Timeline

Timeline technology provides instant access to time-based metadata on scales from seconds to centuries. Contact the GWOSC development team to find out how Timeline can host your metadata. Timeline is developed by the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center, which is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Welcome to Timeline. This page provides information on when LIGO was collecting science mode data, as well as data quality classifications and injection times.

Timeline Queries

• Use the All Timeline Query Form to request any of the Timeline or Segment Lists
• Use the Run Timeline Query Form to request any of the Run Timeline or Segment Lists.
• Use the Pre-Catalog Event Timeline Query Form to request any of the Pre-Catalog Event Timeline or Segment Lists.
• Use the Catalog Timeline Query Form to request any of the Catalog Timeline or Segment Lists.
• Use the Marginal CBC Trigger Timeline Query Form to request any of the Marginal CBC Trigger Timeline or Segment Lists.

Timeline Quick Links

Some common example plots are linked below:

Science Mode Timelines

• Five detectors since 2005

Timelines from the O2 run, 2016-2017

• Three detectors over the O2 run
• Passes O2 Burst checks for H1, L1, V1
• Passes O2 CBC checks for H1, L1, V1
• Times with no Continuous-Wave injections

Timelines from the O1 run, 2015-2016

• Two detectors over the O1 run
• Passes O1 Burst checks for H1, L1
• Passes O1 CBC checks for H1, L1
• Times with no Continuous-Wave injections

Timelines from the S6 run, 2009-2010

• Two detectors over the S6 run 2009-2010
• Passes S6 burst checks for H1, L1
• Passes S6 high mass CBC checks for H1, L1
• Passes S6 low mass CBC checks for H1, L1
• Passes S6 Stochastic checks for H1, L1
• Passes S6 Continuous wave checks for H1, L1
• S6 injections

Timelines from the S5 run, 2005-2007

• Three detectors over the S5 run 2005-2007
• Passes S5 burst checks for H1, H2, L1
• Passes S5 high mass CBC checks for H1, H2, L1
• Passes S5 low mass CBC checks for H1, H2, L1
• Passes S5 Stochastic checks for H1, H2, L1
• Passes S5 Continuous wave checks for H1, H2, L1
• S5 injections except CW
• S5 CW injections