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GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO

Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · 2016 · Vol. 93(12)

B. P. Abbott✉(California Institute of Technology)R. Abbott(California Institute of Technology)T. D. Abbott(Louisiana State University)M. R. Abernathy(California Institute of Technology)F. Acernese(University of Salerno)K. Ackley(University of Florida)C. Adams(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)T. Adams(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)P. Addesso(University of Salerno)R. X. Adhikari(California Institute of Technology)V. B. Adya(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)C. Affeldt(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)M. Agathos(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)K. Agatsuma(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)N. Aggarwal(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)O. D. Aguiar(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)L. Aiello(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata)A. Ain(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)P. Ajith(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)B. Allen(Leibniz University Hannover)A. Allocca(University of Pisa)P. A. Altin(Australian National University)S. B. Anderson(California Institute of Technology)W. G. Anderson(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)K. Arai(California Institute of Technology)M. C. Araya(California Institute of Technology)C. C. Arceneaux(University of Mississippi)J. S. Areeda(California State University, Fullerton)N. Arnaud(Université Paris-Sud)K. G. Arun(Chennai Mathematical Institute)S. Ascenzi(University of Rome Tor Vergata)G. Ashton(University of Southampton)M. Ast(Universität Hamburg)S. M. Aston(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)P. Astone(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)P. Aufmuth(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)C. Aulbert(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)S. Babak(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)P. Bacon(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. K. M. Bader(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)P. T. Baker(Montana State University)F. Baldaccini(University of Perugia)G. Ballardin(European Gravitational Observatory)S. W. Ballmer(Syracuse University)J. C. Barayoga(California Institute of Technology)S. E. Barclay(University of Glasgow)B. C. Barish(California Institute of Technology)D. BarkerF. Barone(University of Salerno)B. Barr(University of Glasgow)L. Barsotti(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)M. Barsuglia(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)D. Barta(HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics)J. BartlettI. Bartos(Columbia University)R. Bassiri(Stanford University)A. Basti(University of Pisa)J. C. BatchC. Baune(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)V. Bavigadda(European Gravitational Observatory)M. Bazzan(University of Padua)B. Behnke(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)M. BejgerA. S. Bell(University of Glasgow)C. Bell(University of Glasgow)B. K. Berger(California Institute of Technology)J. BergmanG. Bergmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)C. P. L. Berry(University of Birmingham)D. Bersanetti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova)A. Bertolini(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)J. Betzwieser(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)S. Bhagwat(Syracuse University)R. Bhandare(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology)I. A. Bilenko(Lomonosov Moscow State University)G. Billingsley(California Institute of Technology)J. Birch(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)R. Birney(University of the West of Scotland)S. Biscans(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)A. Bisht(Leibniz University Hannover)M. Bitossi(European Gravitational Observatory)C. Biwer(Syracuse University)M. A. Bizouard(Université Paris-Sud)J. K. Blackburn(California Institute of Technology)C. D. Blair(The University of Western Australia)D. G. Blair(The University of Western Australia)R. M. BlairS. Bloemen(Radboud University Nijmegen)O. Bock(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)T. P. Bodiya(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)M. Boër(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)G. Bogaert(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)C. Bogan(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)A. Bohé(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)Kayleigh Bohémier(Syracuse University)P. Bojtos(Eötvös Loránd University)C. Bond(University of Birmingham)F. Bondu(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)R. Bonnand(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)B. A. Boom(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)R. Bork(California Institute of Technology)V. Boschi(University of Pisa)S. Bose(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)Y. Bouffanais(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)A. Bozzi(European Gravitational Observatory)C. Bradaschia(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)P. R. Brady(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)V. B. Braginsky(Lomonosov Moscow State University)M. Branchesi(University of Urbino)J. E. Brau(University of Oregon)T. Briant(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)A. Brillet(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Brinkmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)V. Brisson(Université Paris-Sud)P. Brockill(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)A. F. Brooks(California Institute of Technology)D. Brown(Syracuse University)D. D. Brown(Syracuse University)N. M. Brown(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)C. C. Buchanan(Louisiana State University)A. Buikema(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)T. Bulik(Astronomical Observatory)H. J. Bulten(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)A. Buonanno(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)D. Buskulic(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)C. Buy(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)R. L. Byer(Stanford