Low-mass AGB stellar models for 0.003 ≤ Z ≤ 0.02:: Basic formulae for nucleosynthesis calculations

We have extended our published set of low-mass AGB stellar models to lower metallicities. Different mass-loss rates have been explored. We provide interpolation formulae for the luminosity, effective temperature, core mass, mass of dredge up material and maximum temperature in the convective zone generated by thermal pulses. Finally, we discuss the resultant modification of these quantities when we use an appropriate treatment of the inward propagation of the convective instability, as caused by the steep rise in radiative opacity when the convective envelope penetrates the H-depleted region.