Example of a Gaussian fit to the number of mergers with the central star for simulation number 45 listed in Table 2. Top panel: number of mergers with the most massive star as a function of time (black solid line) along with the Gaussian function that we used to estimate the total number of mergers at different times. The parameters t_delay and t_duration are also shown in the figure. Bottom panel: mass growth of the central star whose rapid growth coincides with the peak in the number of mergers.