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Sensitivity of Nuclear Reaction Rates in X-ray Burst Models
I. Sultana, A. Estrade, B. S. Meyer +1
Type I X-ray bursts (XRBs) are thermonuclear runaways on the surface of accreting neutron stars, powered by rapid proton-capture and alpha-capture processes on neutron-deficient nu…
Crust composition and the Shallow Heat Source in KS 1731-260
R. Jain, E. F. Brown, H. Schatz +11
The presence of a strong shallow heat source of unknown origin in accreting neutron star crusts has been inferred by analyzing X-ray observations of their cooling in quiescence. We…
Neutrino-Driven Outflows and the Elemental Abundance Patterns of Very Metal-Poor Stars
A. Psaltis, M. Jacobi, F. Montes +3
The elemental abundances between strontium and silver () observed in the atmospheres of very metal-poor stars (VMP) in the Galaxy may contain the fingerprint of the weak…
Impact of Pycnonuclear Fusion Uncertainties on the Cooling of Accreting Neutron Star Crusts
R. Jain, E. F. Brown, H. Schatz +11
The observation of X-rays during quiescence from transiently accreting neutron stars provides unique clues about the nature of dense matter. This, however, requires extensive model…
Constraining nucleosynthesis in neutrino-driven winds: observations, simulations and nuclear physics
A. Psaltis, A. Arcones, F. Montes +4
A promising astrophysical site to produce the lighter heavy elements of the first -process peak () is the moderately neutron rich () neutrino-driven…
The Impact of Neutron Transfer Reactions on Heating and Cooling of Accreted Neutron Star Crusts
H. Schatz, Z. Meisel, E. F. Brown +10
Nuclear reactions heat and cool the crust of accreting neutron stars and need to be understood to interpret observations of X-ray bursts and of long-term cooling in transiently acc…
Dependence of X-Ray Burst Models on Nuclear Reaction Rates
R. H. Cyburt, A. M. Amthor, A. Heger +5
X-ray bursts are thermonuclear flashes on the surface of accreting neutron stars and reliable burst models are needed to interpret observations in terms of properties of the neutro…