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Ronald E Taam

  • 5911 Citations
1976 …2019

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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.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Columbia University

… → 1973

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Grants

A Novel Approach to the Common Envelope Evolution

Kalogera, V. & Taam, R. E.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1/1/16 → 2/28/18

Project: Research project

    • Studies in Common Envelope Evolution

    Taam, R. E.

    National Science Foundation

    8/1/07 → 7/31/12

    Project: Research project

    Bright X-ray Binaries in Elliptical Galaxies: Consequences of an Ultracompact Source Nature

    Taam, R. E.

    Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    1/1/07 → 1/31/09

    Project: Research project

    Acquisition of a Versatile High Performance Computing Facility for Gravitational Wave Source

    Bayliss, A., Kalogera, V., Rasio, F. A., Taam, R. E. & Yusef-Zadeh, F.

    National Science Foundation

    10/1/06 → 9/30/08

    Project: Research project

    Constraining the Temperature of the Neutron Star in Sax J1808.4-3658

    Taam, R. E.

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

    9/18/06 → 9/17/07

    Project: Research project

    Research Output

    • 5911 Citations
    • 144 Article
    • 6 Conference contribution
    • 2 Conference article
    • 1 Review article

    Common envelope evolution of massive stars

    Ricker, P. M., Timmes, F. X., Taam, R. E. & Webbink, R. F., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. p. 449-454 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Gas Flows Within Cavities of Circumbinary Disks in Eccentric Binary Protostellar Systems

    Mösta, P., Taam, R. E. & Duffell, P. C., Apr 20 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 875, 2, L21.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 5 Scopus citations

    Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae in Very Close Binaries

    Marchant, P., Renzo, M., Farmer, R., Pappas, K. M. W., Taam, R. E., De Mink, S. E. & Kalogera, V., Sep 1 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal. 882, 1, 36.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 7 Scopus citations

    The Complete Evolution of a Neutron-star Binary through a Common Envelope Phase Using 1D Hydrodynamic Simulations

    Fragos, T., Andrews, J. J., Ramirez-Ruiz, E., Meynet, G., Kalogera, V., Taam, R. E. & Zezas, A., Oct 1 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 883, 2, L45.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations

    A Model for Spectral States and Their Transition in Cyg X-1

    Taam, R. E., Qiao, E., Liu, B. F. & Meyer-Hofmeister, E., Jun 20 2018, In : Astrophysical Journal. 860, 2, 166.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations