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The neon-burning process is a set of nuclear fusion reactions that take place in evolved massive stars with at least 8 Solar masses. Neon burning requires high temperatures and densities.
At such high temperatures photodisintegration becomes a significant effect, so some neon nuclei decompose, releasing alpha particles:
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where the neutron consumed in the first step is regenerated in the second.
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