Publication Date:
2017-09-16
Description:
Author(s): Mary Beard, Sam M. Austin, and Richard Cyburt In a sufficiently hot and dense astrophysical environment the rate of the triple-alpha ( 3 α ) reaction can increase greatly over the value appropriate for helium burning stars owing to hadronically induced deexcitation of the Hoyle state. In this Letter we use a statistical model to evaluate the enhan... [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 112701] Published Fri Sep 15, 2017
Keywords:
Nuclear Physics
Print ISSN:
0031-9007
Electronic ISSN:
1079-7114
Topics:
Physics
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