GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral.
- B. Abbott, R. Abbott, S. Kapadia
- 16 October 2017
Physics
Physical Review Letters
The association of GRB 170817A, detected by Fermi-GBM 1.7 s after the coalescence, corroborates the hypothesis of a neutron star merger and provides the first direct evidence of a link between these mergers and short γ-ray bursts.
GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence.
This second gravitational-wave observation provides improved constraints on stellar populations and on deviations from general relativity.
Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A
- B. Abbott, R. Abbott, P. Ubertini
- 16 October 2017
Physics
On 2017 August 17, the gravitational-wave event GW170817 was observed by the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors, and the gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 170817A was observed independently by the Fermi…
LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
- B. Abbott, R. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- 17 April 1992
Physics
Science
The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of…
GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- 30 November 2018
Physics
Physical Review X
We present the results from three gravitational-wave searches for coalescing compact binaries with component masses above 1$\mathrm{M}_\odot$ during the first and second observing runs of the…
GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2.
The magnitude of modifications to the gravitational-wave dispersion relation is constrain, the graviton mass is bound to m_{g}≤7.7×10^{-23} eV/c^{2} and null tests of general relativity are performed, finding that GW170104 is consistent with general relativity.
Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors
- L. S. Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration J. Abadie, K. Belczynski
- 12 March 2010
Physics
We present an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of the rates for all types of compact binary coalescence sources detectable by the initial and advanced versions of the ground-based gravitational-wave…
ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914
- B. Abbott, R. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- 11 February 2016
Physics
The discovery of the gravitational-wave (GW) source GW150914 with the Advanced LIGO detectors provides the first observational evidence for the existence of binary black hole (BH) systems that…
GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence.
For the first time, the nature of gravitational-wave polarizations from the antenna response of the LIGO-Virgo network is tested, thus enabling a new class of phenomenological tests of gravity.
GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M⊙
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- 6 January 2020
Physics
Astrophysical Journal
On 2019 April 25, the LIGO Livingston detector observed a compact binary coalescence with signal-to-noise ratio 12.9. The Virgo detector was also taking data that did not contribute to detection due…
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