kilopop.population_priors.draw_mass_from_EOS_bounds

kilopop.population_priors.draw_mass_from_EOS_bounds(maximum_mass_bound, mass_lower_bound=1.0, output_shape=None)[source]

Sample a uniform distribution for the mass.

Parameters:

  • maximum_mass_bound (float) – The maximum mass from which to draw the distribution. Typically, this is the TOV mass associated with the EOS. [solar masses]

  • mass_lower_bound (float) – The minimum mass of the distribution, default 1.0 [solar mass].

  • output_shape (float or tuple) – The number and array shaping structure for the draws.

Returns:

source_frame_grav_mass – The gravitational mass of the neutron star in the source frame.

Return type:

float