GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration

GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration

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Abstract

On August 14, 2017 at 10∶30:43 UTC, the Advanced Virgo detector and the two Advanced LIGO detectors coherently observed a transient gravitational-wave signal produced by the coalescence of two stellar mass black holes, with a false-alarm rate of ≲1 in 27 000 years. The signal was observed with a three-detector network matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 18. The inferred masses of the initial black holes are 30.5^þ₋₃⁵_.^.₀⁷M☉ and 25:3₋^þ₄²_.^.₂⁸M☉ (at the 90% credible level). The luminosity distance of the source is 540^þ₋₂₁₀¹³⁰ Mpc, corresponding to a redshift of z ¼ 0.11₋^þ₀⁰_.^.₀₄⁰³. A network of three detectors improves the sky localization of the source, reducing the area of the 90% credible region from 1160 deg² using only the two LIGO detectors to 60 deg² using all three detectors. For the first time, we can test the nature of gravitational-wave polarizations from the antenna response of the LIGO-Virgo network, thus enabling a new class of phenomenological tests of gravity.

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abstract = "On August 14, 2017 at 10∶30:43 UTC, the Advanced Virgo detector and the two Advanced LIGO detectors coherently observed a transient gravitational-wave signal produced by the coalescence of two stellar mass black holes, with a false-alarm rate of ≲1 in 27 000 years. The signal was observed with a three-detector network matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 18. The inferred masses of the initial black holes are 30.5{\th}−35..07M☉ and 25:3−{\th}42..28M☉ (at the 90% credible level). The luminosity distance of the source is 540{\th}−210130 Mpc, corresponding to a redshift of z ¼ 0.11−{\th}00..0403. A network of three detectors improves the sky localization of the source, reducing the area of the 90% credible region from 1160 deg2 using only the two LIGO detectors to 60 deg2 using all three detectors. For the first time, we can test the nature of gravitational-wave polarizations from the antenna response of the LIGO-Virgo network, thus enabling a new class of phenomenological tests of gravity.",

author = "{LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration} and Abbott, {B. P.} and R. Abbott and Abbott, {T. D.} and F. Acernese and K. Ackley and C. Adams and T. Adams and P. Addesso and Adhikari, {R. X.} and Adya, {V. B.} and C. Affeldt and M. Afrough and B. Agarwal and M. Agathos and K. Agatsuma and N. Aggarwal and Aguiar, {O. D.} and L. Aiello and A. Ain and P. Ajith and B. Allen and G. Allen and A. Allocca and Altin, {P. A.} and A. Amato and A. Ananyeva and Anderson, {S. B.} and Anderson, {W. G.} and Angelova, {S. V.} and S. Antier and S. Appert and K. Arai and Araya, {M. C.} and Areeda, {J. S.} and N. Arnaud and Arun, {K. G.} and S. Ascenzi and G. Ashton and M. Ast and Aston, {S. M.} and P. Astone and Atallah, {D. V.} and P. Aufmuth and C. Aulbert and K. AultONeal and C. Austin and A. Avila-Alvarez and Berry, {C. P.L.} and V. Kalogera and Shahriar, {M. S.}",

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AU - Abbott, T. D.

AU - Acernese, F.

AU - Ackley, K.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Adams, T.

AU - Addesso, P.

AU - Adhikari, R. X.

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AU - Affeldt, C.

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AU - Ain, A.

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AU - Allen, B.

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AU - Anderson, S. B.

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AU - Aulbert, C.

AU - AultONeal, K.

AU - Austin, C.

AU - Avila-Alvarez, A.

AU - Berry, C. P.L.

AU - Kalogera, V.

AU - Shahriar, M. S.

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N2 - On August 14, 2017 at 10∶30:43 UTC, the Advanced Virgo detector and the two Advanced LIGO detectors coherently observed a transient gravitational-wave signal produced by the coalescence of two stellar mass black holes, with a false-alarm rate of ≲1 in 27 000 years. The signal was observed with a three-detector network matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 18. The inferred masses of the initial black holes are 30.5þ−35..07M☉ and 25:3−þ42..28M☉ (at the 90% credible level). The luminosity distance of the source is 540þ−210130 Mpc, corresponding to a redshift of z ¼ 0.11−þ00..0403. A network of three detectors improves the sky localization of the source, reducing the area of the 90% credible region from 1160 deg2 using only the two LIGO detectors to 60 deg2 using all three detectors. For the first time, we can test the nature of gravitational-wave polarizations from the antenna response of the LIGO-Virgo network, thus enabling a new class of phenomenological tests of gravity.

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