Nuclear Reactions in the Stars. I. Proton-Proton Chain
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- 1 November 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 88 (3) , 547-553
Abstract
The rates are calculated for the main reactions making up the "proton-proton chain," whose net effect is the conversion of four hydrogen atoms into one helium atom. These calculations are carried out for temperatures and densities corresponding to central conditions in main sequence stars.Keywords
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