Figure 25: Temperature (local, in the reference frame of the star) vs. density within the crust
of an accreting neutron star (soft EoS of the core, ) in a steady thermal state,
with standard cooling of the core (no fast cooling of the direct Urca type). Upper solid curve
– . Lower solid curve – . H and He burning shells are
indicated by asterisks. Deep crustal heating is included. Dashed line – temperature profile without
deep crustal heating. Based on Figure 3b of Miralda-Escudé el al. [292].
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