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*Recent*
GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing RunO3 CBCsummarySubmitted to PRX2010.14527P2000061
OctΒ 28,Β 2020
*Recent*
Tests of general relativity with binary black holes from the second LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogO3 CBCsummarySubmitted to PRD2010.14529P2000091
OctΒ 28,Β 2020
*Recent*
Population properties of compact objects from the second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient CatalogO3 CBCsummarySubmitted to ApJL2010.14533P2000077
OctΒ 28,Β 2020
*Recent*
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift during the LIGO-Virgo Run O3aO3 GRBsummarySubmitted to ApJ2010.14550P2000040
SepΒ 2,Β 2020GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 MsunO3 GW190521summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 125, 101102 (2020)2009.01075P2000020
SepΒ 2,Β 2020Properties and astrophysical implications of the 150 Msun binary black hole merger GW190521O3 GW190521summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 900, L13 (2020)2009.01190P2000021
JulΒ 28,Β 2020Gravitational-wave constraints on the equatorial ellipticity of millisecond pulsarsΒ (by LSC, Virgo, and radio astronomers)O3 CWsummaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 902, L21 (2020)2007.14251P2000029
JunΒ 23,Β 2020GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 23 Solar Mass Black Hole with a 2.6 Solar Mass Compact ObjectO3 GW190814summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 896, L44 (2020)2006.12611P190814
AprΒ 17,Β 2020GW190412: Observation of a Binary-Black-Hole Coalescence with Asymmetric MassesO3 GW190412summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 102, 043015 (2020)2004.08342P190412
FebΒ 26,Β 2020Trigger Data to Accompany “GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs”O1 O2 CBCP1900392
JanΒ 6,Β 2020GW190425: Observation of a compact binary coalescence with total mass ~3.4 MsunO3 GW190425summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 892, L3 (2020)2001.01761P190425
JanΒ 3,Β 2020A joint Fermi-GBM and LIGO/Virgo analysis of compact binary mergers from the first and second gravitational-wave observing runsΒ (by Fermi-GBM instrument team, LSC and Virgo)O2 GRBssummaryAstrophys. J.Β 893, 100 (2020)2001.00923P1900186
DecΒ 25,Β 2019Open data from the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and VirgoO1 O2 datasummarySubmitted to SoftwareX1912.11716P1900206
SepΒ 4,Β 2019Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRAΒ (by KAGRA, LSC and Virgo)O3 O4 O5 DetectorsLiving Reviews in RelativityΒ 23, 3 (2020)1304.0670P1200087-V58
AugΒ 29,Β 2019A guide to LIGO-Virgo detector noise and extraction of transient gravitational-wave signalsDatasummaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 37, 055002 (2020)1908.11170P1900004
AugΒ 16,Β 2019A gravitational-wave measurement of the Hubble constant following the second observing run of Advanced LIGO and VirgoO2 CosmologySubmitted to ApJ1908.06060P1900015
AugΒ 9,Β 2019Optically targeted search for gravitational waves emitted by core-collapse supernovae during the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced VirgoΒ (by LSC, Virgo, DLT-40 and ASSASN)O1 O2 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 101, 084002 (2020)1908.03584P1700177
AugΒ 2,Β 2019Model comparison from LIGO-Virgo data on GW170817’s binary components and consequences for the merger remnantGW170817summaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 37, 045006 (2020)1908.01012P1800379
JulΒ 22,Β 2019Search for eccentric binary black hole mergers with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo during their first and second observing runsO2 BurstsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 883, 149 (2019)1907.09384P1900110
JulΒ 2,Β 2019Search for gravitational wave signals associated with gamma-ray bursts during the second observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced VirgoΒ (by LSC, Virgo and IPN)O2 CBC Burst GRBssummaryAstrophys. J.Β 886, 75 (2019)1907.01443P1900034
JunΒ 28,Β 2019Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 in the second Advanced LIGO observing run with an improved hidden Markov modelO2 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 122002 (2019)1906.12040P1800208
JunΒ 19,Β 2019Search for intermediate mass black hole binaries in the first and second observing runs of the Advanced LIGO and Virgo networkO2 CBC BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 064064 (2019)1906.08000P1900045
MayΒ 9,Β 2019All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the second Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo runO2 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 024017 (2019)1905.03457P1800308
