sensemon_range_psd#

gwpy.astro.sensemon_range_psd( psd: FrequencySeries, snr: float = 8, mass1: float = 1.4, mass2: float = 1.4, *, horizon: bool = False, ) → FrequencySeries[source]#

Approximate the inspiral sensitive distance PSD from a GW strain PSD.

This method returns the power spectral density (in Mpc**2 / Hz) to which a compact binary inspiral with the given component masses would be detectable given the instrumental PSD. The calculation is defined in: LIGO-T030276.

Parameters:

psdFrequencySeries: The instrumental power-spectral-density data.
snrfloat, optional: The signal-to-noise ratio for which to calculate range.
mass1float, Quantity, optional: The mass of the first binary component (float assumed in solar masses).
mass2float, Quantity, optional: The mass of the second binary component (float assumed in solar masses).
horizonbool, optional: If True, return the maximal ‘horizon’ sensitive distance, otherwise return the angle-averaged range.

Returns:

rspecFrequencySeries: The calculated inspiral sensitivity PSD [Mpc^2 / Hz].