Speaker
Prof.
Edward Brown
(MSU)
Description
Many neutron stars are in binaries and accrete matter transferred from their companion. Often, this accretion is intermittent: the neutron star accretes rapidly for a time, and then is quiescent for a long time. In this talk, I will discuss recent efforts to constrain the core heat capacity and neutrino emissivity of matter at densities above saturation from observations of the surface temperatures of quiescent neutron star transients immediately following an accretion outburst.
Summary
Many neutron stars are in binaries and accrete matter transferred from their companion. Often, this accretion is intermittent: the neutron star accretes rapidly for a time, and then is quiescent for a long time. In this talk, I will discuss recent efforts to constrain the core heat capacity and neutrino emissivity of matter at densities above saturation from observations of the surface temperatures of quiescent neutron star transients immediately following an accretion outburst.
Primary author
Prof.
Edward Brown
(MSU)