University)M. Cabero(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)L. Cadonati(Georgia Institute of Technology)G. Cagnoli(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)C. Cahillane(California Institute of Technology)J. Calderón Bustillo(Georgia Institute of Technology)T. A. Callister(California Institute of Technology)E. Calloni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)J. B. Camp(Goddard Space Flight Center)K. C. Cannon(University of Toronto)J. Cao(Tsinghua University)C. D. Capano(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)E. Capocasa(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)F. Carbognani(European Gravitational Observatory)S. Caride(Texas Tech University)J. Casanueva Diaz(Université Paris-Sud)C. Casentini(University of Rome Tor Vergata)S. Caudill(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)M. Cavaglià(University of Mississippi)F. Cavalier(Université Paris-Sud)R. Cavalieri(European Gravitational Observatory)G. Cella(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)C. Cepeda(California Institute of Technology)L. Cerboni Baiardi(University of Urbino)G. Cerretani(University of Pisa)E. Cesarini(University of Rome Tor Vergata)R. Chakraborty(California Institute of Technology)T. Chalermsongsak(California Institute of Technology)S. J. Chamberlin(Pennsylvania State University)M. Chan(University of Glasgow)S. Chao(National Tsing Hua University)P. Charlton(Charles Sturt University)E. Chassande‐Mottin(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)H. Y. Chen(University of Chicago)Yu‐Hung Chen(California Institute of Technology)C. Cheng(National Tsing Hua University)A. Chincarini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova)A. Chiummo(European Gravitational Observatory)H. S. Cho(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)M. Cho(University of Maryland, College Park)J. H. Chow(Australian National University)N. Christensen(Carleton College)Q. Chu(The University of Western Australia)S. Chua(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)S. Chung(The University of Western Australia)G. Ciani(University of Florida)F. ClaraJ. A. Clark(Georgia Institute of Technology)J. H. Clayton(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)F. Cleva(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)E. Coccia(University of Rome Tor Vergata)P.‐F. Cohadon(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Thomas Cokelaer(Cardiff University)A. Colla(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)Christophe ColletteL. Cominsky(Sonoma State University)M. Constancio(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)A. Conte(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)L. Conti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova)D. CookT. R. Corbitt(Louisiana State University)Neil J. Cornish(Montana State University)A. Corsi(Texas Tech University)S. Cortese(European Gravitational Observatory)C. A. Costa(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)M. W. Coughlin(Carleton College)S. B. Coughlin(Northwestern University)J.‐P. Coulon(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)S. T. Countryman(Columbia University)P. Couvares(California Institute of Technology)E. E. Cowan(Georgia Institute of Technology)D. M. Coward(The University of Western Australia)M. J. Cowart(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)D. C. Coyne(California Institute of Technology)R. Coyne(Texas Tech University)K. Craig(University of Glasgow)J. D. E. Creighton(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)J. D. E. Creighton(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)J. Cripe(Louisiana State University)S. G. Crowder(University of Minnesota)A. Cumming(University of Glasgow)L. Cunningham(University of Glasgow)E. Cuoco(European Gravitational Observatory)T. Dal Canton(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)S. L. Danilishin(University of Glasgow)S. D’Antonio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata)K. Danzmann(Leibniz University Hannover)N. S. Darman(The University of Melbourne)V. Dattilo(European Gravitational Observatory)I. Dave(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology)H. Daveloza(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)M. Davier(Université Paris-Sud)G. S. Davies(University of Glasgow)E. J. Daw(University of Sheffield)R. Day(European Gravitational Observatory)D. DeBra(Syracuse University)D. DeBra(Stanford University)G. Debreczeni(HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics)J. Degallaix(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)M. De Laurentis(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)S. Deléglise(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)W. Del Pozzo(University of Birmingham)T. Denker(Leibniz University Hannover)T. Dent(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)H. Dereli(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)V. Dergachev(California Institute of Technology)R. T. DeRosa(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)R. De Rosa(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)R. DeSalvo(University of Sannio)S. Dhurandhar(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)M. C. Díaz(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)A. Dietz(University of Mississippi)L. Di Fiore(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)M. Di Giovanni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)A. Di Lieto(University of Pisa)S. Di Pace(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)I. Di Palma(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)A. Di Virgilio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)G. Dojcinoski(Montclair State University)V. Dolique(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)F. Donovan(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)K. L. Dooley(University of Mississippi)S. Doravari(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)R. Douglas(University of Glasgow)T. P. Downes(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)M. Drago(University of Trento)R. W. P. Drever(California Institute of Technology)Jennifer C DriggersZhihui Du(Tsinghua University)M. Ducrot(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)S. E. DwyerT. B. Edo(University of Sheffield)M. C. Edwards(Carleton College)A. Effler(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)H.