Triple-alpha process
Nuclear fusion reaction chain converting helium to carbon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Helium burning" redirects here. Not to be confused with 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.[1][2]