Taiji Data Challenge II (TDC II) comprises 5 groups of datasets (Challenge 0 - 4), each targeting specific challenge topics. Except for Challenge 0 designed as illustrative examples for the access and use of TDC II, most of the remaining datasets are blind (i.e. the source parameters are unknown).
An outline for the challenges:
• Challenge 0: the “Verification” Datasets
• Challenge 1: the “Global Fit” Dataset
• Challenge 2: the “Single Source” Datasets
• Challenge 3: the “End-to-End” Dataset
• Challenge 4: the “Up-to-Date” Dataset
Each dataset is stored in a separate HDF5 (.h5) file. Please visit the Challenges page to access the download links and diagrams of data. Detailed descriptions on the challenge topics and datasets, as well as how the datasets are created can be found in the Documents page (see the TDC II paper and TDC II manual).
Instructions and examples on how to use these data are provided in the Tutorials of Triangle (the TDC II toolkit, also see the Documents page). Please make sure to read the README files before use.
Prior to the official release, TDC II will initially deploy a beta test release. During this period, users are encouraged to propose any suggestions regarding the optimization of datasets. Result collection for this version is planned on Oct, 9, 2025. Please submit your results at the Results page (register required*) or through the email addresses below. All the source parameters will be made available after we have generated the summary of results. We also plan to continuously update TDC II in the future.
• Beta Test Release: May, 23, 2025
• Official Release: May, 28, 2025
• Result Collection: Oct, 9, 2025
Emails:
taiji-tdc@ucas.ac.cn
duminghui@imech.ac.cn
GitHub Page:
https://github.com/TriangleDataCenter
Mattermost Channels:
https://mattermost.ictp-ap.org/signup_user_complete/?id=p9knpuob53da8euc7escejue9o&md=link&sbr=su