Radiative decay branching ratio of the Hoyle state

Zifeng Luo, M. Barbui, J. Bishop +9

Background: The triple-alpha process is a vital reaction in nuclear astrophysics, characterized by two consecutive reactions [$2\alpha \leftrightarrows {}^8\mathrm{Be}(\alpha ,\gamma ){}^{12}\mathrm{C}$] t…