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Merge imrphenomxp_nrtidalv2 branch

Description

This MR adds

  • additional precessing and final spin versions to existing PhenomX code, through flags that can be passed by the user. The default behaviour of PhenomX models is unchanged
  • two new tidal approximants, IMRPhenomXAS_NRTidalv2 and IMRPhenomXP_NRTidalv2, where the NRTidal_v2 extension has been ported to the PhenomX code baseline.
  • a check on the sign of tidal deformabilities which solves an existing problem in PhenomPv2_NRTidal models. The patch is applied in lalsimulation/lib/LALSimNRTunedTides.c and only modifies the behaviour of current models when negative lambdas are passed, resulting in a hard XLAL error message.

API Changes and Justification

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Review Status

Review complete: review statement. Review chair: @maria.haney

Edited by Maria Haney

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