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Table 2

Predicted LIGO II rates, the predicted absolute galactic merger rate, the predicted number of double compact star binaries in the Solar neighborhood.

LIGO II rates (yr-1) Galactic merger rates (Myr-1) Solar neighborhood population
Model NSNS BHNS BHBH NSNS BHNS BHBH NSNS BHNS BHBH

1 0.39 28.6 0 1.27 2.16 0 0.66 120 372
2 2.55 28.6 0 8.43 2.16 0 4.26 120 393
3 0.16 12.7 0 0.54 0.98 0 0.59 113 348
4 1.07 12.7 0 3.54 0.98 0 3.82 113 367
5 1.07 18.5 0 3.54 1.31 0 3.71 119 355
6 12.6 101 0 38.4 8.15 0 43.8 172 393
7 1.96 101 0 5.87 8.15 0 8.62 172 372
8 0 0.04 0 0 0.005 0 0 116 393
9 0.13 28.6 0 0.41 2.16 0 0.22 92.7 393
10 0.04 28.6 0 0.11 2.16 0 0.06 89.2 393
11 0.14 57.7 0 0.39 4.6 0 1.0 125 367
12 2.55 87 4780 8.43 6.33 15.6 4.26 84 273
13 1.86 23 0 6.14 1.73 0 3.12 235 468
14 2.55 157 0 8.43 16.3 0 4.26 151 2020
15 4.23 187 0 13.9 19.3 0 8.80 258 2020
16 10.2 38.8 7140 33.8 5.30 97.3 39.9 58.0 657
17 0.13 99.2 3810 0.41 7.30 11.6 0.22 84 164
18 0.04 94.9 2980 0.11 6.97 8.23 0.06 89 128
19 49.6 150 0 153 12.7 0 1290 391 393
20 12.6 67.3 4190 38.4 5.42 13.8 43.8 159 392
21 11.7 106 0 36.2 8.49 0 24.3 150 395
22 0.85 101 0 2.49 8.09 0 3.52 144 393
23 1.94 484 10100 7.43 68.2 76.6 2.36 334 2680

Notes. The result of the mixed systems is always the sum of the NS+BH and BH+NS binaries.

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