Andrea Maselli
PUBLICATIONS

Here is my (almost) updated publication list. You can also find my papers on INSPIRE and Google Scholar . Click on the BibTeX button to copy a ready-to-paste citation.

2026

The significance of first post-adiabatic contributions for scalar charge measurements with intermediate and extreme mass ratio inspirals

S. Barsanti, O. Burke, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou, A. Spiers, N. Warburton
arXiv

Orbital evolution of asymmetric binaries within accreting environments

A. Radulea, M. E. Rubio, K. Kritos, A. Maselli
arXiv

Axial tidal Love numbers of black holes in matter environments

S. D'Onofrio, S. Datta, A. Maselli
arXiv

Adiabatic evolution of asymmetric binaries on generic orbits with new fundamental fields I: characterization of gravitational wave fluxes

S. Gliorio, M. Della Rocca, S. Barsanti, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou
arXiv DOI

deci-Hz Gravitational Wave Observations on the Moon and Beyond

E. Berti et al.
arXiv

2025

Quasinormal ringing of Kerr black holes. III. Excitation coefficients for equatorial inspirals from the innermost stable circular orbit

M. Della Rocca, L. Pezzella, E. Berti, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli
arXiv DOI

Dancing in the dark: probing Dark Matter through the dynamics of eccentric binary pulsars

G. Nicolini, A. Maselli, M. Zilhão
SciPost Phys. 20, pp. 068 (2026)
arXiv DOI

A multi-parameter expansion for the evolution of asymmetric binaries in astrophysical environments

S. Datta, A. Maselli
SciPost Phys. 20, pp. 080 (2026)
arXiv DOI

Black hole spectroscopy: from theory to experiment

C. Bambi et al.
arXiv DOI

Extreme mass ratio inspirals in dark matter halos: Dynamics and distinguishability of halo models

S. Gliorio, E. Berti, A. Maselli, N. Speeney
Phys. Rev. D 112(12), pp. 124050 (2025)
arXiv DOI

The Science of the Einstein Telescope

A. Abac et al.
JCAP 03, pp. 081 (2026)
arXiv DOI

Systematic biases from ignoring environmental tidal effects in gravitational wave observations

V. De Luca, L. Del Grosso, F. Iacovelli, A. Maselli, E. Berti
Phys. Rev. D 111(12), pp. 124046 (2025)
arXiv DOI

Scalar-Induced Gravitational Waves in Modified Gravity

A. A. Kugarajh, M. Traforetti, A. Maselli, S. Matarrese, A. Ricciardone
arXiv DOI

2024

Quasinormal modes of black holes embedded in halos of matter

L. Pezzella, K. Destounis, A. Maselli, V. Cardoso
Phys. Rev. D 111(6), pp. 064026 (2025)
arXiv DOI

Probing time-dependent scalar wigs with extreme-mass-ratio inspirals

M. Della Rocca, G. Antoniou, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 112(2), pp. 024042 (2025)
arXiv DOI

Probing fundamental physics with extreme mass ratio inspirals: Full Bayesian inference for scalar charge

L. Speri et al.
Phys. Rev. D 113(2), pp. 023036 (2026)
arXiv DOI

Possible causes of false general relativity violations in gravitational wave observations

A. Gupta et al.
SciPost Physics Community Reports (2024)
arXiv DOI

Neutron stars and the cosmological constant problem

G. Ventagli, P. G. S. Fernandes, A. Maselli, A. Padilla, T. P. Sotiriou
Phys. Rev. D 111(2), pp. 024001 (2025)
arXiv DOI

The Lunar Gravitational-wave Antenna: mission studies and science case

P. Ajith et al.
JCAP 01, pp. 108 (2025)
arXiv DOI

Axial perturbations of hairy black holes in generalized scalar-tensor theories

G. Antoniou, C. F. B. Macedo, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou
Phys. Rev. D 110(2), pp. 024065 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Nonlinear quasinormal mode detectability with next-generation gravitational wave detectors

