Filters

Settings that filter the data returned by COSMIC simulations

binary_state

Filter for the final state of the binaries you wish to retain

Default: [0, 1]

Option details

Each binary system will end its evolution in one of three states. Use these options to retain only certain endstates.

  • 0: Retain only binaries still alive today
  • 1: Retains binaries that merged
  • 2: Retains binaries that were disrupted

timestep_conditions

Pick specific time resolutions to print at targeted stages of the binary evolution.

Default: dtp=None

Option details

This is used in conjunction with the [bse] section value dtp to determine the timestep resolution for printing to the bcm array. See the related guide for more information.

  • 'dtp=None': Only the final time step is printed to the bcm array
  • 'dtp=1.0': Use 1 Myr timesteps for all evolutionary stages
  • [['binstate==0', 'dtp=1.0']]: Use 1 Myr timesteps for binaries until they merge or disrupt