Superburst Ignition and Implications for Neutron Star Interiors
Superburst Ignition and Implications for Neutron Star Interiors
Superbursts are thought to be powered by the unstable ignition of a carbon-enriched layer formed from the burning of accreted hydrogen and helium. As shown by Cumming & Bildsten, the short recurrence time hinges on the crust being sufficiently hot at densities ρ > 109 g cm-3. In this Letter, …