S. Yi, A. Kuntz, E. Barausse, E. Berti, M. H. Cheung, K. Kritos, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 109(12), pp. 124029 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Analytical model of precessing binaries using post-Newtonian theory in the extreme mass-ratio limit: General formalism

N. Loutrel, S. Mukherjee, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 110(2), pp. 024006 (2024)
arXiv DOI

LISA Definition Study Report

M. Colpi et al.
arXiv

Extreme mass-ratio inspirals as probes of scalar fields: Inclined circular orbits around Kerr black holes

M. Della Rocca, S. Barsanti, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 109(10), pp. 104079 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Black holes surrounded by generic matter distributions: Polar perturbations and energy flux

N. Speeney, E. Berti, V. Cardoso, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 109(8), pp. 084068 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Nuclear Theory in the Age of Multimessenger Astronomy

DOI

Multimessenger Constraints on the Neutron Star Equation of State Microphysics

A. Maselli, F. Pannarale
DOI

2023

Black hole spectroscopy beyond Kerr: Agnostic and theory-based tests with next-generation interferometers

A. Maselli, S. Yi, L. Pierini, V. Vellucci, L. Reali, L. Gualtieri, E. Berti
Phys. Rev. D 109(6), pp. 064060 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Astrophysical black holes: theory and observations

M. Adamo, A. Maselli
PoS QG-MMSchools, pp. 011 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Waveform modelling for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

N. Afshordi et al.
Living Rev. Rel. 28(1), pp. 9 (2025)
arXiv DOI

Measuring scalar charge with compact binaries: High accuracy modeling with self-force

A. Spiers, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou
Phys. Rev. D 109(6), pp. 064022 (2024)
arXiv DOI

Relevance of precession for tests of the black hole no hair theorems

N. Loutrel, R. Brito, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 110(4), pp. 044003 (2024)
arXiv DOI

The impact of compact binary confusion noise on tests of fundamental physics with next-generation gravitational-wave detectors

L. Reali, A. Maselli, E. Berti
arXiv

Constraints on massive gravity from dipolar mode excitations

V. Cardoso, F. Duque, A. Maselli, D. Pere~niguez
Phys. Rev. D 108(12), pp. 124003 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Science with the Einstein Telescope: a comparison of different designs

M. Branchesi et al.
JCAP 07, pp. 068 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Black holes surrounded by generic dark matter profiles: Appearance and gravitational-wave emission

E. Figueiredo, A. Maselli, V. Cardoso
Phys. Rev. D 107(10), pp. 104033 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Bayesian parameter estimation on boson-star binary signals with a coherent inspiral template and spin-dependent quadrupolar corrections

M. Vaglio, C. Pacilio, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 108(2), pp. 023021 (2023)
arXiv DOI

2022

Detecting Massive Scalar Fields with Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspirals

S. Barsanti, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou, L. Gualtieri
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131(5), pp. 051401 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Modeling frequency-dependent tidal deformability for environmental black hole mergers

V. De Luca, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 107(4), pp. 044058 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Gravitational Waves from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Systems in Astrophysical Environments

V. Cardoso, K. Destounis, F. Duque, R. Panosso Macedo, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129(24), pp. 241103 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Constraining the tidal deformability of supermassive objects with extreme mass ratio inspirals and semianalytical frequency-domain waveforms

G. A. Piovano, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 107(2), pp. 024021 (2023)
arXiv DOI

Sensitivity of neutron star observations to three-nucleon forces

A. Sabatucci, O. Benhar, A. Maselli, C. Pacilio
Phys. Rev. D 106(8), pp. 083010 (2022)
arXiv DOI

gwfish: A simulation software to evaluate parameter-estimation capabilities of gravitational-wave detector networks

U. Dupletsa et al.
Astron. Comput. 42, pp. 100671 (2023)
arXiv DOI

New horizons for fundamental physics with LISA

K. G. Arun et al.
Living Rev. Rel. 25(1), pp. 4 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Impact and detectability of spin-tidal couplings in neutron star inspirals

G. Castro, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 106(2), pp. 024011 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Multipolar structure of rotating boson stars

