Silicon burning

Noun

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Definitions

1.Nounthe nucleosynthesis process, in stars where temperatures exceed 3x10K, in which silicon undergoes photodisintegration to form fragments which in turn produce elements of atomic number up to 60, peaking at iron

Synonyms

oxygen burning helium burning carbon burning hydrogen burning s-process ignition nucleosynthesis neutronization libeb process burning nuclear plasma burning plasma carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle

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