GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
B. P. Abbott(California Institute of Technology), R. Abbott(California Institute of Technology), T. D. Abbott(Louisiana State University), F. Acernese(University of Salerno), K. Ackley(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), C. Adams(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), T. Adams(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), P. Addesso(University of Sannio), R. X. Adhikari(California Institute of Technology), V. B. Adya(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), C. Affeldt(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Afrough(University of Mississippi), B. Agarwal(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), M. Agathos(University of Cambridge), K. Agatsuma(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), N. Aggarwal(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), O. D. Aguiar(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), L. Aiello(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), A. Ain(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), P. Ajith(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), B. Allen(Leibniz University Hannover), B. Allen(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), A. Allocca(University of Pisa), P. A. Altin(Australian National University), A. Amato(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), A. Ananyeva(California Institute of Technology), S. B. Anderson(California Institute of Technology), W. G. Anderson(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), S. V. Angelova(University of the West of Scotland), S. Antier(Université Paris-Sud), S. Appert(California Institute of Technology), K. Arai(California Institute of Technology), M. C. Araya(California Institute of Technology), J.S Areeda(California State University, Fullerton), N. Arnaud(Université Paris-Sud), K. G. Arun(Chennai Mathematical Institute), S. Ascenzi(University of Rome Tor Vergata), G. Ashton(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Ast(Universität Hamburg), S. M. Aston(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), P. Astone(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), D. V. Atallah(Cardiff University), P. Aufmuth(Leibniz University Hannover), C. Aulbert(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), K. AultONeal(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), C. Austin(Louisiana State University), A. Avila-Alvarez(California State University, Fullerton), S. Babak(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Bacon(Délégation Paris 7), M. K. M. Bader(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), S. Bae(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information), M. Bailes(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), P. T. Baker(West Virginia University), F. Baldaccini(University of Perugia), G. Ballardin(European Gravitational Observatory), S. W. Ballmer(Syracuse University), S. Banagiri(University of Minnesota), J. C. Barayoga(California Institute of Technology), S. E. Barclay(University of Glasgow), B. C. Barish(California Institute of Technology), D. Barker, K. Barkett(California Institute of Technology), F. Barone(University of Salerno), B. Barr(University of Glasgow), L. Barsotti(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M. Barsuglia(Délégation Paris 7), D. Barta(HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics), S. D. Barthelmy(Goddard Space Flight Center), J. Bartlett, I. Bartos(University of Florida), R. Bassiri(Stanford University), A. Basti(University of Pisa), J. C. Batch, M. Bawaj(Università di Camerino), J. C. Bayley(University of Glasgow), M. Bazzan(University of Padua), B. Bécsy(Eötvös Loránd University), C. Beer(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Bejger(Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center), I. Belahcene(Université Paris-Sud), A. S. Bell(University of Glasgow), B. K. Berger(California Institute of Technology), G. Bergmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. Bernuzzi(University of Parma), J. J. Bero(Rochester Institute of Technology), C. P. L. Berry(University of Birmingham), D. Bersanetti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), A. Bertolini(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), J. Betzwieser(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), S. Bhagwat(Syracuse University), R. Bhandare(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), I. A. Bilenko(Lomonosov Moscow State University), G. Billingsley(California Institute of Technology), C. R. Billman(University of Florida), J. Birch(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), R. Birney(University of Strathclyde), O. Birnholtz(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. Biscans(California Institute of Technology), M. A. Bizouard(Pennsylvania State University), A. Bisht(Leibniz University Hannover), M. Bitossi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), C. Biwer(Syracuse University), M. A. Bizouard(Université Paris-Sud), J. K. Blackburn(California Institute of Technology), Jonathan Blackman(California Institute of Technology), C. D. Blair(California Institute of Technology), D. G. Blair(The University of Western Australia), R. M. Blair, S. Bloemen(Radboud University Nijmegen), O. Bock(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), N. Bode(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Boër(Université Côte d'Azur), G. Bogaert(Université Côte d'Azur), A. Bohé(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), F. Bondu(Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l’information), E. Bonilla(Stanford University), R. Bonnand(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), B. A. Boom(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), R. Bork(California Institute of Technology), V. Boschi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), S. Bose(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), K. Bossie(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), Y. Bouffanais(Délégation Paris 7), A. Bozzi(European Gravitational Observatory), C. Bradaschia(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), P. R. Brady(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), M. Branchesi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), J. E. Brau(University of Oregon), T. Briant(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), A. Brillet(Université Côte d'Azur), M. Brinkmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), V. Brisson(Université Paris-Sud), P. Brockill(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), J. E. Broida(Carleton College), A. F. Brooks(California Institute