{"id":7304,"date":"2026-05-13T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM.jpg"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:56:30","slug":"samantam","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/samantam\/","title":{"rendered":"Samanta Macera"},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-7304","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557-288x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Samanta Macera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am a TD researcher at INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma studying high-energy astrophysical transients, particularly Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). I completed my PhD in Astroparticle Physics at Gran Sasso Science Institute, where I focused on the origin of high-energy emission during the prompt and early afterglow phases of GRBs. My work combines theoretical modeling with multi-wavelength observations spanning from X-ray energies to very-high-energy gamma rays. I am especially interested in the transition between prompt and afterglow emission, and in extending multi-wavelength coverage of GRBs at early times by exploiting current and next-generation facilities. More broadly, I aim to use GRBs as laboratories for particle acceleration, relativistic plasma physics, and multi-messenger astrophysics.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside my research, I am also actively involved in public outreach with the association IDeAS, with the goal of making science accessible to a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to contact me at samanta.macera @ inaf.it!<\/p>\n<p>ORCID link to <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7888-9733\"> my publications<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Samanta Macera &#8211; TD Researcher<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Samanta Macera","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":444,"height":462,"file":"2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg","filesize":47122,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"SamantaM-e1778666002557-288x300.jpg","width":288,"height":300,"filesize":22614,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557-288x300.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"SamantaM-e1778666002557-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":7539,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557-150x150.jpg"},"inspiro-loop":{"file":"SamantaM-e1778666002557-444x320.jpg","width":444,"height":320,"filesize":31561,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557-444x320.jpg"},"full":{"file":"SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg","width":444,"height":462,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/05\/SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg","filename":"SamantaM-e1778666002557.jpg","filesize":47122,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-roma.inaf.it\/heag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7304"}]}}