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Caption: Figure 14.
Each panel has differential (top) and cumulative (bottom) histograms of the 68% confidence range of the model inclination distributions fit to the labeled dynamical class, where the model either a single von Mises–Fisher distribution or the sum of two for the NIRF and NIRB components (whichever is preferred by the evidence ratio). The model curves include the observational selection function. The cumulative distribution of the detected TNOs is shown in black. The CCs and HCs show the free inclination (instead of the ecliptic inclination), and had their cumulative histograms truncated to Ifree < 5° and Ifree > 5°, respectively. In addition to the best-fit model, the HC, Plutino, and main belt resonant population also show the confidence limits for the NIRB (blue) and NIRF (red) model components. The detached and HC inclination distributions are not as well fitted by the models.
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