@article{7b86e8fe764d44e4a1b3ad761cc18f64,
title = "GW170608: Observation of a 19 Solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence",
abstract = "On 2017 June 8 at 02:01:16.49 UTC, a gravitational-wave (GW) signal from the merger of two stellar-mass blackholes was observed by the two Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detectors with anetwork signal-to-noise ratio of 13. This system is the lightest black hole binary so far observed, with componentmasses of 12+7 -2M⊙7+2 -2 (90% credible intervals). These lie in the range of measured black hole masses inlow-mass X-ray binaries, thus allowing us to compare black holes detected through GWs with electromagneticobservations. The source's luminosity distance is 340+140 -140corresponding to redshift -0.07+0.030 03. We verify thatthe signal waveform is consistent with the predictions of general relativity.",
keywords = "binaries: general, gravitational waves, stars: black holes",
author = "Abbott, {B. P.} and R. Abbott and Abbott, {T. D.} and F. Acernese and K. Ackley and C. Adams and T. Adams and P. Addesso and Adhikari, {R. X.} and Adya, {V. B.} and C. Affeldt and M. Afrough and B. Agarwal and M. Agathos and K. Agatsuma and N. Aggarwal and Aguiar, {O. D.} and L. Aiello and A. Ain and Altin, {P. A.} and Chow, {J. H.} and S. Chua and J. Eichholz and Evans, {T. M.} and Forsyth, {P. W.F.} and R. Inta and J. Junker and N. Kijbunchoo and Mansell, {G. L.} and M. Manske and McClelland, {D. E.} and McManus, {D. J.} and T. McRae and J. Miller and Mow-Lowry, {C. M.} and A. Mullavey and Nguyen, {T. T.} and Rabeling, {D. S.} and R. Schnabel and Scott, {S. M.} and Shaddock, {D. A.} and Slagmolen, {B. J.J.} and L. Sun and D. T{\"o}yra and Wade, {A. R.} and Ward, {R. L.} and K. Wette and Whiting, {B. F.} and Wright, {J. L.} and Yap, {M. J.}",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "20",
doi = "10.3847/2041-8213/aa9f0c",
language = "English",
volume = "851",
journal = "Astrophysical Journal Letters",
issn = "2041-8205",
publisher = "American Astronomical Society",
number = "2",
}