3 papers
astro-ph.SR2009
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…
astro-ph2008
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,…
astro-ph2006
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…