Neutrino-Accelerated Hot Hydrogen Burning
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We examine the effects of significant electron anti-neutrino fluxes on hydrogen burning. Specifically, we find that the bottleneck weak nuclear reactions in the traditional pp-chain and the hot CNO cycle can be accelerated by anti-neutrino capture, increasing the energy generation rate. We also discuss how anti-neutrino capture reactions can alter the conditions for break out into the rp-process. We speculate on the impact of these considerations for the evolution and dynamics of collapsing very- and super- massive compact objects.
14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to ApJ; minor content change
14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to ApJ; minor content change