Simulations with MESA show that increasing the opacity in the low-density envelope of an accreting neutron star by a factor of about 8 to 10 quenches Type I X-ray bursts at the observed critical accretion rate of roughly 0.3 to 0.4 Eddington.
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The effect of opacity on neutron star Type I X-ray burst quenching
Simulations with MESA show that increasing the opacity in the low-density envelope of an accreting neutron star by a factor of about 8 to 10 quenches Type I X-ray bursts at the observed critical accretion rate of roughly 0.3 to 0.4 Eddington.