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Masses in the Stellar Graveyard: GW...
November 7, 2021
LIGO Lab • Chart
Graphic of masses of announced gravitational-wave detections and black holes and neutron stars previously constrained through electromagnetic ...
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Gravitational Wave Merger Detection...
November 7, 2021
LIGO Lab • Chart
GW merger detections from O1/O2/O3a/O3b.
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A simulation of an NSBH binary merg...
June 29, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation
A simulation of an NSBH binary merger consistent with GW200105
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Image from a simulation consistent ...
June 29, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation
Image from a simulation consistent with GW200115 GW signal
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Image of BHNS simulation with tidal...
June 29, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation
Image of BHNS simulation with tidal disruption
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Artistic image inspired by a BHNS m...
June 29, 2021
LIGO Lab • Artwork
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August 13, 2019
LIGO Lab • Collage
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LIGO Vacuum System Controls
October 19, 2016
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Orrery Simulation of O3b Events
November 7, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation Video
Cartoon orrery of new O3b events from the GWTC-3 catalog
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Orrery Simulation of O3a Events
November 7, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation Video
O3a catalog merger animations
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Visualization of a NSBH binary merger consistent with GW2...
June 29, 2021
LIGO Lab • Simulation Video
Visualization of gravitational waves from an NSBH binary merger consistent with GW200105.
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