OPAL opacity project

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The OPAL opacity project is a major astrophysical research initiative that provides detailed, high-precision tables of stellar opacities used in modeling the structure and evolution of stars.

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instanceOf astrophysical research project ⓘ
opacity calculation project ⓘ
acronymFor Opacity Project at Livermore ⓘ
applicableTo high-temperature plasmas ⓘ
stellar interiors ⓘ
basedAt Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ⓘ
comparedWith OP (Opacity Project) ⓘ
linked to: OP opacity project
compositionParameter helium mass fraction ⓘ
hydrogen mass fraction ⓘ
metallicity ⓘ
computes Rosseland mean opacities ⓘ
radiative opacities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dataAccess publicly available opacity tables ⓘ
densityRange wide range of stellar densities ⓘ
developedBy Carlos A. Iglesias ⓘ
Forest J. Rogers ⓘ
enabled more accurate stellar evolution calculations ⓘ
field astrophysics ⓘ
focusesOn stellar opacities ⓘ
goal provide accurate, consistent stellar opacity data ⓘ
impact influenced modern stellar evolution codes ⓘ
standard reference for stellar opacities ⓘ
improved accuracy of stellar opacity data ⓘ
includes bound-bound transitions ⓘ
bound-free transitions ⓘ
electron scattering ⓘ
free-free transitions ⓘ
institutionType national laboratory project ⓘ
notablePublication Iglesias and Rogers 1996 ApJ updated opacity tables paper ⓘ
Rogers and Iglesias 1992 ApJS opacity tables paper ⓘ
outputFormat tabulated opacity tables ⓘ
provides opacity tables ⓘ
relatedConcept equation of state in stellar interiors ⓘ
radiative transfer in stars ⓘ
resolution high-precision opacity data ⓘ
temperatureRange 10^3–10^8 K ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century development ⓘ
usedBy MESA stellar evolution code ⓘ
various 1D stellar evolution codes ⓘ
usedFor stellar evolution modeling ⓘ
stellar structure modeling ⓘ
usedIn helioseismology studies ⓘ
massive star evolution models ⓘ
standard solar models ⓘ
stellar pulsation models ⓘ
uses detailed atomic physics calculations ⓘ
equation-of-state models ⓘ

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Rosseland mean opacity → relatedTo → OPAL opacity project ⓘ
OPAL opacity project → notablePublication → Rogers and Iglesias 1992 ApJS opacity tables paper ⓘ
linked to: OPAL opacity project
OPAL opacity project → notablePublication → Iglesias and Rogers 1996 ApJ updated opacity tables paper ⓘ
linked to: OPAL opacity project
OP opacity project → relatedTo → OPAL opacity project ⓘ
Carlos A. Iglesias → knownFor → OPAL opacity project ⓘ
Carlos A. Iglesias → contributedTo → OPAL opacity tables ⓘ
linked to: OPAL opacity project
Carlos A. Iglesias → associatedWith → OPAL (Opacity Project at Livermore) ⓘ
linked to: OPAL opacity project
Forest J. Rogers → knownFor → OPAL opacity project ⓘ
Forest J. Rogers → notableWork → OPAL opacity tables ⓘ
linked to: OPAL opacity project
Forest J. Rogers → affiliation → OPAL opacity project ⓘ