M. Vaglio, C. Pacilio, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 105(12), pp. 124020 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Extreme mass-ratio inspirals as probes of scalar fields: Eccentric equatorial orbits around Kerr black holes

S. Barsanti, N. Franchini, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, T. P. Sotiriou
Phys. Rev. D 106(4), pp. 044029 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Inspiraling compact objects with generic deformations

N. Loutrel, R. Brito, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 105(12), pp. 124050 (2022)
arXiv DOI

2021

The Next Generation Global Gravitational Wave Observatory: The Science Book

V. Kalogera et al.
arXiv

Detecting Subsolar-Mass Primordial Black Holes in Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspirals with LISA and Einstein Telescope

S. Barsanti, V. De Luca, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. Lett. 128(11), pp. 111104 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Black holes in galaxies: Environmental impact on gravitational-wave generation and propagation

V. Cardoso, K. Destounis, F. Duque, R. P. Macedo, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 105(6), pp. L061501 (2022)
arXiv DOI

The effect of mission duration on LISA science objectives

P. A. Seoane et al.
Gen. Rel. Grav. 54(1), pp. 3 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Detecting fundamental fields with LISA observations of gravitational waves from extreme mass-ratio inspirals

A. Maselli, N. Franchini, L. Gualtieri, T. P. Sotiriou, S. Barsanti, P. Pani
Nature Astron. 6(4), pp. 464--470 (2022)
arXiv DOI

Assessing the detectability of the secondary spin in extreme mass-ratio inspirals with fully relativistic numerical waveforms

G. A. Piovano, R. Brito, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 104(12), pp. 124019 (2021)
arXiv DOI

Ranking Love Numbers for the Neutron Star Equation of State: The Need for Third-Generation Detectors

C. Pacilio, A. Maselli, M. Fasano, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. Lett. 128(10), pp. 101101 (2022)
arXiv DOI

2020

Lunar Gravitational-wave Antenna

J. Harms et al.
Astrophys. J. 910(1), pp. 1 (2021)
arXiv DOI

Constraining three-nucleon forces with multimessenger data

A. Maselli, A. Sabatucci, O. Benhar
Phys. Rev. C 103(6), pp. 065804 (2021)
arXiv DOI

Gravitational-wave detectors as particle-physics laboratories: Constraining scalar interactions with a coherent inspiral model of boson-star binaries

C. Pacilio, M. Vaglio, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 102(8), pp. 083002 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Distinguishing double neutron star from neutron star-black hole binary populations with gravitational wave observations

M. Fasano, K. W. K. Wong, A. Maselli, E. Berti, V. Ferrari, B. S. Sathyaprakash
Phys. Rev. D 102(2), pp. 023025 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Detecting scalar fields with Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals

A. Maselli, N. Franchini, L. Gualtieri, T. P. Sotiriou
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125(14), pp. 141101 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Extreme mass ratio inspirals with spinning secondary: a detailed study of equatorial circular motion

G. A. Piovano, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 102(2), pp. 024041 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Model independent tests of the Kerr bound with extreme mass ratio inspirals

G. A. Piovano, A. Maselli, P. Pani
Phys. Lett. B 811, pp. 135860 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Prospects for Fundamental Physics with LISA

E. Barausse et al.
Gen. Rel. Grav. 52(8), pp. 81 (2020)
arXiv DOI

2019

Parametrized ringdown spin expansion coefficients: a data-analysis framework for black-hole spectroscopy with multiple events

A. Maselli, P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, E. Berti
Phys. Rev. D 101(2), pp. 024043 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Binary white dwarfs and decihertz gravitational wave observations: From the Hubble constant to supernova astrophysics

A. Maselli, S. Marassi, M. Branchesi
Astron. Astrophys. 635, pp. A120 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Constraints on the astrophysical environment of binaries with gravitational-wave observations

V. Cardoso, A. Maselli
Astron. Astrophys. 644, pp. A147 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Parametrized black hole quasinormal ringdown. II. Coupled equations and quadratic corrections for nonrotating black holes

