The clustering of massive Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter: measuring their mass distribution with Advanced LIGO

@article{Clesse2016TheCO,
  title={The clustering of massive Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter: measuring their mass distribution with Advanced LIGO},
  author={S{\'e}bastien Clesse and Juan Garc'ia-Bellido},
  journal={arXiv: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics},
  year={2016}
}
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