Abstract
We summarize the main physical assumptions and numerical procedures adopted by the FRANEC code to compute stellar models in all the evolutionary phases at hydrostatic and thermal equilibrium. An application to the Standard Solar Model is also briefly presented.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Alexander, D.R., Ferguson, J.W.: Low-temperature Rosseland opacities. Astrophys. J. 437, 879–891 (1994)
Angulo, C., Arnould, M., Rayet, M., et al. (NACRE Collaboration): Nucl. Phys. A 645, 3–183 (1999)
Asplund, M., Grevesse, N., Sauval, A.J.: The Solar Chemical Composition. In: Barnes III, T.G., and Bash, F.N. (eds.) Cosmic abundances as records of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, Austin (Texas), June 17–19, 2004, pp. 25. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco (2005)
Bahcall, J.N., Pinsonneault, M.H., Wasserburg, G.J.: Solar models with helium and heavy-element diffusion. Rev. Mod. Phys. 67, 781–808 (1995)
Bahcall, J.N., Basu, S., Pinsonneault, M., Serenelli, A.M.: Helioseismological implications of recent solar abundance determinations. Astrophys. J. 618, 1049–1056 (2005)
Basu, S., Antia, H.M.: Seismic measurement of the depth of the solar convection zone. Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 287, 189–198 (1997)
Basu, S., Antia, H.M.: Constraining solar abundances using helioseismology. Astrophys. J. 606, L85–L88 (2004)
Cariulo, P., Degl’Innocenti, S., Castellani, V.: Calibrated stellar models for metal-poor populations. Astron. Astrophys. 421, 1121–1130 (2004)
Cassisi, S., Castellani, V., Degl’Innocenti, S., Weiss, A.: An updated theoretical scenario for globular cluster stars. Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 129, 267–279 (1998)
Chieffi, A., Straniero, S.: Isochrones for hydrogen-burning globular cluster stars. I—The metallicity range (Fe/H) from −2 to −1. Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 71, 47–87 (1989)
Ciacio, F., Degl’Innocenti, S., Ricci, B.: Updating standard solar models. Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 123, 449–454 (1997)
Cox, J.P., Giuli, R.T.: Principles of stellar structure. Gordon and Breach, New York (1968)
Degl’Innocenti, S., Dziembowski, W.A., Fiorentini, G., Ricci, B.: Helioseismology and standard solar models. Astropart. Phys. 7, 77–97 (1997)
Dewitt, H.E., Graboske, H.C., Cooper, M.S.: Screening factors for nuclear reactions. General theory. Astrophys. J. 181, 439–456 (1973)
Ferguson, J.W., et al.: Low-temperature opacities. Astrophys. J. 623, 585–596 (2005)
Geiss, J., Gloeckler, G.: Abundances of Deuterium and Helium-3 in the protosolar cloud. Space Sci. Rev. 84, 239–250 (1998)
Graboske, H.C., Dewitt, H.E., Grossman, A.S., Cooper, M.S.: Screening factors for nuclear reactions. 11. Intermediate screening and astrophysical applications. Astrophys. J. 181, 457–474 (1973)
Grevesse, N., Noels, A.: Cosmic Abundances of the elements. In: Prantzos, N., Vangioni-Flam, E., Casse, M. (eds.) Origin and Evolution of the Elements, Paris, 22–25 June 1992, pp. 14. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1993)
Grevesse, N., Sauval, A.J.: Standard solar composition. Space Sci. Rev. 85, 161–174 (1998)
Haft, M., Raffelt, G., Weiss, A.: Standard and nonstandard plasma neutrino emission revisited. Astrophys. J. 425, 222–230 (1994)
Itoh, N., Totsuji, H., Ichimaru, S.: Enhancement of thermonuclear reaction rate due to strong screening. Astrophys. J. 218, 477–483 (1977)
Itoh, N., Totsuji, H., Ichimaru, S., Dewitt, H.E.: Enhancement of thermonuclear reaction rate due to strong screening. II—Ionic mixtures. Astrophys. J. 234, 1079–1084 (1979)
Itoh, N., Mitake, S., Iyetomi, H., Ichimaru, S.: Electrical and thermal conductivities of dense matter in the liquid metal phase. I—High-temperature results. Astrophys. J. 273, 774–782 (1983)
Itoh, N., Hayashi, H., Nishikawa, A., Kohyama, Y.: Neutrino energy loss in stellar interiors. VII. Pair, photo-, plasma, bremsstrahlung, and recombination neutrino processes. Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 102, 411–424 (1996)
Krishna Swamy, K.S.: Astrophys. J. 145, 174 (1966)
Potekhin, A.Y.: Electron conduction in magnetized neutron star envelopes. Astron. Astrophys. 351, 787–797 (1999)
Prada Moroni, P.G., Straniero, O.: Calibration of white dwarf cooling sequences: theoretical uncertainty. Astrophys. J. 581, 585–597 (2002)
Richard, O., Vauclair, S., Charbonnel, C., Dziembowski, W.A.: New solar models including helioseismological constraints and light element depletion. Astron. Astrophys. 312, 1000–1011 (1996)
Salpeter, E.E.: Electrons screening and thermonuclear reaction. Aust. J. Phys. 7, 373–388 (1954)
Straniero, O.: A tabulation of thermodynamical properties of fully ionized matter in stellar interiors. Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 76, 157–184 (1988)
Thoul, A., Bahcall, J., Loeb, A.: Element diffusion in the solar interior. Astrophys. J. 421, 828–842 (1994)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Degl’Innocenti, S., Prada Moroni, P.G., Marconi, M. et al. The FRANEC stellar evolutionary code. Astrophys Space Sci 316, 25–30 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9560-2
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9560-2