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Marsh P, Radif D, Rajpurkar P, Wang Z, Hariton E, Ribeiro S, Simbulan R, Kaing A, Lin W, Rajah A, Rabara F, Lungren M, Demirci U, Ng A, Rosen M. A proof of concept for a deep learning system that can aid embryologists in predicting blastocyst survival after thaw. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21119. [PMID: 36477633 PMCID: PMC9729222 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25062-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The ability to understand whether embryos survive the thaw process is crucial to transferring competent embryos that can lead to pregnancy. The objective of this study was to develop a proof of concept deep learning model capable of assisting embryologist assessment of survival of thawed blastocysts prior to embryo transfer. A deep learning model was developed using 652 labeled time-lapse videos of freeze-thaw blastocysts. The model was evaluated against and along embryologists on a test set of 99 freeze-thaw blastocysts, using images obtained at 0.5 h increments from 0 to 3 h post-thaw. The model achieved AUCs of 0.869 (95% CI 0.789, 0.934) and 0.807 (95% CI 0.717, 0.886) and the embryologists achieved average AUCs of 0.829 (95% CI 0.747, 0.896) and 0.850 (95% CI 0.773, 0.908) at 2 h and 3 h, respectively. Combining embryologist predictions with model predictions resulted in a significant increase in AUC of 0.051 (95% CI 0.021, 0.083) at 2 h, and an equivalent increase in AUC of 0.010 (95% CI -0.018, 0.037) at 3 h. This study suggests that a deep learning model can predict in vitro blastocyst survival after thaw in aneuploid embryos. After correlation with clinical outcomes of transferred embryos, this model may help embryologists ascertain which embryos may have failed to survive the thaw process and increase the likelihood of pregnancy by preventing the transfer of non-viable embryos.
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- P. Marsh
- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Tariq A, Mcgeorge S, Pearce A, Rhee H, Kyle S, Marsh P, Raveenthiran S, Wong D, Mcbean R, Westera J, Dunglison N, Esler R, Navaratnam A, Yaxley J, Thomas P, Pattison D, Roberts M. Characterisation of tumour thrombus in renal cell carcinoma with prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)02747-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Manning C, O’Neill C, Clarke IN, Rebec M, Cliff PR, Marsh P. High-resolution genotyping of Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) strains of Chlamydia trachomatis in London using multi-locus VNTR analysis-ompA genotyping (MLVA-ompA). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254233. [PMID: 34237111 PMCID: PMC8266103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis strains with ompA genotypes L1 to L3. An LGV epidemic associated with the L2b genotype has emerged in the past few decades amongst men who have sex with men (MSM). C. trachomatis genotypes can be discriminated by outer membrane protein A gene (ompA) sequencing, however this method has limited resolution. This study employed a high-resolution genotyping method, namely, multi-locus tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis with ompA sequencing (MLVA-ompA), to assess the distribution of LGV MLVA-ompA genotypes amongst individuals attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in London. Methods Clinical specimens were collected from individuals attending eight London-based GUM clinics. Specimens that tested positive for C. trachomatis by commercial nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) were confirmed as LGV by pmpH real-time PCR. LGV-positive DNA extracts were subsequently genotyped using MLVA-ompA. Results Two hundred and thirty DNA extracts were confirmed as LGV, and 162 (70%) yielded complete MLVA-ompA genotypes. Six LGV MLVA-ompA genotypes were identified: 1.9.2b-L2, 1.9.3b-L2b, 1.9.2b-L2b, 1.9.2b-L2b/D, 1.4a.2b-L2b, and 5.9.2b-L1. The following LGV ompA genotypes were identified (in descending order of abundance): L2, L2b, L2b/D, and L1. Eight ompA sequences with the hybrid L2b/D profile were detected. The hybrid sequence was identical to the ompA of a recombinant L2b/D strain detected in Portugal in 2017. Conclusions The L2 ompA genotype was found to predominate in the London study population. The study detected an unusual hybrid L2b/D ompA profile that was previously reported in Portugal. We recommend further monitoring and surveillance of LGV strains within the UK population.
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- Chloe Manning
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Division of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Division of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Division of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom
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Jones CA, Hadfield J, Thomson NR, Cleary DW, Marsh P, Clarke IN, O’Neill CE. The Nature and Extent of Plasmid Variation in Chlamydia trachomatis. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8030373. [PMID: 32155798 PMCID: PMC7143637 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen of humans, causing both the sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, and the most common cause of infectious blindness, trachoma. The majority of sequenced C. trachomatis clinical isolates carry a 7.5-Kb plasmid, and it is becoming increasingly evident that this is a key determinant of pathogenicity. The discovery of the Swedish New Variant and the more recent Finnish variant highlight the importance of understanding the natural extent of variation in the plasmid. In this study we analysed 524 plasmid sequences from publicly available whole-genome sequence data. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in each of the eight coding sequences (CDS) were identified and analysed. There were 224 base positions out of a total 7550 bp that carried a SNP, which equates to a SNP rate of 2.97%, nearly three times what was previously calculated. After normalising for CDS size, CDS8 had the highest SNP rate at 3.97% (i.e., number of SNPs per total number of nucleotides), whilst CDS6 had the lowest at 1.94%. CDS5 had the highest total number of SNPs across the 524 sequences analysed (2267 SNPs), whereas CDS6 had the least SNPs with only 85 SNPs. Calculation of the genetic distances identified CDS6 as the least variable gene at the nucleotide level (d = 0.001), and CDS5 as the most variable (d = 0.007); however, at the amino acid level CDS2 was the least variable (d = 0.001), whilst CDS5 remained the most variable (d = 0.013). This study describes the largest in-depth analysis of the C. trachomatis plasmid to date, through the analysis of plasmid sequence data mined from whole genome sequences spanning 50 years and from a worldwide distribution, providing insights into the nature and extent of existing variation within the plasmid as well as guidance for the design of future diagnostic assays. This is crucial at a time when single-target diagnostic assays are failing to detect natural mutants, putting those infected at risk of a serious long-term and life-changing illness.
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- Charlotte A. Jones
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO166YD, UK; (C.A.J.); (D.W.C.); (I.N.C.)
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA;
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK;
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO166YD, UK; (C.A.J.); (D.W.C.); (I.N.C.)
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire SP40JG, UK;
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO166YD, UK; (C.A.J.); (D.W.C.); (I.N.C.)
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO166YD, UK; (C.A.J.); (D.W.C.); (I.N.C.)
