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The endpoint of the rp-process on accreting neutron stars

  • H. Schatz
  • , A. Aprahamian
  • , L. Bildsten
  • , A. Cumming
  • , M. Ouellette
  • , T. Rauscher
  • , Friedrich-Karl Thielemann
  • , M. Wiescher

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150C-153C
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Physics A
Volume688
Issue number1-2
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2001
Event6th International Conference on Nuclei in the Cosmos - AARHUS, Denmark
Duration: 27 Jun 20001 Jul 2000

Keywords

  • X-RAY-BURSTS

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