The alpha process, also known as the alpha ladder, is one of two classes of nuclear fusionreactions by which stars convert helium into heavier elements, the other being the triple-alpha process.[1] The triple-alpha process consumes only helium, and produces carbon. After enough carbon has accumulated, the reactions below take place, all consuming only helium and the product of the previous reaction.
E is the energy produced by the reaction, released primarily as gamma rays (γ).
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