[mesa-users] He-flash problem

[Ehsan Moravveji]

Hello Jakub,
As a first attempt, try to be more patient, and let the model number pass
nearly 14,000. In my case, I have it around there.

Let us know how it goes.
Ehsan.

> Hi!
>
> I'm a new user of MESA and I'm currently trying to learn how to use the
> code. It's totally awesome :) However I found a problem with helium flash.
> I try to calculate evolution of 1.0 M_S star and it doesn't want to start
> helium burning.
>
> I tried many inlists with different parameters but nothing helps. I'm
> especially bothered because even the unmodified be me inlist from test
> '1M_pre_ms_to_wd' doesn't work. I calculated up to 10500 models and then
> forced stop. In awesome video '1M summary', which is available on the main
> page of MESA, there is a helium flash around model 4500.
>
> I don't have problem with helium burning in massive models without
> He-flash. I tested eg. 7 or 20 solar masses.
>
> I use OS X 10.8.2, MESA 4631 and the latest version of SDK. Because I'm
> really a beginning user I don't know which other information I should
> provide you in order to solve this problem.
>
> I would be grateful for any kind of help.
>
>  Cheers,
> Jakub
>
> PS. Is it possible to use with PGSTAR the same format of output during
> calculations of evolution like in the mentioned video? I think it has
> perfect size and optimal set of parameters just to follow what the code is
> doing.
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