Custom Colors: A Module for Computing Synthetic Photometry On-the-Fly in Stellar Evolution Calculations, Integrated with MESA and Usable with Other Stellar Evolution Codes

arXiv:2608.04211 · astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.IM · Submitted 2026-08-04 · Read on arXiv

Niall Miller, Meridith Joyce, Philip Mocz

astro-ph.SR, astro-ph.IM

Submitted: 2026-08-04

Comments: 24 pages, 15 figures. Submitted to ApJ. Feedback welcome

Code: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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Metallicity — 14× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
Core — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Abundance — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Alignment — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Benchmark — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Consistency — 3× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
Trace — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Computational overhead — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Fidelity — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Objective Function — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
alpha — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Accretion Shock — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
Hysteresis — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
Microlensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes — 1× in this paper
Provenance — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
YREC Stellar Parameters of Tracks with Starspots — 1× in this paper

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