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most citedModules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Binaries, Pulsations, and Explosions

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astro-ph.SR2026★ 2 cited

MESA Isochrones and Stellar Tracks. II. Models with alpha-enhanced chemical composition

A Dotter, E Bauer, MJ Park +4

We update and expand the MESA Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST) database to include variations in the alpha-capture elements, specifically [alpha/Fe]=-0.2, 0, +0.2, +0.4, and +0…

astro-ph.SR2025

3D Simulations Demonstrate Propagating Thermohaline Convection for Polluted White Dwarfs

Imogen G. Cresswell, Adrian E. Fraser, Evan B. Bauer +2

Polluted white dwarfs (WDs) with small surface convection zones deposit significant concentrations of heavy elements to the underlying radiative interior, presumably driving thermo…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 14 cited

An Expanded Set of Los Alamos OPLIB Tables in MESA: Type-1 Rosseland-mean Opacities and Solar Models

Ebraheem Farag, Christopher J. Fontes, F. X. Timmes +11

We present a set of 1194 Type-1 Rosseland-mean opacity tables for four different metallicity mixtures. These new Los Alamos OPLIB atomic radiative opacity tables are an order of ma…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

A Model for Eruptive Mass Loss in Massive Stars

Shelley J. Cheng, Jared A. Goldberg, Matteo Cantiello +3

Eruptive mass loss in massive stars is known to occur, but the mechanism(s) are not yet well-understood. One proposed physical explanation appeals to opacity-driven super-Eddington…

astro-ph.SR2023

OGLE-BLAP-009 -- A Case Study for the Properties and Evolution of Blue Large-Amplitude Pulsators

Corey W. Bradshaw, Matti Dorsch, Thomas Kupfer +5

Blue large-amplitude pulsators (BLAPs) make up a rare class of hot pulsating stars with effective temperatures of 30,000 K and surface gravities of 4.0 - 5.0 dex (cgs). Th…

astro-ph.SR2023

Modelling the AM CVn and Double Detonation Supernova Progenitor Binary System CD-3011223

Kunal Deshmukh, Evan B. Bauer, Thomas Kupfer +1

We present a detailed modelling study of CD-3011223 (CD-30), a hot subdwarf (sdB)-white dwarf (WD) binary identified as a double detonation supernova progenitor, using th…