Neutron-upscattering enhancement of the triple-alpha process

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29848-7