GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs
California Institute of Technology · Louisiana State University · +208 more institutions
Abstract
We present the results from three gravitational-wave searches for coalescing compact binaries with component masses above 1 M⊙ during the first and second observing runs of the advanced gravitational-wave detector network. During the first observing run (O1), from September 12, 2015 to January 19, 2016, gravitational waves from three binary black hole mergers were detected. The second observing run (O2), which ran from November 30, 2016 to August 25, 2017, saw the first detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral, in addition to the observation of gravitational waves from a total of seven binary black hole mergers, four of which we report here for the first time: GW170729, GW170809,…
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Authors
1149- BPB. P. AbbottCorresponding
California Institute of Technology
- RAR. Abbott
California Institute of Technology
- TDT. D. Abbott
Louisiana State University
- SAS. Abraham
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
- FAF. Acernese
University of Salerno, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
Topics & keywords
- LIGO
- Gravitational wave
- Transient (computer programming)
- Physics
- Binary number
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
- Computer science
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- KFKavli Foundation
- RCResearch Corporation for Science Advancement
- 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 AllianceAward: GEO600
- ECEuropean Commission
- NRNational Research Foundation
- DODepartment of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- COCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
- ASAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- SVStichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of China
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- RGResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committee
- ICIndustry Canada
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- GVGeneralitat Valenciana
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- NRNational Research Foundation of Korea
- CRConseil Régional, Île-de-France
- NCNarodowe Centrum Nauki
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- MOMinistry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- 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
- NSNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- EAEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilAward: 2161515
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/S000305/1, ST/K005014/1, ST/I006269/1, ST/H002006/1, ST/S000550/1, ST/N005406/2, ST/N005406/1, 1947165, Gravitational Waves, 2142081, ST/N000633/1, ST/N00003X/1, ST/L000954/1, 1654298, ST/K005014/2, 1947199, ST/M005844/1, 1653089, ST/K000845/1, 1802888, ST/N005422/1, ST/J000019/1, 1802894, ST/T000147/1, ST/J00166X/1, ST/N000072/1, ST/R00045X/1, 1938553, ST/V001396/1, ST/N005430/1, 1945971
- ARAustralian Research Council
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- INInstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- EREuropean Regional Development Fund
- AEAgencia Estatal de Investigación
- CDConselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport
- NRNational Research, Development and Innovation Office
- DODivision of Human Resource Development