HFGWplotter_Sh: Plotter of noise equivalent strain for gravitational wave detectors

HFGWplotter_Sh is an interactive web application designed for visualizing and analyzing sensitivitiy curves for gravitational wave experiments. It offers a user-friendly interface for plotting detector sensitivity curves, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to explore and interpret gravitational wave data effectively.

The code uploaded here corresponds to June 2025. For update versions please visit the GitHub page:

https://github.com/ctamaritd/HFGWPlotter_Sh

As of June 2025, the app is running online at

https://incandenza-01.zdv.uni-mainz.de/Shplot/

Requires python3 with the following additional dependencies:

numpy scipy bokeh flask matplotlib

For example, assuming python3 is installed you can create a python virtual environment

$python3 -m venv python-virtual-env

Inside the environment, you can install the dependencies using pip

$pip install numpy scipy bokeh flask matplotlib

To load the environment:

$source python-virtual-env/bin/activate

If you are using a virtual environment, make sure it is activated (see "source" command above)

Execute the following command in the main folder

python3 app_local.py

The plot can be accessed in a browser by entering the following local address:

http://127.0.0.1:5003/Shplot

The application is organized as follows:

HFGWplotter_Sh/                     # Project directory
│
├── Curves                          # Repository containing all the curves to be plotted
│   └── DetectorCurves              # Repository containing all detector curves
│ 
│
├── aux                             # Repository containing auxiliary files
│   ├── aux_functions.py            # File containing auxiliary functions
│   ├── data_files.py               # File containing information about the curves to be plotted
│   └── imports.py                  # File containing all the imports
│   
├── Shplot 
│   ├──static/                      # Static files
│   │   ├── css/                    # CSS files
│   │   │   └── styles.css          # Main stylesheet
│   │   └── js/                     # JavaScript files
│   │         └── scripts.js        # JavaScript logic
│   │ 
│   └── templates/                  # HTML templates
│         └── index.html            # Main HTML template
│
├── app_local.py                    # Main Flask application
└── README.md                       # README file

• Interactive plotting of gravitational wave sensitivitiy curves
• Toggle visibility of different gravitational wave detector sensitivity curves.
• Annotations on the plot that provide additional information.
• Customizable plot ranges and dimensions through interactive sliders.
• Users can upload their own curves from a csv file

Contributions to HFGWplotter are welcome, whether they be in the form of feature requests, bug reports, or pull requests. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

MIT License.