Precise LIGO lensing rate predictions for binary black holes

We show how LIGO is expected to detect coalescing binary black holes at z>1 that are lensed by the intervening galaxy population. Gravitational magnification, μ, strengthens gravitational-wave signals by √μ without altering their frequencies, which if unrecognized leads to an underestimate of the...

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Main Authors: Ng, Ken K. Y., Wong, Kaze W. K., Broadhurst, Tom, Li, Tjonnie G. F.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114520