Stellar Nucleosynthesis - Key Reactions

Key Reactions

The most important reactions in stellar nucleosynthesis:

  • Hydrogen burning:
    • Deuterium burning
    • The proton-proton chain
    • The carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle
  • Helium burning:
    • The triple-alpha process
    • The alpha process
  • Burning of heavier elements:
    • Lithium burning: a process found most commonly in brown dwarfs
    • Carbon burning process
    • Neon burning process
    • Oxygen burning process
    • Silicon burning process
  • Production of elements heavier than iron:
    • Neutron capture:
      • The R-process
      • The S-process
    • Proton capture:
      • The Rp-process
    • Photo-disintegration:
      • The P-process

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