Abstract
We present the results from three gravitational-wave searches for coalescing compact binaries with component masses above 1 Ma™ during the first and second observing runs of the advanced gravitational-wave detector network. During the first observing run (O1), from September 12, 2015 to January 19, 2016, gravitational waves from three binary black hole mergers were detected. The second observing run (O2), which ran from November 30, 2016 to August 25, 2017, saw the first detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral, in addition to the observation of gravitational waves from a total of seven binary black hole mergers, four of which we report here for the first time: GW170729, GW170809, GW170818, and GW170823. For all significant gravitational-wave events, we provide estimates of the source properties.
Recommended Citation
B. P. Abbott et al., "GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs," Physical Review X, vol. 9, no. 3, American Physical Society (APS), Sep 2019.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.9.031040
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Flocculation; Gravitational effects; Merging; Neutrons; Population statistics; Signal detection; Stars, Binary neutron stars; Confidence interval; False alarm rate; Gravitational wave detectors; Gravitational-wave detection; Neutron stars; Upper limits; Wave transients, Gravity waves
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2160-3308
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 The Authors, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Sep 2019
