One of the main uncertainties in the burn-up of X-ray bursts from neutron stars has been removed with the weighing of a key nucleus, 65As, at a new ion storage ring.
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Walker, P. Star bursts pinned down. Nature Phys 7, 281–282 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1972
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