LALSimSGWB.h

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#ifndef _LALSIMSGWB_H
#define _LALSIMSGWB_H
 
#include <stddef.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_rng.h>
#include <lal/LALDatatypes.h>
#include <lal/LALDetectors.h>
 
#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#elif 0
} /* so that editors will match preceding brace */
#endif
 
/**
 * @defgroup LALSimSGWB_h Header LALSimSGWB.h
 * @ingroup lalsimulation_stochastic
 * @author Jolien Creighton
 * @brief Routines for simulating a stochastic gravitational-wave background.
 *
 * @{
 * @defgroup LALSimSGWB_c     Module LALSimSGWB.c
 * @defgroup LALSimSGWBORF_c  Module LALSimSGWBORF.c
 * @}
 */
 
/*
 * OVERLAP REDUCTION FUNCTION ROUTINE
 * in module LALSimSGWBORF.c
 */
 
double XLALSimSGWBOverlapReductionFunction(double f, const LALDetector *detector1, const LALDetector *detector2);
 
 
/*
 * ROUTINES TO GENERATE SGWB SPECTRA
 * in module LALSimSGWB.c
 */
 
REAL8FrequencySeries *XLALSimSGWBOmegaGWFlatSpectrum(double Omega0, double flow, double deltaF, size_t length);
REAL8FrequencySeries *XLALSimSGWBOmegaGWPowerLawSpectrum(double Omegaref, double alpha, double fref, double flow, double deltaF, size_t length);
REAL8FrequencySeries *XLALSimSGWBOmegaGWNumericalSpectrumFromFile(const char *fname, size_t length);
 
/*
 * SGWB GENERATION ROUTINES
 * in module LALSimSGWB.c
 */
 
int XLALSimSGWB(REAL8TimeSeries **h, const LALDetector *detectors, size_t numDetectors, size_t stride, const REAL8FrequencySeries *OmegaGW, double H0, gsl_rng *rng);
int XLALSimSGWBFlatSpectrum(REAL8TimeSeries **h, const LALDetector *detectors, size_t numDetectors, size_t stride, double Omega0, double flow, double H0, gsl_rng *rng);
int XLALSimSGWBPowerLawSpectrum(REAL8TimeSeries **h, const LALDetector *detectors, size_t numDetectors, size_t stride, double Omegaref, double alpha, double fref, double flow, double H0, gsl_rng *rng);
 
#if 0
{ /* so that editors will match succeeding brace */
#elif defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif
 
#endif /* _LALSIMSGWB_H */