
&star_job

   mesa_data_dir = '../../../data' ! for eos and opacity tables

   show_log_description_at_start = .false. 

   !create_pre_main_sequence_model = .true.

   eos_file_prefix = 'mesa'
   kappa_file_prefix = 'gs98'
      

/ ! end of star_job namelist


&controls

   D_norm_kappa = 1
   D_norm_alpha = 0 
   D_norm_atol = 1d-4
   D_norm_rtol = 1d-4
   
   use_lnE_for_eps_grav = .true.


   initial_Z = 0.02

      ! check for retries and backups as part of test_suite
      max_number_backups = 5
      max_number_retries = 5

   photostep = 100
   profile_interval = 100
   log_cnt = 100
   terminal_cnt = 10
   write_header_frequency = 10

   xa_central_lower_limit_species(1) = 'h1'
   xa_central_lower_limit(1) = 1e-9

   mixing_length_alpha = 1.9d0 ! based on solar model

   max_model_number = 10000
   
/ ! end of controls namelist
