Nature Communications (Apr 2022)
Neutron-upscattering enhancement of the triple-alpha process
- 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
Affiliations
- J. Bishop
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
- C. E. Parker
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
- G. V. Rogachev
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
- S. Ahn
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
- E. Koshchiy
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University
- K. Brandenburg
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- C. R. Brune
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- R. J. Charity
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University
- J. Derkin
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- N. Dronchi
- Department of Physics, Washington University
- G. Hamad
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- Y. Jones-Alberty
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- Tz. Kokalova
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
- T. N. Massey
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- Z. Meisel
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- E. V. Ohstrom
- Department of Physics, Washington University
- S. N. Paneru
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- E. C. Pollacco
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- M. Saxena
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- N. Singh
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- R. Smith
- Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University
- L. G. Sobotka
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University
- D. Soltesz
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- S. K. Subedi
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- A. V. Voinov
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- J. Warren
- Edwards Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Ohio University
- C. Wheldon
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29848-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 5
Abstract
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.