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Bannister SA, Kidd SP, Kirby E, Shah S, Thomas A, Vipond R, Elmore MJ, Telfer Brunton A, Marsh P, Green S, Silman NJ, Kempsell KE. Development and Assessment of a Diagnostic DNA Oligonucleotide Microarray for Detection and Typing of Meningitis-Associated Bacterial Species. High Throughput 2018; 7:ht7040032. [PMID: 30332776 PMCID: PMC6306750 DOI: 10.3390/ht7040032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Meningitis is commonly caused by infection with a variety of bacterial or viral pathogens. Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) can cause severe disease, which can progress rapidly to a critical life-threatening condition. Rapid diagnosis of ABM is critical, as this is most commonly associated with severe sequelae with associated high mortality and morbidity rates compared to viral meningitis, which is less severe and self-limiting. We have designed a microarray for detection and diagnosis of ABM. This has been validated using randomly amplified DNA targets (RADT), comparing buffers with or without formamide, in glass slide format or on the Alere ArrayTubeTM (Alere Technologies GmbH) microarray platform. Pathogen-specific signals were observed using purified bacterial nucleic acids and to a lesser extent using patient cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) samples, with some technical issues observed using RADT and glass slides. Repurposing the array onto the Alere ArrayTubeTM platform and using a targeted amplification system increased specific and reduced nonspecific hybridization signals using both pathogen nucleic and patient CSF DNA targets, better revealing pathogen-specific signals although sensitivity was still reduced in the latter. This diagnostic microarray is useful as a laboratory diagnostic tool for species and strain designation for ABM, rather than for primary diagnosis.
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Penventinnie Lane, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LQ, UK.
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- Public Health England Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Public Health England Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK.
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de Graaf H, Sukhtankar P, Arch B, Ahmad N, Lees A, Bennett A, Spowart C, Hickey H, Jeanes A, Armon K, Riordan A, Herberg J, Hackett S, Gamble C, Shingadia D, Pallett A, Clarke SC, Henman P, Emonts M, Sharland M, Finn A, Pollard AJ, Powell C, Marsh P, Ballinger C, Williamson PR, Clarke NM, Faust SN. Duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy for children with acute osteomyelitis or septic arthritis: a feasibility study. Health Technol Assess 2018; 21:1-164. [PMID: 28862129 DOI: 10.3310/hta21480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is little current consensus regarding the route or duration of antibiotic treatment for acute osteomyelitis (OM) and septic arthritis (SA) in children. OBJECTIVE To assess the overall feasibility and inform the design of a future randomised controlled trial (RCT) to reduce the duration of intravenous (i.v.) antibiotic use in paediatric OM and SA. DESIGN (1) A prospective service evaluation (cohort study) to determine the current disease spectrum and UK clinical practice in paediatric OM/SA; (2) a prospective cohort substudy to assess the use of targeted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in diagnosing paediatric OM/SA; (3) a qualitative study to explore families' views and experiences of OM/SA; and (4) the development of a core outcome set via a systematic review of literature, Delphi clinician survey and stakeholder consensus meeting. SETTING Forty-four UK secondary and tertiary UK centres (service evaluation). PARTICIPANTS Children with OM/SA. INTERVENTIONS PCR diagnostics were compared with culture as standard of care. Semistructured interviews were used in the qualitative study. RESULTS Data were obtained on 313 cases of OM/SA, of which 218 (61.2%) were defined as simple disease and 95 (26.7%) were defined as complex disease. The epidemiology of paediatric OM/SA in this study was consistent with existing European data. Children who met oral switch criteria less than 7 days from starting i.v. antibiotics were less likely to experience treatment failure (9.6%) than children who met oral switch criteria after 7 days of i.v. therapy (16.1% when switch was between 1 and 2 weeks; 18.2% when switch was > 2 weeks). In 24 out of 32 simple cases (75%) and 8 out of 12 complex cases (67%) in which the targeted PCR was used, a pathogen was detected. The qualitative study demonstrated the importance to parents and children of consideration of short- and long-term outcomes meaningful to families themselves. The consensus meeting agreed on the following outcomes: rehospitalisation or recurrence of symptoms while on oral antibiotics, recurrence of infection, disability at follow-up, symptom free at 1 year, limb shortening or deformity, chronic OM or arthritis, amputation or fasciotomy, death, need for paediatric intensive care, and line infection. Oral switch criteria were identified, including resolution of fever for ≥ 48 hours, tolerating oral food and medicines, and pain improvement. LIMITATIONS Data were collected in a 6-month period, which might not have been representative, and follow-up data for long-term complications are limited. CONCLUSIONS A future RCT would need to recruit from all tertiary and most secondary UK hospitals. Clinicians have implemented early oral switch for selected patients with simple disease without formal clinical trial evidence of safety. However, the current criteria by which decisions to make the oral switch are made are not clearly established or evidence based. FUTURE WORK A RCT in simple OM and SA comparing shorter- or longer-course i.v. therapy is feasible in children randomised after oral switch criteria are met after 7 days of i.v. therapy, excluding children meeting oral switch criteria in the first week of i.v. therapy. This study design meets clinician preferences and addresses parental concerns not to randomise prior to oral switch criteria being met. FUNDING The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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- Hans de Graaf
- National Institute for Health Research Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Public Health England, Southampton, UK
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- Health and Wellbeing Research and Development Group, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Radiology, Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK
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- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, UK
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- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Bristol Children's Vaccine Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK.,Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Public Health England, South East Public Health England Regional Laboratory, Southampton, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Medicines for Children Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Trials Research Centre, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Paediatric Orthopaedics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Skilton RJ, Wang Y, O'Neill C, Filardo S, Marsh P, Bénard A, Thomson NR, Ramsey KH, Clarke IN. The Chlamydia muridarum plasmid revisited : new insights into growth kinetics. Wellcome Open Res 2018; 3:25. [PMID: 29657985 PMCID: PMC5871946 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.13905.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Research in chlamydial genetics is challenging because of its obligate intracellular developmental cycle.
In vivo systems exist that allow studies of different aspects of basic biology of chlamydiae, the murine
Chlamydia muridarum model is one of great importance and thus an essential research tool.
