GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO

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Dates:	Published: 7 June 2016
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield)
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Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.122003
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Identification Number:	10.1103/PhysRevD.93.122003
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