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most citedSiS formation in the interstellar medium through Si+SH gas phase reactions

18 citations · 60 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.GA2025★ 8 cited

New routes for PN destruction and formation in the ISM via neutral-neutral gas-phase reactions and an extended database for reactions involving phosphorus

Mateus X. Silva, Edgar Mendoza, Fábio S. L. Ferreira +5

Phosphorus plays an essential role in the chemistry of living organisms, being present in several fundamental biomolecules. The investigation of chemical reactions taking place in…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 4 cited

New SiS destruction and formation routes via neutral-neutral reactions and their fundamental role in interstellar clouds at low and high metallicity values

Edgar Mendoza, Samuel F. M. Costa, Miguel Carvajal +3

Among the silicon bearing species discovered in the interstellar medium, SiS and SiO stand out as key tracers due to their distinct chemistry and abundances in interstellar and cir…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 15 cited

Glycolaldehyde formation mediated by interstellar amorphous ice: a computational study

Mateus A. M. Paiva, Sergio Pilling, Edgar Mendoza +2

Glycolaldehyde (HOCH2CHO) is the most straightforward sugar detected in the Interstellar Medium (ISM) and participates in the formation pathways of molecules fundamental to life, r…

astro-ph.GA2022

The Si+SO collision and an extended network of neutral-neutral reactions between silicon and sulphur bearing species

Danilo R. Campanha, Edgar Mendoza, Mateus X. Silva +4

The Si+SO reaction is investigated to verify its impact on the abundances of molecules with astrochemical interest, such as SiS, SiO, SO and others. According to our results Si…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 18 cited

SiS formation in the interstellar medium through Si+SH gas phase reactions

V. C. Mota, A. J. C. Varandas, E. Mendoza +2

Silicon monosulfide is an important silicon bearing molecule detected in circumstellar envelopes and star forming regions. Its formation and destruction routes are not well underst…