GW170608: Observation of a 19 Solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence
California Institute of Technology · Louisiana State University · +173 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract On 2017 June 8 at 02:01:16.49 UTC, a gravitational-wave (GW) signal from the merger of two stellar-mass black holes was observed by the two Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detectors with a network signal-to-noise ratio of 13. This system is the lightest black hole binary so far observed, with component masses of 12 − 2 + 7 M ⊙ and 7 − 2 + 2 M ⊙ (90% credible intervals). These lie in the range of measured black hole masses in low-mass X-ray binaries, thus allowing us to compare black holes detected through GWs with electromagnetic observations. The source’s luminosity distance is 340 − 140 + 140 Mpc , corresponding to redshift…
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Authors
1102- BPB. P. AbbottCorresponding
California Institute of Technology
- RAR. Abbott
California Institute of Technology
- TDT. D. Abbott
Louisiana State University
- FAF. Acernese
University of Salerno, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
- KAK. Ackley
University of Florida, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Monash University
Topics & keywords
- Binary number
- Coalescence (physics)
- Astrophysics
- Physics
- Materials science
- Astronomy
- Mathematics
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- IDInstitut des Origines de Lyon
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- SFScottish Funding Council
- SUScottish Universities Physics AllianceAward: GEO600
- ECEuropean Commission
- NRNational Research Foundation
- COCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
- ASAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of China
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- ICIndustry Canada
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- GVGeneralitat Valenciana
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- NRNational Research Foundation of Korea
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- RSRussian Science Foundation
- MDMinistero dello Sviluppo Economico
- NKNemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- INIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- ISICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
- GDGovern de les Illes Balears
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/I006242/1, ST/N000064/1, ST/K005014/1, ST/P000258/1, ST/L000946/1, PP/F00110X/1, ST/F500972/1, ST/I006269/1, ST/H002006/1, ST/N005406/2, ST/I000887/1, ST/N005406/1, ST/L003465/1, Gravitational Waves, 1785610, ST/I001085/1, ST/J000345/1, ST/I006285/1, PP/F001096/1, 2142081, ST/I001026/1, ST/N000633/1, ST/G504284/1, ST/N00003X/1, ST/L000911/1, ST/L000954/1, 1654298, ST/K005014/2, PP/F001118/1, ST/M005844/1, ST/H008438/1, 1653089, ST/L000962/1, ST/K000845/1, ST/N005716/1, 1802888, ST/N005422/1, ST/J000019/1, 1802894, ST/N005481/1, ST/J00166X/1, ST/N000072/1, ST/J000361/1, ST/N000080/1, ST/M006735/1, ST/N005430/1
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- EREuropean Regional Development Fund
- AEAgencia Estatal de Investigación
- NRNational Research, Development and Innovation Office
- DODivision of Human Resource Development