Daniel Tafoya

Senior Research Engineer at Onsala Space Observatory

His research is focused on the study of circumstellar envelopes of stars that are reaching the end of their lives, so called evolved stars. The main goal of the research is to understand how the existence of stars, like our sun, comes to an end. To carry out his investigations he uses radio telescopes such as APEX, ALMA, and the JVLA. He also dedicates part of his working time to support the activities at the Nordic ALMA Regional Center.

Source: chalmers.se

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2024

Charting circumstellar chemistry of carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars: I. ALMA 3 mm spectral surveys

Ramlal Unnikrishnan Nair, Elvire De Beck, Lars-Åke Nyman et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 684

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2024

The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). X. Hot Gas Reveals Deeply Embedded Star Formation

Natsuko Izumi, Patricio Sanhueza, M. M. Kettenis et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 963 (2)

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2023

Detection of a new molecular cloud in the LHAASO J2108+5157 region supporting a hadronic PeVatron scenario

Eduardo De La Fuente, Iván Toledano-Juárez, K. Kawata et al

Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan. Vol. 75 (3), p. 546-566

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2023

Collision of molecular outflows in the L1448-C system

Iván Toledano-Juárez, Eduardo De La Fuente, Miguel A. Trinidad et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 522 (1), p. 1591-1600

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2023

Evidence for a gamma-ray molecular target in the enigmatic PeVatron candidate LHAASO J2108+5157

Eduardo De La Fuente, Iván Toledano-Juárez, K. Kawata et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 675

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2023

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). IX. Physical Properties and Spatial Distribution of Cores in IRDCs

Kaho Morii, Patricio Sanhueza, Fumitaka Nakamura et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 950 (2)

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2023

FLASHING: Project overview

Hiroshi Imai, Yuhki Hamae, Kei Amada et al

Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan. Vol. 75 (6), p. 1183-1213

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2023

Evolution of the Outflow in the Water Fountain Source IRAS 18043-2116

L. Uscanga, H. Imai, J. F. Gomez et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 948 (1)

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2023

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). VIII. Dynamics of Embedded Dense Cores

Shanghuo Li, Patricio Sanhueza, Qizhou Zhang et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 949 (2)

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2023

Polarisation of molecular lines in the circumstellar envelope of the post-asymptotic giant branch star OH 17.7- 2.0

Wouter Vlemmings, Daniel Tafoya

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 671

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2023

The heart of Sakurai's object revealed by ALMA

Daniel Tafoya, P. A. M. van Hoof, J. A. Toala et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 677

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2022

The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). VII. Chemistry of Embedded Dense Cores

Shanghuo Li, Patricio Sanhueza, X. Lu et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 939 (2)

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2022

Isolated Massive Star Formation in G28.20-0.05

Chi Yan Law, Jonathan Tan, Prasanta Gorai et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 939 (2)

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2022

The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). VI. The Core-scale CO Depletion

Giovanni Sabatini, Stefano Bovino, Patricio Sanhueza et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 936 (1)

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2022

Water Fountain Sources Monitored in FLASHING

Hiroshi Imai, Kei Amada, J. F. Gomez et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 18, p. 333-337

Paper in proceeding

2022

Observational identification of a sample of likely recent common-envelope events

Theo Khouri, Wouter Vlemmings, Daniel Tafoya et al

Nature Astronomy. Vol. 6 (2), p. 275-286

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2022

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). VII. Chemistry of Embedded Dense Cores

Shanghuo Li, Patricio Sanhueza, Xing Lu et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 939 (2)

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2022

Discovery of SiO Masers in the "Water Fountain" Source IRAS 16552-3050

K. Amada, H. Imai, Y. Hamae et al

Astronomical Journal. Vol. 163 (2)

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2022

Common envelope evolution in born-again planetary nebulae - Shaping the H-deficient ejecta of A 30

J. B. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, E. Santamaria, J. A. Toala et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 514 (4), p. 4794-4802

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2022

Evolution of the outflow traced by water masers in the evolved star IRAS 18043 - 2116

L. Uscanga, H. Imai, J. F. Gomez et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 18, p. 338-342

Paper in proceeding

2022

Is there a sub-parsec-scale jet base in the nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 4395?

