The transition to stable burning on an accreting neutron star

J. L. Fisker, W. Raphael Hix, M. Liebendörfer, F. K. Thielemann

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Abstract

We describe the interplay between nucleosynthesis, convection, accretion, and the resulting composition on the surface of an accreting standard neutron star as a function of the accretion rate and find the dependence of the critical accretion rate on the core luminosity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)614-616
Number of pages3
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume723
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2003
Externally publishedYes

Funding

*supported by Swiss NSF grant 2000-061822

FundersFunder number
Swiss NSF2000-061822

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