AprΒ 18,Β 2019Search for subsolar mass ultracompact binaries in Advanced LIGO’s second observing runΒ (by LSC, Virgo and S. Shandera)O2 CBCsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 123, 161102 (2019)1904.08976P1900037
MarΒ 28,Β 2019All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the second Advanced LIGO observing runO2 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 99, 104033 (2019)1903.12015P1800323
MarΒ 21,Β 2019Directional limits on persistent gravitational waves using data from Advanced LIGO’s first two observing runsO2 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 062001 (2019)1903.08844P1900053
MarΒ 11,Β 2019Tests of general relativity with the binary black hole signals from the LIGO-Virgo catalog GWTC-1O2 CBCsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 104036 (2019)1903.04467P1800316
MarΒ 7,Β 2019Search for the isotropic stochastic background using data from Advanced LIGO’s second observing runO2 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 061101(R) (2019)1903.02886P1800248
MarΒ 5,Β 2019All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO O2 dataΒ (by LSC, Virgo and A. Pisarski)O2 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 100, 024004 (2019)1903.01901P1900012
FebΒ 22,Β 2019Narrow-band search for gravitational waves from known pulsars using the second LIGO observing runΒ (by LSC, Virgo, and radio astronomers)O2 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 99, 122002 (2019)1902.08442P1800391
FebΒ 22,Β 2019Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars at two harmonics in 2015-2017 LIGO dataΒ (by LSC, Virgo, radio astronomers and NICER science team members)O2 CWsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 879, 10 (2019)
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FebΒ 5,Β 2019Search for transient gravitational wave signals associated with magnetar bursts during Advanced LIGO’s second observing runO2 BurstsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 874, 163 (2019)1902.01557P1800165
JanΒ 10,Β 2019Low-latency gravitational-wave alerts for multimessenger astronomy during the second Advanced LIGO and Virgo observing runO2 AlertssummaryAstrophys. J.Β 875, 161 (2019)1901.03310P1800255
JanΒ 6,Β 2019First measurement of the Hubble constant from a dark standard siren using the Dark Energy Survey galaxies and the LIGO/Virgo binary-black-hole merger GW170814Β (by DES, LSC and Virgo)GW170814 CosmologyAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 876, L7 (2019)1901.01540P1800338
DecΒ 31,Β 2018Searches for continuous gravitational waves from 15 supernova remnants and Fomalhaut b with Advanced LIGOO1 CWsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 875, 122 (2019)1812.11656P1800333
DecΒ 1,Β 2018GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing RunsO2 O1 CBC GW170729 GW170809 GW170818 GW170823summaryPhys. Rev. XΒ 9, 031040 (2019)1811.12907P1800307
DecΒ 1,Β 2018Binary Black Hole Population Properties Inferred from the First and Second Observing Runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced VirgoO2 CBCsummaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 882, L24 (2019)1811.12940P1800324
NovΒ 1,Β 2018Tests of General Relativity with GW170817O2 CBC GW170817summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 123, 011102 (2019)1811.00364P1800059
OctΒ 25,Β 2018Search for multimessenger sources of gravitational waves and high-energy neutrinos with Advanced LIGO during its first observing run, ANTARES, and IceCubeΒ (by ANTARES, IceCube, LSC and Virgo)O1 Burst NeutrinosAstrophys. J.Β 870, 134 (2019)1810.10693P1800104
OctΒ 5,Β 2018Search for gravitational waves from a long-lived remnant of the binary neutron star merger GW170817O2 GW170817summaryAstrophys. J.Β 875, 160 (2019)1810.02581P1800195
OctΒ 5,Β 2018AΒ FermiΒ Gamma-ray Burst Monitor search for electromagnetic signals coincident with gravitational-wave candidates in Advanced LIGO’s first observing runΒ (by Fermi-GBM, LSC and Virgo)O1 CBC GRBsAstrophys. J.Β 871, 90 (2019)1810.02764P1600333
AugΒ 27,Β 2018Constraining theΒ p-mode–g-mode tidal instability with GW170817Β (by LSC, Virgo and N. Weinberg)O2 GW170817summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 122, 061104 (2019)1808.08676P1800246
AugΒ 14,Β 2018Search for sub-solar mass ultracompact binaries in Advanced LIGO’s first observing runΒ (by LSC, Virgo and S. Shandera)O1 CBCsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 121, 231103 (2018)1808.04771P1800158
MayΒ 29,Β 2018Properties of the binary neutron star merger GW170817O2 CBC GW170817Phys. Rev. XΒ 9, 011001 (2019)1805.11579P1800061
MayΒ 29,Β 2018GW170817: Measurements of neutron star radii and the equation of stateO2 CBC GW170817summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 121, 161101 (2018)1805.11581P1800115
