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most citedModules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Convective Boundaries, Element Diffusion, and Massive Star Explosions

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astro-ph.SR2019★ 96 cited

Inferring Explosion Properties from Type II-Plateau Supernova Light Curves

Jared A. Goldberg, Lars Bildsten, Bill Paxton

We present advances in modeling Type IIP supernovae using MESA for evolution to shock breakout coupled with STELLA for generating light and radial velocity curves. Explosion models…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 1.8k cited

Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation

Bill Paxton, R. Smolec, Josiah Schwab +14

We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). RSP is a new functionality in MESAstar that models the…