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astro-ph.HE2016★ 14 cited
Model Atmospheres for X-ray Bursting Neutron Stars
Zach Medin, Marina von Steinkirch, Alan C. Calder +3
The hydrogen and helium accreted by X-ray bursting neutron stars is periodically consumed in runaway thermonuclear reactions that cause the entire surface to glow brightly in X-ray…
astro-ph.SR2016★ 16 cited
A Survey of Chemical Separation in Accreting Neutron Stars
Ryan Mckinven, Andrew Cumming, Zach Medin +1
The heavy element ashes of rp-process hydrogen and helium burning in accreting neutron stars are compressed to high density where they freeze, forming the outer crust of the star.…