Multiple Choice
The triple-alpha process
A) controls the pulsations in Cepheid variable stars.
B) is the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in massive stars.
C) is the process that produces the neutrinos we receive from the Sun.
D) requires a temperature of about 5,000,000 K to operate.
E) occurs during helium flash.
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