Use of PycWB in Scientific Publications
If you use PycWB in a scientific publication, then we ask that you include a citation to the paper describing the software, as well as a citation to the cWB paper
Citing the PycWB paper
A bibtex key for the PycWB paper is provided below:
@article{pycwb,
title = {PycWB: A user-friendly, Modular, and python-based framework for gravitational wave unmodelled search},
journal = {SoftwareX},
volume = {26},
pages = {101639},
year = {2024},
issn = {2352-7110},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2024.101639},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711024000104},
author = {Yumeng Xu and Shubhanshu Tiwari and Marco Drago},
keywords = {Gravitational waves, Burst search},
abstract = {Unmodelled searches and reconstruction is a critical aspect of gravitational wave data analysis, requiring sophisticated software tools for robust data analysis. This paper introduces PycWB, a user-friendly and modular Python-based framework developed to enhance such analyses based on the widely used unmodelled search and reconstruction algorithm Coherent Wave Burst (cWB). The main features include a transition from C++ scripts to YAML format for user-defined parameters, improved modularity, and a shift from complex class-encapsulated algorithms to compartmentalized modules. The PycWB architecture facilitates efficient dependency management, better error-checking, and the use of parallel computation for performance enhancement. Moreover, the use of Python harnesses its rich library of packages, facilitating post-production analysis and visualization. The PycWB framework is designed to improve the user experience and accelerate the development of unmodelled gravitational wave analysis.}
}
You can also find the paper at SoftwareX.
Citing the cWB paper
You should also cite cWB, since pycWB is built on top of cWB. The cWB paper is available at Phys. Rev. D.
The bibtex key for the cWB paper is provided below:
@article{cwb,
title = {Method for detection and reconstruction of gravitational wave transients with networks of advanced detectors},
author = {Klimenko, S. and Vedovato, G. and Drago, M. and Salemi, F. and Tiwari, V. and Prodi, G. A. and Lazzaro, C. and Ackley, K. and Tiwari, S. and Da Silva, C. F. and Mitselmakher, G.},
journal = {Phys. Rev. D},
volume = {93},
issue = {4},
pages = {042004},
numpages = {10},
year = {2016},
month = {Feb},
publisher = {American Physical Society},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.93.042004},
url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.042004}
}