Nuclear astrophysics
type: Concept
narrower: Nucleosynthesis

Nucleosynthesis
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-11-10T19:45:08.204Z
modified: 2020-11-10T19:44:58.436Z
alternative label: Formation of elements
alternative label: Element formation
broader: Nuclear astrophysics
definition: The process by which nuclear reactions at very high temperatures and pressures produce the various chemical elements of the periodic table, either in the Big Bang or in stellar interiors.
narrower: Cosmic ray nucleosynthesis
narrower: Oxygen burning
narrower: Stellar nucleosynthesis
narrower: Big Bang nucleosynthesis
narrower: Silicon burning
narrower: Hydrogen burning
narrower: Helium burning
narrower: Explosive nucleosynthesis
narrower: S-process
narrower: Carbon burning
narrower: R-process
narrower: P-process

Oxygen burning
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

P-process
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

R-process
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

S-process
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Silicon burning
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Big Bang nucleosynthesis
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Stellar nucleosynthesis
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Carbon burning
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Cosmic ray nucleosynthesis
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Explosive nucleosynthesis
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Helium burning
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis

Hydrogen burning
type: Concept
broader: Nucleosynthesis