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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 614-616 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
| Volume | 723 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - Jul 28 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
*supported by Swiss NSF grant 2000-061822