Population Models

Population Models#

Currently, CHIMERA includes the following population models:

  • Cosmology (module): fLCDM, fLCDM modified gravity

  • Mass (functions): logpdf_TPL (Truncated Power Law), logpdf_BPL (Broken Power Law), logpdf_PLP (Power Law + Peak), logpdf_PL2P (Power Law + 2 Peaks)

  • Rate (functions) logphi_PL (Power Law), logphi_MD (Madau-like)

  • Spin (functions) logpdf_G (Gaussian), logpdf_U (Uniform)

All the model functions in CHIMERA accept parameters in the form of dictionaries:

params = {'param1':value1, 'param2':value2, ...}

Cosmology#

fLCDM#

Mass#

Rate#

Spin#