| Research Nuggets |
Simmering white dwarfs reduce their electron abundance. read more • go to article |
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First superburst discovered from a neutron star transient. |
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Neutron star crusts chemically separate at crystallization. |
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C-O flames burn faster in white dwarfs enriched with neon-22. |
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Accreting neutron stars have hotter crusts than previously thought; will reduce ignition mass for superbursts. |
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Sedimentation of CNO nuclei affects X-ray burst ignition at low accretion rates; new class of weak H-flashes predicted. |