Skip to content
triple-alpha process

File:Triple-Alpha_Process.svg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ336225· pop 38· linked from 612 articles

triple-alpha process

Sign in to save

nuclear fusion reaction chain converting helium to carbon

~12 min read

Article

Overview of the triple-alpha process

The triple-alpha process is a set of nuclear fusion reactions by which three helium-4 nuclei (alpha particles) are transformed into carbon.

Gallery (2)

Connections

Categories