The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS Crust

The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS Crust

Accreting neutron stars host a number of astronomical observables which can be used to infer the properties of the underlying dense matter. These observables are sensitive to the heating and cooling processes taking place in the accreted neutron star (NS) crust. Within the past few years it has beco...

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Main Author: Meisel Zach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817804004
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spelling doaj-086ff64a7a1347bca410c52e3678518e2021-08-02T04:24:42ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2018-01-011780400410.1051/epjconf/201817804004epjconf_cgs162018_04004The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS CrustMeisel ZachAccreting neutron stars host a number of astronomical observables which can be used to infer the properties of the underlying dense matter. These observables are sensitive to the heating and cooling processes taking place in the accreted neutron star (NS) crust. Within the past few years it has become apparent that electron-capture/beta-decay (urca) cycles can operate within the NS crust at high temperatures. Layers of nuclei undergoing urca cycling can create a thermal barrier, or Great Wall, between heating occurring deep in the crust and the regions above the urca layers. This paper briefly reviews the urca process and the implications for observables from accreting neutron stars.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817804004
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title The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS Crust
title_short The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS Crust
title_full The Great Wall: Urca Cooling Layers in the Accreted NS Crust
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description Accreting neutron stars host a number of astronomical observables which can be used to infer the properties of the underlying dense matter. These observables are sensitive to the heating and cooling processes taking place in the accreted neutron star (NS) crust. Within the past few years it has become apparent that electron-capture/beta-decay (urca) cycles can operate within the NS crust at high temperatures. Layers of nuclei undergoing urca cycling can create a thermal barrier, or Great Wall, between heating occurring deep in the crust and the regions above the urca layers. This paper briefly reviews the urca process and the implications for observables from accreting neutron stars.
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