Reaction atlas · CNO cycles

Radioactive decay · CN cycle (CNO-I)

¹³N(β⁺ν)¹³C

: nitrogen‑13 → carbon‑13 + positron + neutrinoHow to read the notation

The radioactive nitrogen-13 made by proton capture on carbon-12 turns into stable carbon-13 by emitting a positron and a neutrino.

Facts

Reaction rates: Explore the rates →
Q-value · energy released: 2.220 MeV; Q includes positron annihilation (2m_ec² = 1.022 MeV). Without it, 1.198 MeV is shared by the positron and the neutrino.
Half-life of ¹³N: 9.96 min
Kind: Radioactive decay

On the timeline

2020Borexino detects CNO neutrinos

How to cite this page

J. Skowronski, ¹³N(β⁺ν)¹³C, in Reaction atlas, 2026-10-12, https://jskowron.eu/atlas/13N-bp-13C.

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