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Research Interests
Astrophysical hydrodynamics of gas flows, close binary systems, accretion disks, nature of x-ray bursts, and in the area of stellar dynamics as related to the secular evolution of galaxies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Columbia University
… → 1973
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Grants
- 12 Finished
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A Novel Approach to the Common Envelope Evolution
Kalogera, V. (PD/PI) & Taam, R. E. (Co-PD/PI)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1/1/16 → 2/28/18
Project: Research project
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Bright X-ray Binaries in Elliptical Galaxies: Consequences of an Ultracompact Source Nature
Taam, R. E. (PD/PI)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1/1/07 → 1/31/09
Project: Research project
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Bright X-ray Binaries in Elliptical Galaxies: Consequences of an Ultracompact Source Nature
Taam, R. E. (PD/PI)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1/1/07 → 1/31/09
Project: Research project
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Acquisition of a Versatile High Performance Computing Facility for Gravitational Wave Source
Kalogera, V. (PD/PI), Bayliss, A. (Co-PD/PI), Rasio, F. A. (Co-PD/PI), Taam, R. E. (Co-PD/PI) & Zadeh, F. (Co-PD/PI)
10/1/06 → 9/30/08
Project: Research project
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Common-envelope shaping of planetary nebulae - IV. From protoplanetary to planetary nebula
García-Segura, G., Taam, R. E. & Ricker, P. M., Dec 1 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 517, 3, p. 3822-3831 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
Common Envelope Shaping of Planetary Nebulae. III. The Launching of Jets in Proto-Planetary Nebulae
García-Segura, G., Taam, R. E. & Ricker, P. M., Jun 20 2021, In: Astrophysical Journal. 914, 2, 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access20 Scopus citations -
The role of mass transfer and common envelope evolution in the formation of merging binary black holes
Marchant, P., Pappas, K. M. W., Gallegos-Garcia, M., Berry, C. P. L., Taam, R. E., Kalogera, V. & Podsiadlowski, P., Jun 1 2021, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 650, A107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access119 Scopus citations -
Common envelope shaping of planetary nebulae. II. magnetic solutions and self-collimated outflows
García-Segura, G., Taam, R. E. & Ricker, P. M., Apr 20 2020, In: Astrophysical Journal. 893, 2, 150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access25 Scopus citations -
Wind accretion in Cygnus X-1
Meyer-Hofmeister, E., Liu, B. F., Qiao, E. & Taam, R. E., May 1 2020, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 637, A66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations