Reaction atlas · CNO cycles

Radioactive decay · CN cycle (CNO-I)

¹⁵O(β⁺ν)¹⁵N

: oxygen‑15 → nitrogen‑15 + positron + neutrinoHow to read the notation

Oxygen-15 turns into nitrogen-15 by emitting a positron and a neutrino; these neutrinos are part of the solar CNO neutrino flux.

Facts

Reaction rates: Explore the rates →
Q-value · energy released: 2.754 MeV; Q includes positron annihilation (2m_ec² = 1.022 MeV). Without it, 1.732 MeV is shared by the positron and the neutrino.
Half-life of ¹⁵O: 2.04 min
Kind: Radioactive decay

On the timeline

2020Borexino detects CNO neutrinos

How to cite this page

J. Skowronski, ¹⁵O(β⁺ν)¹⁵N, in Reaction atlas, 2026-10-12, https://jskowron.eu/atlas/15O-bp-15N.

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