MD simulations identify a universal post-break plastic flow in neutron star crusts at shear strains of 0.05-0.11, independent of initial crystal structure.
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Accretion-induced failure of the neutron star crystal crust produces a glass layer that explains the observed cooling, fixes the accreted mass at 2.4e-6 solar masses, and indicates birth properties typical of recycled neutron stars, potentially from electron-capture supernova formation.
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Plasticity of Neutron Star Crusts
MD simulations identify a universal post-break plastic flow in neutron star crusts at shear strains of 0.05-0.11, independent of initial crystal structure.
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Crust glass formation reveals the neutron star birth properties in IGR J17480-2446
Accretion-induced failure of the neutron star crystal crust produces a glass layer that explains the observed cooling, fixes the accreted mass at 2.4e-6 solar masses, and indicates birth properties typical of recycled neutron stars, potentially from electron-capture supernova formation.