of Technology), D. Brown(The University of Adelaide), D. Brown(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), S. Brunett(California Institute of Technology), C. C. Buchanan(Louisiana State University), A. Buikema(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), T. Bulik(Astronomical Observatory), H. J. Bulten(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), A. Buonanno(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), D. Buskulic(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), C. Buy(Délégation Paris 7), Robert L. Byer(Stanford University), M. Cabero(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Cadonati(Georgia Institute of Technology), G. Cagnoli(Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), C. Cahillane(California Institute of Technology), J. Calderón Bustillo(Georgia Institute of Technology), T. A. Callister(California Institute of Technology), E. Calloni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), J. B. Camp(Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Canepa(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), P. Cañizares(Radboud University Nijmegen), K. C. Cannon(The University of Tokyo), H. Cao(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), J. Cao(Tsinghua University), C. D. Capano(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), E. Capocasa(Délégation Paris 7), F. Carbognani(European Gravitational Observatory), S. Caride(Texas Tech University), M. F. Carney(Kenyon College), G. Carullo(University of Pisa), J. Casanueva Diaz(Université Paris-Sud), C. Casentini(University of Rome Tor Vergata), S. Caudill(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), M. Cavaglià(University of Mississippi), F. Cavalier(Université Paris-Sud), R. Cavalieri(European Gravitational Observatory), G. Cella(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), C. Cepeda(California Institute of Technology), P. Cerdá–Durán(Universitat de València), G. Cerretani(University of Pisa), E. Cesarini(Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi), S. J. Chamberlin(Pennsylvania State University), M. Chan(University of Glasgow), S. Chao(National Tsing Hua University), P. Charlton(Charles Sturt University), E. A. Chase(Northwestern University), E. Chassande‐Mottin(Délégation Paris 7), Deep Chatterjee(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), K. Chatziioannou(University of Toronto), B. D. Cheeseboro(West Virginia University), H. Y. Chen(University of Chicago), X. Chen(The University of Western Australia), Y. Chen(California Institute of Technology), Hai‐Ping Cheng(University of Florida), H. Chia(University of Florida), A. Chincarini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), A. Chiummo(European Gravitational Observatory), T. Chmiel(Kenyon College), H. S. Cho(Pusan National University), M. Cho(University of Maryland, College Park), J. H. Chow(Australian National University), N. Christensen(Carleton College), Q. Chu(The University of Western Australia), A. J. K. Chua(University of Cambridge), S. Chua(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), A. K. W. Chung(Chinese University of Hong Kong), S. Chung(The University of Western Australia), G. Ciani(University of Padua), R. Ciolfi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics And Applications), C. E. Cirelli(Stanford University), A. Cirone(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), F. Clara, J. A. Clark(Georgia Institute of Technology), P. Clearwater(The University of Melbourne), F. Cleva(Université Côte d'Azur), C. Cocchieri(University of Mississippi), E. Coccia(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), P.-F. Cohadon(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), D. Cohen(Université Paris-Sud), A. Colla(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), C. G. Collette(Université Libre de Bruxelles), L. R. Cominsky(Sonoma State University), M. Constancio(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), L. Conti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova), S. J. Cooper(University of Birmingham), P. Corban(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), T. R. Corbitt(Louisiana State University), I. Cordero-Carrión(Universitat de València), K. R. Corley(Columbia University), N. Cornish(Montana State University), A. Corsi(Texas Tech University), S. Cortese(European Gravitational Observatory), C. A. Costa(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), M. W. Coughlin(California Institute of Technology), S. B. Coughlin(Northwestern University), J.‐P. Coulon(Université Côte d'Azur), S. T. Countryman(Columbia University), P. Couvares(California Institute of Technology), P. B. Covas(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), E. E. Cowan(Georgia Institute of Technology), D. M. Coward(The University of Western Australia), M. J. Cowart(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), D. C. Coyne(California Institute of Technology), R. Coyne(Texas Tech University), J. D. E. Creighton(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), J. D. E. Creighton(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), J. Cripe(Louisiana State University), S. G. Crowder(Bellevue College), T. J. Cullen(Louisiana State University), A. Cumming(University of Glasgow), L. Cunningham(University of Glasgow), E. Cuoco(European Gravitational Observatory), T. Dal Canton(Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Dálya(Eötvös Loránd University), S. L. Danilishin(Leibniz University Hannover), S. D’Antonio(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata), K. Danzmann(Leibniz University Hannover), Arnab Dasgupta(Institute for Plasma Research), C. F. Da Silva Costa(University of Florida), V. Dattilo(European Gravitational Observatory), I. Dave(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), M. Davier(Université Paris-Sud), D. Davis(Syracuse University), E. J. Daw(University of Sheffield), B. Day(Georgia Institute of Technology), D. DeBra(Syracuse University), D. DeBra(Stanford University), J. Degallaix(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), M. De Laurentis(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), S. Deléglise(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), W. Del Pozzo(University of Pisa), N. Demos(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), T. Denker(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), T. Dent(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), R. De Pietri(University of Parma), V. Dergachev(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), R. De Rosa(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), R. T. DeRosa(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), C. De