Constraints on frequency-dependent violations of Shapiro delay from GW150914

@article{Kahya2016ConstraintsOF,
  title={Constraints on frequency-dependent violations of Shapiro delay from GW150914},
  author={Emre O. Kahya and Shantanu Desai},
  journal={Physics Letters B},
  year={2016},
  volume={756},
  pages={265-267}
}
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