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Abstract
On September 14, 2015, at 0950:45 UTC the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) simultaneously observed the binary black hole merger GW150914. We report the results of a matched-filter search using relativistic models of compact-object binaries that recovered GW150914 as the most significant event during the coincident observations between the two LIGO detectors from September 12 to October 20, 2015 GW150914 was observed with a matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 24 and a false alarm rate estimated to be less than 1 event per 203000 years, equivalent to a significance greater than 5.1 σ.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 122003 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Physical Review D |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jun 2016 |
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Gravitational-wave astronomy: detection and beyond
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
30/06/16 → 1/08/20
Project: Research
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An upgraded pulsar timing array for gravitational wave detection
Levin, Y., Bailes, M., Hobbs, G., Manchester, R. & van Straten, W.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
21/01/14 → 31/01/16
Project: Research
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Gravitational-wave astrophysics of binary black holes
Levin, Y.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/06/12 → 1/08/17
Project: Research