R. McManus, E. Berti, C. F. B. Macedo, M. Kimura, A. Maselli, V. Cardoso
Phys. Rev. D 100(4), pp. 044061 (2019)
arXiv DOI

Bounding alternative theories of gravity with multiband GW observations

G. Gnocchi, A. Maselli, T. Abdelsalhin, N. Giacobbo, M. Mapelli
Phys. Rev. D 100(6), pp. 064024 (2019)
arXiv DOI

Photon spectrum of asymmetric dark stars

A. Maselli, C. Kouvaris, K. D. Kokkotas
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 30(01), pp. 2150003 (2021)
arXiv DOI

A new method to constrain neutron star structure from quasi-periodic oscillations

A. Maselli, G. Pappas, P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, S. Motta, V. Ferrari, L. Stella
Astrophys. J. 899(2), pp. 139 (2020)
arXiv DOI

Love in Extrema Ratio

P. Pani, A. Maselli
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 28(14), pp. 1944001 (2019)
arXiv DOI

Extreme Gravity and Fundamental Physics

B. S. Sathyaprakash et al.
arXiv

Constraining the Neutron Star Equation of State Using Multiband Independent Measurements of Radii and Tidal Deformabilities

M. Fasano, T. Abdelsalhin, A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123(14), pp. 141101 (2019)
arXiv DOI

Parametrized black hole quasinormal ringdown: Decoupled equations for nonrotating black holes

V. Cardoso, M. Kimura, A. Maselli, E. Berti, C. F. B. Macedo, R. McManus
Phys. Rev. D 99(10), pp. 104077 (2019)
arXiv DOI

2018

From micro to macro and back: probing near-horizon quantum structures with gravitational waves

A. Maselli, P. Pani, V. Cardoso, T. Abdelsalhin, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari
Class. Quant. Grav. 36(16), pp. 167001 (2019)
arXiv DOI

Gravitational waves in massive gravity theories: waveforms, fluxes and constraints from extreme-mass-ratio mergers

V. Cardoso, G. Castro, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121(25), pp. 251103 (2018)
arXiv DOI

Black Holes in an Effective Field Theory Extension of General Relativity

V. Cardoso, M. Kimura, A. Maselli, L. Senatore
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121(25), pp. 251105 (2018)
arXiv DOI

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

L. Barack et al.
Class. Quant. Grav. 36(14), pp. 143001 (2019)
arXiv DOI

2017

Solving the relativistic inverse stellar problem through gravitational waves observation of binary neutron stars

T. Abdelsalhin, A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 97(8), pp. 084014 (2018)
arXiv DOI

Parameter estimation of gravitational wave echoes from exotic compact objects

A. Maselli, S. H. Völkel, K. D. Kokkotas
Phys. Rev. D 96(6), pp. 064045 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Dark stars: gravitational and electromagnetic observables

A. Maselli, P. Pnigouras, N. G. Nielsen, C. Kouvaris, K. D. Kokkotas
Phys. Rev. D 96(2), pp. 023005 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Probing Planckian corrections at the horizon scale with LISA binaries

A. Maselli, P. Pani, V. Cardoso, T. Abdelsalhin, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120(8), pp. 081101 (2018)
arXiv DOI

Geodesic models of quasi-periodic-oscillations as probes of quadratic gravity

A. Maselli, P. Pani, R. Cotesta, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari, L. Stella
Astrophys. J. 843(1), pp. 25 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Observing binary black hole ringdowns by advanced gravitational wave detectors

A. Maselli, K. Kokkotas, P. Laguna
Phys. Rev. D 95(10), pp. 104026 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Testing strong-field gravity with tidal Love numbers

V. Cardoso, E. Franzin, A. Maselli, P. Pani, G. Raposo
Phys. Rev. D 95(8), pp. 084014 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Recent progress on the tidal deformability of spinning compact objects

P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
The Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting, pp. 1587--1593 (2017)
DOI

Testing the strong field gravity regime with QPO observations

A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari, P. Pani, L. Stella
The Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting, pp. 1850--1853 (2017)
DOI

