Dataset
Gravitational-Wave Operations Dataset
The operational layer of multi-messenger astronomy — the gravitational-wave detection methods, the multi-messenger channels, the follow-up stages, and the scientific data products (skymaps, waveforms, parameter estimation, the GWTC catalog).
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Entities
- 15
- Last generated
- 2026-06-29
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- — (published at release)
Sample (15 of 15)
| Name | Type | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Counterpart Search | GW follow-up stage | gw_followup_stage:counterpart-search |
| Gravitational Waveform | GW data product | gw_data_product:gravitational-waveform |
| Gravitational Waves + Gamma Rays | Multi-messenger channel | mm_channel:gravitational-waves-and-gamma-rays |
| Gravitational Waves + Light | Multi-messenger channel | mm_channel:gravitational-waves-and-light |
| Gravitational Waves + Neutrinos | Multi-messenger channel | mm_channel:gravitational-waves-and-neutrinos |
| Gravitational Waves + Optical | Multi-messenger channel | mm_channel:gravitational-waves-and-optical |
| Gravitational Waves + Radio | Multi-messenger channel | mm_channel:gravitational-waves-and-radio |
| Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog | GW data product | gw_data_product:gravitational-wave-transient-catalog |
| Laser Interferometry | GW detection method | gw_detection_method:laser-interferometry |
| Localization | GW follow-up stage | gw_followup_stage:localization |
| Parameter Estimation | GW data product | gw_data_product:parameter-estimation |
| Pulsar Timing Array | GW detection method | gw_detection_method:pulsar-timing-array |
| Rapid Response | GW follow-up stage | gw_followup_stage:rapid-response |
| Sky Localization Map | GW data product | gw_data_product:sky-localization-map |
| Space Interferometry | GW detection method | gw_detection_method:space-interferometry |
Source references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- LIGO Scientific CollaborationLIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration
Direct detections of gravitational waves from compact-object mergers.