C. muridarum carries a plasmid that has a role in virulence. Our aim was to compare and contrast the
C. muridarum plasmid-free phenotype with that of a chromosomally isogenic plasmid-bearing strain, through the inclusion phase of the developmental cycle. Methods: We measured infectivity for plasmid bearing and plasmid-cured
C. muridarum by inclusion forming assays in McCoy cells and in parallel bacterial chromosome replication by quantitative PCR, throughout the developmental cycle. In addition to these studies, we have carefully monitored chlamydial inclusion formation by confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. A new
E.coli/chlamydial shuttle vector (pNigg::GFP) was constructed using standard cloning technology and used to transform
C. muridarum for further phenotypic studies. Results: We have advanced the definition of the chlamydial phenotype away from the simple static observation of mature inclusions and redefined the
C. muridarum plasmid-based phenotype on growth profile and inclusion morphology. Our observations on the growth properties of plasmid-cured
C. muridarum challenge the established interpretations, especially with regard to inclusion growth kinetics. Introduction of the shuttle plasmid pNigg::GFP into plasmid-cured
C. muridarum restored the wild-type plasmid-bearing phenotype and confirmed that loss of the plasmid was the sole cause for the changes in growth and chromosomal replication. Conclusions: Accurate growth curves and sampling at multiple time points throughout the developmental cycle is necessary to define plasmid phenotypes. There are subtle but important (previously unnoticed) differences in the overall growth profile of plasmid-bearing and plasmid-free
C. muridarum. We have proven that the differences described are solely due to the plasmid pNigg.
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- Rachel J Skilton
- Molecular Microbiology Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Microbiology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Abbott TD, Acernese F, Ackley K, Adams C, Adams T, Addesso P, Adhikari RX, Adya VB, Affeldt C, Afrough M, Agarwal B, Agathos M, Agatsuma K, Aggarwal N, Aguiar OD, Aiello L, Ain A, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Allocca A, Altin PA, Amato A, Ananyeva A, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Angelova SV, Antier S, Appert S, Arai K, Araya MC, Areeda JS, Arnaud N, Arun KG, Ascenzi S, Ashton G, Ast M, Aston SM, Astone P, Atallah DV, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, AultONeal K, Austin C, Avila-Alvarez A, Babak S, Bacon P, Bader MKM, Bae S, Bailes M, Baker PT, Baldaccini F, Ballardin G, Ballmer SW, Banagiri S, Barayoga JC, Barclay SE, Barish BC, Barker D, Barkett K, Barone F, Barr B, Barsotti L, Barsuglia M, Barta D, Barthelmy SD, Bartlett J, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Basti A, Batch JC, Bawaj M, Bayley JC, Bazzan M, Bécsy B, Beer C, Bejger M, Belahcene I, Bell AS, Berger BK, Bergmann G, Bernuzzi S, Bero JJ, Berry CPL, Bersanetti D, Bertolini A, Betzwieser J, Bhagwat S, Bhandare R, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Billman CR, Birch J, Birney R, Birnholtz O, Biscans S, Biscoveanu S, Bisht A, Bitossi M, Biwer C, Bizouard MA, Blackburn JK, Blackman J, Blair CD, Blair DG, Blair RM, Bloemen S, Bock O, Bode N, Boer M, Bogaert G, Bohe A, Bondu F, Bonilla E, Bonnand R, Boom BA, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Bossie K, Bouffanais Y, Bozzi A, Bradaschia C, Brady PR, Branchesi M, Brau JE, Briant T, Brillet A, Brinkmann M, Brisson V, Brockill P, Broida JE, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brown DD, Brunett S, Buchanan CC, Buikema A, Bulik T, Bulten HJ, Buonanno A, Buskulic D, Buy C, Byer RL, Cabero M, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Cahillane C, Calderón Bustillo J, Callister TA, Calloni E, Camp JB, Canepa M, Canizares P, Cannon KC, Cao H, Cao J, Capano CD, Capocasa E, Carbognani F, Caride S, Carney MF, Carullo G, Casanueva Diaz J, Casentini C, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cavalier F, Cavalieri R, Cella G, Cepeda CB, Cerdá-Durán P, Cerretani G, Cesarini E, Chamberlin SJ, Chan M, Chao S, Charlton P, Chase E, Chassande-Mottin 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GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:161101. [PMID: 29099225 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.161101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 848] [Impact Index Per Article: 121.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
On August 17, 2017 at 12∶41:04 UTC the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo gravitational-wave detectors made their first observation of a binary neutron star inspiral. The signal, GW170817, was detected with a combined signal-to-noise ratio of 32.4 and a false-alarm-rate estimate of less than one per 8.0×10^{4} years. We infer the component masses of the binary to be between 0.86 and 2.26 M_{⊙}, in agreement with masses of known neutron stars. Restricting the component spins to the range inferred in binary neutron stars, we find the component masses to be in the range 1.17-1.60 M_{⊙}, with the total mass of the system 2.74_{-0.01}^{+0.04}M_{⊙}. The source was localized within a sky region of 28 deg^{2} (90% probability) and had a luminosity distance of 40_{-14}^{+8} Mpc, the closest and most precisely localized gravitational-wave signal yet. The association with the γ-ray burst GRB 170817A, detected by Fermi-GBM 1.7 s after the coalescence, corroborates the hypothesis of a neutron star merger and provides the first direct evidence of a link between these mergers and short γ-ray bursts. Subsequent identification of transient counterparts across the electromagnetic spectrum in the same location further supports the interpretation of this event as a neutron star merger. This unprecedented joint gravitational and electromagnetic observation provides insight into astrophysics, dense matter, gravitation, and cosmology.
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- B P Abbott
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V B Adya
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C Affeldt
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - B Agarwal
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - O D Aguiar
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
| | - B Allen
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G Allen
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - A Allocca
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - A Amato
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - A Ananyeva
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S B Anderson
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - W G Anderson
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - S V Angelova
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - S Antier
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Arai
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M C Araya
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J S Areeda
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - N Arnaud
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - K G Arun
- Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai 603103, India
| | - S Ascenzi
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Ast
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - S M Aston
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - D V Atallah
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - P Aufmuth
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C Aulbert
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - C Austin
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - A Avila-Alvarez
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - S Babak
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
| | - M K M Bader
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - S Bae
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 34141, Korea
| | - M Bailes
- OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
| | - P T Baker
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - F Baldaccini
- Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Ballardin
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - S W Ballmer
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - S Banagiri
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - J C Barayoga
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S E Barclay
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - B C Barish
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Barker
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - K Barkett
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - F Barone
- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - B Barr
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - L Barsotti
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - R Bassiri
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - A Basti
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J C Batch
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Bawaj
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Camerino, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institut FOTON, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Astronomical Observatory Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, I-00184 Roma, Italy
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2678, Australia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, I-35122 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California 94928, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Departamento de Matemáticas, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington 98007, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S D'Antonio
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - W Del Pozzo
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T Denker
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - T Dent
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - H-B Eggenstein
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T M Evans
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - F Fidecaro
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
- Observatori Astronòmic, Universitat de València, E-46980 Paterna, València, Spain
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - S Frasca
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
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- University and Institute of Advanced Research, Koba Institutional Area, Gandhinagar Gujarat 382007, India
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- University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, I-80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242, USA
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - B Lantz
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - R K Lanza
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - S L Larson
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - A Lartaux-Vollard
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - P D Lasky
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - M Laxen
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A Lazzarini
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Lazzaro
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - P Leaci
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - S Leavey
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C H Lee
- Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Inje University Gimhae, South Gyeongsang 50834, Korea
| | - K Lee
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - J Lehmann
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Lenon
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - E Leon
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - M Leonardi
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - N Leroy
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - Y Levin
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - T G F Li
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - S D Linker
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - T B Littenberg
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - J Liu
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
| | - X Liu
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - R K L Lo
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - N A Lockerbie
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - L T London
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - J E Lord
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - M Lorenzini
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
| | | | - M Lormand
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - G Losurdo
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J D Lough
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C O Lousto
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - G Lovelace
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - H Lück
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Lumaca
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - A P Lundgren
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Lynch
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - Y Ma
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Macas
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - S Macfoy
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - B Machenschalk
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M MacInnis
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D M Macleod
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - E Majorana
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | | | - N Man
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - V Mandic
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - V Mangano
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - G L Mansell
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - M Manske
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - M Mantovani
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - F Marchesoni
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Camerino, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
| | - F Marion
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - S Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - Z Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - C Markakis
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - A S Markosyan
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - A Markowitz
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E Maros
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Marquina
- Departamento de Matemáticas, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - P Marsh
- University of Washington Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington 98011, USA
| | - F Martelli
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - L Martellini
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - I W Martin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R M Martin
- Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
| | - D V Martynov
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - J N Marx
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Mason
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - E Massera
- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
| | - A Masserot
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - T J Massinger
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Masso-Reid
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S Mastrogiovanni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A Matas
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - F Matichard
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Matone
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - N Mavalvala
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - N Mazumder
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - R McCarthy
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D E McClelland
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - S McCormick
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - L McCuller
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - S C McGuire
- Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
| | - G McIntyre
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J McIver
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D J McManus
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - L McNeill
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - T McRae
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - S T McWilliams
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - D Meacher
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - G D Meadors
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - M Mehmet
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Meidam
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - E Mejuto-Villa
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - A Melatos
- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - G Mendell
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R A Mercer
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - E L Merilh
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Merzougui
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - S Meshkov
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Messenger
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C Messick
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - R Metzdorff
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - P M Meyers
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - H Miao
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - C Michel
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - H Middleton
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - E E Mikhailov
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
| | - L Milano
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - A L Miller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - B B Miller
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - J Miller
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Millhouse
- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
| | - M C Milovich-Goff
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 8 quai Antoine Ier, MC-98000, Monaco
| | - Y Minenkov
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - J Ming
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - C Mishra
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
| | - S Mitra
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - V P Mitrofanov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | | | - R Mittleman
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D Moffa
- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
| | - A Moggi
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - K Mogushi
- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - M Mohan
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - S R P Mohapatra
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - I Molina
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - M Montani
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - C J Moore
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
| | - D Moraru
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - G Moreno
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S Morisaki
- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
| | - S R Morriss
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - B Mours
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - C M Mow-Lowry
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - G Mueller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - A W Muir
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - Arunava Mukherjee
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Mukherjee
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - S Mukherjee
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - N Mukund
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - A Mullavey
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Munch
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - E A Muñiz
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - M Muratore
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - P G Murray
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Nagar
- Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, I-00184 Roma, Italy
- INFN Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
- Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, F-91440 Bures-sur-Yvette, France
| | - K Napier
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - I Nardecchia
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - L Naticchioni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - R K Nayak
- IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741252, India
| | - J Neilson
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - G Nelemans
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - T J N Nelson
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - M Nery
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Neunzert
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - L Nevin
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J M Newport
- American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA
| | - G Newton
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - K K Y Ng
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - P Nguyen
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - T T Nguyen
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - D Nichols
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - A B Nielsen
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S Nissanke
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - A Nitz
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Noack
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Nocera
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - D Nolting
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - C North
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - L K Nuttall
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - J Oberling
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - G D O'Dea
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - G H Ogin
- Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington 99362 USA
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- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
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- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
| | - F Ohme
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M A Okada
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - M Oliver
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - P Oppermann
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - Richard J Oram
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - B O'Reilly
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - R Ormiston
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - L F Ortega
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - R O'Shaughnessy
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - S Ossokine
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - D J Ottaway
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - H Overmier
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - B J Owen
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
| | - A E Pace
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - J Page
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - M A Page
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
| | - A Pai
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum Kerala 695016, India
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
| | - S A Pai
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | - J R Palamos
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - O Palashov
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
| | - C Palomba
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A Pal-Singh
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - Howard Pan
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
| | - B Pang
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - P T H Pang
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - C Pankow
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - F Pannarale
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | | | - F Paoletti
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - A Paoli
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M A Papa
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - A Parida
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - W Parker
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - D Pascucci
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Pasqualetti
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - R Passaquieti
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | | | - M Patil
- Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00656 Warsaw, Poland
| | - B Patricelli
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - B L Pearlstone
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Pedraza
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Pedurand
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Université de Lyon, F-69361 Lyon, France
| | - L Pekowsky
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - A Pele
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - S Penn
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - C J Perez
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A Perreca
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L M Perri
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - H P Pfeiffer
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
| | - M Phelps
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - O J Piccinni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - M Pichot
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - F Piergiovanni
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - V Pierro
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - G Pillant
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - L Pinard
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - I M Pinto
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - M Pirello
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Pitkin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Poe
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - R Poggiani
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - P Popolizio
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - E K Porter
- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
| | - A Post
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Powell
- OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - J Prasad
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - J W W Pratt
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - G Pratten
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - V Predoi
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - T Prestegard
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Prijatelj
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Principe
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - S Privitera
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - R Prix
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G A Prodi
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L G Prokhorov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - O Puncken
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Punturo
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - P Puppo
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - M Pürrer
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - H Qi
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - V Quetschke
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - E A Quintero
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | | | - F J Raab
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D S Rabeling
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - H Radkins
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - P Raffai
- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - S Raja
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | - C Rajan
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | | | - M Rakhmanov
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - K E Ramirez
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - A Ramos-Buades
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - P Rapagnani
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - V Raymond
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - M Razzano
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J Read
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - T Regimbau
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - L Rei
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | - S Reid
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - D H Reitze
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - W Ren
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - S D Reyes
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - F Ricci
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - P M Ricker
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - S Rieger
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Riles
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - M Rizzo
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - N A Robertson
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R Robie
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - F Robinet
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - A Rocchi
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - L Rolland
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - J G Rollins
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V J Roma
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - J D Romano
