Tutorials

In the following, we present a list of kilonova models, for the most important ones, we provide references and list the input parameters.

Kawaguchi et al., Astrophys.J. 825 (2016) 1, 52

Simplified analytical model for the description of BHNS systems.

Dietrich and Ujevic, Class.Quant.Grav. 34 (2017) 10, 105014

Simplified analytical model for the description of BNS systems.

Metzger (2017). Living Rev.Rel. 23 (2020) 1, 1

Simplified, spherically-symmetric toy-model following the description of Brian Metzger's Living review article.

Input parameters:

 mej --> total ejecta mass 
 vej --> ejecta velocity 
 beta --> geometry factor [default = 3] 
 kappa_r --> opacity 

Smartt et al. (2017), Nature 551 (2017) 7678, 75-79

Input parameters:

 mej --> ejecta mass 
 vej  --> ejecta velocity 
 slope_r --> slope parameter
 kappa_r --> opacity 

Wollaeger et al. (2017), Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 478 (2018) 3, 3298-3334

Input parameter:

 mej
 vej
 theta_r
 kappa_r

Rosswog et al. (2017), Astron.Astrophys. 615 (2018) A13

Input parameters:

 mej --> ejecta mass 
 vej --> ejecta velocity 
 Ye  --> electron fraction

Barnes et al. (2016)

arxiv: 1605.07218 and 1705.07084

Input parameters:

 mej --> ejecta mass 
 vej --> ejecta velocity

Kasen (2017)

Spherical symmetric model based on full-ratiative transfer simulations. Interpolation towards arbitary ejecta quantities through Gaussian-Process Regression.

Input parameters:

 mej --> ejecta mass 
 vej --> ejecta velocity
 Xej --> lantganide raction

Simple sum of two spherically symmetric Ka2017 models.

Input parameters:

 mej1 --> ejecta mass of first component 
 vej1 --> ejecta velocity of first component 
 Xej1 --> lanthanide fraction of first component
 mej2 --> ejecta mass of second component
 vej2 --> ejecta velocity of second component
 Xej2 --> lanthanide fraction of second component

Simple sum of three spherically symmetric Ka2017 models.

Input parameters:

 mej1 --> ejecta mass of first component
 vej1 --> ejecta velocity of first component
 Xej1 --> lanthanide fraction of first component
 mej2 --> ejecta mass of second component
 vej2 --> ejecta velocity of second component
 Xej2 --> lanthanide fraction of second component
 mej3 --> ejecta mass of third component
 vej3 --> ejecta velocity of third component
 Xej3 --> lanthanide fraction of third component

Input parameters:

 mej --> ejecta mass
 vej --> ejecta velocity
 Xej --> lantganide reaction
 iota --> inclination angle 

Simple sum of two inclination-dependent Ka2017inc models. The model does not include photon absorption or any kind of interaction between the different components.

Input parameters:

 mej1 --> ejecta mass of component 1 
 vej1 --> ejecta velocity of component 1 
 Xej1 --> lantganide raction of component 1 
 mej2 --> ejecta mass of component 2
 vej2 --> ejecta velocity of component 2 
 Xej2 --> lantganide raction of component 2
 iota2 --> inclination angle

Simple sum of three inclination-dependent Ka2017inc models. The model does not include photon absorption or any kind of interaction between the different components.

Input parameters:

mej1 --> ejecta mass of component 1 
vej1 --> ejecta velocity of component 1
Xej1 --> lantganide raction of component 1 
mej2 --> ejecta mass of component 2 
vej2 --> ejecta velocity of component 2 
Xej2 --> lantganide raction of component 2
mej2 --> ejecta mass of component 3
vej2 --> ejecta velocity of component 3
Xej2 --> lantganide raction of component 3
iota --> inclination angle

Input parameters:

mej --> ejecta mass 
T --> temperature 

Input parameters:

mej --> ejecta mass 
phi --> angle between dynamical tidal and shock ejecta
theta --> viewing angle 

kappaLF, gammaLF, kappaLR, gammaLR

kappaLF, kappaLR, gammaLR

==== Bu2019lf

mej_dyn -> dynamical ejecta 
mej_wind --> wind ejecta 
phi --> angle between shock and tidal ejecta 
theta --> viewing angle 

mej_dyn -> dynamical ejecta 
mej_wind --> wind ejecta 
phi --> angle between shock and tidal ejecta 
theta --> viewing angle 

mej_dyn -> dynamical ejecta 
mej_wind --> wind ejecta 
phi --> angle between shock and tidal ejecta 
theta --> viewing angle 

mej_dyn -> dynamical ejecta 
mej_wind --> wind ejecta 
phi --> angle between shock and tidal ejecta 
theta --> viewing angle 

mej_dyn -> dynamical ejecta 
mej_wind --> wind ejecta 
phi --> angle between shock and tidal ejecta 
theta --> viewing angle 
kappa --> angle for opacity rescaling

Combination of Bulla2019_inc and TrPri2018, i.e., combining a GRB jet and a kilonova.

input parameters: theta_v, E0, theta_c, theta_w, n, p, epsilon_E, epsilon_B

input parameters: mej,vej,Xlan,theta_v, E0, theta_c, theta_w, n, p, epsilon_E, epsilon_B

input parameters: mej,phi,theta_v, E0, theta_c, theta_w, n, p, epsilon_E, epsilon_B

input parameters: mej,vej,Xlan,theta_v, E0, theta_c, theta_w, n, p, epsilon_E, epsilon_B, A

input parameters: mej,vej,Xlan,A Ka2017 model in which the total luminosity is scalled with an additional factor A, i.e.,

L_{bol} = A * L_{Ka2017,bol}

input parameters: mej,vej,beta,kappa_r,A –> is a _ejecta model without the suffix

Me2017 model in which the total luminosity is scalled with an additional factor A, i.e., L_{bol} = A * L_{Me2017,bol}