Update to Maxwellian kicks; new log normal (Disberg&Mandel 2025) kicks#1404
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ilyamandel
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Jun 25, 2025
- The MAXWELLIAN NS CCSN kick changed from the Hobbs value of 265 km/s to 217 km/s based on 48 younger than 10 Myr pulsars with proper motions from Disberg & Mandel (2025) sample; corrects Hobbs+ 2005 missing Jacobian
- Implemented a LOGNORMAL NS CCSN kick magnitude distribution based on Disberg & Mandel, 2025
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All good from me - approved
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Thank you, @SimonStevenson ! Your plots are consistent with the curves used when making the fits (attached). One caveat is that Disberg & Mandel (2025) recommend cutting off the distribution at 1000 km/s. We don't currently do this in the COMPAS code. @pauldisberg -- should we add that cut? |
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@ilyamandel Yes, I think adding the cut would be a good idea, because (1) kicks above 1000 km/s are not really expected based on SN simulations, (2) we don't find any pulsar with a maximum likelihood velocity above 1000 km/s, and (3) the log-normal part above 1000 km/s is relatively small anyway. |
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@pauldisberg -- OK, I'll add that cut in a future update. |
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Actually, just posted the fix now, before I forget -- see #1405 . |

