Amber L Stuver and Lee Samuel Finn 2006 Class. Quantum Grav. 23 S799 doi:10.1088/0264-9381/23/19/S18
Amber L Stuver and Lee Samuel Finn
Show affiliationsPhysically motivated gravitational wave signals are needed in order to study the behaviour and efficacy of different data analysis methods seeking their detection. GravEn, short for Gravitational-wave Engine, is a MATLAB® software package that simulates the sampled response of a gravitational wave detector to incident gravitational waves. Incident waves can be specified in a data file or chosen from among a group of pre-programmed types commonly used for establishing the detection efficiency of analysis methods used for LIGO data analysis. Every aspect of a desired signal can be specified, such as start time of the simulation (including inter-sample start times), wave amplitude, source orientation to line of sight, location of the source in the sky, etc. Supported interferometric detectors include LIGO, GEO, Virgo and TAMA.
Issue 19 (7 October 2006)
Received 28 April 2006, in final form 28 July 2006
Published 15 September 2006
Amber L Stuver and Lee Samuel Finn 2006 Class. Quantum Grav. 23 S799
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