Rossi(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), R. DeSalvo(California State University System), O. de Varona(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Devenson(University of the West of Scotland), S. Dhurandhar(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), M. C. Díaz(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), T. Dietrich(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), L. Di Fiore(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), M. Di Giovanni(University of Trento), T. Di Girolamo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), A. Di Lieto(University of Pisa), S. Di Pace(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), I. Di Palma(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), F. Di Renzo(University of Pisa), Z. Doctor(University of Chicago), V. Dolique(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), F. Donovan(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), K. L. Dooley(University of Mississippi), S. Doravari(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), I. Dorrington(Cardiff University), R. Douglas(University of Glasgow), M. Dovale Álvarez(University of Birmingham), T. P. Downes(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), M. Drago(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), C. Dreissigacker(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. C. Driggers, Zhihui Du(Tsinghua University), M. Ducrot(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), Reetika Dudi(Cardiff University), P. Dupej(University of Glasgow), S. E. Dwyer, T. B. Edo(University of Sheffield), M. C. Edwards(Carleton College), A. Effler(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), H.-B. Eggenstein(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Ehrens(California Institute of Technology), J. Eichholz(California Institute of Technology), Stephen S. Eikenberry(University of Florida), R. A. Eisenstein(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), R. C. Essick(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), D. Estevez(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), Z. B. Etienne(West Virginia University), T. Etzel(California Institute of Technology), Michael N. Evans(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), T. M. Evans(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), M. Factourovich(Columbia University), V. Fafone(University of Rome Tor Vergata), H. Fair(Syracuse University), S. Fairhurst(Cardiff University), X. Fan(Tsinghua University), S. Farinon(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), B. Farr(University of Chicago), B. Farr(University of Birmingham), E. J. Fauchon-Jones(Cardiff University), M. Favata(Montclair State University), M. Fays(Cardiff University), C. Fee(Kenyon College), H. Fehrmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Feicht(California Institute of Technology), M. M. Fejer(Stanford University), A. Fernandez-Galiana(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), I. Ferrante(University of Pisa), E. C. Ferreira(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), F. Ferrini(European Gravitational Observatory), F. Fidecaro(University of Pisa), D. Finstad(Syracuse University), I. Fiori(European Gravitational Observatory), D. Fiorucci(Délégation Paris 7), M. Fishbach(University of Chicago), R. P. Fisher(Syracuse University), M. Fitz-Axen(University of Minnesota), R. Flaminio(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), M. Fletcher(University of Glasgow), CC Foo(University of Toronto), José A. Font(Universitat de València), P. W. F. Forsyth(Australian National University), S. S. Forsyth(Georgia Institute of Technology), J.-D. Fournier(Université Côte d'Azur), S. Frasca(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), F. Frasconi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), Z. Frei(Eötvös Loránd University), A. Freise(University of Birmingham), R. Frey(University of Oregon), R. Frey(Université Paris-Sud), E. M. Fries(California Institute of Technology), P. Fritschel(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), V. V. Frolov(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), P. Fulda(University of Florida), M. Fyffe(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), H. Gabbard(University of Glasgow), B. U. Gadre(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), S. M. Gaebel(University of Birmingham), J. R. Gair(University of Edinburgh), L. Gammaitoni(University of Perugia), M. R. Ganija(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), S. G. Gaonkar(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), C. García-Quirós(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), F. Garufi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), B. Gateley, S. Gaudio(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), G. Gaur(Indian Institute of Advanced Research), V. Gayathri(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram), N. Gehrels(Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Gemme(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), E. Genin(European Gravitational Observatory), A. Gennai(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), D. George(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), J. George(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), L. Gergely(University of Szeged), V. Germain(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), S. Ghonge(Georgia Institute of Technology), Abhirup Ghosh(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Archisman Ghosh(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Shrobana Ghosh(Radboud University Nijmegen), J. A. Giaime(Louisiana State University), K. D. Giardina(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), A. Giazotto(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), K. Gill(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), L. Glover(California State University System), E. Goetz(University of Michigan), R. Goetz(University of Florida), S. Gomes(Cardiff University), B. Goncharov(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), G. González(Louisiana State University), J. M. Gonzalez Castro(University of Pisa), A. Gopakumar(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), M. L. Gorodetsky(Lomonosov Moscow State University), S. E. Gossan(California Institute of Technology), M. Gosselin(European Gravitational Observatory), R. Gouaty(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), A. Grado(Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte), C. Graef(University of Glasgow), M. Granata(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), A. Grant(University of