CuriosityONe nova

If ²²Na(p,γ)²³Mg were twice as fast, this model of an oxygen–neon nova would end up with about two fifths less sodium‑22 (−38%).

Sodium‑22's 1275 keV gamma-ray line has not yet been seen from a nova.

One-zone model cooling from 250 MK over 17 minutes. Real stars adjust. Doubling is a what-if, not the rate's actual uncertainty. This rate has no atlas page yet: see its source.

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Rate:: ²²Na(p,γ)²³Mg — Iliadis, C. (2010), NPA 841, 1; 31; 251; 323; REACLIB il10
Model:: one-zone model; JINA REACLIB reaclib_default2_20250330, pynucastro 3.1.0; 2026-10-13

If 22Na(p,γ)23Mg were twice as fast, this model of an oxygen–neon nova would end up with about two fifths less sodium‑22 (−38%).

If ²²Na(p,γ)²³Mg were twice as fast, this model of an oxygen–neon nova would end up with about two fifths less sodium‑22 (−38%).