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - R Romano
- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - C L Romel
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J H Romie
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - D Rosińska
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
- Janusz Gil Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra, 65-265 Zielona Góra, Poland
| | - M P Ross
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
| | - S Rowan
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Rüdiger
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Ruggi
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - G Rutins
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - K Ryan
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S Sachdev
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - T Sadecki
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - L Sadeghian
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Sakellariadou
- King's College London, University of London, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
| | - L Salconi
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M Saleem
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum Kerala 695016, India
| | - F Salemi
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Samajdar
- IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741252, India
| | - L Sammut
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - L M Sampson
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - E J Sanchez
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L E Sanchez
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - N Sanchis-Gual
- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - V Sandberg
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J R Sanders
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - B Sassolas
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - B S Sathyaprakash
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - P R Saulson
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - O Sauter
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - R L Savage
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A Sawadsky
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - P Schale
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - M Scheel
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J Scheuer
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - J Schmidt
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Schmidt
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - R Schnabel
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | | | - A Schönbeck
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - E Schreiber
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Schuette
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B W Schulte
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B F Schutz
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - S G Schwalbe
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - J Scott
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S M Scott
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - E Seidel
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - D Sellers
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A S Sengupta
- Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Gujarat 382424, India
| | - D Sentenac
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - V Sequino
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - A Sergeev
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
| | - D A Shaddock
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - T J Shaffer
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A A Shah
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - M S Shahriar
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M B Shaner
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - L Shao
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - B Shapiro
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - P Shawhan
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - A Sheperd
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - D H Shoemaker
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D M Shoemaker
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - K Siellez
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - X Siemens
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Sieniawska
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
| | - D Sigg
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A D Silva
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - L P Singer
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
| | - A Singh
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - A Singhal
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A M Sintes
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - B J J Slagmolen
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - B Smith
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J R Smith
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - R J E Smith
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - S Somala
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Khandi, Telangana 502285, India
| | - E J Son
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
| | - J A Sonnenberg
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - B Sorazu
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - T Souradeep
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - A P Spencer
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A K Srivastava
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - K Staats
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - A Staley
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - M Steinke
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Steinlechner
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - D Steinmeyer
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S P Stevenson
- OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - R Stone
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - D J Stops
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - K A Strain
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - G Stratta
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - S E Strigin
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - A Strunk
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R Sturani
- International Institute of Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal RN 59078-970, Brazil
| | - A L Stuver
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | | | - L Sun
- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - S Sunil
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - J Suresh
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - P J Sutton
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - B L Swinkels
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M J Szczepańczyk
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - M Tacca
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - S C Tait
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C Talbot
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - D Talukder
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - D B Tanner
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M Tápai
- University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary
| | - A Taracchini
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - J D Tasson
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
| | - J A Taylor
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - R Taylor
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S V Tewari
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - T Theeg
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Thies
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - E G Thomas
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - M Thomas
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - P Thomas
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - K A Thorne
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - K S Thorne
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E Thrane
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - S Tiwari
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - V Tiwari
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - K V Tokmakov
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - K Toland
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Tonelli
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - Z Tornasi
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Torres-Forné
- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - C I Torrie
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Töyrä
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - F Travasso
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Traylor
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Trinastic
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M C Tringali
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L Trozzo
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - K W Tsang
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - M Tse
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - R Tso
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L Tsukada
- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
| | - D Tsuna
- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
| | - D Tuyenbayev
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - K Ueno
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - D Ugolini
- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212, USA
| | | | - A L Urban
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S A Usman
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - H Vahlbruch
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G Vajente
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - G Valdes
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | | | - N van Bakel
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | | | - J F J van den Brand
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | | | | | | | | | - A A van Veggel
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Vardaro
- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - V Varma
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Vass
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Vasúth
- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
| | - A Vecchio
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - G Vedovato
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - J Veitch
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - P J Veitch
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - K Venkateswara
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
| | - G Venugopalan
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Verkindt
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - F Vetrano
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - A Viceré
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - A D Viets
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - S Vinciguerra
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - D J Vine
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - J-Y Vinet
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - S Vitale
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T Vo
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - H Vocca
- Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - C Vorvick
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S P Vyatchanin
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - A R Wade
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L E Wade
- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
| | - M Wade
- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
| | - R Walet
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - M Walker
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - L Wallace
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Walsh
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - G Wang
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - H Wang
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - J Z Wang
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - W H Wang
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - Y F Wang
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - R L Ward
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - J Warner
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Was
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - J Watchi
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels 1050, Belgium
| | - B Weaver
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas 79699, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitationalphysik (Albert Einstein Institute), D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Abbott TD, Acernese F, Ackley K, Adams C, Adams T, Addesso P, Adhikari RX, Adya VB, Affeldt C, Afrough M, Agarwal B, Agathos M, Agatsuma K, Aggarwal N, Aguiar OD, Aiello L, Ain A, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Allocca A, Altin PA, Amato A, Ananyeva A, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Angelova SV, Antier S, Appert S, Arai K, Araya MC, Areeda JS, Arnaud N, Arun KG, Ascenzi S, Ashton G, Ast M, Aston SM, Astone P, Atallah DV, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, AultONeal K, Austin C, Avila-Alvarez A, Babak S, Bacon P, Bader MKM, Bae S, Baker PT, Baldaccini F, Ballardin G, Ballmer SW, Banagiri S, Barayoga JC, Barclay SE, Barish BC, Barker D, Barkett K, Barone F, Barr B, Barsotti L, Barsuglia M, Barta D, Barthelmy SD, Bartlett J, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Basti A, Batch JC, Bawaj M, Bayley JC, Bazzan M, Bécsy B, Beer C, Bejger M, Belahcene I, Bell AS, Berger BK, Bergmann G, Bero JJ, Berry CPL, Bersanetti D, Bertolini A, Betzwieser J, Bhagwat S, Bhandare R, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Billman CR, 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Abstract
On August 14, 2017 at 10∶30:43 UTC, the Advanced Virgo detector and the two Advanced LIGO detectors coherently observed a transient gravitational-wave signal produced by the coalescence of two stellar mass black holes, with a false-alarm rate of ≲1 in 27 000 years. The signal was observed with a three-detector network matched-filter signal-to-noise ratio of 18. The inferred masses of the initial black holes are 30.5_{-3.0}^{+5.7}M_{⊙} and 25.3_{-4.2}^{+2.8}M_{⊙} (at the 90% credible level). The luminosity distance of the source is 540_{-210}^{+130} Mpc, corresponding to a redshift of z=0.11_{-0.04}^{+0.03}. A network of three detectors improves the sky localization of the source, reducing the area of the 90% credible region from 1160 deg^{2} using only the two LIGO detectors to 60 deg^{2} using all three detectors. For the first time, we can test the nature of gravitational-wave polarizations from the antenna response of the LIGO-Virgo network, thus enabling a new class of phenomenological tests of gravity.
