- Observation
- 14 September 2015
- Publication
- 11 February 2016
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102
Explore the record
Two LIGO detectors observed a transient signal on 14 September 2015. The 2016 publication compared it with a binary-black-hole merger model.
The observation date records arrival at Earth, not a local calendar date at the source.
Other names / spellings: GW150914 · LIGO · Virgo · 1602.03837
EVIDENCE AND SOURCE
Follow the original record.
- LIGO/Virgo · Original discovery paper
Open the original institutional record.
- Access
- Explore at source
- Usage information
- Link only / check item
The linked institution’s record and usage conditions apply. Catalogue access does not by itself permit republication of the file.