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Alpha-process Nucleosynthesis

Alpha-Process Nucleosynthesis is a nucleosynthetic mechanism in stellar astrophysics wherein atomic nuclei are formed through the sequential capture of alpha particles, predominantly occurring in high-temperature environments of massive stars and supernovae, leading to the production of elements such as carbon, oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon, sulfur, and others along the alpha ladder.

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Alpha Process Nucleosynthesis

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The alpha-process and the r-process

S. E. Woosley, R. D. Hoffman · The Astrophysical Journal · 1992 · 466 citations

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R-process nucleosynthesis in the high-entropy supernova bubble

B. S. Meyer, Grant J. Mathews, W. M. Howard et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1992 · 361 citations

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Thermal pulses; p-capture, alpha-capture, s-process nucleosynthesis; and convective mixing in a star of intermediate mass

Jr. Iben I. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1975 · 341 citations

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Revised rates for the stellar triple-α process from measurement of 12C nuclear resonances

H. O. U. Fynbo, C. Aa. Diget, U.C. Bergmann et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2005 · 254 citations

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Nucleosynthesis in Early Supernova Winds. II. The Role of Neutrinos

The Astrophysical Journal · 2006 · 243 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BS
    B. S. Meyer

    Clemson University, United States

    4 publications · 615 citations

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  2. JG
    J. Görres

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    4 publications · 378 citations

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  3. JI
    Jr. Iben I.

    Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, United States

    3 publications · 587 citations

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  4. MW
    M. Wiescher

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    3 publications · 325 citations

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  5. SE
    S. E. Woosley

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    2 publications · 827 citations

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Institutions

91

  1. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Technische Universität Darmstadt

    Darmstadt, Germany

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    452 citations

  3. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    728 citations

  4. GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

    Darmstadt, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    464 citations

  5. Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    534 citations

  8. China Institute of Atomic Energy

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 15 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. Physical Review C

    PRC · 5 publications · 236 citations

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  4. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 2 publications · 169 citations

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  5. Nuclear Physics A

    2 publications · 70 citations

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