Magnus Gålfalk

I have a background in observational Astronomy and imaging techniques, especially in the infrared. My research interests concern advanced imaging and spectroscopy. I have a PhD in the field of young stars and outflows, but am now involved in interdisciplinary environmental projects, mainly the construction of a method for direct imaging of greenhouse gases on a landscape level. I am also involved in a project that uses thermal imaging of lake surfaces to measure the lake-atmosphere gas exchange in different environments.

Current projects

Imaging greenhouse gases. Development of an advanced camera and imaging technique for direct imaging of greenhouse gases on a landscape level.

Lake-atmosphere gas exchange. Development of a method for estimating the exchange of greenhouse gases in aquatic environments using thermal IR imaging of water surfaces.

Selected publications

Gålfalk M. & Olofsson G., "A detailed study of the L1641N star formation region", 2008, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 489, 1409 (45 pages)

Gålfalk M. & Olofsson G., "Herbig-Haro flows in B335", 2007, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 475, 281 (23 pages)

(Highlighted article in the journal) 

Gålfalk M. & Olofsson G., "Herbig-Haro flows in L1641N", 2007, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 466, 579 (10 pages)

(Highlighted article and front page of the journal)

Djupvik A.A., André Ph, Bontemps S., Motte F., Olofsson G., Gålfalk M., Florén H, "A multi-wavelength census of star formation activity in the young embedded cluster around Serpens/G3-G6", 2006, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 458, 789 (15 pages)

Gålfalk M., Olofsson G., Kaas A.A., et al., "ISOCAM observations of the L1551 star formation region", 2004, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 420, 945 (11 pages)