Simin Mahmoodifar
(NASA/GSFC)
2/8/17, 11:00 AM
Invited talk
Talk [Main Conference]
Type I X-ray bursts are thermonuclear flashes observed from the surfaces of accreting neutron stars (NSs) in Low Mass X-ray Binaries. Oscillations have been observed during the rise and/or decay of some of these X-ray bursts. Those seen during the rise can be well explained by a spreading hot spot model, but large amplitude oscillations in the decay phase remain mysterious because of the...
Chris Wrede
(MSU/NSCL)
2/8/17, 11:30 AM
Contributed talk
Talk [Main Conference]
Nucleosynthesis and energy generation in classical novae and type I x-ray bursts are driven by nuclear reactions. Many of the thermonuclear rates have substantial uncertainties that preclude accurate comparisons between astronomical observations and astrophysical models. A program of beta decay measurements utilizing intense sources of rare isotopes adjacent to the proton drip line has been...
Mr
Zac Johnston
(Monash Centre for Astrophysics, Monash University)
2/8/17, 11:45 AM
Contributed talk
Talk [Main Conference]
Type I X-ray bursts are periodic flares from the surface of accreting neutron stars, triggered when the accreted envelope is compressed to thermonuclear runaway. They can be fuelled by transient accretion outbursts, during which the accretion rate can vary by an order of magnitude in a matter of days. The pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 exhibits outbursts every 2–3 years, and four helium-rich X-ray...