The "helium flash" is
A) The rapid consumption of core helium when helium fusion first starts in a star
B) A flash of light as the star encounters a cloud of helium
C) A bright X-ray flash from a helium accretion disk surrounding a black hole
D) An infrared burst from helium-rich proto stars
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