FebΒ 28,Β 2018Search for Tensor, Vector, and Scalar Polarizations in the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave BackgroundO1 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 120, 201102 (2018)1802.10194P1700369
FebΒ 14,Β 2018Full Band All-sky Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the O1 LIGO DataO1 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 97, 102003 (2018)1802.05241P1700164
DecΒ 4,Β 2017Constraints on cosmic strings using data from the first Advanced LIGO Observing runO1 Burst StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 97, 102002 (2018)1712.01168P1700051
NovΒ 18,Β 2017All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the first Advanced LIGO observing runO1 BurstsummaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 35, 065009 (2018)1711.06843P1600277
NovΒ 15,Β 2017GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass binary black hole coalescenceO2 CBC GW170608summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 851, L35 (2017)1711.05578P170608
OctΒ 25,Β 2017Search for Post-merger Gravitational Waves from the Remnant of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817O2 Burst GW170817summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 851, L16 (2017)1710.09320P1700318
OctΒ 16,Β 2017GW170817: Observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiralO2 CBC GW170817summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 119, 161101 (2017)1710.05832P170817
OctΒ 16,Β 2017Multi-Messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star MergerΒ (by LSC, Virgo and many astronomers)O2 CBC GW170817summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 848, L12 (2017)1710.05833P1700294
OctΒ 16,Β 2017Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817AΒ (by LSC, Virgo, Fermi-GBM and INTEGRAL)O2 CBC GW170817 GRB170817AsummaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 848, L13 (2017)1710.05834P1700308
OctΒ 16,Β 2017A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constantΒ (by LSC, Virgo, 1M2H, DECam GW-EM and DES, DLT40, LCO, VINROUGE and MASTER)O2 GW170817 CosmologysummaryNatureΒ 551, 85 (2017)1710.05835P1700296
OctΒ 16,Β 2017Estimating the Contribution of Dynamical Ejecta in the Kilonova Associated with GW170817O2 GW170817summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 850, L39 (2017)1710.05836P1700309
OctΒ 16,Β 2017GW170817: Implications for the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Compact Binary CoalescencesO2 Stochastic GW170817summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 120, 091101 (2018)1710.05837P1700272
OctΒ 16,Β 2017On the progenitor of binary neutron star merger GW170817O2 GW170817summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 850, L40 (2017)1710.05838P1700264
OctΒ 16,Β 2017Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger ObservatoryΒ (by ANTARES, IceCube, Pierre Auger, LSC and Virgo)O2 GW170817 NeutrinosAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 850, L35 (2017)1710.05839P1700344
OctΒ 6,Β 2017First narrow-band search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in advanced detector dataΒ (by LSC, Virgo and radio astronomers)O1 CW Crab VelasummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 96, 122006 (2017)1710.02327P1700221
OctΒ 5,Β 2017Effects of Data Quality Vetoes on a Search for Compact Binary Coalescences in Advanced LIGO’s First Observing RunO1 Detchar CBC GW150914 LVT151012 GW151226Classical and Quantum GravityΒ 35, 065010 (2018)1710.02185P1600110
SepΒ 27,Β 2017First search for nontensorial gravitational waves from known pulsarsΒ (by LSC, Virgo and radio astronomers)O1 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 120, 031104 (2018)1709.09203P1700009
SepΒ 27,Β 2017GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole CoalescenceO2 CBC GW170814summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 119, 141101 (2017)1709.09660P170814
SepΒ 8,Β 2017Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRAΒ (by LSC, Virgo and KAGRA)O1 O2 O3 O4 DetectorssummaryLiving Reviews in RelativityΒ 21, 3 (2018)1304.0670P1200087-V47
JulΒ 10,Β 2017All-sky Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the O1 LIGO DataO1 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 96, 062002 (2017)1707.02667P1700052
JulΒ 10,Β 2017First low-frequency Einstein@Home all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves in Advanced LIGO dataO1 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 96, 122004 (2017)1707.02669P1700127
JunΒ 9,Β 2017Upper limits on gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 from a model-based cross-correlation search in Advanced LIGO dataΒ (by LSC, Virgo, D. Steeghs and L. Wang)O1 CW ScoX1summaryAstrophys. J.Β 847, 47 (2017)1706.03119P1600297
JunΒ 1,Β 2017GW170104: Observation of a 50-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence at redshift 0.2O2 CBC GW170104summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 118, 221101 (2017)1706.01812P170104
