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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instanceOf gravitational-wave observing run ⓘ
observing run ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Advanced LIGO first observing run ⓘ
collaboratesWith Virgo Collaboration ⓘ
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 ⓘ
follows initial LIGO science runs ⓘ
hasAbbreviation O1 ⓘ
hasDuration about 4 months ⓘ
hostedEarliestConfirmedGravitationalWaveSignals binary black hole mergers ⓘ
locatedInTime first observing run of Advanced LIGO era ⓘ
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 ⓘ
operationalStatus completed ⓘ
partOf Advanced LIGO ⓘ
LIGO Scientific Collaboration observing program ⓘ
partOfSeries Advanced LIGO observing runs ⓘ
precedes O2 ⓘ
primaryGoal detection of gravitational waves ⓘ
search for compact binary coalescences ⓘ
recordedEvent GW150914 ⓘ
GW151226 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Advanced LIGO Livingston Observatory ⓘ
usesTechnology kilometer-scale Michelson interferometers ⓘ
laser interferometry ⓘ

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