Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
California Institute of Technology · LIGO Scientific Collaboration · +138 more institutions
Abstract
On September 14, 2015 at 09:50:45 UTC the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory simultaneously observed a transient gravitational-wave signal. The signal sweeps upwards in frequency from 35 to 250 Hz with a peak gravitational-wave strain of 1.0×10(-21). It matches the waveform predicted by general relativity for the inspiral and merger of a pair of black holes and the ringdown of the resulting single black hole. The signal was observed with a matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 24 and a false alarm rate estimated to be less than 1 event per 203,000 years, equivalent to a significance greater than 5.1σ. The source lies at a luminosity distance of 410(-180)(+160) Mpc…
Citation impact
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- 980.57
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- 100%
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Authors
1011- BPB. P. AbbottCorresponding
California Institute of Technology, LIGO Scientific Collaboration
- RAR. Abbott
California Institute of Technology, LIGO Scientific Collaboration
- TDT. D. Abbott
Louisiana State University
- MRM. R. Abernathy
California Institute of Technology, LIGO Scientific Collaboration
- FAF. Acernese
University of Salerno, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
Topics & keywords
- Gravitational wave
- Physics
- Binary number
- Binary black hole
- Black hole (networking)
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
- Classical mechanics
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- KFKavli Foundation
- CICanadian Institute for Advanced Research
- IDInstitut des Origines de Lyon
- OMOntario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- RSRoyal Society
- SFScottish Funding Council
- SUScottish Universities Physics Alliance
- ECEuropean Commission
- NRNational Research Foundation
- DODepartment of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- COCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
- SVStichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- MOMinistry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- ICIndustry Canada
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- MDMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad
- MDMinistério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- NRNational Research Foundation of Korea
- MMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
- NCNarodowe Centrum Nauki
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- MEMPS España
- APAgència per a la Competitivitat de l’Empresa
- MDMinistero dello Sviluppo Economico
- INIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- GDGovern de les Illes Balears
- NSNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/I006242/1, ST/N000064/1, ST/K005014/1, ST/L000946/1, ST/I006269/1, ST/H002006/1, ST/L003465/1, Gravitational Waves, ST/I006285/1, ST/N000633/1, ST/G504284/1, ST/N00003X/1, ST/L000911/1, ST/L000962/1, ST/K000845/1, ST/N005716/1, ST/L000938/1, ST/J000019/1, ST/N005481/1, ST/J00166X/1, ST/N000072/1, ST/N000080/1, ST/M000931/1, ST/M006735/1, ST/N005430/1
- ARAustralian Research Council
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- INInstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- SFSeventh Framework Programme
- DODivision of Human Resource Development