Nuclear physics problems for accreting neutron stars

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.34535· OSTI ID:5594250

Wallace, R K; Woosley, S E

The importance of p(e/sup -/nu)n and of (p,..gamma..) reactions on /sup 56/Ni during a thermonuclear runaway on a neutron star surface is pointed out. A fast 16-isotope approximate nuclear reaction network is developed that is suitable for use in hydrodynamic calculations of such events.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); California Univ., Santa Cruz (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5594250
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-2486; CONF-830797-1; ON: DE83017297
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 115; Conference: Workshop on high energy transients, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 11 Jul 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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