MESA Error flags

The different error flags that NNaPS can return and there meaning is given in the table below. The function that is called to check all errors is: check_error_flags(). Some of the errors are checked by different functions. If this is the case it is indicated in the table.

Error code	Description	Function
1	Maximum model number reached	/
2	Accretor overflow detected	/
3	Mass loss error	mass_loss_error()
4	He ignition error	he_ignition_error()
5	He core burning error	he_core_burning_error()

If you want to detect all errors, the following parameters need to be included in the history file:

• age

• lg_mstar_dot_1

• lg_wind_mdot_1

• log_LHe

• log_center_T

• log_center_Rho

• c_core_mass