Version 1.01

The first line of version-1.01 MESA-format files is a header with the following columns:

Column

Symbol

Datatype

Definition

1

\(N\)

integer

number of grid points

2

\(M\)

real

stellar mass [\(\gram\)]

3

\(R\)

real

photospheric radius [\(\cm\)]

4

\(L\)

real

photospheric luminosity [\(\erg\,\second^{-1}\)]

5

101

integer

version number

The subsequent \(N\) lines contain the model data, one line per grid point extending from the center to the surface, with the following columns:

Column

Symbol

Datatype

Definition

1

\(k\)

integer

grid point index (\(k=1,\ldots,N\))

2

\(r\)

real

radial coordinate [\(\cm\)]

3

\(M_{r}\)

real

interior mass [\(\gram\)]

4

\(L_{r}\)

real

interior luminosity [\(\erg\,\second^{-1}\)]

5

\(P\)

real

total pressure [\(\barye\)]

6

\(T\)

real

temperature [\(\kelvin\)]

7

\(\rho\)

real

density [\(\gram\,\cm^{-3}\)]

8

\(\nabla\)

real

dimensionless temperature gradient

9

\(N^{2}\)

real

Brunt-Väisälä frequency squared [\(\second^{-2}\)]

10

\(\Gamma_{1}\)

real

adiabatic exponent

11

\(\nabla_{\rm ad}\)

real

adiabatic temperature gradient

12

\(\upsT\)

real

thermodynamic coefficient

13

\(\kappa\)

real

opacity [\(\cm^{2}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

14

\(\kappa\,\kapT\)

real

opacity partial [\(\cm^{2}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

15

\(\kappa\,\kaprho\)

real

opacity partial [\(\cm^{2}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

16

\(\epsnuc\)

real

nuclear energy generation rate [\(\erg\,\second^{-1}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

17

\(\epsnuc\,\epsnucT\)

real

nuclear energy generation partial [\(\erg\,\second^{-1}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

18

\(\epsnuc\,\epsnucrho\)

real

nuclear energy generation partial [\(\erg\,\second^{-1}\,\gram^{-1}\)]

19

\(\Orot\)

real

rotation angular frequency [\(\radian\,\second^{-1}\)]