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Affiliation(s)
- B P Abbott
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - T Adams
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - P Addesso
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - R X Adhikari
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V B Adya
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C Affeldt
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
| | - B Allen
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G Allen
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - K G Arun
- Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai 603103, India
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- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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- Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - F Barone
- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - A Basti
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Camerino, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Bitossi
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institut FOTON, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Astronomical Observatory Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - J B Camp
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
| | - H Cao
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - C Casentini
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - G Cerretani
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, I-00184 Roma, Italy
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2678, Australia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, I-35122 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California 94928, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Departamento de Matemáticas, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington 98007, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - M Di Giovanni
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- Observatori Astronòmic, Universitat de València, E-46980 Paterna, València, Spain
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, United Kingdom
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
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- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, I-80131, Napoli, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - K S Karvinen
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Kasprzack
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - M Katolik
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - E Katsavounidis
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - W Katzman
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - S Kaufer
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Kawabe
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - F Kéfélian
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - D Keitel
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A J Kemball
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - R Kennedy
- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
| | - C Kent
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - J S Key
- University of Washington Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington 98011, USA
| | - F Y Khalili
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - I Khan
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - S Khan
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - Z Khan
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - E A Khazanov
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
| | - N Kijbunchoo
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - Chunglee Kim
- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, Korea
| | - J C Kim
- Inje University Gimhae, South Gyeongsang 50834, Korea
| | - K Kim
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - W Kim
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - W S Kim
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
| | - Y-M Kim
- Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
| | - S J Kimbrell
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - E J King
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - P J King
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | | | - R Kirchhoff
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J S Kissel
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - L Kleybolte
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - S Klimenko
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - T D Knowles
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - P Koch
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S M Koehlenbeck
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S Koley
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - V Kondrashov
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Kontos
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Korobko
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - I Kowalska
- Astronomical Observatory Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
| | - D B Kozak
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Krämer
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - V Kringel
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B Krishnan
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Królak
- NCBJ, 05-400 Świerk-Otwock, Poland
- Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00656 Warsaw, Poland
| | - G Kuehn
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Kumar
- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
| | - R Kumar
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - S Kumar
- International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru 560089, India
| | - L Kuo
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
| | | | - S Kwang
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - B D Lackey
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - K H Lai
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - M Landry
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R N Lang
- Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242, USA
| | - J Lange
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - B Lantz
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - R K Lanza
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Lartaux-Vollard
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - P D Lasky
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - M Laxen
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A Lazzarini
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Lazzaro
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - P Leaci
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - S Leavey
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C H Lee
- Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
| | - H M Lee
- Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
| | - H W Lee
- Inje University Gimhae, South Gyeongsang 50834, Korea
| | - K Lee
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - J Lehmann
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Lenon
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - M Leonardi
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - N Leroy
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - N Letendre
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - Y Levin
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - T G F Li
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - S D Linker
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - T B Littenberg
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - J Liu
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
| | - R K L Lo
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - N A Lockerbie
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - L T London
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - J E Lord
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - M Lorenzini
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67100 Assergi, Italy
| | | | - M Lormand
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - G Losurdo
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J D Lough
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C O Lousto
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - G Lovelace
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - H Lück
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Lumaca
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - A P Lundgren
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Lynch
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - Y Ma
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Macas
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - S Macfoy
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - B Machenschalk
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M MacInnis
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D M Macleod
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - E Majorana
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | | | - N Man
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - V Mandic
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - V Mangano
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - G L Mansell
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - M Manske
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - M Mantovani
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - F Marchesoni
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Università di Camerino, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
| | - F Marion
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - S Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - Z Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - A Markowitz
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E Maros
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Marquina
- Departamento de Matemáticas, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - P Marsh
- University of Washington Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, Washington 98011, USA
| | - F Martelli
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - L Martellini
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - I W Martin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R M Martin
- Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
| | - D V Martynov
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - K Mason
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - E Massera
- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
| | - A Masserot
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - T J Massinger
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Masso-Reid
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S Mastrogiovanni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A Matas
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - F Matichard
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Matone
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - N Mavalvala
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - N Mazumder
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - R McCarthy
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D E McClelland
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - S McCormick
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - L McCuller
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - S C McGuire
- Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J McIver
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D J McManus
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - L McNeill
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - T McRae
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - S T McWilliams
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
| | - D Meacher
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - G D Meadors
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - M Mehmet
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Meidam
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - E Mejuto-Villa
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - A Melatos
- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - G Mendell
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R A Mercer
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - E L Merilh
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - S Meshkov
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Messenger
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C Messick
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, F-75005 Paris, France
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - H Miao
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - H Middleton
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - E E Mikhailov
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
| | - L Milano
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
- Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - A L Miller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - B B Miller
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - J Miller
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Millhouse
- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
| | - M C Milovich-Goff
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
- Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 8 quai Antoine Ier, MC-98000, Monaco
| | - Y Minenkov
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
| | - S Mitra
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - V P Mitrofanov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | | | - R Mittleman
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D Moffa
- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
| | - A Moggi
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - K Mogushi
- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - M Mohan
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - S R P Mohapatra
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Montani
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - C J Moore
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
| | - D Moraru
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - G Moreno
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S Morisaki
- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
| | - S R Morriss
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - B Mours
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - C M Mow-Lowry
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - G Mueller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - A W Muir
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - A Mullavey
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Munch
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - E A Muñiz
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - M Muratore
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - P G Murray
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - K Napier
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - I Nardecchia
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - L Naticchioni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - R K Nayak
- IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741252, India
| | - J Neilson
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - G Nelemans
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - T T Nguyen
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - A B Nielsen
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - D Nolting
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - C North
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - J Oberling
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - G D O'Dea
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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- Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington 99362, USA
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- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
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- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - D J Ottaway
- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
| | - H Overmier
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - M A Page
- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
| | - A Pai
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum Kerala 695016, India
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
| | - S A Pai
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | - J R Palamos
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - O Palashov
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
| | - C Palomba
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A Pal-Singh
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - Howard Pan
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
| | - Huang-Wei Pan
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, 30013 Taiwan, Republic of China
| | - B Pang
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - P T H Pang
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
| | - C Pankow
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - F Pannarale
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | | | - F Paoletti
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - A Paoli
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M A Papa
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - A Parida
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - W Parker
