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| Subject | has definition | is a kind of |
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| stellar nucleosynthesis | The production of heavy nuclei from the fusion of lighter ones within a star. The Sun presently converts hydrogen into helium. | nucleosynthesis |
| explosive nucleosynthesis | The nucleosynthesis processes that are believed to occur in supernovae. Explosive carbon burning occurs at a temperature of about 2 × 109 K and produces the nuclei from neon to silicon. Explosive oxygen burning occurs near 4 × 109 K and produces nuclei between silicon and calcium in atomic weight. At higher temperatures, still heavier nuclei, up to and beyond iron, are produced. | stellar nucleosynthesis |