Thermonuclear reactions in cool accreting neutron stars and burst phenomena

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Nov 1985

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 152, no. 1, Nov. 1985, p. 33-37. Sponsorship: Ministry of Education, Science,

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Cool Stars, Gamma Ray Bursts, Neutron Stars, Stellar Mass Accretion, Thermonuclear Reactions, X Ray Sources, Carbon, Electron Capture, Helium, Hydrogen, Neon, Oxygen, Stellar Mass, White Dwarf Stars

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The ignition of accreting materials on neutron stars is explored using strongly coupled plasma analytical techniques. The calculations cover the ignition temperature and density at the bottom of the accreted envelope of a neutron star. Emphasis is placed on low-temperature ignitions which take place at high densities. The investigation is extended to the accretion of material from a white dwarf in the form of pure He, C + O, or O + Ne + Mg. It is shown that electrons are strongly degenerate in low-temperature flashes, where the ignition is more dependent on density than on temperature. Precursor flashes 0.4-0.7 the intensity of the main burst will appear before the main bursts. The intensity relationship indicates that the appropriate model for an X-ray burst from a neutron star accreting from a white dwarf is a He shell flash in the presence of a hydrogen-rich atmosphere. The flash will have a maximum energy of 2 x 10 to the 43 ergs and could last as long as 40,000 sec.

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