccio, P.Papini, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, M.Ricci, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, I.Salvatori. Measurement of the negative muon spectrum between 0.3 and 40 gev/c in the atmosphere. Physical Review D, 53: 35-43 (1996).
  • R.L.Golden, S.A.Stephens, S.J.Stochaj, W.R.Webber, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli,  I.Salvatori, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, P.Papini, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini. Measurement of the energy spectra of cosmic ray electron component and protons at ground level. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 100 A12: 515 (1995). 
  • F.Aversa, G.Barbiellini, M.Boezio, U.Bravar, A.Colavita, F.Fratnik, P.Schiavon, A.Vacchi, N.Zampa, V.Bidoli, M.Candusso, M.Casolino, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, R.Sparvoli, M.Bocciolini, F.Celletti, N.Finetti, M.Grandi, P.Papini, A.Perego, S.Piccardi, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Massimo Brancaccio, G.Mazzenga, M.Ricci, R.Bellotti, F.Cafagna, M.Castellano, M.Circella, C.De Marzo, G.De Cataldo, N.Giglietto, B.Marangelli, A.Rainò, P.Spinelli, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, F.Bronzini, R.L.Golden, S.J.Stochaj, S.A.Stephens, J.W.Mitchell, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, M.Hof, W.Menn, M.Simon. WiZard Si-W imaging calorimeter: a preliminary study on its particle identification capability during a balloon flight in 1993. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 360: 17-21 (1995). 
  • A.Codino, M.T.Brunetti, C.Federico, C.Grimani, T.Macchiaiolo, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, M.Miozza, F.Plouin. Performance of a time-of-flight silicon strip telescope in the temperature range 20°c to -55°c. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 364: 552-559 (1995). 
  • A.Codino, C.Federico, C.Grimani, T.Macchiaiolo, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, M.Miozza, M.T.Brunetti, F.Plouin. Temperature dependence of time resolution and electronic noise in a silicon detector telescope. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 361: 216-221 (1995). 
  • M.Menichelli,  M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Federico, C.Grimani, T.Macchiaiolo, G.Minelli, M.Miozza. Fast preamplifier for time-of-flight silicon strip detectors operating in the temperature range from 20°C to -55°C. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 360: 177-179 (1995). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, F.Plouin, S.A.Stephens. Cosmic antiproton detection by a moon orbiting observatory. Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.), 43: 257-260 (1995). 
  • A.Codino, M.T.Brunetti, A.Coradini, C.Federico, C.Grimani, T.Macchiaiolo, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, M.Miozza, F.Plouin. A Moon orbiting observatory for the measurement of the elemental and isotopic composition in the primary cosmic radiation. Astrophysics and Space Science, 220: 131-147 (1994). 
  • R.L.Golden, C.Grimani, B.L.Kimbell, S.A.Stephens, S.J.Stochaj, W.R.Webber, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci, J.F.Ormes, R.E.Streitmatter, P.Papini, P.Spillantini, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, M.Menichelli, I.Salvatori, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza. Observation of cosmic ray electrons and positrons using an imaging calorimeter. The Astrophysical Journal, 436: 769-775 (1994). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Federico, A.Giacomucci, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, M.Miozza, I.Salvatori, L.De Bortoli. Readout architecture of a highly segmented silicon calorimeter operating in space. IEEE-Transaction on Nuclear Science, 41 N.4: 1714-1720 (1994). 
  • M.Bocciolini, F.Celletti, M.Grandi, A.Perego, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, I.Salvatori, V.Bidoli, M.Candusso, C.De Fabritiis, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, A.Buccheri, A.Incicchitti, D.Prosperi, G.Barbiellini, M.Boezio, F.Fratnik, P.Schiavon, A.Vacchi, N.Zampa. Silicon calorimeter for cosmic antimatter search. Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.), 32: 77-82 (1993). 
  • M.Bocciolini, F.Celletti, A.Perego, P.Spillantini, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, M.Menichelli, M.Miozza, I.Salvatori, V.Bidoli, M.Candusso, C.De Fabritiis, M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, A.Buccheri, A.Incicchitti, D.Prosperi, G.Barbiellini, M.Boezio, F.Fratnik, P.Schiavon, A.Vacchi, N.Zampa. A silicon imaging calorimeter prototype for antimatter search in space: experimental results. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 333: 560-566 (1993). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Federico, A.Giacomucci, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, M.Miozza, I.Salvatori, C.Grimani. Cold silicon detectors for time-of-flight measurements. Il Nuovo Cimento, 106 A N.5: 585-594 (1993). 
  • M.P.De Pascale, A.Morselli, P.Picozza, R.L.Golden, C.Grimani, B.L.Kimbell, S.A.Stephens, S.J.Stochaj, W.R.Webber, G.Basini, F.Bongiorno, F.Massimo Brancaccio, M.Ricci, J.F.Ormes, E.S.Seo, R.E.Streitmatter, P.Papini, P.Spillantini, M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, M.Menichelli, I.Salvatori. Absolute spectrum and charge ratio of cosmic ray muons in the energy region from 0.2 GeV to 100 GeV at 600 m above the sea level. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 98 A3: 3501-3507 (1993). 
  • M.T.Brunetti, A.Codino, C.Federico, C.Grimani, M.Menichelli, G.Minelli, E.Rongoni, I.Salvatori, P.Picozza, P.Spillantini. Leakage current and capacity variation with temperature in silicon detectors of a space calorimeter. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 302: 362-367 (1991).


Before 2007, she worked in the fields of astrophysics and particle physics in international collaborations with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency), and CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire). She was involved mainly in: (1) data analysis in astrophysics experiments, (2) development of simulation codes for the simulation of particles-matter interactions, (3) calibration and validation of particle detectors and microelectronic circuits for space and terrestrial applications.
At present, she works in the terrestrial and planetary geomorphology, and in the natural hazard fields. Her main research topics are: (1) definition and validation of empirical rainfall thresholds for the possible initiation of landslides, (2) reconstruction of rainfall events, and of rainfall conditions responsible for landslide occurrence, (3) landslide early warning systems, (4) detection and mapping of landslides on Mars, the Moon, and Mercury, and (5) comparison between terrestrial and extraterrestrial landslide size (area and volume) distributions.
Research scientist with the Italian National Research Council (CNR) at the Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI) in Perugia. She graduated in Physics from the University of Perugia (1991) with the thesis “Cosmic antihelium detection in a silicon calorimeter”. After the Master Degree, she had a fellowship with the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) (1992-1994), and with the Italian National Research Council (1995) at the Physics Department of the University of Perugia. Later, she had a fellowship with the CNR at the Institute for Space Astrophysics (IAS) in Rome (1996), and a fellowship with the CNR/NATO Program at the École Polytechnique in Paris (1997-1998). She was a research fellow with the University of Perugia (1999-2003) and with the University of Trieste (2004). She had contracts for research work with INFN (2005 and 2007) and with the University of Perugia (2006). She also carried out teaching activities for the Faculty of Pharmacy (1999) and the Faculty of Engineering (2006) from the University of Perugia. From 2008 to 2011 she was a research fellow at the CNR IRPI in Perugia.
In 2014, she received a PhD in Earth Sciences and Geotechnologies from the University of Perugia with the thesis “Statistics of terrestrial and extraterrestrial landslides”.
She is co-author of 94 papers in ISI journals.