Physics – Nuclear Physics
Scientific paper
May 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21830202c&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #302.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Physics
Nuclear Physics
Scientific paper
Observations of neutron stars in low mass X-ray binaries give us an opportunity to probe nuclear physics of both proton rich and neutron rich nuclei. I will describe how observations of Type I X-ray bursts and cooling of neutron stars after long accretion outbursts constrain the physics of the neutron star ocean and crust. I will highlight recent calculations that follow the evolution of the initially proton-rich mix of nuclei produced by rp-process burning on the neutron star surface as it is compressed to neutron drip and beyond. The nuclear mixture determines the energy release and conductivity at each depth, essential ingredients for understanding the observed behaviour and evolution of these systems.
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