2016

Constraining black holes with light boson hair and boson stars using epicyclic frequencies and quasiperiodic oscillations

N. Franchini, P. Pani, A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, C. A. R. Herdeiro, E. Radu, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 95(12), pp. 124025 (2017)
arXiv DOI

Constraining Modified Theories of Gravity with Gravitational-Wave Stochastic Backgrounds

A. Maselli, S. Marassi, V. Ferrari, K. Kokkotas, R. Schneider
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117(9), pp. 091102 (2016)
arXiv DOI

Neutron stars in Horndeski gravity

A. Maselli, H. O. Silva, M. Minamitsuji, E. Berti
Phys. Rev. D 93(12), pp. 124056 (2016)
arXiv DOI

Compact objects in Horndeski gravity

H. O. Silva, A. Maselli, M. Minamitsuji, E. Berti
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 25(09), pp. 1641006 (2016)
arXiv DOI

Relativistic tidal effects in nonstandard Kerr spacetime

A. Maselli, K. Kokkotas, P. Laguna
Phys. Rev. D 93(6), pp. 064075 (2016)
arXiv DOI

Recent developments in the tidal deformability of spinning compact objects

P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 25(09), pp. 1641001 (2016)
DOI

From macro to micro: universal properties of neutron stars

A. Maselli
PoS MPCS2015, pp. 014 (2016)
DOI

2015

Slowly rotating black hole solutions in Horndeski gravity

A. Maselli, H. O. Silva, M. Minamitsuji, E. Berti
Phys. Rev. D 92(10), pp. 104049 (2015)
arXiv DOI

Rotating black holes in Einstein-Dilaton-Gauss-Bonnet gravity with finite coupling

A. Maselli, P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 92(8), pp. 083014 (2015)
arXiv DOI

Tidal deformations of a spinning compact object

P. Pani, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 92(2), pp. 024010 (2015)
arXiv DOI

Missing link: A nonlinear post-Friedmann framework for small and large scales

I. Milillo, D. Bertacca, M. Bruni, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 92(2), pp. 023519 (2015)
arXiv DOI

2014

Testing Gravity with Quasi Periodic Oscillations from accreting Black Holes: the Case of the Einstein-Dilaton-Gauss-Bonnet Theory

A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, P. Pani, L. Stella, V. Ferrari
Astrophys. J. 801(2), pp. 115 (2015)
arXiv DOI

Rotating protoneutron stars: Spin evolution, maximum mass, and I-Love-Q relations

G. Martinon, A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 90(6), pp. 064026 (2014)
arXiv DOI

Coincidence searches of gravitational waves and short gamma-ray bursts

A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Astrophys. Space Sci. Proc. 40, pp. 75--83 (2015)
arXiv DOI

2013

Low latency search for gravitational waves from black-holetextendashneutron-star binaries in coincidence with short gamma-ray bursts

A. Maselli, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 89(6), pp. 064056 (2014)
arXiv DOI

Constraining the equation of state of nuclear matter with gravitational wave observations: Tidal deformability and tidal disruption

A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 88(10), pp. 104040 (2013)
arXiv DOI

Equation-of-state-independent relations in neutron stars

A. Maselli, V. Cardoso, V. Ferrari, L. Gualtieri, P. Pani
Phys. Rev. D 88(2), pp. 023007 (2013)
arXiv DOI

On the validity of the adiabatic approximation in compact binary inspirals

A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, V. Ferrari, F. Pannarale
The Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting, pp. 951--953 (2015)
arXiv DOI

2012

On the validity of the adiabatic approximation in compact binary inspirals

A. Maselli, L. Gualtieri, F. Pannarale, V. Ferrari
Phys. Rev. D 86, pp. 044032 (2012)
arXiv DOI

2011

Tidal interaction in compact binaries: a post-Newtonian affine framework

V. Ferrari, L. Gualtieri, A. Maselli
Phys. Rev. D 85, pp. 044045 (2012)
arXiv DOI