Glasgow), S. Gras(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), C. Gray, G. Greco(University of Urbino), A. C. Green(University of Birmingham), E. M. Gretarsson(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), P. Groot(Radboud University Nijmegen), H. Grote(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. Grunewald(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Grüning(Université Paris-Sud), G. M. Guidi(University of Urbino), X. Guo(Tsinghua University), Anchal Gupta(Pennsylvania State University), Manoj Gupta(Institute for Plasma Research), K. E. Gushwa(California Institute of Technology), E. K. Gustafson(California Institute of Technology), R. Gustafson(University of Michigan), O. Halim(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), E. D. Hall(Washington State University), E. D. Hall(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), E. Z. Hamilton(Cardiff University), G. Hammond(University of Glasgow), M. Haney(University of Zurich), M. M. Hanke(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Hanks, C. Hanna(Pennsylvania State University), M. D. Hannam(Cardiff University), O. A. Hannuksela(Chinese University of Hong Kong), J. Hanson(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), T. Hardwick(Louisiana State University), J. Harms(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), I. W. Harry(American University), I. W. Harry(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. J. Hart(University of Glasgow), C.‐J. Haster(University of Toronto), K. Haughian(University of Glasgow), James Healy(Rochester Institute of Technology), A. Heidmann(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), M. C. Heintze(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), H. Heitmann(Université Côte d'Azur), P. Hello(Université Paris-Sud), G. Hemming(European Gravitational Observatory), M. Hendry(University of Glasgow), I. S. Heng(University of Glasgow), J. Hennig(University of Glasgow), A. W. Heptonstall(California Institute of Technology), M. Heurs(Leibniz University Hannover), S. Hild(University of Glasgow), T. Hinderer(Radboud University Nijmegen), Wynn C. G. Ho(University of Southampton), D. Hoak(European Gravitational Observatory), D. Hofman(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), K. Holt(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), D. E. Holz(University of Chicago), P. Hopkins(Cardiff University), C. Horst(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), J. Hough(University of Glasgow), E. A. Houston(University of Glasgow), E. J. Howell(The University of Western Australia), A. Hreibi(Université Côte d'Azur), Yi-Ming Hu(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), E. A. Huerta(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), D. Huet(Université Paris-Sud), B. Hughey(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), S. Husa(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), S. H. Huttner(University of Glasgow), T. Huynh–Dinh(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), N. Indik(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), R. Inta(Texas Tech University), G. Intini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), H. N. Isa(University of Glasgow), J.-M. Isac(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), M. Isi(California Institute of Technology), B. R. Iyer(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), K. Izumi, T. Jacqmin(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), K. Jani(Georgia Institute of Technology), P. Jaranowski(University of Białystok), S. Jawahar(University of Strathclyde), F. Jiménez‐Forteza(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), W. W. Johnson(Louisiana State University), Nathan K. Johnson-McDaniel(University of Cambridge), D. I. Jones(University of Southampton), R. Jones(University of Glasgow), R. J. G. Jonker(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), L. Ju(The University of Western Australia), L. Ju(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), C. V. Kalaghatgi(Cardiff University), V. Kalogera(Northwestern University), B. Kamai(California Institute of Technology), S. Kandhasamy(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), G. Kang(Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information), J. B. Kanner(California Institute of Technology), S. J. Kapadia(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), S. Karki(University of Oregon), K. S. Karvinen(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Kasprzack(Louisiana State University), W. Kastaun(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Katolik(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), E. Katsavounidis(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), W. Katzman(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), S. Kaufer(Leibniz University Hannover), K. Kawabe, F. Kéfélian(Université Côte d'Azur), D. Keitel(University of Glasgow), A. J. Kemball(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), R. Kennedy(University of Sheffield), C. Kent(Cardiff University), J. S. Key(University of Washington Bothell), F. Y. Khalili(Lomonosov Moscow State University), I. Khan(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata), S. Khan(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Z. Khan(Institute for Plasma Research), Е. А. Хазанов(Institute of Applied Physics), N. Kijbunchoo(Australian National University), Chunglee Kim(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute), J. C. Kim(Inje University), K. Kim(Chinese University of Hong Kong), W. Kim(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), W. S. Kim(National Institute for Mathematical Sciences), Y.-M. Kim(Pusan National University), S. J. Kimbrell(Georgia Institute of Technology), E. J. King(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), P. J. King, M. Kinley-Hanlon(American University), R. Kirchhoff(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. S. Kissel, L. Kleybolte(Universität Hamburg), S. Klimenko(University of Florida), T. D. Knowles(West Virginia University), P. Koch(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. M. Koehlenbeck(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), G. Koekoek(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), V. Kondrashov(California Institute of Technology), A. Kontos(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M. Korobko(Universität Hamburg), W. Z. Korth(California Institute of Technology), I. Kowalska(Astronomical Observatory), D. B. Kozak(California Institute of Technology), C. Krämer(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), V. Kringel(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), B. Krishnan(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Królak(Institute