Rare Isotopes and Accreting Neutron Stars, X-Ray Bursts, Neutron Star Crust, rp-Process

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 04:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870320· OSTI ID:21052868

Schatz, H ^[1]

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1. National Superconductiong Cyclotron Laboratory, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)

Rare isotopes from the proton drip line to the neutron drip line are produced on the surface and crust of accreting neutron stars. Understanding their properties is essential to address the open questions raised by a variety of new observations of X-ray binaries, in particular X-ray bursters and transients. This paper provides an introduction to the topic.

• OSTI ID: 21052868
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 972; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BINARY STARS
COSMIC X-RAY BURSTS
ISOTOPES
NEUTRON STARS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PROTONS
STAR ACCRETION
TRANSIENTS