CNO cycle

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear fusion process
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:carbon-nitrogen-oxygen_cycle
gptkbp:category astrophysics
nuclear physics
gptkbp:competitor proton-proton chain
gptkbp:cycleCatalyst carbon-12
nitrogen-14
oxygen-16
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_von_Weizsäcker
gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:dominantIn stars with mass greater than 1.3 solar masses
gptkbp:energyContribution dominant energy source in massive stars
minor energy source in the Sun
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1938
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CNO cycle
gptkbp:involvesElement carbon
nitrogen
oxygen
gptkbp:mainlyIn stars more massive than the Sun
gptkbp:namedAfter carbon
nitrogen
oxygen
gptkbp:netEffect four protons fused into one helium nucleus
release of gamma rays
release of neutrinos
release of positrons
gptkbp:operatesIn stars
gptkbp:produces gptkb:energy
gptkb:helium
gptkb:neutrinos
gptkbp:type catalytic cycle
stellar nucleosynthesis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3