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - D Pascucci
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Pasqualetti
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - R Passaquieti
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | | | - M Patil
- Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00656 Warsaw, Poland
| | - B Patricelli
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
| | - B L Pearlstone
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Pedraza
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Pedurand
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Université de Lyon, F-69361 Lyon, France
| | - L Pekowsky
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - A Pele
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - S Penn
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - C J Perez
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A Perreca
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L M Perri
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - H P Pfeiffer
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
| | - M Phelps
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - O J Piccinni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - M Pichot
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - F Piergiovanni
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - V Pierro
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - G Pillant
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - L Pinard
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - I M Pinto
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - M Pirello
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Pitkin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Poe
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - R Poggiani
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - P Popolizio
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - E K Porter
- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
| | - A Post
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Powell
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
- OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
| | - J Prasad
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - J W W Pratt
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - G Pratten
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - V Predoi
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - T Prestegard
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Prijatelj
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Principe
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN, Sezione di Napoli, I-80100 Napoli, Italy
| | - S Privitera
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - R Prix
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G A Prodi
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L G Prokhorov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - O Puncken
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Punturo
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - P Puppo
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - M Pürrer
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - H Qi
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - V Quetschke
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - E A Quintero
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | | | - F J Raab
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D S Rabeling
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - H Radkins
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - P Raffai
- Institute of Physics, Eötvös University, Pázmány P. s. 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - S Raja
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | - C Rajan
- RRCAT, Indore MP 452013, India
| | | | - M Rakhmanov
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - K E Ramirez
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - A Ramos-Buades
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - P Rapagnani
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - V Raymond
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - M Razzano
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - J Read
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - T Regimbau
- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
| | - L Rei
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | - S Reid
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - D H Reitze
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - W Ren
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - S D Reyes
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - F Ricci
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Università di Roma "La Sapienza", I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - P M Ricker
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - S Rieger
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Riles
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - M Rizzo
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - N A Robertson
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R Robie
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - F Robinet
- LAL, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - A Rocchi
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - L Rolland
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
| | - J G Rollins
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V J Roma
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - J D Romano
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - R Romano
- Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - C L Romel
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J H Romie
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - D Rosińska
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
- Janusz Gil Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra, 65-265 Zielona Góra, Poland
| | - M P Ross
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
| | - S Rowan
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Rüdiger
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Ruggi
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - G Rutins
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - K Ryan
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S Sachdev
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - T Sadecki
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - L Sadeghian
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Sakellariadou
- King's College London, University of London, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
| | - L Salconi
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M Saleem
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum Kerala 695016, India
| | - F Salemi
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Samajdar
- IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741252, India
| | - L Sammut
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - L M Sampson
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - E J Sanchez
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L E Sanchez
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - N Sanchis-Gual
- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - V Sandberg
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J R Sanders
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - B Sassolas
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), CNRS/IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
| | - B S Sathyaprakash
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - P R Saulson
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - O Sauter
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - R L Savage
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A Sawadsky
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - P Schale
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - M Scheel
- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J Scheuer
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - J Schmidt
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Schmidt
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
| | - R Schnabel
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | | | - A Schönbeck
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - E Schreiber
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Schuette
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B W Schulte
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B F Schutz
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - S G Schwalbe
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - J Scott
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S M Scott
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - E Seidel
- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
| | - D Sellers
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A S Sengupta
- Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Gujarat 382424, India
| | - D Sentenac
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - V Sequino
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - A Sergeev
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia
| | - D A Shaddock
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - T J Shaffer
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A A Shah
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - M S Shahriar
- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M B Shaner
- California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
| | - L Shao
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - B Shapiro
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - P Shawhan
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - A Sheperd
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - D H Shoemaker
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D M Shoemaker
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - K Siellez
- Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - X Siemens
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Sieniawska
- Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-716, Warsaw, Poland
| | - D Sigg
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A D Silva
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - L P Singer
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
| | - A Singh
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - A Singhal
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - A M Sintes
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, IAC3-IEEC, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - B J J Slagmolen
- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
| | - B Smith
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J R Smith
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - R J E Smith
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - S Somala
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Khandi, Telangana 502285, India
| | - E J Son
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 34047, Korea
| | - J A Sonnenberg
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - B Sorazu
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - T Souradeep
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - A P Spencer
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A K Srivastava
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - K Staats
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - A Staley
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - M Steinke
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Steinlechner
- Universität Hamburg, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - D Steinmeyer
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S P Stevenson
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
- OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
| | - R Stone
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - D J Stops
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - K A Strain
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - G Stratta
- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - S E Strigin
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
| | - A Strunk
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R Sturani
- International Institute of Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal RN 59078-970, Brazil
| | - A L Stuver
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | | | - L Sun
- OzGrav, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
| | - S Sunil
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - J Suresh
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - P J Sutton
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - B L Swinkels
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M J Szczepańczyk
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - M Tacca
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - S C Tait
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - C Talbot
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - D Talukder
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - D B Tanner
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M Tápai
- University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary
| | - A Taracchini
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
| | - J D Tasson
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota 55057, USA
| | - J A Taylor
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35811, USA
| | - R Taylor
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S V Tewari
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - T Theeg
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Thies
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - E G Thomas
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - M Thomas
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - P Thomas
- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - K A Thorne
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - E Thrane
- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
| | - S Tiwari
- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - V Tiwari
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - K V Tokmakov
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - K Toland
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Tonelli
- Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - Z Tornasi
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Torres-Forné
- Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain
| | - C I Torrie
- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Töyrä
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - F Travasso
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Traylor
- LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Trinastic
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M C Tringali
- INFN, Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
- Università di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- RESCEU, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
- VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Caltech CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- OzGrav, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
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- Artemis, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire Côte d'Azur, CNRS, CS 34229, F-06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022, USA
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels 1050, Belgium
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas 79699, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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- LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- OzGrav, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy, France
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- OzGrav, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitations-physik, D-14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- OzGrav, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
- LIGO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Labiran C, Rowen D, Clarke IN, Marsh P. Detailed molecular epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the population of Southampton attending the genitourinary medicine clinic in 2012-13 reveals the presence of long established genotypes and transitory sexual networks. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185059. [PMID: 28945766 PMCID: PMC5612685 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. Our objective was to perform a detailed survey of the molecular epidemiology of C. trachomatis in the population of Southampton UK attending the genitourinary medicine clinic (GUM) to seek evidence of sexual network activity. Our hypothesis was that certain genotypes can be associated with specific demographic determinants. 380 positive samples were collected from 375 C. trachomatis positive GUM attendees out of the 3118 who consented to be part of the survey. 302 of the positive samples were fully genotyped. All six of the predominant genotypes possessed ompA locus type E. One ward of Southampton known to contain a large proportion of students had a different profile of genotypes compared to other areas of the city. Some genotypes appeared embedded in the city population whilst others appeared transient. Predominant circulating genotypes remain stable within a city population whereas others are sporadic. Sexual networks could be inferred but not conclusively identified using the data from this survey.
