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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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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 Access7 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 Access17 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 Access101 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 Access21 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