Jun Yang, Xiaolong Yang, Joan M. Wrobel et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 514 (4), p. 6215-6224

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2022

Discovery of SiO masers in the Water Fountain source, IRAS 16552-3050

Kei Amada, H. Imai, Yuhki Hamae et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 18, p. 359-361

Paper in proceeding

2022

First Images of the Molecular Gas around a Born-again Star Revealed by ALMA

Daniel Tafoya, Jesus A. Toala, Ramlal Unnikrishnan et al

Astrophysical Journal Letters. Vol. 925 (1)

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2022

Recombination of Hot Ionized Nebulae: The Old Planetary Nebula around V4334 Sgr (Sakurai’s Star)* ^* This investigation makes use of ESO data from program IDs 077.D-0394, 079.D-0256, 381.D-0117, 383.D-0427, 385.D-0292, 087.D-0223, 089.D-0080, 091.D-0209, 093.D-0195, 095.D-0113, 097.D-0146, 099.D-0045, and 0109.D-0060.

Martin Reichel, S. Kimeswenger, P. A. M. van Hoof et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 939 (2)

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2022

The symbiotic and bipolar nebula M2-9: Morphological variability of the collimated ionized wind arising from the core

Eduardo de la Fuente, Miguel A. Trinidad, Daniel Tafoya et al

Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan. Vol. 74 (3), p. 594-601

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2021

Water and silicon-monoxide masers monitored towards the water fountain sources

H. Imai, Kei Amada, J. F. Gomez et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 17, p. 91-93

Paper in proceeding

2021

Heavy-element Rydberg transition line emission from the post-giant-evolution star HD 101584

Hans Olofsson, John H Black, Theo Khouri et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 651

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2021

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). IV. Star Formation Signatures in G023.477

Kaho Morii, Patricio Sanhueza, Fumitaka Nakamura et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 923 (2)

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2021

Maser emission from the CO envelope of the asymptotic giant branch star W Hydrae

Wouter Vlemmings, Theo Khouri, Daniel Tafoya

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 654

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2021

A study of radial self-similar non-relativistic MHD outflow models: parameter space exploration and application to the water fountain W43A

Chiara Ceccobello, M. H. M. Heemskerk, Y. Cavecchi et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 501 (2), p. 2071-2090

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2021

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). III. A Young Molecular Outflow Driven by a Decelerating Jet

Daniel Tafoya, Patricio Sanhueza, Qizhou Zhang et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 913 (2)

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2020

VLTI/PIONIER reveals the close environment of the evolved system HD 101584

J. Kluska, Hans Olofsson, H. Van Winckel et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 642

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2020

DEATHSTAR: Nearby AGB stars with the Atacama Compact Array I. CO envelope sizes and asymmetries: A new hope for accurate mass-loss-rate estimates

S. Ramstedt, Wouter Vlemmings, L. Doan et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 640

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2020

FLASHING: New high-velocity H2O masers in IRAS 18286−0959

H. Imai, Yuri Uno, Daichi Maeyama et al

Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan. Vol. 72 (4)

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2020

The ALMA Survey of 70 mu m Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). II. Molecular Outflows in the Extreme Early Stages of Protocluster Formation

Shanghuo Li, Patricio Sanhueza, Qizhou Zhang et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 903 (2)

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2020

Ultracompact HII regions with extended emission: The complete view

Eduardo De La Fuente, Alicia Porras, Miguel A. Trinidad et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 492 (1), p. 895-914

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2020

Shaping the Envelope of the Asymptotic Giant Branch Star W43A with a Collimated Fast Jet

Daniel Tafoya, Hiroshi Imai, Jose F. Gomez et al

Astrophysical Journal Letters. Vol. 890 (1)

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2020

Ultracompact H II regions with extended emission: the case of G43.89-0.78 and its molecular environment

Eduardo de la Fuente, Daniel Tafoya, Miguel A. Trinidad et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 497 (4), p. 4436-4447

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2019

Spatio-kinematical model of the collimated molecular outflow in the water-fountain nebula IRAS 16342-3814

Daniel Tafoya, G. Orosz, Wouter Vlemmings et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 629

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2019

A rotating fast bipolar wind and disk system around the B[e]-type star MWC 922

C. Sanchez Contreras, A. Baez-Rubio, J. Alcolea et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 629

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2019

The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). I. Pilot Survey: Clump Fragmentation

Patricio Sanhueza, Y. Contreras, Benjamin Wu et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 886 (2)

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2017

Astrometry of OH/IR Stars Using 1612MHz Hydroxyl Masers. I. Annual Parallaxes of WX Psc and OH138.0+7.2 MEConference on Why Galaxies Care About AGB Stars III: A Closer Look in Space and Time, JUL 28-AUG

G. Orosz, H. Imai, R. Dodson et al

Astronomical Journal. Vol. 153 (3), p. 119-

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2017

First detection of methanol towards a post-AGB object, HD 101584

Hans Olofsson, Wouter Vlemmings, Per Bergman et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 603, p. L2-

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2017

Deep into the Water Fountains: The case of IRAS 18043 - 2116

A. F. Perez-Sanchez, Daniel Tafoya Martinez, R. García López et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 601 (May), p. Article no A68-

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2017

Bow shocks in water fountain jets

G. Orosz, J. F. Gomez, Daniel Tafoya et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 13 (S336), p. 351-354

Paper in proceeding

2017

The shock-heated atmosphere of an asymptotic giant branch star resolved by ALMA

Wouter Vlemmings, Theo Khouri, Eamon O Gorman et al

Nature Astronomy. Vol. 1 (12), p. 848-853

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2017

Limits to the magnetic field in the planetary nebula NGC 246 from faraday rotation

L. F. Rodriguez, C. Carrasco-Gonzalez, J. Canto et al

Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica. Vol. 53 (1), p. 45-52

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2017

(Sub)millimeter emission lines of molecules in born-again stars

Daniel Tafoya Martinez, J. A. Toala, Wouter Vlemmings et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 600

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2017

Magnetically aligned dust and SiO maser polarisation in the envelope of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris

Wouter Vlemmings, Theo Khouri, Ivan Marti-Vidal et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 603, p. A92-

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2017

Submillimeter H2O maser emission from water fountain nebulae

Daniel Tafoya, Wouter Vlemmings, A. F. Perez-Sanchez

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 13 (S336), p. 369-372

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2017

A detailed study toward the Water fountain IRAS 15445-5449

A. F. Perez-Sanchez, Rebeca García López, Wouter Vlemmings et al

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. 13 (S336), p. 355-358

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2014

Submillimeter H2O masers in water-fountain nebulae

Daniel Tafoya Martinez, R. Franco-Hernandez, Wouter Vlemmings et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 562, p. 4-

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2014

CRL 618: A Nascent Planetary Nebula

Daniel Tafoya Martinez, L. Loinard, J. P. Fonfría et al

Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae VI conference, Proceedings of the conference held 4-8 November, 2013, p. 101-

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2014

The first synchrotron jet resolved towards a post-AGB star

A. Pérez-Sánchez, Wouter Vlemmings, Daniel Tafoya Martinez et al

Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae VI conference, Proceedings of the conference held 4-8 November, 2013, p. 71-

Other conference contribution

2013

Rapid angular expansion of the ionized core of CRL 618

Daniel Tafoya Martinez, L. Loinard, J.P. Fonfría et al

Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 556 (August), p. article no. A35-

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2013

A synchrotron jet from a post-asymptotic giant branch star

A.F. Perez-Sanchez, Wouter Vlemmings, Daniel Tafoya Martinez et al

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. 436 (1), p. L79-L83

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2012

Multipolar Planetary Nebulae: Not As Geometrically Diversified As Thought

S. N. Chong, S. Kwok, H. Imai et al

Astrophysical Journal. Vol. 760 (2)

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