Atacertainhightemperature,thiscyclewillbedominantandendtherp-processtoheavierregion[2].Itprovidesanuppertemperaturelimitforrp-processalongtheprotondriplinetoproducenuclidesbeyondA=84,includingthelightpnuclidesof92;94Mo,96;94Ru.TheexistenceofZr-Nbcycleisanimportantquestioninrp-process[2].α-separationenergy(Sα)of84Moplaysanimportantroleintheformationofthiscycle.Astrongenhancementof83Nb(p,α)reactionrateisduetoaverylowSαof84Mo[1].
