Category
page 1Nuclear fusion reactions
CNO cycle
set of fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium: 4¹H+2e⁻→⁴He+2e⁺+2e⁻+2νₑ+3γ+24.7 MeV→⁴He+2νₑ+3γ+26.7 MeV
proton–proton chain reaction
one of the fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium
deuterium burning
nuclear fusion forming a helium-3 nucleus
aneutronic fusion
any form of fusion power in which the majority of the energy released is carried by charged particles
deuterium-tritium fusion
type of fusion