Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...220l...5b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 220, Feb. 15, 1978, p. L5-L7.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Flare Stars, Neutron Stars, Nuclear Reactions, Stellar Luminosity, X Ray Astronomy, Compton Effect, Globular Clusters, Stellar Mass Accretion, X Ray Sources, X Ray Stars
Scientific paper
It is suggested that the luminosity enhancements observed after the termination of X-ray bursts from several sources are due to rapid thermonuclear burning in the material which accreted onto the star during the main burst. The conditions in the burst material are such that helium burning is initiated during the burst and continues after the accretion flow stops. Several other burning processes are considered. Owing to an approximate temperature-independent energy-production rate, the ratio of the burst energy and the enhancement luminosity results in an estimate for the surface potential of the neutron star. The resulting neutron-star masses are of the order of 1 solar mass for solar abundances.
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