I am an Early Stage Researcher (ERS - PhD student) at the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze (Italy), under the supervision of Malcolm Walmsley, Riccardo Cesaroni and Claudio Codella.

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1 Current Research Activity 2 Refereed Publications 3 Conferences and Schools 3.1 Conferences 3.2 Schools 3.3 Other seminars 1 Contact details

Current Research Activity

I study the structure and kinematics of high-mass star forming regions (SFRs) through molecular line observations at mm-cm wavelengths. By using different molecular tracers and performing observations at different angular resolutions towards suitable samples of massive SFRs, it is possible to investigate infall, outflow and rotation phenomena in all spatial scales, and thus understand better the mechanism of high-mass star formation.

In particular, my attention is focused on three main projects:

1. A 13CO(2-1) and C18O(2-1) survey towards a sample of 11 high-mass YSOs in order to search for molecular outflows and determine their properties.

2. A HCO+(1-0) and HCN(1-0) survey towards a sample of 50 high-mass parsec-scale molecular clumps, including 20 infrared dark clouds (IRDCs).

3. A specific study of infall at different spatial scales towards three high-mass molecular clumps.

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First PhD year research activity (2008)

[[1] (http://www.constellation-rtn.eu/wiki/uploads/9/94/First_phd_year.pdf)]

Second PhD year research activity (2009)

[[2] (http://www.constellation-rtn.eu/wiki/uploads/e/ed/Second_phd_year.pdf)]

Refereed Publications

Codella, C., Cesaroni, R., López-Sepulcre, A., Beltrán, M.T., Furuya, R., Testi, L. 2010 A&A (in press). Looking for high-mass young stellar objects: H2O and OH masers in ammonia cores

López-Sepulcre, A., Codella, C., Cesaroni, R., Marcelino, N., Walmsley, C.M. 2009 A&A 499, 811. Molecular outflows towards O-type young stellar objects.

Yun, J.L., López-Sepulcre, A., Torrelles, J.M. 2007. A&A 471, 573. A new young stellar cluster embedded in a molecular cloud in the far outer Galaxy.

Conferences and Schools

Conferences

• The Birth and Influence of Massive Stars (CONSTELLATION Work Package 2 mid-term meeting). 14-17 September 2009. Prague, Czech Republic. LOC: J. Palous et al. Oral presentation: Molecular outflows towards O-type young stellar objects.

• Protostellar Jets in Context (JetSET Final Conference). 7-11 July 2008. Rhodes, Greece. SOC chairs: K. Tsinganos, T.P. Ray. Poster presentation: Outflows in high-mass star forming regions.

• Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC 2008). 23-26 june 2008. Göteborg, Sweden. Organisation manager: Rossa Hurley. Oral Presentation: Understanding the kinematics of high-mass star formation through molecular line observations.

• The Molecular Universe: An international meeting on the Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium. 5-8 May 2008. Arcachon, France. Co-chairs: S. Guilloteau, T. Stoecklin, A. Tielens. Poster presentation: A new young stellar cluster embedded in a molecular cloud in the far outer Galaxy.

Schools

• IRAM 30-m Summer School. Paving the way: From Millimeter to Far-Infrared Astronomy. 4-11 September 2009, Pradollano, Granada, Spain. LOC: C. Kramer et al.

• CONSTELLATION School III: X-rays from star forming regions. 18-22 May 2009, Palermo, Italy. LOC: G. Micela et al.

• CONSTELLATION School II: Numerical Astrophysics and its role in star formation research. 19-23 January 2009, Cardiff, UK. SOC: M. Bate et al., LOC: R. Attwood et al.

• Sixth IRAM Millimeter Interferometry School. 6-10 October 2008. Grenoble, France. Organized by Frédéric Gueth et al.

• National School: Gamma Astrophysics – Galaxy formation and evolution: a stellar perspective. 21-27 September 2008. Asiago, Vicenza, Italy. Organized by A. Cerotti & G. Ghisellini.

• CONSTELLATION School I: Star formation at infrared wavelengths. 27-29 May 2008. Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze. LOC: Daniele Galli.

Other seminars

• Molecular outflows towards O-type young stellar objects. 25 March 2009, Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa (Portugal). Invited by J. L. Yun.

Contact details

• Address: Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri. Largo E. fermi 5, 50125 Firenze (FI). Italy.

• Telephone: (+39) 055 2752268

• Fax: (+39) 055 220039

• e-mail: sepulcre@arcetri.astro.it

• Web: http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~sepulcre

• Arcetri web site: http://www.arcetri.astro.it

• Curriculum Vitae: [[3] (http://www.constellation-rtn.eu/wiki/uploads/1/1a/CuVi.pdf)]