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Examples

This page provides an overview of example configuration files available for ET simulations.

Overview

Most of the ET noise, BBH, and BNS example configurations in the examples/ directory generate one day of data per interferometer, divided into 4096-second frames (21 frame files per interferometer), sampled at 4096 Hz. The noise examples start at GPS 1577491218 (1 January 2030); the BBH/BNS signal examples start at GPS 1000000540 (14 September 2011). A few examples differ on purpose: quick_start is a short single-segment (1024 s) demonstration, and the SGWB examples generate a short stochastic-background segment.

For guidance on changing dataset duration or simulation properties, see the Generating Data page. For a more complete guide to writing your own configuration files, see the Configuration Files page.

To list all the available example configuration files:

gwmock config --list

To run any of the following configuration files:

# Copy configuration file to working directory
gwmock config --get <label> --output config.yaml

# Run simulation
gwmock simulate config.yaml

Blank Starting Config

The default_config label produces a minimal, hand-commented noise-only orchestration template for the ET Sardinia triangle. Use it as a starting point when writing a custom configuration from scratch:

gwmock config --get default_config --output config.yaml

It runs as-is (noise only). To generate signals as well, add population and signal sections to the orchestration: block — see the Configuration Files and Orchestration guides, or copy one of the signal examples below.

Noise Generation

Example configurations for generating detector noise with various configurations and sensitivities.

Einstein Telescope - Triangular

Einstein Telescope - 2L

CBC Signals Generation

Example configurations for generating detector data with compact-binary coalescence (BBH and BNS) signals for various detector configurations.

Binary Black Hole (BBH)

Binary Neutron Star (BNS)

Stochastic Background (SGWB) Generation

Example configurations for generating an isotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background. These set signal.source-type: sgwb and require no population:

Glitch Generation

Example configurations for generating detector glitches with various configurations and sensitivities.

gengli blip glitches

One configuration per interferometer, because each draws from its own glitch population file. Output is HDF5. These need gengli, which is not a declared extra of gwmock — install it yourself.

Einstein Telescope - Triangular

Einstein Telescope - 2L

DeepExtractor glitches

One configuration per detector network: detectors names a network preset and the noise side resolves it into that geometry's interferometers, each with its own glitch realisation. Real O3 reconstructions in seven Gravity Spy classes, at their measured O3 rates and median SNRs, written as GWF frames. These need gwmock[deepextractor] and download a 2.3 GB HuggingFace dataset on first use. See Configuration Files for what each argument does.

Storage Estimates

For reference, typical storage requirements:

  • Noise: ~123 MB per file, ~7.6 GB for 3 detectors, 24 hours
  • Signals: Variable depending on waveform complexity, typically similar to noise
  • Glitches: Variable depending on number and duration