LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network

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gravitational-wave observatory network international research consortium scientific collaboration

The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network is an international collaboration of ground-based gravitational-wave observatories that jointly detect and analyze ripples in spacetime from cosmic events like merging black holes and neutron stars.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gravitational-wave observatory network ⓘ international research consortium ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ
aim	detection of gravitational waves ⓘ improved localization of gravitational-wave sources ⓘ joint data analysis ⓘ multi-detector observation of cosmic events ⓘ multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ tests of general relativity ⓘ
analyzes	strain data from interferometers ⓘ
benefit	better parameter estimation for sources ⓘ higher detection confidence ⓘ improved sky localization of sources ⓘ increased duty cycle for observations ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
cooperatesWith	electromagnetic observatories ⓘ gamma-ray telescopes ⓘ neutrino observatories ⓘ optical telescopes ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
detects	gravitational waves from binary black hole mergers ⓘ gravitational waves from binary neutron star mergers ⓘ gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences ⓘ gravitational waves from neutron star–black hole mergers ⓘ transient gravitational-wave signals ⓘ
field	astrophysics ⓘ general relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ
hasPart	KAGRA interferometer NERFINISHED ⓘ LIGO Hanford Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ LIGO Livingston Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo interferometer NERFINISHED ⓘ
member	KAGRA Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ LIGO Scientific Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgo Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	calibration consistency across detectors ⓘ coordinated observing runs ⓘ creation of joint gravitational-wave catalogs ⓘ public release of gravitational-wave event alerts ⓘ
uses	ground-based interferometric detectors ⓘ
usesMethod	Bayesian parameter estimation ⓘ coherent network analysis ⓘ matched filtering ⓘ time–frequency analysis ⓘ

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Virgo Collaboration → partOf → LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA network ⓘ