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Categories: Nucleosynthesis, Stellar evolution, Astrophysics, Exotic matter, Helium
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helium flash  Core Helium Flash  He flash  Helium shell flash  shell helium flash
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A helium flash is a very brief thermal runaway nuclear fusion of large quantities of helium into carbon through the triple-alpha process in the core of low mass stars during their red giant phase. Wikipedia
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A helium flash is a very brief thermal runaway nuclear fusion of large quantities of helium into carbon through the triple-alpha process in the core of low mass stars during their red giant phase. Wikipedia
The sudden beginning of helium fusion in certain kinds of stars Wikipedia Disambiguation
brief thermal runaway nuclear fusion in the core of low mass stars Wikidata
The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf. Wiktionary
Sudden beginning of helium burn. Wiktionary (translation)
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Core Helium Flash, He flash, Helium shell flash, shell helium flash

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