uvex_transients.transients.kilonovae.Kilonova.rate

property Kilonova.rate: Quantity

The volumetric kilonova rate, constant in \(z\).

This is Fishbach et al. 2026’s total BNS merger rate, taken as a proxy for the GW170817-like kilonova rate under the assumption that every BNS merger is feasibly GW170817-like (see module-level comment).

See also

RATE_CI

The confidence bounds attached to this point estimate.

rate_shape

The redshift dependence this rate normalizes.

Type:

Quantity