LIGO Document M080010-v2

LSC and Virgo – The Process for Claiming a First Detection

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LIGO-M080010-v2
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M - Management or Policy
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Abstract:
This document lays out the process by which the LSC and Virgo collaboration will validate the first event candidate or analysis result can be claimed to be a gravitational wave.
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Keywords:
LIGO Virgo DAC Detection
Notes and Changes:
This version has been approved by the LSC Council and the Virgo Steering Committee in September 2015.
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