| Title: |
Observation of gravitational waves from a binary Black Hole merger |
| Authors: |
Abbott, Bp; Abbott, R; Abbott, Td; Abernathy, Mr; Acernese, F; Ackley, K; Adams, C; Adams, T; Addesso, P; Adhikari, Rx; Adya, Vb; Affeldt, C; Agathos, M; Agatsuma, K; Aggarwal, N; Aguiar, Od; Aiello, L; Ain, A; Ajith, P; Allen, B; Allocca, A; Altin, Pa; Anderson, Sb; Anderson, Wg; Arai, K; Arain, Ma; Araya, Mc; Arceneaux, Cc; Areeda, Js; Arnaud, N; Arun, Kg; Ascenzi, S; Ashton, G; Ast, M; Aston, Sm; Astone, P; Aufmuth, P; Aulbert, C; Babak, S; Bacon, P; Bader, Mkm; Baker, Pt; Baldaccini, F; Ballardin, G; Ballmer, Sw; Barayoga, Jc; Barclay, Se; Barish, Bc; Barker, D; Barone, F; Barr, B; Barsotti, L; Barsuglia, M; Barta, D; Bartlett, J; Barton, Ma; Bartos, I; Bassiri, R; Basti, A; Batch, Jc; Baune, C; Bavigadda, V; Bazzan, M; Behnke, B; Bejger, M; Belczynski, C; Bell, As; Bell, Cj; Berger, Bk; Bergman, J; Bergmann, G; Berry, Cpl; Bersanetti, D; Bertolini, A; Betzwieser, J; Bhagwat, S; Bhandare, R; Bilenko, Ia; Billingsley, G; Birch, J; Birney, R; Birnholtz, O; Biscans, S; Bisht, A; Bitossi, M; Biwer, C; Bizouard, Ma; Blackburn, Jk; Blair, Cd; Blair, Dg; Blair, Rm; Bloemen, S; Bock, O; Bodiya, Tp; Boer, M; Bogaert, G; Bogan, C; Bohe, A; Bojtos, P; Bond, C; Bondu, F; Bonnand, R; Boom, Ba; Bork, R; Boschi, V; Bose, S; Bouffanais, Y; Bozzi, A; Bradaschia, C; Brady, Pr; Braginsky, Vb; Branchesi, M; Brau, Je; Briant, T; Brillet, A; Brinkmann, M; Brisson, V; Brockill, P; Brooks, Af; Brown, Da; Brown, Dd; Brown, Nm; Buchanan, Cc; Buikema, A; Bulik, T; Bulten, Hj; Buonanno, A; Buskulic, D; Buy, C; Byer, Rl; Cabero, M; Cadonati, L; Cagnoli, G; Cahillane, C; Bustillo, Jc; Callister, T; Calloni, E; Camp, Jb; Cannon, Kc; Cao, J; Capano, Cd; Capocasa, E; Carbognani, F; Caride, S; Diaz, Jc; Casentini, C; Caudill, S; Cavaglia, M; Cavalier, F; Cavalieri, R; Cella, G; Cepeda, Cb; Baiardi, Lc; Cerretani, G; Cesarini, E; Chakraborty, R; Chalermsongsak, T; Chamberlin, Sj; Chan, M; Chao, S; Charlton, P; Chassande Mottin, E; Chen, Hy; Chen, Y; Cheng, C; Chincarini, A; Chiummo, A; Cho, Hs; Cho, M; 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| Contributors: |
Abbott, B; Abbott, R; Abbott, T; Abernathy, M; Acernese, F; Ackley, K; Adams, C; Adams, T; Addesso, P; Adhikari, R; Adya, V; Affeldt, C; Agathos, M; Agatsuma, K; Aggarwal, N; Aguiar, O; Aiello, L; Ain, A; Ajith, P; Allen, B; Allocca, A; Altin, P; Anderson, S; Anderson, W; Arai, K; Arain, M; Araya, M; Arceneaux, C; Areeda, J; Arnaud, N; Arun, K; Ascenzi, S; Ashton, G; Ast, M; Aston, S; Astone, P; Aufmuth, P; Aulbert, C; Babak, S; Bacon, P; Bader, M; Baker, P; Baldaccini, F; Ballardin, G; Ballmer, S; Barayoga, J; Barclay, S; Barish, B; Barker, D; Barone, F; Barr, B; Barsotti, L; Barsuglia, M; Barta, D; Bartlett, J; Barton, M; Bartos, I; Bassiri, R; Basti, A; Batch, J; Baune, C; Bavigadda, V; Bazzan, M; Behnke, B; Bejger, M; Belczynski, C; Bell, A; Bell, C; Berger, B; Bergman, J; Bergmann, G; Berry, C; Bersanetti, D; Bertolini, A; Betzwieser, J; Bhagwat, S; Bhandare, R; Bilenko, I; Billingsley, G; Birch, J; Birney, R; Birnholtz, O; Biscans, S; Bisht, A; Bitossi, M; Biwer, C; Bizouard, M; Blackburn, J; Blair, C; Blair, D; Blair, R; Bloemen, S; Bock, O; Bodiya, T; Boer, M; Bogaert, G; Bogan, C; Bohe, A; Bojtos, P; Bond, C |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
Universitá degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata": ART - Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca |
| Subject Terms: |
Settore FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE |
| Description: |
On September 14, 2015 at 09: 50: 45 UTC the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory simultaneously observed a transient gravitational-wave signal. The signal sweeps upwards in frequency from 35 to 250 Hz with a peak gravitational-wave strain of 1.0 x 10(-21). It matches the waveform predicted by general relativity for the inspiral and merger of a pair of black holes and the ringdown of the resulting single black hole. The signal 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 203 000 years, equivalent to a significance greater than 5.1 sigma. The source lies at a luminosity distance of 410(-180)(+160) Mpc corresponding to a redshift z = 0.09(-0.01)(+0.03). In the source frame, the initial black hole masses are 36(-4)(+5)M(circle dot) and 29(-4)(+4)M(circle dot), and the final black hole mass is 62(-4)(+4) M-circle dot, with 3.0(-0.5)(+0.5) M(circle dot)c(2) radiated in gravitational waves. All uncertainties define 90% credible intervals. These observations demonstrate the existence of binary stellar-mass black hole systems. This is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and the first observation of a binary black hole merger. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000370030200001; volume:116; issue:6; numberofpages:16; journal:PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS; https://hdl.handle.net/2108/176647 |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/2108/176647; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; license:Creative commons ; license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/it/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5BAD3DC8 |
| Database: |
BASE |