bilby.gw.utils.get_open_strain_data
- bilby.gw.utils.get_open_strain_data(name, start_time, end_time, outdir, cache=False, buffer_time=0, **kwargs)[source]
A function which accesses the open strain data
This uses gwpy to download the open data and then saves a cached copy for later use
- Parameters:
- name: str
The name of the detector to get data for
- start_time, end_time: float
The GPS time of the start and end of the data
- outdir: str
The output directory to place data in
- cache: bool
If true, cache the data
- buffer_time: float
Time to add to the beginning and end of the segment.
- **kwargs:
Passed to gwpy.timeseries.TimeSeries.fetch_open_data
- Returns:
- strain: gwpy.timeseries.TimeSeries
The object containing the strain data. If the connection to the open-data server fails, this function returns None.