-B. Eggenstein(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)P. Ehrens(California Institute of Technology)J. Eichholz(University of Florida)S. S. Eikenberry(University of Florida)W. Engels(California Institute of Technology)R. C. Essick(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)T. Etzel(California Institute of Technology)M. Evans(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)T. M. Evans(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)R. Everett(Pennsylvania State University)M. Factourovich(Columbia University)V. Fafone(University of Rome Tor Vergata)H. Fair(Syracuse University)S. Fairhurst(Cardiff University)X. Fan(Tsinghua University)Q. Fang(The University of Western Australia)S. Farinon(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova)B. Farr(University of Chicago)B. Farr(University of Birmingham)M. Favata(Montclair State University)M. Fays(Cardiff University)H. Fehrmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)M. M. Fejer(Stanford University)I. Ferrante(University of Pisa)E. C. Ferreira(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)F. Ferrini(European Gravitational Observatory)F. Fidecaro(University of Pisa)I. Fiori(European Gravitational Observatory)D. Fiorucci(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)R. P. Fisher(Syracuse University)R. Flaminio(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)M. Fletcher(University of Glasgow)N. Fotopoulos(California Institute of Technology)J.-D. Fournier(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Sebastián Franco(Université Paris-Sud)S. Frasca(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)F. Frasconi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)M. Frei(Rochester Institute of Technology)Z. Frei(Eötvös Loránd University)A. Freise(University of Birmingham)R. Frey(University of Oregon)R. Frey(Université Paris-Sud)T. T. Fricke(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)P. Fritschel(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)V. V. Frolov(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)P. Fulda(University of Florida)M. Fyffe(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)H. A. Gabbard(University of Mississippi)J. R. Gair(University of Edinburgh)L. Gammaitoni(University of Perugia)S. G. Gaonkar(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)F. Garufi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)Alberto Gatto(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)G. Gaur(Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar)N. Gehrels(Goddard Space Flight Center)G. Gemme(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova)B. Gendre(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)E. Genin(European Gravitational Observatory)A. Gennai(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)J. George(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology)L. Gergely(University of Szeged)V. Germain(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Archisman Ghosh(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)S. Ghosh(Radboud University Nijmegen)J. A. Giaime(Louisiana State University)K. D. Giardina(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)A. Giazotto(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)K. Gill(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University)A. Glaefke(University of Glasgow)E. Goetz(University of Michigan)E. Goetz(University of Florida)L. M. Goggin(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)L. Gondán(Eötvös Loránd University)G. González(Louisiana State University)J. M. Gonzalez Castro(University of Pisa)A. Gopakumar(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)Neil Gordon(University of Glasgow)M. L. Gorodetsky(Lomonosov Moscow State University)S. E. Gossan(California Institute of Technology)M. Gosselin(European Gravitational Observatory)R. Gouaty(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)C. Graef(University of Glasgow)P. B. Graff(University of Maryland, College Park)M. Granata(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)A. Grant(University of Glasgow)S. Gras(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)C. GrayG. Greco(University of Urbino)A. C. Green(University of Birmingham)P. Groot(Radboud University Nijmegen)H. Grote(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)S. Grünewald(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)G. M. Guidi(University of Urbino)X. Guo(Tsinghua University)A. Gupta(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)Manoj Gupta(Institute for Plasma Research)K. E. Gushwa(California Institute of Technology)E. K. Gustafson(California Institute of Technology)R. Gustafson(University of Michigan)J. J. Hacker(California State University, Fullerton)E. D. Hall(Washington State University)E. D. Hall(California Institute of Technology)G. Hammond(University of Glasgow)M. Haney(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)M. M. Hanke(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)J. HanksC. Hanna(Pennsylvania State University)M. D. Hannam(Cardiff University)J. Hanson(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)T. Hardwick(Louisiana State University)J. Harms(University of Urbino)I. W. Harry(American University)I. W. Harry(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)M. J. Hart(University of Glasgow)M. T. Hartman(University of Florida)C.