The Probability Distribution of Binary Pulsar Coalescence Rates Chunglee Kim, Vassiliki Kalogera (Northwestern U.), and Duncan R. Lorimer (U. of Manchester)

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The Probability Distribution of Binary Pulsar
Coalescence RatesChunglee Kim, Vassiliki
Kalogera (Northwestern U.), and Duncan R.
Lorimer (U. of Manchester)

• ? NS-NS binaries
• Rco 2 60 Myr-1
• Rdet 1 30 ?10-3 yr-1 (ini. LIGO),
• 4 140 yr-1 (adv. LIGO)
• ? NS-WD binaries
• Rco 1 20 Myr-1