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Ignition column depths of helium-rich thermonuclear bursts from 4U 1728-34
Zdenka Misanovic, Duncan K. Galloway, Randall L. Cooper
We analysed thermonuclear (type-I) X-ray bursts observed from the low-mass X-ray binary 4U1728-34 by RXTE, Chandra and INTEGRAL. We compared the variation in burst energy and recur…
Magnetic Field-Decay-Induced Electron Captures: a Strong Heat Source in Magnetar Crusts
Randall L. Cooper, David L. Kaplan
We propose a new heating mechanism in magnetar crusts. Magnetars' crustal magnetic fields are much stronger than their surface fields; therefore, magnetic pressure partially suppor…
Possible Resonances in the 12C + 12C Fusion Rate and Superburst Ignition
Randall L. Cooper, Andrew W. Steiner, Edward F. Brown
Observationally inferred superburst ignition depths are shallower than models predict. We address this discrepancy by reexamining the superburst trigger mechanism. We first explore…