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Alpha clustering and the stellar nucleosynthesis of carbon

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Atomic and Nuclear Clusters

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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.

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  1. Institut für Kernphysik, TU Wien, A-1040, Vienna, Austria

    H. Oberhummer, H. Krauss, K. Grün & T. Rauscher

  2. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Tübingen, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany

    H. Abele, P. Mohr & G. Staudt

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, NCSR“Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, GR-15310, Greece

    G. S. Anagnostatos

  2. Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Gliencker Straße 100, D-14109, Berlin, Germany

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Oberhummer, H. et al. (1995). Alpha clustering and the stellar nucleosynthesis of carbon. In: Anagnostatos, G.S., von Oertzen, W. (eds) Atomic and Nuclear Clusters. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79696-8_17

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