Binary observations from Advanced LIGO

Document #:

LIGO-G1601369-v2

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

Advanced LIGO has finished its first observing run and announced the first detection of gravitational waves. From the first observing run, there were three interesting events (GW150914, LVT151012 and GW151226) identified as binary black hole coalescences. I will explain how the parameters of these systems are inferred, and discuss the results from our first observing run.

Files in Document:

• Presentation (Berry_Binaries.pdf, 13.7 MB)

Topics:

• Compact Binaries
• Astrophysics / Multi-messenger

Author Groups:

• LVC

Notes and Changes:

Contributed talk for Binary Stars in Cambridge, 25–29 July 2016.