AprΒ 15,Β 2017Search for intermediate mass black hole binaries in the first observing run of Advanced LIGOO1 CBC BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 96, 022001 (2017)1704.04628
AprΒ 12,Β 2017Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 in the first Advanced LIGO observing run with a hidden Markov modelO1 CW ScoX1summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 95, 122003 (2017)1704.03719P1700019
MarΒ 21,Β 2017Search for high-energy neutrinos from gravitational wave event GW151226 and candidate LVT151012 with ANTARES and IceCubeΒ (by ANTARES, IceCube, LSC and Virgo)O1 GW151226 LVT1510102 NeutrinosPhys. Rev. DΒ 96, 022005 (2017)1703.06298
JanΒ 26,Β 2017First search for gravitational waves from known pulsars with Advanced LIGOΒ (by LSC, Virgo and radio astronomers)O1 CW CrabsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 839, 12 (2017)1701.07709P1600159
DecΒ 6,Β 2016Upper Limits on the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Advanced LIGO’s First Observing RunO1 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 118, 121101 (2017)1612.02029
DecΒ 6,Β 2016Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO’s First Observing RunO1 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 118, 121102 (2017)1612.02030
NovΒ 24,Β 2016Search for gravitational waves associated with gamma-ray bursts during the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run and implications for the origin of GRB 150906BΒ (by LSC, Virgo and gamma-ray astronomers)O1 CBC Burst GRBs GRB150906BsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 841, 89 (2017)1611.07947
NovΒ 23,Β 2016Effects of waveform model systematics on the interpretation of GW150914Β (by LSC, Virgo and waveform modelers)O1 CBC GW150914summaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 34, 104002 (2017)1611.07531
NovΒ 9,Β 2016All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first Advanced LIGO runO1 BurstPhys. Rev. DΒ 95, 042003 (2017)1611.02972
SepΒ 11,Β 2016Exploring the sensitivity of next generation gravitational wave detectorsΒ (by LSC and J. Harms)DetectorsClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 34, 044001 (2017)1607.08697P1600143
AugΒ 5,Β 2016The basic physics of the binary black hole merger GW150914O1 CBC GW150914Annalen der PhysikΒ 529, 1600209 (2017)1608.01940P1600161
JulΒ 25,Β 2016Upper limits on the rates of binary neutron star and neutron star – black hole mergers from Advanced LIGO’s first observing runO1 CBCAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 832, L21 (2016)1607.07456P1600171
JulΒ 8,Β 2016Search for continuous gravitational waves from neutron stars in globular cluster NGC 6544S6 CW NGC6544summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 95, 082005 (2017)1607.02216P1500225
JunΒ 30,Β 2016Results of the deepest all-sky survey for continuous gravitational waves on LIGO S6 data running on the Einstein@Home volunteer distributed computing projectS6 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 94, 102002 (2016)1606.09619P1600156
JunΒ 15,Β 2016GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole CoalescenceO1 CBC GW151226summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 241103 (2016)1606.04855P151226
JunΒ 15,Β 2016Binary black hole mergers in the first Advanced LIGO observing runO1 CBC GW150914 LVT151012 GW151226Phys. Rev. XΒ 6, 041015 (2016)1606.04856P1600088
JunΒ 3,Β 2016Improved analysis of GW150914 using a fully spin-precessing waveform modelO1 GW150914 CBCPhys. Rev. XΒ 6, 041014 (2016)1606.01210P1600048
JunΒ 3,Β 2016Directly comparing GW150914 with numerical solutions of Einstein’s equations for binary black hole coalescenceO1 CBC GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 94, 064035 (2016)1606.01262P1500263
MayΒ 10,Β 2016Comprehensive All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the sixth science run LIGO dataS6 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 94, 042002 (2016)1605.03233
MayΒ 5,Β 2016Search for Transient Gravitational Waves in Coincidence with Short-Duration Radio Transients During 2007-2013Β (by LSC, Virgo and radio astronomers)S5 S6 VSR1 VSR3 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 122008 (2016)1605.01707
MayΒ 5,Β 2016First targeted search for gravitational-wave bursts from core-collapse supernovae in data of first-generation laser interferometer detectorsS5 S6 VSR1 VSR2 VSR3 VSR4 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 94, 102001 (2016)1605.01785
FebΒ 26,Β 2016Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914Β (by LSC, Virgo and many astronomers)O1 GW150914Astrophys. J. Lett.Β 826, L13 (2016)
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FebΒ 17,Β 2016High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCubeΒ (by ANTARES, IceCube, LSC and Virgo)O1 GW150914 NeutrinossummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 122010 (2016)1602.05411P1500271
