Universidade do Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP). Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (IP&D) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduate at Astronomy from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2000), master's at Astronomy from Observatório Nacional (2002) and ph.d. at Chemistry from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2006). Currently he is a Professor/Researcher at UNIVAP. Member (elected) of the organizing committee F3 Astrobiology-IAU. 62 Published articles; 673 citations, H-index 17. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
We investigate the effects produced mainly by broadband soft X-rays up to 2 keV (plus fast (<keV) photoelectrons and low-energy (eV) induced secondary electrons) in the ice mixtures containing H2O:CO2:NH3:SO2 (10:1:1:1) at two different temperatures (50 and 90 K). The experiments are an attempt to simulate the photochemical processes induced by energetic photons in SO2-containing ices p...
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The aim of this project is to experimentally study the interaction between highlycharged ions with the mixture H2O,CO2,CH4(10:1:1) astrophysical ice analogs in physicochemical condition similar to the ones found in interstellar dust regions, comets, transneptunians objects (TNO) and moons (for example Enceladus). As a first step, we will analyze experimental data obtained previously by ...
It has been shown through observations in the infrared from ISO (Infrared Space Observatory) and SST (Spitzer Space Telescope), the existence of astrophysical ices toward protostars. Among them, there are H2O, CO, CO2, NH3, CH3OH, CH4, HCOOH, H2CO, CH3CHO. In the same time of observations, several papers were published, showing the formation of complex molecules from simple one, through...
Acetic acid and its isomers (methyl formate and glycolaldehyde have been detected in different space environments, for example, in molecular clouds associated with star-forming region. Their abundances relative to molecular hydrogen in different regions vary greatly among themselves, which would be related to different mechanisms of formation and destruction. In space, these chemical sp...
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This project is a natural extension of the master project of Marina Gomes Rachid (FAPESP#2016/11334-5) on the effects of swift ions (15.7 MeV O+5) on astrophysical ices containing themixtures H2O:CO2:CH4 (10:1:1) and H2O:CO2:CH4:NH3 (10:1:1:1) at temperatures around 80 Kmonitored by infrared spectroscopy obtained at GANIL ion accelerator at France. Here, the mainobjective is to investig...
Protoplanetary disks host simple and complex molecules in the gas phase and in the condensed state, from which new planets are formed. The formation and survival of these molecules is affected by the temperature and the UV and X-ray radiation field in the disk. To address these questions, laboratory and theoretical efforts are essential to determine where molecular species are destroyed...
Enceladus and Europa are among the most interesting places in the Solar System. In the vicinity of giant planets, these moons are exposed to energetic ions and electrons, as well as UV radiation from the Sun. The surface temperatures of those two moons range from 60 to 120 K, and their composition is dominated by water ice together with other minor compounds. For the Jovian moon Europa,...
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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
Publications | 13 |
Citations | 79 |
Cit./Article | 6.1 |
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PILLING, S.; BERGANTINI, A.. THE EFFECT OF BROADBAND SOFT X-RAYS IN SO2-CONTAINING ICES: IMPLICATIONS ON. THE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF ICES TOWARD YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 811, n. 2, OCT 1 2015. Web of Science Citations: 7. (09/18304-0, 12/17248-2)
ROCHA, W. R. M.; PILLING, S.. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE CLASS I LOW-MASS PROTOSTAR ELIAS 29 APPLYING OPTICAL CONSTANTS OF ICES PROCESSED BY HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY ANALOGS. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 803, n. 1, APR 10 2015. Web of Science Citations: 6. (09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
BERGANTINI, A.; PILLING, S.; NAIR, B. G.; MASON, N. J.; FRASER, H. J.. Processing of analogues of plume fallout in cold regions of Enceladus by energetic electrons. Astronomy & Astrophysics, v. 570, OCT 2014. Web of Science Citations: 12. (09/18304-0, 12/17248-2)
VASCONCELOS, F. A.; PILLING, S.; ROCHA, W. R. M.; ROTHARD, H.; BODUCH, P.. Radiolysis of N-2-rich astrophysical ice by swift oxygen ions: implication for space weathering of outer solar system bodies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 19, n. 35, p. 24154-24165, SEP 21 2017. Web of Science Citations: 4. (15/10492-3, 09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
BONFIM, VICTOR DE SOUZA; DE CASTILHO, ROBERTO BARBOSA; BAPTISTA, LEONARDO; PILLING, SERGIO. SO3 formation from the X-ray photolysis of SO2 astrophysical ice analogues: FTIR spectroscopy and thermodynamic investigations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 19, n. 39, p. 26906-26917, OCT 21 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3. (09/18304-0)
VASCONCELOS, F. A.; PILLING, S.; ROCHA, W. R. M.; ROTHARD, H.; BODUCH, P.; DING, J. J.. Ion irradiation of pure and amorphous CH4 ice relevant for astrophysical environments. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 19, n. 20, p. 12845-12856, MAY 28 2017. Web of Science Citations: 12. (15/10492-3, 09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
RACHID, MARINA G.; FAQUINE, KARLA; PILLING, S.. Destruction of C2H4O2 isomers in ice-phase by X-rays: Implication on the abundance of acetic acid and methyl formate in the interstellar medium. Planetary and Space Science, v. 149, n. SI, p. 83-93, DEC 1 2017. Web of Science Citations: 4. (16/11334-5, 14/08643-0, 09/18304-0, 12/17248-2)
VASCONCELOS, FREDSON DE A.; PILLING, SERGIO; ROCHA, WILL R. M.; ROTHARD, HERMANN; BODUCH, PHILIPPE. Energetic Processing of N-2:CH4 Ices Employing X-Rays and Swift Ions: Implications for Icy Bodies in the Outer Solar System. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 850, n. 2, DEC 1 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3. (15/10492-3, 09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
ROCHA, W. R. M.; PILLING, S.. The role of external far-ultraviolet irradiation in the survival of astrophysical ices in Elias 29. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 478, n. 4, p. 5190-5198, AUG 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1. (15/10492-3)
ROCHA, W. R. M.; PILLING, S.; DE BARROS, A. L. F.; ANDRADE, D. P. P.; ROTHARD, H.; BODUCH, P.. Infrared complex refractive index of astrophysical ices exposed to cosmic rays simulated in the laboratory. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 464, n. 1, p. 754-767, JAN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3. (15/10492-3, 09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
ROCHA, W. R. M.; PILLING, S.. Determination of optical constants n and k of thin films from absorbance data using Kramers-Kronig relationship. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, v. 123, p. 436-446, APR 5 2014. Web of Science Citations: 14. (09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
BOSSA, JEAN-BAPTISTE; MATE, BELEN; FRANSEN, COEN; CAZAUX, STEPHANIE; PILLING, SERGIO; MONTEIRO ROCHA, WILL ROBSON; ORTIGOSO, JUAN; LINNARTZ, HAROLD. POROSITY AND BAND-STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS OF MULTI-PHASE COMPOSITE ICES. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, v. 814, n. 1, NOV 20 2015. Web of Science Citations: 10. (09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)
PILLING, S.; ROCHA, W. R. M.; FREITAS, F. M.; DA SILVA, P. A.. Photochemistry and desorption induced by X-rays in water rich astrophysical ice analogs: implications for the moon Enceladus and other frozen space environments. RSC ADVANCES, v. 9, n. 49, p. 28823-28840, SEP 12 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0. (15/10492-3, 09/18304-0, 13/07657-5)