Richard Townsend
Professor, Department Chair
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Ph: 608-262-1752
Office: 4550 Sterling Hall
Research Interests:
I’m interested in dynamical phenomena of massive stars – primarily, rotation, pulsation, mass loss and magnetic fields. I make extensive use of theoretical models and computational tools to explore these fascinating processes.
My Publications
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Wind channeling, magnetospheres, and spindown of magnetic massive stars
Owocki, S., ud-Doula, A., Townsend, R., Petit, V., Sundqvist, J., Cohen, D., 2014
Conference Proceedings in "IAU Symposium" Pages 320-329
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X-rays from magnetic massive OB stars
Petit, V., Cohen, D., Nazé, Y., Gagné, M., Townsend, R., et al., 2014
Conference Proceedings in "IAU Symposium" Pages 330-333
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X-rays from magnetically confined wind shocks: effect of cooling-regulated shock retreat
ud-Doula, A., Owocki, S., Townsend, R., Petit, V., Cohen, D., 2014
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 441, Pages 3600-3614
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3D Simulations of Magnetic Massive Star Winds
ud-Doula, A., Sundqvist, J., Owocki, S., Petit, V., Townsend, R., 2013
Conference Proceedings in "Massive Stars: From alpha to Omega" Pages 104
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A magnetic confinement versus rotation classification of massive-star magnetospheres
Petit, V., Owocki, S., Wade, G., Cohen, D., Sundqvist, J., et al., 2013
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 429, Pages 398-422
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