COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis

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COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis. / Breivik, Katelyn; Coughlin, Scott; Zevin, Michael; Rodriguez, Carl L.; Kremer, Kyle; Ye, Claire S.; Andrews, Jeff J.; Kurkowski, Michael; Digman, Matthew C.; Larson, Shane L.; Rasio, Frederic A.

In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 898, No. 1, 71, 01.07.2020.

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Breivik, K, Coughlin, S, Zevin, M, Rodriguez, CL, Kremer, K, Ye, CS, Andrews, JJ, Kurkowski, M, Digman, MC, Larson, SL & Rasio, FA 2020, 'COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 898, no. 1, 71. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9d85

APA

Breivik, K., Coughlin, S., Zevin, M., Rodriguez, C. L., Kremer, K., Ye, C. S., Andrews, J. J., Kurkowski, M., Digman, M. C., Larson, S. L., & Rasio, F. A. (2020). COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis. Astrophysical Journal, 898(1), [71]. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9d85

Vancouver

Breivik K, Coughlin S, Zevin M, Rodriguez CL, Kremer K, Ye CS et al. COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis. Astrophysical Journal. 2020 Jul 1;898(1). 71. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9d85

Author

Breivik, Katelyn ; Coughlin, Scott ; Zevin, Michael ; Rodriguez, Carl L. ; Kremer, Kyle ; Ye, Claire S. ; Andrews, Jeff J. ; Kurkowski, Michael ; Digman, Matthew C. ; Larson, Shane L. ; Rasio, Frederic A. / COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis. In: Astrophysical Journal. 2020 ; Vol. 898, No. 1.

Bibtex

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title = "COSMIC Variance in Binary Population Synthesis",
abstract = "The formation and evolution of binary stars are critical components of several fields in astronomy. The most numerous sources for gravitational wave observatories are inspiraling or merging compact binaries, while binary stars are present in nearly every electromagnetic survey regardless of the target population. Simulations of large binary populations serve to both predict and inform observations of electromagnetic and gravitational wave sources. Binary population synthesis is a tool that balances physical modeling with simulation speed to produce large binary populations on timescales of days. We present a community-developed binary population synthesis suite, COSMIC, which is designed to simulate compact-object binary populations and their progenitors. As a proof of concept, we simulate the Galactic population of compact binaries and their gravitational wave signals observable by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.",
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author = "Katelyn Breivik and Scott Coughlin and Michael Zevin and Rodriguez, {Carl L.} and Kyle Kremer and Ye, {Claire S.} and Andrews, {Jeff J.} and Michael Kurkowski and Digman, {Matthew C.} and Larson, {Shane L.} and Rasio, {Frederic A.}",
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