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Table 2.

Uncertainties of the input physics adopted in the calculations of the tip bolometric magnitudes.

Parameter Reference Uncertainty ΔMbol(a)
η (mass loss) Reimers 0.1: 0.5 0.014
14N+p STARLIB (LUNA) ±10% 0.016
3α STARLIB (NACRE) ±20% 0.033
Screening 3α Dewitt et al. (1973) + Graboske et al. (1973) + Itoh et al. (1979) ±20% 0.035
Neutrinos Haft et al. (1994) + Itoh et al. (1996) ±5% 0.026
e conductivity Potekhin et al. (1999) ±5% 0.049
rad. opacity OPAL+COMA 2006 ±5% <0.001
α (mix. length) 1.82 (SSM calibrated) 1.62: 2.02 <0.001
Boundary condition T(τ) rel. (Krishna Swamy 1966) ±10% <0.001
Eq. of state OPAL 2005 + Straniero (1988) See text 0.003
Microscopic diffusion Thoul et al. (1994) See text 0.006–0.025

Notes.

(a)

Full width variation of the tip bolometric magnitude.

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