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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…
Time-of-flight mass measurements for nuclear processes in neutron star crusts
A. Estrade, M. Matos, H. Schatz +23
The location of electron capture heat sources in the crust of accreting neutron stars depends on the masses of extremely neutron-rich nuclei. We present first results from a new im…
Nuclei in the Cosmos
Edward F. Brown, Timothy C. Beers, B. Alex Brown +14
This white paper, directed to the Stars and Stellar Evolution panel, has three objectives: 1) to provide the Astro2010 Decadal Survey with a vista into the goals of the nuclear phy…
Proton-Rich Nuclear Statistical Equilibrium
I. R. Seitenzahl, F. X. Timmes, A. Marin-Laflèche +3
Proton-rich material in a state of nuclear statistical equilibrium (NSE) is one of the least studied regimes of nucleosynthesis. One reason for this is that after hydrogen burning,…
Type I X-ray Bursts at Low Accretion Rates
Fang Peng, Edward F. Brown, James W. Truran
Neutron stars, with their strong surface gravity, have interestingly short timescales for the sedimentation of heavy elements. Recent observations of unstable thermonuclear burning…