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Teukolsky, Saul A.; Wasserman, Ira
Nature (London), 01/2009, Letnik: 457, Številka: 7227Journal Article
Among his many accomplishments was figuring out how giant stars burn helium to form carbon in the 'triple-alpha process' (named after the three helium nuclei - alpha particles - that fuse together in the process). While studying Fowler's experimental data, Salpeter realized that the beryllium nucleus ^sup 8^Be - the fusion product of two helium nuclei - is actually metastable, and would exist in low concentrations inside redgiant stars.
