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+# ------------------  INPUTS TO MAIN PROGRAM  -------------------
+max_step = 9900000
+stop_time =  3.0
+
+# PROBLEM SIZE & GEOMETRY
+geometry.is_periodic = 0       0
+geometry.coord_sys   = 1                  # 0 => cart, 1 => RZ  2=>spherical
+geometry.prob_lo     = 0       0
+geometry.prob_hi     = 1.2288e5     3.072e4
+amr.n_cell           = 768         192
+
+# >>>>>>>>>>>>>  BC FLAGS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+# 0 = Interior           3 = Symmetry
+# 1 = Inflow             4 = SlipWall
+# 2 = Outflow            5 = NoSlipWall
+# >>>>>>>>>>>>>  BC FLAGS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+castro.lo_bc       =  3   1
+castro.hi_bc       =  2   1
+
+castro.yl_ext_bc_type = "hse"
+castro.hse_interp_temp = 1
+castro.hse_reflect_vels = 1
+
+castro.yr_ext_bc_type = "interp"
+
+# WHICH PHYSICS
+castro.do_hydro = 1
+castro.do_react = 1
+castro.do_rotation = 1
+castro.do_grav = 1
+castro.do_sponge = 1
+
+castro.small_temp = 1.e6
+castro.small_dens = 1.e-5
+
+castro.ppm_type = 1
+castro.grav_source_type = 2
+
+gravity.gravity_type = ConstantGrav
+gravity.const_grav   = -1.5e14
+
+castro.rotational_period = 0.0005
+castro.rotation_include_centrifugal = 0
+
+castro.diffuse_temp = 1
+castro.diffuse_cutoff_density_hi = 5.e4
+castro.diffuse_cutoff_density = 2.e4
+
+castro.diffuse_cond_scale_fac = 1.0
+
+castro.react_rho_min = 1.e2
+castro.react_rho_max = 1.5e7
+
+castro.react_T_min = 6.e7
+
+
+# TIME STEP CONTROL
+castro.cfl            = 0.8     # cfl number for hyperbolic system
+castro.init_shrink    = 0.1     # scale back initial timestep
+castro.change_max     = 1.1     # max time step growth
+castro.dt_cutoff      = 5.e-20  # level 0 timestep below which we halt
+castro.use_retry      = 1
+castro.hard_cfl_limit = 0
+castro.max_subcycles = 16
+
+# DIAGNOSTICS & VERBOSITY
+castro.sum_interval   = 1       # timesteps between computing mass
+castro.v              = 1       # verbosity in Castro.cpp
+amr.v                 = 1       # verbosity in Amr.cpp
+
+# REFINEMENT / REGRIDDING
+amr.max_level       = 2       # maximum level number allowed
+amr.ref_ratio       = 4 2 2 2 # refinement ratio
+amr.regrid_int      = 2 2 2 2 # how often to regrid
+amr.blocking_factor = 16       # block factor in grid generation
+amr.max_grid_size   = 128
+amr.n_error_buf     = 2 2 2 2 # number of buffer cells in error est
+
+# CHECKPOINT FILES
+amr.check_file      = flame_wave_chk        # root name of checkpoint file
+amr.check_int       = 250        # number of timesteps between checkpoints
+
+# PLOTFILES
+amr.plot_file        = flame_wave_plt        # root name of plotfile
+amr.plot_per         = 2.e-3      # number of seconds between plotfiles
+amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
+
+amr.small_plot_file        = flame_wave_smallplt        # root name of plotfile
+amr.small_plot_per         = 5.e-5      # number of seconds between plotfiles
+amr.small_plot_vars = density Temp enuc
+amr.derive_small_plot_vars = abar x_velocity y_velocity z_velocity
+
+#PROBIN FILENAME
+amr.probin_file = probin.H_He
diff --git a/Exec/science/flame_wave/probin.H_He b/Exec/science/flame_wave/probin.H_He
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+&fortin
+
+  dtemp = 1.2e9
+  x_half_max = 2.048d4
+  x_half_width = 2048.d0
+
+  dx_model = 10.d0
+
+  dens_base = 1.e6
+
+  T_star = 1.d8
+  T_hi = 2.d8
+  T_lo   = 8.d6
+
+  H_star = 2000.d0
+  atm_delta  = 50.0
+
+  fuel1_name = "hydrogen-1"
+  fuel1_frac = 0.75d0
+
+  fuel2_name = "helium-4"
+  fuel2_frac = 0.25d0
+
+  ash1_name  = "nickel-56"
+  ash1_frac = 1.0d0
+
+  low_density_cutoff = 1.d-4
+
+  cutoff_density = 2.5e4
+  max_hse_tagging_level = 3
+  max_base_tagging_level = 2
+
+  X_min = 1.e-2
+
+  x_refine_distance = 6.144e4
+/
+
+&sponge
+
+  sponge_upper_density = 1.d2
+  sponge_lower_density = 1.d0
+  sponge_timescale     = 1.d-7
+
+/
+
+
+&extern
+
+  rtol_spec = 1.d-6
+  atol_spec = 1.d-6
+
+  use_tables = T
+/
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