< p >的主要原因有比镍铁在地球的核心,通常在宇宙中,镍56 beta-decays到铁56(通过钴56)。< / p > < p >镍56形式在< a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptotic_giant_branch " rel = " noreferrer " >渐近明星< / >和超新星巨大的分支。然而,镍56衰变的半衰期6天。< / p > < p >核聚变的明星,他核(< a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_particle " rel = " noreferrer " > < / >)α粒子形式从氢。< / p > < p >大明星,当形成氦聚变不停止。< / p > < p >相反,形成碳12 < a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple-alpha_process " rel = " noreferrer " > < / >从三个α粒子。< / p > < p > < a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-burning_process " rel = " noreferrer " >碳12核融合产生oxygen-16 < / >, neon-20 magnesium-24。所有这些核相同数量的质子和中子。< / p > < p > < a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon-burning_process " rel = " noreferrer " >系列仍在继续,通过融合一个接一个α粒子< / >。< / p > < p >镍56 Iron-52保险丝。然而,< / p > < p >不积极有利的添加另一个α粒子从zinc-60镍56。 Nickel-56 decays to Iron-56.
So in summary, it is the combination of the fact that Nickel-56 is at the end of a series of favorable alpha particle fusions, and the fact that Nickel-56 decays to Iron-56, that makes iron particularly abundant.