Astronomy: General

silicon ‘burning’

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

silicon ‘burning’ In stellar evolution, the process whereby silicon, with magnesium and sulphur, ‘burns’ at a temperature of around 3 × 10⁹K, producing elements of the ‘iron peak’ (e.g. Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni). See CARBON ‘BURNING’; HELIUM ‘BURNING’; HYDROGEN ‘BURNING’; OXYGEN ‘BURNING’; and NUCLEOSYNTHESIS.

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A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

silicon burning The set of nuclear reactions in massive stars by which silicon is converted to heavier elements such as iron and nickel.

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