Wavelets for power spectral density estimation of gravitational wave data
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| author | Zhu, Jin-Bao Wang, Chao-Wan-Zhen Huang, Guo-Qing Shu, Fu-Wen |
| author_facet | Zhu, Jin-Bao Wang, Chao-Wan-Zhen Huang, Guo-Qing Shu, Fu-Wen |
| contents | Power spectral density (PSD) estimation is a critical step in gravitational wave (GW) detectors data analysis. The Welch method is a typical non-parametric spectral estimation approach that estimates the PSD of stationary noise by averaging periodograms of several time segments, or by taking the median of periodograms to adapt to non-stationary noise. In this work, we propose a wavelet-based approach for fast PSD estimation of both stationary and non-stationary noise. For stationary noise, we apply wavelet smoothing to the periodogram, avoiding the segmentation step in the Welch method, and enabling PSD estimates with high frequency resolution and low variance. The wavelet smoothing PSD outperforms Welch PSD in matched filtering and parameter estimation. For non-stationary noise, we estimate the PSD by taking the median of wavelet packet coefficients in each frequency bin, which offers greater robustness than the traditional median periodogram method. This work introduces a new PSD estimation approach for GW data analysis and expands the application of wavelet methods in this field. |
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| spellingShingle | Wavelets for power spectral density estimation of gravitational wave data Zhu, Jin-Bao Wang, Chao-Wan-Zhen Huang, Guo-Qing Shu, Fu-Wen General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability Power spectral density (PSD) estimation is a critical step in gravitational wave (GW) detectors data analysis. The Welch method is a typical non-parametric spectral estimation approach that estimates the PSD of stationary noise by averaging periodograms of several time segments, or by taking the median of periodograms to adapt to non-stationary noise. In this work, we propose a wavelet-based approach for fast PSD estimation of both stationary and non-stationary noise. For stationary noise, we apply wavelet smoothing to the periodogram, avoiding the segmentation step in the Welch method, and enabling PSD estimates with high frequency resolution and low variance. The wavelet smoothing PSD outperforms Welch PSD in matched filtering and parameter estimation. For non-stationary noise, we estimate the PSD by taking the median of wavelet packet coefficients in each frequency bin, which offers greater robustness than the traditional median periodogram method. This work introduces a new PSD estimation approach for GW data analysis and expands the application of wavelet methods in this field. |
| title | Wavelets for power spectral density estimation of gravitational wave data |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11938 |