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Table 1.
Initial sampling ranges and distributions of the triple star properties for the fiducial model and all model variations.
| Fiducial model | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sampling property | Value/range | Distribution |
| Initial primary mass m1 | [10, 100] M⊙ | Kroupa initial mass function |
| Initial inner mass ratio qin | [0.1, 1] | Uniform distribution |
| Initial outer mass ratio qout | [0.1, 1] | Uniform distribution |
| Initial inner semi-major axis ain | [5, 5×106] R⊙ | Uniform distribution in log-space |
| Initial outer semi-major axis aout | [5, 5×106] R⊙ | Uniform distribution in log-space |
| Initial inner eccentricity ein | [0, 0.95] | Thermal distribution |
| Initial outer eccentricity eout | [0, 0.95] | Thermal distribution |
| Initial relative inclination irel | [0, π] | Uniform distribution in cosine |
| Initial inner argument of pericentre gin | [−π, π] | Uniform distribution |
| Initial outer argument of pericentre gout | [−π, π] | Uniform distribution |
| Initial metallicity Z | Z⊙ (0.014) | |
| Model variations | ||
| Name | Varied parameter(s) | Distribution |
| ain-Sana | ain | Power law (log10Pin)π, with π = −0.55. Based on Sana et al. (2012) |
| aout-Sana | aout | Power law (log10Pout)π, with π = −0.55. Based on Sana et al. (2012) |
| ain & aout-Sana | ain & aout | Power law (log10Pinandout)π, with π = −0.55. Based on Sana et al. (2012) |
| ein-Sana | ein | Power law  , with η = −0.45. Based on Sana et al. (2012) |
| eout-Sana | eout | Power law  , with η = −0.45. Based on Sana et al. (2012) |
| ein-flat | ein | Uniform distribution |
| eout-flat | eout | Uniform distribution |
| qout-Moe | qout | Power law  , with γ = −1.5. Based on Moe & Di Stefano (2017) |
| irel-const | irel | Constant value of 0 |
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