helium flash

English

Noun

helium flash (plural helium flashes)

(astronomy) The sudden beginning of the burning of helium in the core of stars of intermediate mass or on the surface of an accreting white dwarf.

Coordinate terms

carbon detonation

Translations

sudden beginning of helium burn

Finnish: heliumleimahdus
Korean: 헬륨섬광(閃光) (hellyumseomgwang)

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