of Mathematics and Informatics), G. Kuehn(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Kumar(University of Toronto), S. Kumar(Institute for Plasma Research), S. Kumar(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), L. Kuo(National Tsing Hua University), A. Kutynia(National Centre for Nuclear Research), S. Kwang(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), B. D. Lackey(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), K. H. Lai(Chinese University of Hong Kong), M. Landry, R. N. Lang(Hillsdale College), J. Lange(Rochester Institute of Technology), B. Lantz(Stanford University), R. K. Lanza(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), S. L. Larson(Northwestern University), A. Lartaux-Vollard(Université Paris-Sud), P. D. Lasky(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), M. Laxen(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), A. Lazzarini(California Institute of Technology), C. Lazzaro(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova), P. Leaci(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), S. Leavey(University of Glasgow), Chang‐Hwan Lee(Pusan National University), H. K. Lee(Inje University), Hyung Mok Lee(Inje University), H. W. Lee(Inje University), K. Lee(University of Glasgow), J. Lehmann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Lenon(West Virginia University), E. León(California State University, Fullerton), M. Leonardi(University of Trento), N. Leroy(Université Paris-Sud), N. Letendre(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), Y. Levin(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), T. G. F. Li(Chinese University of Hong Kong), S. D. Linker(California State University System), T. B. Littenberg(Marshall Space Flight Center), J. Liu(The University of Western Australia), X. Liu(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), R. K. L. Lo(Chinese University of Hong Kong), N. A. Lockerbie(University of Strathclyde), L. T. London(Cardiff University), J. E. Lord(Syracuse University), M. Lorenzini(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso), V. Loriette(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), M. Lormand(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), G. Losurdo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), J. D. Lough(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), C. O. Loustó(Rochester Institute of Technology), Geoffrey Lovelace(California State University, Fullerton), H. Lück(Leibniz University Hannover), D. Lumaca(University of Rome Tor Vergata), A. P. Lundgren(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), R. Lynch(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Y. Ma(California Institute of Technology), R. Macas(Cardiff University), S. Macfoy(University of the West of Scotland), B. Machenschalk(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. MacInnis(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), D. M. Macleod(Cardiff University), I. Magaña Hernandez(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), F. Magaña‐Sandoval(Syracuse University), L. Magaña Zertuche(Syracuse University), R. M. Magee(Pennsylvania State University), E. Majorana(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), I. Maksimovic(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), N. Man(Université Côte d'Azur), Vuk Mandic(University of Minnesota), V. Mangano(University of Glasgow), G. L. Mansell(Australian National University), M. Manske(Australian National University), M. Mantovani(European Gravitational Observatory), F. Marchesoni(Università di Camerino), F. Marion(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), S. Márka(Columbia University), Z. Márka(Columbia University), C. Markakis(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), A.S. Markosyan(Stanford University), A. Markowitz(California Institute of Technology), E. Maros(California Institute of Technology), Antonio Marquina(Universitat de València), P. Marsh(University of Washington Bothell), F. Martelli(University of Urbino), L. Martellini(Université Côte d'Azur), I. W. Martin(University of Glasgow), R. M. Martin(Montclair State University), Д. В. Мартынов(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), J. N. Marx(California Institute of Technology), K. Mason(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), E. Massera(University of Sheffield), A. Masserot(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), T. J. Massinger(California Institute of Technology), M. Masso‐Reid(University of Glasgow), S. Mastrogiovanni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), A. Matas(University of Minnesota), F. Matichard(California Institute of Technology), L. Matone(Columbia University), N. Mavalvala(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), N. Mazumder(Washington State University), R. McCarthy, D. E. McClelland(Australian National University), S. McCormick(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), L. McCuller(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), S. C. McGuire(Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College), G. McIntyre(California Institute of Technology), J. McIver(California Institute of Technology), D. J. McManus(Australian National University), L. McNeill(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), T. McRae(Australian National University), Sean T. McWilliams(West Virginia University), D. Meacher(Pennsylvania State University), G. D. Meadors(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Mehmet(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Meidam(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), E. Mejuto-Villa(University of Sannio), A. Melatos(The University of Melbourne), G. Mendell, R. A. Mercer(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), E. L. Merilh, M. Merzougui(Université Côte d'Azur), S. Meshkov(California Institute of Technology), C. Messenger(University of Glasgow), C. Messick(Pennsylvania State University), R. Metzdorff(Laboratoire Kastler Brossel), P. M. Meyers(University of Minnesota), H. Miao(University of Birmingham), C. Michel(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), H. Middleton(University of Birmingham), Е. Е. Михайлов(William & Mary), L. Milano(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), A. L. Miller(University of Florida), B. B. Miller(Northwestern University), J. Miller(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M. Millhouse(Montana State University), M. C. Milovich-Goff(California State University System), O. Minazzoli(Université Côte d'Azur), Y. Minenkov(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata), J. Ming(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), C. Mishra(Indian