https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/bilby/ Recent content in Bilby on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-11-self-hosted-gravitational-wave-data-analysis-pycbc-bilby-gwpy/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-11-self-hosted-gravitational-wave-data-analysis-pycbc-bilby-gwpy/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>The detection of gravitational waves by LIGO and Virgo has opened an entirely new window into the universe. But detecting these infinitesimal ripples in spacetime — distortions smaller than a proton&rsquo;s width across a 4-kilometer interferometer — requires sophisticated data analysis pipelines that sift through terabytes of detector noise to find and characterize astrophysical signals. Three open-source Python frameworks have emerged as the community standards: <strong>PyCBC</strong> from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, <strong>Bilby</strong> for Bayesian inference, and <strong>GWPy</strong> for detector characterization and data access.</p>