@article{78b91355be004c419b00c965313fe8d8,
title = "Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914",
abstract = "On 14 September 2015, a gravitational wave signal from a coalescing black hole binary system was observed by the Advanced LIGO detectors. This paper describes the transient noise backgrounds used to determine the significance of the event (designated GW150914) and presents the results of investigations into potential correlated or uncorrelated sources of transient noise in the detectors around the time of the event. The detectors were operating nominally at the time of GW150914. We have ruled out environmental influences and non-Gaussian instrument noise at either LIGO detector as the cause of the observed gravitational wave signal.",
keywords = "gravitational waves, detector characterization, GW150914",
author = "B.P. Abbott and R. Abbott and T.D. Abbott and M.R. Abernathy and F. Acernese and K. Ackley and M. Adamo and C. Adams and T. Adams and P. Addesso and R.X. Adhikari and V.B. Adya and C. Affeldt and M. Agathos and K. Agatsuma and N. Aggarwal and O.D. Aguiar and L. Aiello and A. Ain and P. Ajith and B. Allen and A. Allocca and P.A. Altin and S.B. Anderson and W.G. Anderson and K. Arai and M.C. Araya and C.C. Arceneaux and J.S. Areeda and N. Arnaud and K.G. Arun and S. Ascenzi and G. Ashton and M. Ast and S.M. Aston and P. Astone and P. Aufmuth and C. Aulbert and S. Babak and P. Bacon and M.K.M. Bader and P.T. Baker and F. Baldaccini and G. Ballardin and S.L. Danilishin and J. Hennig and S. Hild and J. Steinlechner and S. Steinlechner and {van den Brand}, J.F.J. and {LIGO Scientific Collaboration} and {Virgo Collaboration}",
year = "2016",
month = jul,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1088/0264-9381/33/13/134001",
language = "English",
volume = "33",
journal = "Classical and Quantum Gravity",
issn = "0264-9381",
publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd.",
number = "13",
}