O1

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O1 was the first observing run of the Advanced LIGO–Virgo gravitational-wave detectors, during which the earliest confirmed gravitational-wave signals from binary black hole mergers were recorded.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravitational-wave observing run
observing run
alsoKnownAs Advanced LIGO first observing run NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Virgo Collaboration NERFINISHED
dataRelease publicly released after proprietary period
dataUsedFor constraints on compact binary merger rates
measurements of black hole masses and spins
tests of general relativity in the strong-field regime
detectedSourceType binary black hole merger
stellar-mass black hole binary
endDate 2016-01-19
firstConfirmedDetection GW150914 NERFINISHED
follows initial LIGO science runs
hasAbbreviation O1
hasDuration about 4 months
hostedEarliestConfirmedGravitationalWaveSignals binary black hole mergers
locatedInTime first observing run of Advanced LIGO era NERFINISHED
notableResult first direct detection of gravitational waves
first observation of a binary black hole merger
inauguration of gravitational-wave astronomy as an observational field
operatedBy LIGO Scientific Collaboration NERFINISHED
operationalStatus completed
partOf Advanced LIGO NERFINISHED
LIGO Scientific Collaboration observing program NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Advanced LIGO observing runs NERFINISHED
precedes O2
primaryGoal detection of gravitational waves
search for compact binary coalescences
recordedEvent GW150914 NERFINISHED
GW151226 NERFINISHED
LVT151012
runNumber 1
scientificDiscipline astrophysics
gravitational-wave astronomy
sensitivityLevel first advanced-detector sensitivity run
startDate 2015-09-12
timeFrame 2015–2016
usesDetector Advanced LIGO Hanford Observatory NERFINISHED
Advanced LIGO Livingston Observatory NERFINISHED
usesTechnology kilometer-scale Michelson interferometers
laser interferometry

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