Speaker
Zach Meisel
(Ohio University)
Description
Accreting neutron stars host a variety of astronomical observables which can be compared to model calculations to obtain dense matter constraints. However, key observables such as X-ray bursts and crust cooling are directly influenced by the structure of atomic nuclei involved in these processes. I will demonstrate the sensitivity of astrophysical models of accreting neutron star phenomena to changes in the input nuclear physics, highlight the subsequent influence on model-observation comparisons, and discuss related experimental work to reduce or remove the most influential uncertainties.
Author
Zach Meisel
(Ohio University)
