GW170608: Observation of a 19 Solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

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2017
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  • Gravitational waves
  • Black holes (astronomy)
  • Gravitational self-force
  • Galaxies
  • Stars
  • Planets
  • Gravitational waves
  • Black holes (astronomy)
  • Gravitational self-force
  • Galaxies
  • Stars
  • Planets
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  • On June 8, 2017 at 02:01:16.49 UTC, a gravitational-wave signal from the merger of two stellar-mass black holes was observed by the two Advanced LIGO detectors with a network signal-to-noise ratio of 13. This system is the lightest black hole binary so far observed, with component masses $12^{+7}_{-2}\,M_\odot$ and $7^{+2}_{-2}\,M_\odot$ (90% credible intervals). These lie in the range of measured black hole masses in low-mass X-ray binaries, thus allowing us to compare black holes detected through gravitational waves with electromagnetic observations. The source's luminosity distance is $340^{+140}_{-140}$ Mpc, corresponding to redshift $0.07^{+0.03}_{-0.03}$. We verify that the signal waveform is consistent with the predictions of general relativity.
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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