@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",
}