Oxygen burning process

The oxygen burning process is a nuclear fusion reaction that occurs in massive stars that have used up the lighter elements in their cores. It only occurs at ?×10⁸K.

¹⁶O + ¹⁶O	→	³²S + &gamma
	→	³¹S + n
	→	³¹P + ¹H
	→	²⁸Si + ⁴He
	→	²⁴Mg + 2⁴He