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helium shell flash comparison table

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helium burning The stage when a star fuses helium into carbon and oxygen. All stars born with more than half a solar mass eventually burn helium. exothermic fusion process

helium shell flash It has been shown that helium shell burning outside a degenerate core is unstable; the helium-burning shell does not generate energy at a constant rate but instead produces energy primarily during short flashes. During a flash, the region just outside the helium-burning shell becomes unstable to convection. The resultant mixing probably leads to the s-process as well as to the upward movement of carbon produced by helium burning. helium burning

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helium burning	The stage when a star fuses helium into carbon and oxygen. All stars born with more than half a solar mass eventually burn helium.	exothermic fusion process
helium shell flash	It has been shown that helium shell burning outside a degenerate core is unstable; the helium-burning shell does not generate energy at a constant rate but instead produces energy primarily during short flashes. During a flash, the region just outside the helium-burning shell becomes unstable to convection. The resultant mixing probably leads to the s-process as well as to the upward movement of carbon produced by helium burning.	helium burning

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