[mesa-users] thermal pulse

[Frank Timmes]

dear zahra,

it would be best if you actually ran the 1M_pre_ms_to_wd test case,
and perhaps then ask a specific question. 

fxt




> On Nov 12, 2016, at 5:56 AM, zahra mirmohamadi <zahra_dp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> ِDear Mesa Users
> 
> As part of my thesis I need to simulates the AGB phase of low mass stars. I need to reproduce the thermal pulse and make plots of their luminosity variation and periods versus initial mass of star. I want to ask "Is any per-designed  inlist  file at the test_suit folder suitable for this task?. 
> I have made a search at the Mesa users mailing list and find that to see thermal pulses , two terms: Blocker_scaling_factor = 0.05d0 and initial_z = 0.01d0, must be changed in (1M_pre_ms_to_wd) file.  but I don't know if this is the best way for reproducing thermal pulses or not.
> It would be greatly appreciated if you help me through this.
> 
> Best Regards
> zahra