Institute of Technology Madras), S. Mitra(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), V. P. Mitrofanov(Lomonosov Moscow State University), G. Mitselmakher(University of Florida), R. Mittleman(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), D. Moffa(Kenyon College), A. Moggi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), K. Mogushi(University of Mississippi), M. Mohan(European Gravitational Observatory), S. R. P. Mohapatra(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), I. Molina(California State University, Fullerton), M. Montani(University of Urbino), C. J. Moore(University of Cambridge), D. Moraru, G. Moreno, S. Morisaki(The University of Tokyo), S. R. Morriss(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), B. Mours(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), C. M. Mow–Lowry(University of Birmingham), G. Mueller(University of Florida), A. W. Muir(Cardiff University), Arunava Mukherjee(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), D. Mukherjee(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Suvodip Mukherjee(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), N. Mukund(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), A. Mullavey(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), J. Münch(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), E. A. Muñiz(Syracuse University), M. Muratore(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), P. G. Murray(University of Glasgow), A. Nagar(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino), K. Napier(Georgia Institute of Technology), I. Nardecchia(University of Rome Tor Vergata), L. Naticchioni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), R. K. Nayak(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata), J. Neilson(California State University System), G. Nelemans(Radboud University Nijmegen), T. J. N. Nelson(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), M. Nery(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Neunzert(University of Michigan), L. Nevin(California Institute of Technology), J. M. Newport(American University), G. Newton(University of Glasgow), K. K. Y. Ng(Chinese University of Hong Kong), P. Nguyen(University of Oregon), T. T. Nguyen(Australian National University), David A. Nichols(Radboud University Nijmegen), A. B. Nielsen(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. Nissanke(Radboud University Nijmegen), A. Nitz(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Noack(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), F. Nocera(European Gravitational Observatory), D. Nolting(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), C. North(Cardiff University), L. K. Nuttall(Cardiff University), J. Oberling, G. D. O’Dea(California State University System), G. H. Ogin(Whitman College), J. J. Oh(National Institute for Mathematical Sciences), S. H. Oh(National Institute for Mathematical Sciences), F. Ohme(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. A. Okada(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), M. Oliver(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), P. Oppermann(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Richard J. Oram(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), B. O’Reilly(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), R. Ormiston(University of Minnesota), L. F. Ortega(University of Florida), R. O’Shaughnessy(Rochester Institute of Technology), S. Ossokine(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), D. J. Ottaway(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), H. Overmier(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), B. J. Owen(Texas Tech University), A. E. Pace(Pennsylvania State University), J. Page(Marshall Space Flight Center), M. A. Page(The University of Western Australia), A. Pai(Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), S. A. Pai(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), J. R. Palamos(University of Oregon), O. Palashov(Institute of Applied Physics), C. Palomba(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), A. Pal‐Singh(Universität Hamburg), H. Pan(National Tsing Hua University), Huang-Wei Pan(National Tsing Hua University), P. T. H. Pang(California Institute of Technology), P. T. H. Pang(Chinese University of Hong Kong), C. Pankow(Northwestern University), F. Pannarale(Cardiff University), B. C. Pant(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), F. Paoletti(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), A. Paoli(European Gravitational Observatory), M. A. Papa(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Parida(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), W. Parker(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), D. Pascucci(University of Glasgow), A. Pasqualetti(European Gravitational Observatory), R. Passaquieti(University of Pisa), D. Passuello(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa), M. Patil(Institute of Mathematics and Informatics), B. Patricelli(Scuola Normale Superiore), B. L. Pearlstone(University of Glasgow), M. Pedraza(California Institute of Technology), R. Pedurand(Université de Lyon), L. Pekowsky(Syracuse University), A. Pele(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), S. Penn(Hobart and William Smith Colleges), C. J. Perez, A. Perreca(California Institute of Technology), L. M. Perri(Northwestern University), Harald Pfeiffer(University of Toronto), M. Phelps(University of Glasgow), O. J. Piccinni(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), M. Pichot(Université Côte d'Azur), F. Piergiovanni(University of Urbino), V. Pierro(University of Sannio), G. Pillant(European Gravitational Observatory), L. Pinard(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), I. M. Pinto(University of Sannio), M. Pirello, M. Pitkin(University of Glasgow), M. Poe(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), R. Poggiani(University of Pisa), P. Popolizio(European Gravitational Observatory), E. K. Porter(Délégation Paris 7), A. Post(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Powell(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), J. Prasad(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), J. W. W. Pratt(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), G. Pratten(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), V. Predoi(Cardiff University), T. Prestegard(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), M. Prijatelj(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Principe(University of Sannio), S. Privitera(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), R. Prix(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), G. A. Prodi(University