Population of Merging Compact Binaries Inferred Using Gravitational Waves through GWTC-3
California Institute of Technology · Louisiana State University · +305 more institutions
Abstract
We report on the population properties of compact binary mergers inferred from gravitational-wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. The Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog 3 (GWTC-3) contains signals consistent with three classes of binary mergers: binary black hole, binary neutron star, and neutron star–black hole mergers. We infer the binary neutron star merger rate to be between 10 and 1700 Gpc−3 yr−1 and the neutron star–black hole merger rate to be between 7.8 and 140 Gpc−3 yr−1, assuming a constant rate density in the comoving frame and taking the union of 90% credible intervals for methods used in this work. We infer the binary black hole merger rate,…
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Authors
1654- RAR. AbbottCorresponding
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
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Monash University
- CAC. Adams
LIGO Scientific Collaboration
Topics & keywords
- Gravitational wave
- Physics
- Population
- Gravitation
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Computational physics
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- UDU.S. Department of EnergyAward: COVID-19
- KFKavli Foundation
- RCResearch Corporation for Science Advancement
- CDCentres de Recerca de Catalunya
- IDInstitut des Origines de Lyon
- CFCanada Foundation for Innovation
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- RSRoyal Society
- SFScottish Funding Council
- SUScottish Universities Physics Alliance
- ECEuropean CommissionAward: COVID-19
- 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
- MOMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyAwards: JP17H06364, 26000005
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungAward: CDA-105-M06
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 17H06133, JP17H06358, JP17H06364, COVID-19, 26000005, JP17H06361
- ASAcademia SinicaAwards: AS-CDA-105-M06, CDA-105-M06
- FNFundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- FDFonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- GDGeneralitat de Catalunya
- RGResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committee
- FWFonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- GVGeneralitat Valenciana
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- KIKorea Institute of Science and Technology Information
- KAKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
- NRNational Research Foundation of KoreaAward: AS-CDA-105-M06
- CRConseil Régional, Île-de-France
- MMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
- NCNarodowe Centrum Nauki
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- MOMinistry of Science and Technology, TaiwanAwards: AS-CDA-105-M06, CDA-105-M06
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- MDMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
- NANational Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- HEHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization
- RSRussian Science Foundation
- NKNemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- VRVlaamse regering
- INIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- MOMinistry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- ISICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
- GDGovern de les Illes Balears
- NSNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/V005693/1, ST/V005634/1, Gravitational Waves, ST/X001121/1, ST/V005642/1, ST/S002464/1, ST/V001019/1, ST/V005618/1, ST/X000753/1, ST/V005715/1, ST/W004844/1, ST/P00492X/2, ST/T000147/1, ST/T000406/1, ST/N005430/1
- ARAustralian Research Council
- JSJapan Society for the Promotion of ScienceAwards: JP17H06364, 20A203, JP17H06358, 26000005, 17H06133, JP20H05854, JP17H06361, 20H05639
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- INInstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- EREuropean Regional Development Fund
- AEAgencia Estatal de Investigación
- NKNemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap
- IFInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
- CDConselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital, Generalitat Valenciana
- NRNational Research, Development and Innovation Office
- GSGreat Southern Development Commission, Government of Western Australia
- DODivision of Human Resource Development
- ESEuropean Social Fund
- MDMinisterio de Universidades