A concordance model of neutron star kicks

astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-10-02

Updated: 2026-10-02

Comments: 37 pages, 17 figures, 5 tables. Submitted to PASP; comments are welcome. A simple Python function to sample the kick velocity distribution is available at https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/ns-kick-sampler

Code: https://github.com/cheyanneshariat/ns-kick-sampler

Project page: https://archives.esac.esa.int/Gaia

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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