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Brief thermal runaway nuclear fusion in the core of low-mass stars
A helium flash is a very brief thermal runaway nuclear fusion of large quantities of helium into carbon through the triple-alpha process in the core of
Helium_flash
Changes to stars over their lifespans
pressure, helium fusion will ignite on a timescale of days in a helium flash. In the nondegenerate cores of more massive stars, the ignition of helium fusion
Stellar_evolution
Stars with a supergiant luminosity class with a spectral type of K or M
helium core during a red giant phase, undergo a helium flash before fusing helium on the horizontal branch, evolve along the AGB while burning helium
Red_supergiant
Loss of control of an exothermal process due to temperature increases
dramatic event in the normal evolution of solar-mass stars, known as the "helium flash". Chemical reactions involving thermal runaway are also called thermal
Thermal_runaway
Grouping of evolved cool luminous stars
up and eventually the helium shell ignites explosively, a process known as a helium shell flash. The power of the shell flash peaks at thousands of times
Asymptotic_giant_branch
Type of large cool star
so-called helium flash. In more-massive stars, the collapsing core will reach these temperatures before it is dense enough to be degenerate, so helium fusion
Red_giant
American nuclear fusion and energy company
Both SPARC and ARC plan to use deuterium-tritium fuel, which produces helium as a by-product. SPARC is predicted to have a burning plasma. That means
Commonwealth_Fusion_Systems
Creation of chemical elements within stars
sufficient helium in its core to ignite it. In stars around the mass of the Sun, this begins at the tip of the red giant branch with a helium flash from a
Stellar_nucleosynthesis
Large self-illuminated object in space
as their core hydrogen is depleted and they begin to burn helium in core in a helium flash; they develop a degenerate carbon-oxygen core later on the
Star
Brightest star in the constellation Boötes
to do so until it accumulates a large enough degenerate helium core to ignite the helium flash. It has likely exhausted the hydrogen from its core and
Arcturus
Portion of the giant branch before helium ignition
called the first giant branch, is the portion of the giant branch before helium ignition occurs in the course of stellar evolution. It is a stage that follows
Red-giant_branch
Clustering of stars in astronomy diagram
stars originally similar to the Sun which have undergone a helium flash and are now fusing helium in their cores. Red clump stellar properties vary depending
Red_clump
Star at the centre of the Solar System
relatively brief period. First, the core (full of degenerate helium) ignites violently in the helium flash; it is estimated that 6% of the core—by then itself
Sun
Theoretical stellar remnant
processes occur, preventing any supernova explosions. Once the Sun stops fusing helium in its core and ejects its layers in a planetary nebula in about 8 billion
Black_dwarf
Stage of stellar evolution
expands, producing an event called helium flash. Non-degenerate cores initiate fusion more smoothly, without a flash. The output of this event is absorbed
Horizontal_branch
Stellar classification
degenerate helium core abruptly ignites in a helium flash fusing helium, and the star passes on to the horizontal branch. As the core helium supply starts
G-type_main-sequence_star
Star whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen
the star expands so that the helium fusion ceases, and the hydrogen shell burning restarts. During these shell helium flashes, the mass loss from the star
Carbon_star
Nuclear explosion in a white dwarf star
brightest nova of this millennium, reaching magnitude 3.3. A helium nova (undergoing a helium flash) is a proposed category of nova event that lacks hydrogen
Nova
Hypothetical astronomical object alternative to black holes
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Gravastar
Double stars that show a significant interaction between their components
lobe overflow of the primary occurs prior to helium flash, the shedding of mass can leave behind a helium white dwarf with a mass as low as 0.1 M☉. The
Interacting_binary_star
Star in the constellation Sagittarius
believed to currently be in thermal instability and within its final shell helium flash phase. At the time of its discovery, astronomers believed Sakurai's Object
Sakurai's_Object
Nuclear fusion reaction
process, known as the helium flash, lasts a matter of seconds but burns 60–80% of the helium in the core. During the core flash, the star's energy production
Triple-alpha_process
Blue star with strong helium lines
A helium star is a class O or B star (blue), which has extraordinarily strong helium lines and weaker than normal hydrogen lines, indicating strong stellar
Helium_star
Topics referred to by the same term
rocks Helium fusion, a type of nuclear fusion in stars Helium flash, the sudden beginning of helium fusion in certain kinds of stars Isotopes of helium Helium-3
Helium_(disambiguation)
Stellar core remnant
to helium and an expanding helium shell that fuses to create a carbon and oxygen core by the triple-alpha process. Alternate fusing of the helium shell
White_dwarf
Low-mass supergiant that is almost devoid of hydrogen
An extreme helium star (abbreviated EHe) is a low-mass supergiant that is almost devoid of hydrogen, the most common chemical element of the Universe.
