# SELECTED_TRACKS_ZENODO_5556959.txt
# STELLAR_BOUNDARY_DYNAMICS_I
# Phase A — Selected Precomputed Pre-Supernova Tracks

SELECTED SOURCE:
ZENODO_5556959

DATASET:
Different to the core: the pre-supernova structures of massive single and binary-stripped stars

SOURCE_URL:
https://zenodo.org/records/5556959

DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.5556959

SOURCE_TYPE:
Zenodo dataset containing MESA inlists and processed pre-supernova model outputs.

PHASE A ROLE:
Real precomputed stellar-evolution / pre-supernova structure source for Phase A.

LOCAL RAW SOURCE FOLDER:
A_mesa_precollapse_tracks/precomputed_tracks/raw/pre_supernova_models/

LOCAL SELECTED TRACKS FOLDER:
A_mesa_precollapse_tracks/precomputed_tracks/selected_tracks/ZENODO_5556959/

PHASE A SELECTION RULE:
Use single-star pre-supernova models nearest to the original A1/A2 target masses.
Do not use binary-stripped models for the first Phase A baseline.

A1 TARGET:
12 M☉ single-star pre-supernova model

A1 SELECTED FILE:
profile_single_M12.09_128net.data

A1 REASON:
Nearest available single-star pre-supernova model to the original 12 M☉ target.

A2 TARGET:
20 M☉ single-star pre-supernova model

A2 SELECTED FILE:
profile_single_M19.98_128net.data

A2 REASON:
Nearest available single-star pre-supernova model to the original 20 M☉ target.

IMPORTANT FILENAME CORRECTION:
The correct file suffix is 128net, not 12met.

Incorrect names:
profile_single_M12.09_12met.data
profile_single_M19.98_12met.data

Correct names:
profile_single_M12.09_128net.data
profile_single_M19.98_128net.data

EXCLUDED FOR FIRST BASELINE:
profile_binary_*.data

REASON FOR EXCLUSION:
Binary-stripped models are reserved for a later comparison branch. The first
Phase A baseline uses single-star models only so that A1/A2 remain aligned with
the original massive-star pre-collapse track targets.

EXPECTED NEXT PROCESSING SCRIPT:
A_mesa_precollapse_tracks/tools/a_presupernova_profile_to_ladder.py

EXPECTED NEXT OUTPUTS:
A_mesa_precollapse_tracks/ladders/A1_12M_presupernova_profile_ladder.csv
A_mesa_precollapse_tracks/ladders/A2_20M_presupernova_profile_ladder.csv

PROCESSING STATUS:
Selected real pre-supernova model files for Phase A numerical processing.
Ready for .data column inspection and profile-to-ladder conversion.
