Speaker
Hendrik Schatz
(Michigan State University)
Description
Accreting neutron stars exhibit a broad range of nuclear reactions, from the rapid proton capture process in X-ray bursts at the surface to electron captures, neutron reactions, and fusion of neutron rich nuclei in the outer crust. These reactions give rise to a range of dynamic observables. At rare isotope beam facilities such as FRIB at MSU many of these reactions can now be studied. I will review the nuclear physics of accreting neutron stars, its link to observables, and results and prospects of experiments at FRIB to study these reactions.