LIGO-Virgo Cumulative Event/Candidate Rate Plot O1-O3

Document #:

LIGO-G1901322-v11

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

A plot of event/candidate vs day count for O1-O3 (inclusive). The O1 and O2 data are events, while O3 are the public alert candidates that haven't been retracted.

The main file is a stair step plot. The other files are a matlab plotting script and the input file 'events' (x is the day counter since the start of O1, y is the event counter). New events need to be added by hand to the MATLAB script using YYYYMMDD format. Color shading - red for O1, green for O2, purple for O3a, orange for O3b.

Files in Document:

• cumulative event rate on Dec 4 2019 (cumulative_events.pdf, file is not accessible)

Other Files:

• cumulative_event_plot.m (file is not accessible)
• PNG plot (cumulative_events.png, file is not accessible)

Topics:

• Compact Binaries
• Data Analysis

Authors:

• David Reitze
• Albert Lazzarini
• Brian O'Reilly

Notes and Changes:

Changed the MATLAB script to accept events in YYYYMMDD format. The file "events.txt" is no longer needed.