The endpoint of the rp-process on accreting neutron stars
Schatz, H., Aprahamian, A., Bildsten, L., Cumming, A., Ouellette, M., Rauscher, T., Thielemann, Friedrich-Karl and Wiescher, M.
(2001)
The endpoint of the rp-process on accreting neutron stars.
Nuclear Physics A (1-2).
150C-153C.
ISSN 0375-9474
We find that the rp process in X-ray bursts and in steady state burning, for example in X-ray pulsars, ends in a SnSbTe cycle. We discuss the consequences for the neutron star crust composition an X-ray burst light curves.
| Item Type | Article |
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| Keywords | X-RAY-BURSTS |
| Date Deposited | 29 May 2025 09:13 |
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