Properties of the binary black hole merger GW150914

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; Virgo Collaboration

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.241102

Properties of the binary black hole merger GW150914

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration

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On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected a gravitational-wave transient (GW150914); we characterize the properties of the source and its parameters. The data around the time of the event were analyzed coherently across the LIGO network using a suite of accurate waveform models that describe gravitational waves from a compact binary system in general relativity. GW150914 was produced by a nearly equal mass binary black hole of $36^{+5}_{-4} M_\odot$ and $29^{+4}_{-4} M_\odot$; for each parameter we report the median value and the range of the 90% credible interval. The dimensionless spin magnitude of the more massive black hole is bound to be $

Original language	English
Article number	241102
Number of pages	19
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	116
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.241102
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2016

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astro-ph.HE

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Ernest Rutherford Grants 2014 - Constrainining Compact Binary Formation with Gravitational Wave Observations (Lead Glasgow University)
Veitch, J.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
14/09/15 → 13/03/19
Project: Research Councils
Ernest Rutherford Fellowship : Dr John Veitch - Surveying black holes and neutron stars with gravitational waves
Veitch, J.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/02/14 → 30/04/17
Project: Research Councils
Birmingham Astrophysics : Consolidated Grant 2013-2016
Vecchio, A., Ponman, T., Freise, A., Smith, G., Speake, C., Mandel, I., Cruise, M., Raychaudhury, S. & Stevens, I.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/13 → 30/09/16
Project: Research Councils
UK Involvement in the Operations of Advanced LIGO
Vecchio, A. & Freise, A.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/08/11 → 31/12/15
Project: Research Councils
Bridging Advanced LIGO to Desiign Performance and Further Sensitivity Enhancements
Vecchio, A. & Freise, A.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/07/11 → 30/06/13
Project: Research Councils
Birmingham Astrophysics - Rolling Grant 2010-2015
Ponman, T., Freise, A., Vecchio, A., Cruise, M., Raychaudhury, S., Smith, G. & Speake, C.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/10 → 31/03/13
Project: Research Councils
UK Involvement in the Advanced LIGO Gravitational Wave Project
Vecchio, A., Castelli, C. & Cruise, M.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/06/03 → 31/03/11
Project: Research Councils

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Properties of the binary black hole merger GW150914

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Ernest Rutherford Grants 2014 - Constrainining Compact Binary Formation with Gravitational Wave Observations (Lead Glasgow University)

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship : Dr John Veitch - Surveying black holes and neutron stars with gravitational waves

Birmingham Astrophysics : Consolidated Grant 2013-2016

UK Involvement in the Operations of Advanced LIGO

Bridging Advanced LIGO to Desiign Performance and Further Sensitivity Enhancements

Birmingham Astrophysics - Rolling Grant 2010-2015

UK Involvement in the Advanced LIGO Gravitational Wave Project

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