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Table A.5.

Non-equilibrium processes in the crust of an accreting NS assuming that the ashes of X-ray bursts consist of pure 56Fe using the EDF SLy4 (HFB method in the outer crust, ETFSI method in the inner crust).

P ρ Reactions Xn Δρ/ρ μe q
(dyn cm−2) (g cm−3) (MeV) (keV)
6.48 × 1026 1.38 × 109 56Fe → 56Cr − 2e + 2νe 0 0.08 4.47 37.0
1.83 × 1028 1.81 × 1010 56Cr → 56Ti − 2e + 2νe 0 0.09 10.22 41.2
1.06 × 1029 7.37 × 1010 56Ti → 56Ca − 2e + 2νe 0 0.10 15.83 111.6
4.50 × 1029 2.40 × 1011 56Ca → 56Ar − 2e + 2νe 0 0.11 22.70 13.2
9.29 × 1029 4.58 × 1011 56Ar → 53S + ΔN ⋅ n − 2e + 2νe 0 0.12 26.95 12.0
1.18 × 1030 6.03 × 1011 53S → 47Si + ΔN ⋅ n − 2e + 2νe 0.14 0.06 28.61 60.9

2.26 × 1030 1.11 × 1012 47Si → 29O + ΔN ⋅ n − 6e + 2νe
29O + 29O → 50Si + ΔN ⋅ n − 2e + 2νe 0.16 0.69 33.57 890.0

4.82 × 1030 3.27 × 1012 51Si → 31O + ΔN ⋅ n − 6e + 2νe
31O + 31O → 60S + ΔN ⋅ n 0.54 0.26 38.15 353.8

7.42 × 1030 5.55 × 1012 61S → 55Si + ΔN ⋅ n − 2e + 2νe 0.73 0.03 37.75 8.3

2.26 × 1031 1.28 × 1013 59Si → 36O + ΔN ⋅ n − 6e + 2νe
36O + 36O → 69S + ΔN ⋅ n 0.74 0.06 47.66 114.0

1.23 × 1032 4.78 × 1013 78S → 74P + ΔN ⋅ ne + νe 0.83 0.003 61.31 0
1.94 × 1032 5.21 × 1013 74P → 69Si + ΔN ⋅ ne + νe 0.84 0.001 67.08 0

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