of Trento), L. Prokhorov(Lomonosov Moscow State University), O. Puncken(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Punturo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia), P. Puppo(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), M. Pürrer(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), H. Qi(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), V. Quetschke(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), E. A. Quintero(California Institute of Technology), R. Quitzow-James(University of Oregon), F. J. Raab, D. S. Rabeling(Australian National University), H. Radkins, P. Raffai(Eötvös Loránd University), S. Raja(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), C. Rajan(Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology), B. Rajbhandari(Texas Tech University), M. Rakhmanov(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), K. E. Ramirez(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), A. Ramos-Buades(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), P. Rapagnani(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), V. Raymond(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), M. Razzano(University of Pisa), J. Read(California State University, Fullerton), T. Regimbau(Université Côte d'Azur), L. Rei(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), S. W. J. Reid(University of Strathclyde), D. H. Reitze(California Institute of Technology), W. Ren(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), S. D. Reyes(Syracuse University), F. Ricci(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), P. M. Ricker(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), S. Rieger(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), K. Riles(University of Michigan), M. Rizzo(Rochester Institute of Technology), N. A. Robertson(California Institute of Technology), R. Robie(University of Glasgow), F. Robinet(Université Paris-Sud), A. Rocchi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata), L. Rolland(Université Savoie Mont Blanc), J. G. Rollins(California Institute of Technology), V. J. Roma(University of Oregon), R. Romano(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), R. Romano(University of Salerno), C. L. Romel, J. H. Romie(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), D. Rosińska(Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center), M. P. Ross(University of Washington), S. Rowan(University of Glasgow), A. Rüdiger(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Ruggi(European Gravitational Observatory), G. Rutins(University of the West of Scotland), K. Ryan, S. Sachdev(California Institute of Technology), T. Sadecki, L. Sadeghian(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Mairi Sakellariadou(University of London), L. Salconi(European Gravitational Observatory), M. Saleem(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram), F. Salemi(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), A. Samajdar(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata), L. Sammut(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), L. M. Sampson(Northwestern University), E. J. Sanchez(California Institute of Technology), L. E. Sanchez(California Institute of Technology), N. Sanchis-Gual(Universitat de València), V. Sandberg, J. R. Sanders(Syracuse University), B. Sassolas(Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés), B. S. Sathyaprakash(Pennsylvania State University), P. R. Saulson(Syracuse University), O. Sauter(University of Michigan), R. L. Savage, A. Sawadsky(Universität Hamburg), P. Schale(University of Oregon), M. Scheel(California Institute of Technology), Jacob Scheuer(Northwestern University), P. Schmidt(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), P. Schmidt(California Institute of Technology), R. Schnabel(Universität Hamburg), R. M. S. Schofield(University of Oregon), A. Schönbeck(Universität Hamburg), E. Schreiber(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), D. Schuette(Leibniz University Hannover), B. W. Schulte(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), B. F. Schutz(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. G. Schwalbe(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), J. Scott(University of Glasgow), S. M. Scott(Australian National University), E. Seidel(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), D. Sellers(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), A. S. Sengupta(Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar), D. Sentenac(European Gravitational Observatory), V. Sequino(University of Rome Tor Vergata), A. Sergeev(Institute of Applied Physics), D. A. Shaddock(Australian National University), T. J. Shaffer, A. A. Shah(Marshall Space Flight Center), M. S. Shahriar(Northwestern University), M. B. Shaner(California State University System), Lijing Shao(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), B. Shapiro(Stanford University), P. Shawhan(University of Maryland, College Park), A. Sheperd(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), D. H. Shoemaker(Georgia Institute of Technology), D. M. Shoemaker(Georgia Institute of Technology), K. Siellez(Georgia Institute of Technology), X. Siemens(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), M. Sieniawska(Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center), D. Sigg, A. D. Silva(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), L. P. Singer(Goddard Space Flight Center), A. Singh(Leibniz University Hannover), A. Singhal(Gran Sasso Science Institute), A. M. Sintes(Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears), B. J. J. Slagmolen(Australian National University), J. R. Smith(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), J. R. Smith(California State University, Fullerton), R. J. E. Smith(California Institute of Technology), S. Somala(Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad), E. J. Son(National Institute for Mathematical Sciences), J. A. Sonnenberg(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), B. Sorazu(University of Glasgow), F. Sorrentino(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova), T. Souradeep(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), A. P. Spencer(University of Glasgow), Anshika Srivastava(Institute for Plasma Research), K. Staats(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), A. Staley(Columbia University), M. Steinke(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. Steinlechner(Universität Hamburg), S. Steinlechner(Universität Hamburg), D. Steinmeyer(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), S. P. Stevenson(ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery), R. Stone(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), D. J. Stops(University