[mesa-users] MESA/pgstar Ignition Curves

[Josiah Schwab]

Hi All,

> The directory $MESA_DIR/data/star_data/plot_info contains files with
> the coordinates of various critical curves in T-Rho space -- such as
> that for carbon ignition (carbon_burn.data) and oxygen ignition
> (oxygen_burn.data) -- which are drawn on pgstar output.

For future reference, it appears that these ignition curves are where
the specific energy generation rate exceeds 1 erg / g / s, using a
composition that is 100% of whatever it is that is burning.

Thanks to Bill and Frank for their help.

Best,
Josiah