CNO cycle

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CNO cycle
Ne(10)
F(9)
O(8)
N(7)
C(6)
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neutron number
All initial abundances within a cycle serve as
catalysts and accumulate at largest t
Extended cycles introduce outside material into
CN cycle (Oxygen, )
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Competition between the p-pchain and the CNO
Cycle
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