Extreme_helium_star
Hypothetical class of star that develops from a red dwarf
dwarfs at any stage of their lives to merge and become larger stars, such as helium stars. Such stars should ultimately also become white dwarfs, which like
Blue_dwarf_(red-dwarf_stage)
Classification in astronomy
Intermediate polar X-ray binary Supersoft X-ray source Binary pulsar Helium flash Carbon detonation Properties Pulsating Urca process Electron-degenerate
Compact_object
Central region of the Sun
distinct reactions in which four hydrogen nuclei may eventually result in one helium nucleus: the proton–proton chain reaction – which is responsible for most
Solar_core
Region at the center of a star
allow for energy production through thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium. This energy in turn counterbalances the mass of the star pressing inward;
Stellar_core
Light from the stars
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Starlight
Gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star
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Protoplanetary_disk
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
List_of_brightest_stars
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Lists of stars by constellation
Lists_of_stars_by_constellation
Stellar classification distinguished by bright blue luminosity
type B-type stars was the presence of non-ionized helium lines with the absence of singly ionized helium in the blue-violet portion of the spectrum. All
B-type_main-sequence_star
2001 short story by Liu Cixin
home planet for humanity. However, the sun has already released the helium flash that caused the mission and turned the Earth into an endless wasteland
The_Micro-Era
Stage of stellar evolution
stars on the red-giant branch (RGB) have an inert helium core and remain on the RGB until a helium flash moves them to the horizontal branch. However, stars
Blue_loop
Supernova that ejects a large mass at unusually high velocity
associated with GRB 980425. Its spectrum showed no hydrogen and no clear helium features, but strong silicon lines identified it as a Type Ic supernova
Hypernova
Stellar classification
strong absorption lines of ionised helium, strong lines of other ionised elements, and hydrogen and neutral helium lines weaker than spectral type B.
O-type_star
Hypothetical early-universe star with a black hole core
only happen early in the development of the universe before hydrogen and helium were contaminated by heavier elements; thus, they may have been very massive
Quasi-star
Stellar classification
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
F-type_main-sequence_star
Early stage in the process of star formation
later become a main-sequence star at the onset of hydrogen fusion producing helium. The modern picture of protostars, summarized above, was first suggested
Protostar
Star of relatively small size and low luminosity
dwarf is a substellar object not massive enough to ever fuse hydrogen into helium, but still massive enough to fuse deuterium – less than about 0.08 M☉ and
Dwarf_star
Star's outer shell from which light is radiated
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Photosphere
Scientific projections regarding the far future
to the Earth as described above. 6.6 billion The Sun may experience a helium flash, resulting in its core becoming as bright as the combined luminosity
Timeline_of_the_far_future
Hypothetical types of stars
and electrons, which are fermions, but also contain a large proportion of helium-4 nuclei, which are bosons, and smaller amounts of various heavier nuclei
Exotic_star
Type of star, larger and brighter than the Sun
star becomes a subgiant. The inert helium core continues to grow and increase in temperature as it accretes helium from the shell, but in stars up to
Giant_star
Hypothetical astronomical object
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Planck_star
Stellar classification
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K-type_main-sequence_star
Unit of time
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Galactic_year
Light emitted by the Sun
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Sunlight
Star not gravitationally bound to any galaxy
measure of the proportion of chemical elements other than hydrogen and helium within a star) indicating an inner galactic origin, since stars outside
Intergalactic_star
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List_of_proper_names_of_stars
Type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Magnetar
Type of star that is massive and luminous
(R☉). They are massive enough to begin helium-core burning gently before the core becomes degenerate, without a flash and without the strong dredge-ups that
Supergiant
Astronomical category of stars
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Iron_star
Hot, giant star of early spectral type
burning helium in their cores. Depending on mass and chemical composition these stars gradually move bluewards until they exhaust the helium in their
Blue_giant
Velocity of an object as the rate of distance change between the object and a point
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Radial_velocity
Class of young variable stars
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
T_Tauri_star
Type of neutron star with beams of radiation
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Pulsar
