Neutron-upscattering enhancement of the triple-alpha process

oleh: J. Bishop, C. E. Parker, G. V. Rogachev, S. Ahn, E. Koshchiy, K. Brandenburg, C. R. Brune, R. J. Charity, J. Derkin, N. Dronchi, G. Hamad, Y. Jones-Alberty, Tz. Kokalova, T. N. Massey, Z. Meisel, E. V. Ohstrom, S. N. Paneru, E. C. Pollacco, M. Saxena, N. Singh, R. Smith, L. G. Sobotka, D. Soltesz, S. K. Subedi, A. V. Voinov, J. Warren, C. Wheldon

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01

Deskripsi

The triple-alpha process plays a role in nucleosynthesis, in the formation of 12C. Here, the authors discuss the rate and role of the neutron upscattering phenomenon on the triple-alpha process in a multi-step process.