Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A
- B. Abbott, R. Abbott, P. Ubertini
- Physics
- 16 October 2017
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
- PhysicsScience
- 17 April 1992
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
- PhysicsPhysical Review X
- 30 November 2018
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…
Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors
- L. S. Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration J. Abadie, K. Belczynski
- Physics
- 12 March 2010
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
- Physics
- 11 February 2016
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…
GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 23 Solar Mass Black Hole with a 2.6 Solar Mass Compact Object
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- PhysicsAstrophysical Journal
- 22 June 2020
We report the observation of a compact binary coalescence involving a 22.2–24.3 M⊙ black hole and a compact object with a mass of 2.50–2.67 M⊙ (all measurements quoted at the 90% credible level). The…
The first gravitational-wave source from the isolated evolution of two stars in the 40–100 solar mass range
- K. Belczynski, D. Holz, T. Bulik, R. O’Shaughnessy
- PhysicsNature
- 15 February 2016
High-precision numerical simulations of the formation of binary black holes via the evolution of isolated binary stars are reported, providing a framework within which to interpret the first gravitational-wave source, GW150914, and to predict the properties of subsequent binary-black-hole gravitational- wave events.
GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M⊙
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- PhysicsAstrophysical Journal
- 6 January 2020
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…
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- Physics
- 15 June 2016
The first observational run of the Advanced LIGO detectors, from September 12, 2015 to January 19, 2016, saw the first detections of gravitational waves from binary black hole mergers. In this paper…
Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO–Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog
- The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. Abbott, J. Zweizig
- PhysicsAstrophysical Journal Letters
- 27 October 2020
We report on the population of 47 compact binary mergers detected with a false-alarm rate of < in the second LIGO–Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. We observe several characteristics of the…
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