Nuclear Cauldrons: Studying Star Burning with Radioactive and Neutron Beams (IMAGE)
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Schematic showing how neutrons in stars can cause stars to burn more quickly by stealing the energy from carbon as it is freshly created in a highly excited form (called the ‘Hoyle state’) to produce stable carbon in its “ground state."
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Image courtesy of Jack Bishop, Texas A&M University
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