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X-Ray Bursts and Proton Captures Close to the Dripline

T. Rauscher, F. Rembges, H. Schatz, M. Wiescher, F. -K. Thielemann

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0007451

Abstract

The hydrogen-rich accreted envelopes of neutron stars in binary systems are the site for the rapid proton capture nucleosynthethic process (rp-process), which involves nuclei close to the proton dripline. An overview of the relevant reactions and nuclear properties for rp-process studies is given, along with motivations for further experimental nuclear physics studies.

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