‐J. Haster(University of Birmingham)K. Haughian(University of Glasgow)A. Heidmann(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. C. Heintze(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)H. Heitmann(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)P. Hello(Université Paris-Sud)H. Heitmann(European Gravitational Observatory)M. Hendry(University of Glasgow)I. S. Heng(University of Glasgow)J. Hennig(University of Glasgow)A. W. Heptonstall(California Institute of Technology)M. Heurs(Leibniz University Hannover)S. Hild(University of Glasgow)D. Hoak(University of Massachusetts Amherst)K. A. Hodge(California Institute of Technology)D. Hofman(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)S. E. Hollitt(The University of Adelaide)K. Holt(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)D. E. Holz(University of Chicago)P. Hopkins(Cardiff University)D. J. Hosken(The University of Adelaide)J. Hough(University of Glasgow)E. A. Houston(University of Glasgow)E. J. Howell(The University of Western Australia)Yi-Ming Hu(University of Glasgow)S. Huang(National Tsing Hua University)E. A. Huerta(Northwestern University)D. Huet(Université Paris-Sud)B. Hughey(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University)S. Husa(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears)S. H. Huttner(University of Glasgow)T. Huynh–Dinh(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)A. Idrisy(Pennsylvania State University)N. Indik(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)D. R. IngramR. Inta(Texas Tech University)H. N. Isa(University of Glasgow)J.-M. Isac(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Isi(California Institute of Technology)G. Islas(California State University, Fullerton)T. Isogai(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)B. R. Iyer(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)K. IzumiT. Jacqmin(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)H. Jang(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)K. Jani(Georgia Institute of Technology)P. Jaranowski(University of Białystok)S. Jawahar(University of Strathclyde)F. Jiménez‐Forteza(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears)W. W. Johnson(Louisiana State University)D. I. Jones(University of Southampton)Gareth Jones(Cardiff University)R. W. L. Jones(University of Glasgow)R. J. G. Jonker(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)L. Ju(The University of Western Australia)K. Haris(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram)C. V. Kalaghatgi(Chennai Mathematical Institute)V. Kalogera(Northwestern University)S. Kandhasamy(University of Mississippi)G. Kang(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)J. B. Kanner(California Institute of Technology)S. Karki(University of Oregon)M. Kasprzack(Université Paris-Sud)E. Katsavounidis(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)W. Katzman(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)S. Kaufer(Leibniz University Hannover)T. Kaur(The University of Western Australia)K. KawabeF. Kawazoe(Leibniz University Hannover)F. Kéfélian(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. S. Kehl(University of Toronto)D. Keitel(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)D. B. Kelley(Syracuse University)W. Kells(California Institute of Technology)D. G. Keppel(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)R. Kennedy(University of Sheffield)J. S. Key(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)A. Khalaidovski(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)F. Y. Khalili(Lomonosov Moscow State University)I. Khan(Gran Sasso Science Institute)S. Khan(Cardiff University)Z. Khan(Institute for Plasma Research)Е. А. Хазанов(Institute of Applied Physics)N. KijbunchooC. Kim(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)Jinwoo Kim(Pusan National University)K. Kim(Hanyang University)Nam-Gyu Kim(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)Namjun Kim(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information)Y.-M. Kim(Pusan National University)E. J. King(The University of Adelaide)Peter KingD. L. Kinzel(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)J. S. KisselL. Kleybolte(Universität Hamburg)S. Klimenko(University of Florida)S. M. Koehlenbeck(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)K. Kokeyama(Louisiana State University)S. Koley(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)V. Kondrashov(California Institute of Technology)A. Kontos(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)M. Korobko(Universität Hamburg)W. Z. Korth(California Institute of Technology)I. Kowalska(Astronomical Observatory)D. B. Kozak(California Institute of Technology)V. Kringel(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)B. Krishnan(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)A. Królak(National Centre for Nuclear Research)C. Krueger(Leibniz University Hannover)G. Kuehn(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)P. Kumar(University of Toronto)L. Kuo(National Tsing Hua University)A. Kutynia(National Centre for Nuclear Research)B. D. Lackey(Syracuse University)M. LandryJ. Lange(Rochester Institute of Technology)B. Lantz(Stanford University)P. D. Lasky(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute)A. Lazzarini(California Institute of Technology)C. Lazzaro(Georgia Institute of Technology)P. Leaci(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)S. Leavey(University of Glasgow)E. O. Lebigot(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Chang‐Hwan Lee(Pusan National University)H. K. Lee(Seoul National University)Hyung Mok Lee(Seoul National University)K. Lee(University of Glasgow)A. Lenon(Syracuse University)M. Leonardi(University of Trento)J. R. Leong(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)N. Leroy(Université Paris-Sud)N. Letendre(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Y. Levin(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute)B. M. LevineT. G. F. Li(California Institute of Technology)A. Libson(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)T. B. Littenberg(University of Alabama in Huntsville)N. A. Lockerbie(University of Strathclyde)J. Logue(University of Glasgow)A. L. Lombardi(University of Massachusetts Amherst)J. E. Lord(Syracuse University)M. Lorenzini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata)V. Loriette(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)M. Lormand(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)G. Losurdo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze)J. D. Lough(Leibniz University Hannover)H. Lück(Leibniz University Hannover)A. P. Lundgren(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)Jun Luo(Carleton College)Ryan S. Lynch(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Y. Ma(The University of Western Australia)T. MacDonald(Stanford