Overview and Installation

• Bilby is a modular Bayesian Inference code written in python
• Primarily for compact binary coalescence parameter estimation, but versatile enough for other problems
• Waveforms from LALsimulation, data processing tools from gwpy
• Out of the box use:
  • pip install bilby
• Install from source to contribute to developing:
  • Clone from git.ligo.org
  • Full instructions: https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/installation.html

Tutorials

• Examples in bilby repository (scripts)
• O4 PE tutorials (running bilby_pipe)
• GWOSC tutorials (script for real event, result format)
• Tutorial from bilby dev call (script and equivalent ini file)

Additional Resources

• Gitlab repo: https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/bilby
• Documentation: https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/
• Slack workspace: bilby-code.slack.com
• Mattermost channels: development, help
• GWTC-1 analysis: https://github.com/IsobelMarguarethe/Bilby-GWTC-1-Analysis-and-Verification/tree/v2.0
• Papers:
  • https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.02042
  • https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.00714