Richard Townsend
Assistant Professor
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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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Discovery of Rotational Braking in the Magnetic Helium-strong Star Sigma Orionis E
Townsend, R., Oksala, M., Cohen, D., Owocki, S., ud-Doula, A., 2010
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 714, Pages L318-L322
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Fast Calculation of the Lomb-Scargle Periodogram Using Graphics Processing Units
Townsend, R., 2010
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol. 191, Pages 247-253
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The Rigidly Rotating Magnetosphere of σ Orionis E
Townsend, R., Owocki, S., Groote, D., 2005
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 630, Pages L81-L84
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