How does the carbon fusion reaction happen in stars?

The 12C + 12C fusion reaction is one of the most important reactions in the stellar evolution. Due to its compli-cated reaction mechanism, there is great uncertainty in the reaction rate which limits our understanding of vari-ous stellar objects, such as explosions on the surface of neutron stars,...

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Main Authors: X. Tang, B. Bucher, X. Fang, M. Notani, W. P. Tan, Y. Li, P. Mooney, H. Esbensen, C. L. Jiang, K. E. Rehm, C. J. Lin, E. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2013-09-01
Series:Âderna Fìzika ta Energetika
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Online Access:http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/14.3/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2013-14-0224-Tang.pdf