Alpha-clustering and the stellar nucleosynthesis of carbon
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Author
Oberhummer, H.
Krauss, H.
Grun, K.
Rauscher, T.
Abele, H.
Mohr, P.
Staudt, G.
Attention
2299/11042
Abstract
The astrophysical S-factor and reaction rates for the triple-alpha process are calculated in the direct-capture model. It is shown that the stellar carbon production is extremely sensitive to small variations in the N-N interaction.