Constraining the Neutron Star Compactness: Extraction of the ${}^{23}$Al($p,\gamma$) Reaction Rate for the $rp$-Process

C. Wolf, C. Langer, F. Montes +33

The ${}^{23}$Al($p,\gamma$)${}^{24}$Si reaction is among the most important reactions driving the energy generation in Type-I X-ray bursts. However, the present reaction-rate uncertainty li…