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Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)

  • Authors: Bill Paxton, Lars Bildsten, Aaron Dotter, Falk Herwig, Pierre Lesaffre, and Frank Timmes

Paxton et al. 2011 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 192 3.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 8.

Comparison of DSEP tracks using built-in physics modules and MESA modules for opacities, EOS, MLT, and the atmospheric boundary condition. These tracks are for a 1.0  M star with initial X = 0.70 and Z = 0.02 evolved from the fully convective PMS to the onset of the He core flash. Only the H-R diagram shows the full evolutionary track. The T c panels omit the PMS in order to highlight the regions where the differences are most pronounced; the lifetime panel focuses on the end of the main sequence and red giant phase for the same reason.

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