Direct measurement of ${}^{59}$Cu($p$,$\alpha$)${}^{56}$Ni precludes a strong NiCu cycle in Type-I X-ray bursts

N. Bhathi, J. S. Randhawa, R. Kanungo +36

Model-observation comparisons of type-I X-ray bursts (XRBs) can reveal the properties of accreting neutron star systems, including the neutron star compactness. XRBs are powered by…