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole MergerO1 CBC Burst GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 061102 (2016)1602.03837P150914
FebΒ 11,Β 2016GW150914: The Advanced LIGO Detectors in the Era of First DiscoveriesO1 Detectors GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 131103 (2016)1602.03838P1500237
FebΒ 11,Β 2016GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGOO1 CBC GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 122003 (2016)1602.03839P1500269
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Properties of the binary black hole merger GW150914O1 CBC GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 241102 (2016)1602.03840P1500218
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Tests of general relativity with GW150914O1 CBC GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 221101 (2016)1602.03841P1500213
FebΒ 11,Β 2016The rate of binary black hole mergers inferred from Advanced LIGO observations surrounding GW150914O1 CBC GW150914summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 833, L1 (2016)
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FebΒ 11,Β 2016Observing gravitational-wave transient GW150914 with minimal assumptionsO1 Burst GW150914Phys. Rev. DΒ 93, 122004 (2016)1602.03843P1500229
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914O1 Detchar GW150914summaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 33, 134001 (2016)1602.03844P1500238
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors for the discovery of the binary black-hole merger GW150914O1 Detchar GW150914summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 95, 062003 (2017)1602.03845P1500248
FebΒ 11,Β 2016Astrophysical Implications of the Binary Black-Hole Merger GW150914O1 GW150914summaryAstrophys. J. Lett.Β 818, L22 (2016)1602.03846P1500262
FebΒ 11,Β 2016GW150914: Implications for the stochastic gravitational-wave background from binary black holesO1 GW150914 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 116, 131102 (2016)1602.03847P1500222
NovΒ 16,Β 2015All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients with initial LIGOS5 S6 BurstsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 042005 (2016)1511.04398P1400138
OctΒ 13,Β 2015Search of the Orion spur for continuous gravitational waves using a loosely coherent algorithm on data from LIGO interferometersS6 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 042006 (2016)1510.03474P1500034
OctΒ 13,Β 2015First low frequency all-sky search for continuous gravitational wave signalsVSR2 VSR4 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 93, 042007 (2016)1510.03621P1500030
DecΒ 18,Β 2014Searches for continuous gravitational waves from nine young supernova remnantsS6 CWsummaryAstrophys. J.Β 813, 39 (2015)1412.5942P1400182
DecΒ 1,Β 2014Directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO dataS5 CW ScoX1summaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 91, 062008 (2015)1412.0605P1400094
NovΒ 17,Β 2014Advanced LIGODetectorsClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 32, 074001 (2015)1411.4547P1400177
OctΒ 30,Β 2014Narrow-band search of continuous gravitational-wave signals from Crab and Vela pulsars in Virgo VSR4 dataΒ (by LSC, Virgo and radio astronomers)VSR4 CW Crab VelasummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 91, 022004 (2015)1410.8310P1400045
OctΒ 28,Β 2014Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science runS6 DetcharsummaryClassical and Quantum GravityΒ 32, 115012 (2015)1410.7764P1000142
OctΒ 24,Β 2014Searching for stochastic gravitational waves using data from the two colocated LIGO Hanford detectorsS5 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 91, 022003 (2015)1410.6211P1000112
JulΒ 3,Β 2014Multimessenger search for sources of gravitational waves and high-energy neutrinos: Initial results for LIGO-Virgo and IceCubeΒ (by IceCube, LSC and Virgo)S5 S6 VSR1 VSR2 VSR3 Burst NeutrinossummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 90, 102002 (2014)1407.1042P1400046
JunΒ 17,Β 2014Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo dataS6 VSR2 VSR3 StochasticsummaryPhys. Rev. Lett.Β 113, 231101 (2014)1406.4556P1300154
JunΒ 2,Β 2014First all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from unknown sources in binary systemsS6 VSR2 VSR3 CWsummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 90, 062010 (2014)1405.7904P1300048
MayΒ 7,Β 2014Methods and results of a search for gravitational waves associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from the GEO 600, LIGO, and Virgo detectorsS5 S6 VSR1 VSR2 VSR3 VSR4 Burst GRBssummaryPhys. Rev. DΒ 89, 122004 (2014)1405.1053P1300086
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