University)B. Machenschalk(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)M. MacInnis(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)D. M. Macleod(Louisiana State University)F. Magaña‐Sandoval(Syracuse University)R. M. Magee(Washington State University)M. Mageswaran(California Institute of Technology)E. Majorana(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)I. Maksimovic(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)V. Malvezzi(University of Rome Tor Vergata)N. Man(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Ilya Mandel(University of Birmingham)V. Mandic(University of Minnesota)V. Mangano(University of Glasgow)G. L. Mansell(Australian National University)V. Mangano(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)M. Mantovani(European Gravitational Observatory)F. Marchesoni(Università di Camerino)F. Marion(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Szabolcs Márka(Columbia University)Z. Márka(Columbia University)A. S. Markosyan(Stanford University)E. Maros(California Institute of Technology)F. Martelli(University of Urbino)L. Martellini(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)I. W. Martin(University of Glasgow)R. M. Martin(University of Florida)Д. В. Мартынов(California Institute of Technology)J. N. Marx(California Institute of Technology)K. Mason(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)A. Masserot(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)T. J. Massinger(Syracuse University)M. Masso‐Reid(University of Glasgow)F. Matichard(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)L. Matone(Columbia University)N. Mavalvala(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)N. Mazumder(Washington State University)G. Mazzolo(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)R. McCarthyD. E. McClelland(Australian National University)S. McCormick(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)S. C. McGuire(Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College)G. McIntyre(California Institute of Technology)J. McIver(California Institute of Technology)D. J. A. McKechan(Cardiff University)D. J. McManus(Australian National University)S. T. McWilliams(West Virginia University)D. Meacher(Pennsylvania State University)G. D. Meadors(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)J. Meidam(National Institute for Subatomic Physics)A. Melatos(The University of Melbourne)G. MendellD. Mendoza-Gandara(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)R. A. Mercer(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)E. L. MerilhM. Merzougui(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)S. Meshkov(California Institute of Technology)Eirini Messaritaki(California Institute of Technology)C. Messenger(University of Glasgow)C. Messick(Pennsylvania State University)P. M. Meyers(University of Minnesota)F. Mezzani(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I)H. Miao(University of Birmingham)C. Michel(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)H. Middleton(University of Birmingham)Е. Е. Михайлов(William & Mary)L. Milano(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli)J. Miller(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)M. Millhouse(Montana State University)Y. Minenkov(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata)J. Ming(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)S. Mirshekari(Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas)C. Mishra(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)S. Mitra(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)V. P. Mitrofanov(Lomonosov Moscow State University)G. Mitselmakher(University of Florida)R. Mittleman(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)A. Moggi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa)M. Mohan(European Gravitational Observatory)S. R. P. Mohapatra(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)M. Montani(University of Urbino)C. J. Moore(Montclair State University)C. J. Moore(University of Cambridge)D. MoraruG. MorenoS. R. Morriss(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)K. Mossavi(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)B. Mours(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)C. M. Mow‐Lowry(University of Birmingham)C. Mueller(University of Florida)G. Mueller(University of Florida)A. W. Muir(Cardiff University)Arunava Mukherjee(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)D. Mukherjee(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)S. Mukherjee(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)N. Mukund(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics)A. Mullavey(LIGO Scientific Collaboration)J. Münch(The University of Adelaide)D. Murphy(Columbia University)P. G. Murray(University of Glasgow)A. Mytidis(University of Florida)I. Nardecchia(University of Rome Tor Vergata)L. 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Abstract

On September 14, 2015 at 09:50:45 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 <i>σ</i>.

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Gamma-ray bursts and supernovaeLIGOBinary black holeBinary numberCoalescence (physics)Black hole (networking)AstrophysicsPhysicsComputer scienceAstronomyGravitational wave

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National Science Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Institut des Origines de Lyon
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
Leverhulme Trust
Royal Society
Scottish Funding Council
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
European Commission
National Research Foundation
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Industry Canada
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund
National Research Foundation of Korea
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Ministry of Education, India
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Govern de les Illes Balears
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Australian Research Council
Science and Engineering Research Board
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Seventh Framework Programme
Division of Human Resource Development

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