kilopop.mappings.compute_equation_5

kilopop.mappings.compute_equation_5(mass1, mass2, compactness1, compactness2)[source]

Compute equation 5 in Setzer et al. 2022.

Coughlin M. W., Dietrich T., Margalit B., Metzger B. D., 2019, MNRAS: Letters, 489, L91

Parameters:

  • mass1 (float) – The mass of the primary (more massive) neutron star.

  • mass2 (float) – The mass of the secondary (less massive) neutron star.

  • compactness1 (float) – The compactness of the primary (more massive) neutron star.

  • compactness2 (float) – The compactness of the secondary (less massive) neutron star.

Returns:

median_ejecta_velocity – The median ejecta velocity from the fit.

Return type:

float