3 papers
astro-ph2005
Observational confirmation of the Sun's CNO cycle
Michael Mozina, Hilton Ratcliffe, O. Manuel
Gamma rays from a solar flare in Active Region 10039 on 23 July 2002 with the RHESSI spacecraft spectrometer indicate that the CNO cycle occurs at the solar surface, in electrical…
nucl-th2005
On the Cosmic Nuclear Cycle and the Similarity of Nuclei and Stars
O. Manuel, Michael Mozina, Hilton Ratcliffe
Repulsive interactions between neutrons in compact stellar cores cause luminosity and a steady outflow of hydrogen from stellar surfaces. Neutron repulsion in more massive compact…
astro-ph2005
The Nuclear Cycle that Powers the Stars: Fusion, Gravitational Collapse and Dissociation
O. Manuel, Michael Mozina, Hilton Ratcliffe
The finding of an unexpectedly large source of energy from repulsive interactions between neutrons in the 2,850 known nuclides has challenged the assumption that H-fusion is the ma…