Documentation for O3 Discovery Papers Data Release

This release includes data associated with notable events in O3 initially published outside of main catalogs. These may contain preliminary versions of data quality segments and calibration. When available, updated versions of these data products will be included in catalog paper releases.

GW190425:

  • Publication: GW190425: Observation of a compact binary coalescence with total mass ∼3.4 Msun (submitted for publication). [arXiv] [DCC] [PDF]
  • LIGO Scientific Collaboration Announcement
  • Download Data Products for GW190425
  • For the parameters mass_1_source and mass_2_source, the published values of the 90% credible intervals use a different convention than what is shown on the GWOSC web site. See the Table 1 caption in the GW190425 discovery paper for details.

GW190412:

  • Publication: GW190412: Observation of a Binary-Black-Hole Coalescence with Asymmetric Masses. [arXiv] [DCC] [PDF]
  • Parameter estimation samples are available in DCC. Note that this is an update of the parameter estimation samples from July 2020. The first public version can be found here
  • LIGO Scientific Collaboration Announcement
  • Download Data Products for C01 Cleaned GW190412 V1
  • This version of the data release was used in estimates of the significance of GW190412.
  • Download Data Products for Sub60Hz† C01 Cleaned GW190412 V2
  • This version of the data release includes subtraction of noise contributions from non-linear coupling of the 60 Hz power mains. This version of the data release was used in analyses of the source properties of GW190412.

GW190521:

  • Publication: GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Coalescence with a Total Mass of 150 Msun. [arXiv] [DCC]
  • Publication: Properties and astrophysical implications of the 150 Msun binary black hole merger GW190521. [arXiv] [DCC]
  • Parameter estimation samples [DCC]
  • Download Data Products for C01 Cleaned GW190521 V1
  • This version of the data release was used in estimates of the significance of GW190521.
  • Download Data Products for Sub60Hz† C01 Cleaned GW190521 V2
  • This version of the data release includes subtraction of noise contributions from non-linear coupling of the 60 Hz power mains.

GW190814:

  • Publication: GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a ~23 Msun Black Hole with a ~2.6 Msun Compact Object [ApJL] [DCC]
  • LIGO Scientific Collaboration Announcement
  • Strain Data: Event Portal
  • Parameter estimation samples: DCC
  • Skymap FITS file: DCC

GW200105_162426 and GW200115_042309

  • Publication: Observation of gravitational waves from two neutron star–black hole coalescences [ApJL] [DCC]
  • Science Summary: ligo.org
  • Strain Data: GW200105 - GW200115
  • Figures, Skymaps, Parameter estimation samples: DCC

Notes:

  • Small differences may exist between the values of parameter confidence intervals on the GWOSC website and those appearing in the papers for these events.
  • See Event Portal Usage Notes for additional notes.

† Sub60Hz cleaning method: Machine-learning nonstationary noise out of gravitational-wave detectors

Event Portal usage notes Event release technical details

Release Notes

  • GW190425 added: January 9, 2020
  • GW190412 added: April 18, 2020
  • GW190814 added: June 23, 2020
  • GW190521 added: September 2, 2020
  • GW200105 added: December 3, 2020
  • GW200115 added: December 3, 2020
  • Add some links: March 8, 2023