import pycbc.noise import pycbc.psd import pylab # The color of the noise matches a PSD which you provide flow = 30.0 delta_f = 1.0 / 64 flen = int(2048 / delta_f) + 1 psd = pycbc.psd.aLIGOZeroDetHighPower(flen, delta_f, flow) # Here the noise is generated directly in the frequency domain so it matches # the parameters of the PSD you give. fs = pycbc.noise.frequency_noise_from_psd(psd, seed=127) pylab.loglog(fs.sample_frequencies, abs(psd), label='Magnitude') pylab.loglog(fs.sample_frequencies, abs(fs**2.0), label='Magnitude') pylab.legend() pylab.ylabel('Strain^2 / Hz') pylab.xlabel('Frequency (Hz)') pylab.show()