KnowraHelium burningLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Helium burning, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 6Narrower topic 2Wolf–Rayet starRelated: Helium-burning products dominate the exposed layers of many carbon-sequence Wolf–Rayet stars.Triple-alpha processNarrower topic: The triple-alpha process is the principal carbon-producing reaction during this stellar stage.Red supergiantRelated: Helium fusion follows core hydrogen exhaustion during the red-supergiant phase.Carbon starRelated: The triple-alpha process creates the carbon that dredge-up can deliver to a star’s surface.Helium flashNarrower topic: The flash marks the onset of sustained helium burning in the core.Pair-instability supernovaRelated: Helium burning builds the carbon–oxygen material that later contracts toward pair instability.Carbon burningRelated: It creates the carbon fuel consumed in the later burning stage.Edwin E. SalpeterRelated: His nuclear calculations helped explain how helium-burning stars produce carbon.