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arxiv: 1501.02776 · v1 · submitted 2015-01-12 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

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The LOFT perspective on neutron star thermonuclear bursts

J.J.M. in 't Zand , D. Altamirano , D.R. Ballantyne , S. Bhattacharyya , E.F. Brown , Y. Cavecchi , D. Chakrabarty , J. Chenevez
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A. Cumming N. Degenaar M. Falanga D.K. Galloway A. Heger J. Jos\'e L. Keek M. Linares S. Mahmoodifar C.M. Malone M. M\'endez M.C. Miller F.B.S. Paerels J. Poutanen A. R\'ozanska H. Schatz M. Serino T.E. Strohmayer V.F. Suleimanov F.-K. Thielemann A.L. Watts N.N. Weinberg S.E. Woosley W. Yu S. Zhang M. Zingale
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This is a White Paper in support of the mission concept of the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT), proposed as a medium-sized ESA mission. We discuss the potential of LOFT for the study of thermonuclear X-ray bursts on accreting neutron stars. For a summary, we refer to the paper.

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