Overview of Atmosphere Choices

Overview of Atmosphere Choices#

The atm_option control determines MESA’s overall approach to evaluating \(T_{\rm surf}\) and \(P_{\rm surf}\), as follows:

The atm_option control#

Value

Meaning

'T_tau'

T(tau) Atmospheres

'table'

Table Atmospheres

'irradiated_grey'

Irradiated Atmosphere

'paczynski_grey'

Paczynski Grey Atmosphere

'fixed_Teff'

Fixed Effective Temperature

'fixed_Tsurf'

Fixed Surface Temperature

'fixed_Psurf'

Fixed Surface Pressure

'fixed_Psurf_and_Tsurf'

Fixed Surface Pressure and Temperature