IIRC, normal stars are able to fuse together things up until iron, at which point (for some reason I don’t understand) fusion ceases to be able to sufficiently power the star.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_peak has a pretty straightforward explanation for why the usual channels for element production stop at Iron.
IIRC, normal stars are able to fuse together things up until iron, at which point (for some reason I don’t understand) fusion ceases to be able to sufficiently power the star.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_peak has a pretty straightforward explanation for why the usual channels for element production stop at Iron.