Classification of stars based on spectral properties
DB – a helium-rich atmosphere, indicated by neutral helium, He I, spectral lines. DO – a helium-rich atmosphere, indicated by ionized helium, He II,
Stellar_classification
Star in the constellation Monoceros
brightening may have been a so-called helium flash, where the core of a dying low-mass star suddenly ignites helium fusion disrupting, but not destroying
V838_Monocerotis
Calculated property of a star or planet
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Effective_temperature
Star whose brightness fluctuates, as seen from Earth
carbon-oxygen white dwarf with a helium white dwarf, or the central stellar remnant from a planetary nebula undergoes helium flash, becoming a supergiant. DY
Variable_star
Outermost layer of a star's atmosphere
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Stellar_corona
Type of star larger than main-sequence but smaller than a giant
the fusing hydrogen shell converts its mass into helium the convective effect separates the helium towards the core where it very slowly increases the
Subgiant
Hypothetical hybrid star type
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Thorne–Żytkow_object
Astronomical objects of planetary size that did not form in orbit around a star
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Sub-brown_dwarf
Continuous band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness
concentrated at the core will trigger the nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium (see stars). The thermal energy from this process radiates out from the
Main_sequence
Mass of a star in astronomy
do enter the AGB, where they develop a degenerate helium core. Intermediate-mass stars undergo helium fusion and develop a degenerate carbon–oxygen core
Stellar_mass
Heterogeneous class of stars with unusual spectra
with unusual spectra showing prominent broad emission lines of ionised helium and highly ionised nitrogen or carbon. The spectra indicate very high surface
Wolf–Rayet_star
Flow of gas ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Stellar_wind
Star that has a supergiant luminosity class, with a spectral type of F or G
degenerate helium cores after they leave the main sequence and ascend to the tip of the red-giant branch where they ignite helium in a flash. They then
Yellow_supergiant
Primary distance indicator used in astronomy
8 times the mass of the Sun, this will occur in a process called the helium flash. The evolutionary track of the star will then carry it toward the left
Tip_of_the_red-giant_branch
Structure formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body
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Accretion_disk
Event wherein the Sun is obscured by the Moon
which the astronauts observed both the solar corona as well as "impact flashes" from meteoroids striking the dark portion of the Moon. They were also
Solar_eclipse
System of two stars orbiting each other
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Binary_star
Set of nuclear fusion reactions
is an oxygen-burning shell, followed by a neon shell, a carbon shell, a helium shell, and a hydrogen shell. The oxygen-burning process is the last nuclear
Oxygen-burning_process
Astrophysical phenomenon
occur when material is accreted from a helium-rich companion rather than a hydrogen-rich star. Because of helium lines in their spectra, they can resemble
Supernova
Star that never sets due to its apparent proximity to a celestial pole
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Circumpolar_star
List of the hottest known stars
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List_of_hottest_stars
Collapsed core of a massive star
for those that are especially rich in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. There are thought to be around one billion neutron stars in the Milky Way
Neutron_star
Comparison of a wide range of physical powers
-22. Deupree, Robert G.; Wallace, Richard K. (June 1, 1987). "The Core Helium Flash and Surface Abundance Anomalies". The Astrophysical Journal. 317: 724
Orders_of_magnitude_(power)
Isolated, small, and opaque nebula
(about 4.5×1047 m3). They contain molecular hydrogen (H2), carbon oxides and helium, and around 1% (by mass) silicate dust. Bok globules most commonly result
Bok_globule
Pattern of stars recognized on Earth's night sky
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Asterism_(astronomy)
Layer of a star's atmosphere
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Chromosphere
Outer region of the volume of a star
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Stellar_atmosphere
Type of star
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Strange_star
Hot, luminous star with a spectral type of A9 or earlier
evolutionary phase between high-mass, hydrogen-fusing main-sequence stars and helium-fusing red supergiants, although new research suggests they could be the
Blue_supergiant
Hypothetical star heated by dark-matter annihilation
dark star is predicted to be an enormous cloud of molecular hydrogen and helium ranging between 1 and 960 astronomical units (AU) in radius; its surface
Dark_star_(dark_matter)
Stars that have properties between Asymptotic Giant Branch stars and red supergiants
carbon–oxygen cores that are large enough to ignite carbon in a flash analogous to the earlier helium flash. The second dredge-up is very strong in this mass range