of Birmingham), K. A. Strain(University of Glasgow), G. Stratta(University of Urbino), S. E. Strigin(Lomonosov Moscow State University), A. Strunk, R. Sturani(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), A. L. Stuver(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), T. Z. Summerscales(Andrews University), L. Sun(The University of Melbourne), L. Sun(Institute for Plasma Research), J. Suresh(Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), P. J. Sutton(Cardiff University), B. L. Swinkels(European Gravitational Observatory), M. J. Szczepańczyk(Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University), M. Tacca(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), S. C. Tait(University of Glasgow), C. Talbot(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), D. Talukder(University of Oregon), D. B. Tanner(University of Florida), M. Tápai(University of Szeged), A. Taracchini(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), J. D. Tasson(Carleton College), J. A. Taylor(Marshall Space Flight Center), R. Taylor(California Institute of Technology), S. V. Tewari(Hobart and William Smith Colleges), T. Theeg(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), F. Thies(Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), E. G. Thomas(University of Birmingham), M. Thomas(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), P. Thomas, K. Thorne(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), K. S. Thorne(California Institute of Technology), E. Thrane(Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute), Shubhanshu Tiwari(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics And Applications), V. Tiwari(Cardiff University), K. V. Tokmakov(University of Strathclyde), K. Toland(University of Glasgow), M. Tonelli(University of Pisa), Z. Tornasi(University of Glasgow), A. Torres-Forné(Universitat de València), C. I. Torrie(California Institute of Technology), D. Töyrä(University of Birmingham), F. Travasso(European Gravitational Observatory), G. Traylor(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), J. Trinastic(University of Florida), M. C. Tringali(University of Trento), L. Trozzo(University of Siena), K. W. Tsang(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), M. Tse(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), R. Tso(California Institute of Technology), L. Tsukada(The University of Tokyo), D. Tsuna(The University of Tokyo), D. Tuyenbayev(The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), K. Ueno(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), D. Ugolini(Trinity University), C. S. Unnikrishnan(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), A. L. Urban(California Institute of Technology), S. A. Usman(Cardiff University), H. Vahlbruch(Leibniz University Hannover), G. Vajente(California Institute of Technology), G. Valdes(Louisiana State University), M. Vallisneri(California Institute of Technology), N. van Bakel(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), M. van Beuzekom(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), J. F. J. van den Brand(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), C. Van Den Broeck(National Institute for Subatomic Physics), D. C. 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On August 17, 2017 at 12∶41:04 UTC the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo gravitational-wave detectors made their first observation of a binary neutron star inspiral. The signal, GW170817, was detected with a combined signal-to-noise ratio of 32.4 and a false-alarm-rate estimate of less than one per <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>8.0</a:mn><a:mo>×</a:mo><a:msup><a:mrow><a:mn>10</a:mn></a:mrow><a:mrow><a:mn>4</a:mn></a:mrow></a:msup></a:mrow><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:mtext> </a:mtext><a:mi>years</a:mi></a:mrow></a:math>. We infer the component masses of the binary to be between 0.86 and <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><c:mrow><c:mn>2.26</c:mn><c:mtext> </c:mtext><c:mtext> </c:mtext><c:msub><c:mrow><c:mi>M</c:mi></c:mrow><c:mrow><c:mo stretchy="false">⊙</c:mo></c:mrow></c:msub></c:mrow></c:math>, in agreement with masses of known neutron stars. Restricting the component spins to the range inferred in binary neutron stars, we find the component masses to be in the range <f:math xmlns:f="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><f:mrow><f:mn>1.17</f:mn><f:mi>–</f:mi><f:mn>1.60</f:mn><f:mtext> </f:mtext><f:mtext> </f:mtext><f:msub><f:mrow><f:mi>M</f:mi></f:mrow><f:mrow><f:mo stretchy="false">⊙</f:mo></f:mrow></f:msub></f:mrow></f:math>, with the total mass of the system <i:math xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><i:mrow><i:mn>2.7</i:mn><i:msubsup><i:mrow><i:mn>4</i:mn></i:mrow><i:mrow><i:mo>−</i:mo><i:mn>0.01</i:mn></i:mrow><i:mrow><i:mo>+</i:mo><i:mn>0.04</i:mn></i:mrow></i:msubsup><i:msub><i:mrow><i:mi>M</i:mi></i:mrow><i:mrow><i:mo stretchy="false">⊙</i:mo></i:mrow></i:msub></i:mrow></i:math>. The source was localized within a sky region of <l:math xmlns:l="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><l:mrow><l:mn>28</l:mn><l:mtext> </l:mtext><l:mtext> </l:mtext><l:mrow><l:msup><l:mrow><l:mi>deg</l:mi></l:mrow><l:mrow><l:mn>2</l:mn></l:mrow></l:msup></l:mrow></l:mrow></l:math> (90% probability) and had a luminosity distance of <n:math xmlns:n="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><n:mrow><n:mrow><n:mn>4</n:mn><n:msubsup><n:mrow><n:mn>0</n:mn></n:mrow><n:mrow><n:mo>−</n:mo><n:mn>14</n:mn></n:mrow><n:mrow><n:mo>+</n:mo><n:mn>8</n:mn></n:mrow></n:msubsup><n:mtext> </n:mtext><n:mtext> </n:mtext></n:mrow><n:mrow><n:mi>Mpc</n:mi></n:mrow></n:mrow></n:math>, the closest and most precisely localized gravitational-wave signal yet. The association with the <p:math xmlns:p="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><p:mi>γ</p:mi></p:math>-ray burst GRB 170817A, detected by Fermi-GBM 1.7 s after the coalescence, corroborates the hypothesis of a neutron star merger and provides the first direct evidence of a link between these mergers and short <r:math xmlns:r="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><r:mi>γ</r:mi></r:math>-ray bursts. Subsequent identification of transient counterparts across the electromagnetic spectrum in the same location further supports the interpretation of this event as a neutron star merger. This unprecedented joint gravitational and electromagnetic observation provides insight into astrophysics, dense matter, gravitation, and cosmology. Published by the American Physical Society 2017
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