Specification of a Common Data Frame Format for Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors (IGWD)

Document #:

LIGO-T970130-v3

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

The LIGO/VIRGO Data Frame Format for interferometric gravitational wave detectors (IGWD) is a collaborative effort that has evolved out of a frame format design originated within the VIRGO Project. This specification has evolved out of the recognition for the need of a standard definition of this frame format that can be used by individual (international) projects wishing to adhere to a common representation of data produced by IGWD. It is hoped that by using a standard design for data, future collaborative analyses of data taken by different projects can be promoted more easily.

Files in Document:

• Version 9 frame specification (T970130-v3.pdf, 423.9 kB)

Topics:

• Data analysis software
• Data and Computing

Authors:

• Kent Blackburn
• Benoit Mours
• Stuart Anderson
• Albert Lazzarini
• John Zweizig
• Ed Maros

Keywords:

frame-specification

Notes and Changes:

Section J of the Revision History contains the differences between version 9 and version 8 of the frame specification.

The source can be found at:
https://git.ligo.org/computing/policy/frame-specification/-/tags/frame-specification-9.0.0