Super-AGB_star
Grouping of stars by similar metallicity
In astrophysics nomenclature metal refers to all elements heavier than helium, including chemical non-metals such as oxygen. By definition, each population
Stellar_population
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
Solar System's total mass. Inside the Sun's core, hydrogen is fused into helium, releasing energy that is emitted through the Sun's photosphere. This creates
Solar_System
Region of a star
the Sun, the high core temperature causes nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium to occur predominantly via the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle instead
Convection_zone
Coming together of two stars
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Stellar_collision
Small number of stars that orbit each other
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Star_system
Changed position of star vs background
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Stellar_parallax
Object with escape velocity exceeding the speed of light
Nucleosynthesis Deuterium burning Lithium burning Proton–proton chain CNO cycle Helium flash Triple-alpha process Alpha process C burning Ne burning O burning Si
Dark star (Newtonian mechanics)
Dark_star_(Newtonian_mechanics)
Astronomical object without the mass to sustain hydrogen fusion
objects like brown dwarfs do not have enough mass to fuse hydrogen and helium, hence do not undergo the usual stellar evolution that limits the lifetime
Substellar_object
Brightness of a celestial object observed from the Earth
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Apparent_magnitude
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Girl/Female
Greek
From Helicon.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Féidhlim, possibly FELIM means "ever good."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Lives at the Hall's Slopes
Male
Greek
(á¼Î»Î¹Î¿Ï‚) Greek name HELIOS means "sun." In mythology, this is the name of a sun god.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Helms.
Boy/Male
Greek
God of the sun.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Greek Elioud, ELIUD means "God his glory." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Christ. English name of a legendary king of the Britons who was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Kellam.
Boy/Male
German
Brave.
Boy/Male
Indian
Medium
Girl/Female
Biblical
Rupture, fracture.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Very Soft; Gentle
Boy/Male
Irish
Good forever.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Hallam.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named in southeastern Norway, from either the dative plural of Old Norse hǫll ‘slope’ or Old Norse Hallheimr, a compound of hallr ‘slope’ + heimr ‘farmstead’.
Male
Greek
(Ἡλί) Greek form of Hebrew Eliy, HELI means "ascending." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the father of Mary's husband Joseph.
Male
Turkish
(سليم) Turkish form of Arabic Salim, SELIM means "safe."
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (also frequent in Finland)
Swedish (also frequent in Finland) : ornamental name from an unexplained first element + the suffix -lin or -in, common suffixes of surnames.French (Hélin) : from a pet form of Hélie (see Helie 1).French (Hélin) : from the Germanic personal name Heilin, a short form of any of various compound names with the first element heil (see Heilmann 2).English : variant of Hillian.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Féidhlim, possibly PHELIM means "hospitable."
Girl/Female
Greek
From Helicon.
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Male
German
Variant spelling of German Almerich, ALMERIC means "work-power."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Person who can Spread Love and Joy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
A Name for Lord Rama Eternal
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lavyansh | லாவà¯à®¯à®‚à®·Â
Ansh part of Love
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Irish
Strong
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Nikolaos, NIILO means "victor of the people."
Girl/Female
Scottish
Name of a prominent Scottish clan spelled to preserve original Scottish pronunciation.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Glorious
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Nwython.
Girl/Female
American, British, English, French, Greek, Latin, Norse, Scandinavian, Spanish
Enjoyment; Festive Party; Joyful; Merrymaking; The Earth; Milk; Gaul; Singer
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n.
A gaseous element found in the atmospheres of the sun and earth and in some rare minerals.
n.
Oxide of thulium.
a.
Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.
n.
See Peliom.
n.
See Tedium.
n.
A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of which are in the plane.
n.
The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.
n.
A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted.
n.
An oxide of holmium.
pl.
of Folium
a.
Resembling vellum.
n.
pl. of Medium.
a.
Having but one cilium.
pl.
of Folium
pl.
of Medium
a.
Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.
pl.
of Xenium
n.
The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
pl.
of Medium