Talk:Triple-alpha process

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WikiProject Physics This article is within the scope of WikiProject Physics, which collaborates on articles related to physics.
??? This article has not yet received a rating on the assessment scale. [FAQ]
??? This article has not yet received an importance rating within physics.

Help with this template Please rate this article, and then leave comments to explain the ratings and/or to identify its strengths and weaknesses.

[edit] 8Be decay

The decay time of 8Be is about 10-16 seconds and not 10-6 seconds as far as i know. It says so here and here. 193.171.121.30 6 July 2005 15:33 (UTC)

[edit] Helium flash

I'm surprised by the statement that the helium flash lasts minutes and burns a large percentage of the helium. My recollection is that it lasts seconds and does not burn a significant percentage of the helium. Can you give a citation? 128.165.87.144 23:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 4He + 4He ↔ 8Be + γ?

The text doesn't like a γ in 4He + 4He ↔ 8Be, but the diagram does. Should this be changed?

  • On that note, I made some consitancy changes to the page and noticed that it says "Be + He <-> C + γ + e", instead of "Be + He -> C + γ + e" (notice the difference in arrows). I'm assuming this is an error, but I am not a physicist, so I won't change it without confirmation. SkyLined (talk) 23:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Another thing I noticed: "The net energy release of the process is 7.275 MeV." whereas the equasions imply that "7.367 MeV" is produced... where does the difference come from? SkyLined (talk) 23:31, 2 March 2008 (UTC)