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