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- Clare Labiran
- Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of GU Medicine, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Hadfield J, Harris SR, Seth-Smith HMB, Parmar S, Andersson P, Giffard PM, Schachter J, Moncada J, Ellison L, Vaulet MLG, Fermepin MR, Radebe F, Mendoza S, Ouburg S, Morré SA, Sachse K, Puolakkainen M, Korhonen SJ, Sonnex C, Wiggins R, Jalal H, Brunelli T, Casprini P, Pitt R, Ison C, Savicheva A, Shipitsyna E, Hadad R, Kari L, Burton MJ, Mabey D, Solomon AW, Lewis D, Marsh P, Unemo M, Clarke IN, Parkhill J, Thomson NR. Comprehensive global genome dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis show ancient diversification followed by contemporary mixing and recent lineage expansion. Genome Res 2017; 27:1220-1229. [PMID: 28588068 PMCID: PMC5495073 DOI: 10.1101/gr.212647.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Chlamydia trachomatis is the world's most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection and leading infectious cause of blindness, yet it is one of the least understood human pathogens, in part due to the difficulties of in vitro culturing and the lack of available tools for genetic manipulation. Genome sequencing has reinvigorated this field, shedding light on the contemporary history of this pathogen. Here, we analyze 563 full genomes, 455 of which are novel, to show that the history of the species comprises two phases, and conclude that the currently circulating lineages are the result of evolution in different genomic ecotypes. Temporal analysis indicates these lineages have recently expanded in the space of thousands of years, rather than the millions of years as previously thought, a finding that dramatically changes our understanding of this pathogen's history. Finally, at a time when almost every pathogen is becoming increasingly resistant to antimicrobials, we show that there is no evidence of circulating genomic resistance in C. trachomatis.
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- James Hadfield
- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
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- Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory 0810, Australia
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- Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory 0810, Australia.,School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin 0909, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Microbiología Clínica, Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Microbiología Clínica, Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina
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- Centre for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, 2192 Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Jefe Laboratorio de ITS, Laboratorio Nacional de Vigilancia, FM1100, Honduras
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Center, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Institute of Public Health Genomics, School for Oncology & Developmental Biology (GROW), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Virology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QW, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratory, Santo Stefano Hospital, ASL4, 59100 Prato, Italy
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- Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology Laboratory, Santo Stefano Hospital, ASL4, 59100 Prato, Italy
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- Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom
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- Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Petersburg, Russia 199034
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Petersburg, Russia 199034.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other STIs, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital, SE-701 85 Örebro, Sweden
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other STIs, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital, SE-701 85 Örebro, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana 59840, USA
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- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, 2192 Johannesburg, South Africa.,Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney 2192, Australia
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and other STIs, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University Hospital, SE-701 85 Örebro, Sweden
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, University Medical School, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom.,Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1 7HT, United Kingdom
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Winstanley CE, Ramsey KH, Marsh P, Clarke IN. Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies to a common urogenital derivative of Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid-encoded PGP3. J Immunol Methods 2017; 445:23-30. [PMID: 28283408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection in the developed world. Accurate measurement and therefore understanding the seroprevalence of urogenital C. trachomatis infections requires a rigorously optimised and validated ELISA. Previous ELISAs based on the C. trachomatis plasmid-encoded protein, PGP3, have been described but lack standardisation and critical controls or use a less common PGP3 as the capture antigen. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A sensitive and specific indirect ELISA was developed based on recombinant PGP3 derived from a urogenital strain of C. trachomatis, serovar E (pSW2), using a rigorous validation protocol. Serum samples were collected from 166 genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic patients diagnosed as positive or negative for urogenital C. trachomatis infection by nucleic acid amplification testing (NAATs). Overall sensitivity and specificity compared to NAATs was 68.18% and 98.0%, respectively. Sensitivities for female and male samples were 71.93% and 64.15%, respectively. Comparison of samples from these patients diagnosed positive for C. trachomatis by NAAT and patients diagnosed negative by NAAT revealed statistical significance (p≤0.0001). CONCLUSIONS We have developed and validated a sensitive and specific ELISA to detect anti-PGP3 antibodies as an indicator of past and current infection to C. trachomatis using PGP3 from a common urogenital strain. It is anticipated that this assay will be used for seroepidemiological analysis of urogenital C. trachomatis in populations.
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- Catherine E Winstanley
- Molecular Microbiology Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Public Health England Regional Microbiology Laboratory, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Labiran C, Marsh P, Zhou J, Bannister A, Clarke IN, Goubet S, Soni S. Highly diverse MLVA-ompA genotypes of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men in Brighton, UK and evidence for an HIV-related sexual network. Sex Transm Infect 2015; 92:299-304. [PMID: 26487754 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In this prospective study, we aimed to determine the distribution of genotypes by multilocus variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis plus analysis of the ompA gene (MLVA-ompA) of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending Brighton Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) Clinic and to examine any correlations with clinical variables, including HIV status, and to isolate rectal C. trachomatis cultures maximising the possibility of obtaining complete genotyping data. METHODS Samples were assigned genotypes by PCR and sequencing of the markers of the MLVA-ompA genotyping system. Rectal C. trachomatis was isolated in cell culture using McCoy cells. Data regarding demographics, HIV status, rectal symptoms and history of sexually transmitted infections, including C. trachomatis, were collected. RESULTS 1809 MSM attending the clinic between October 2011 and January 2013 took part in the study, 112 (6.2%) of whom had rectal samples that tested positive for C. trachomatis. 85/112 (75.9%) C. trachomatis-positive rectal samples were assigned 66 different genotypes. Two distinct genotype subclusters were identified: subcluster 1 consisted of more HIV-negative men than subcluster 2 (p=0.025), and the MLVA-ompA genotypes in these subclusters reflected this. Isolates were successfully cultured from 37 of the 112 specimens, from which 27 otherwise unobtainable (from direct PCR) MLVA-ompA genotypes were gained. CONCLUSIONS The most prevalent genotypes were G, E and D representing some overlap with the heterosexual distribution in UK. Subcluster 1 consisted of more 'heterosexual genotypes' and significantly more HIV-negative men than subcluster 2, associated with 'MSM genotypes'. There was a higher diversity of C. trachomatis strains among MSM in Brighton than observed in other cities.
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- Clare Labiran
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Claude Nicol Clinic, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Claude Nicol Clinic, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Clinical Investigation Research Unit, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Claude Nicol Clinic, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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Tan S, Marsh P. Local anaesthetic versus general anaesthetic for manipulation of nasal fractures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Howard RL, French DJ, Richardson JA, O'Neill CE, Andreou MP, Brown T, Clark D, Clarke IN, Holloway JW, Marsh P, Debenham PG. Rapid detection of diagnostic targets using isothermal amplification and HyBeacon probes--a homogenous system for sequence-specific detection. Mol Cell Probes 2014; 29:92-8. [PMID: 25542839 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Isothermal amplification is a rapid, simple alternative to PCR, with amplification commonly detected using fluorescently labelled oligonucleotide probes, intercalating dyes or increased turbidity as a result of magnesium pyrophosphate generation. SNP identification is possible but requires either allele-specific primers or multiple dye-labelled probes, but further downstream processing is often required for allelic identification. Here we demonstrate that modification of common isothermal amplification methods by the addition of HyBeacon probes permits homogeneous sequence detection and discrimination by melting or annealing curve analysis. Furthermore, we demonstrate that isothermal amplification and sequence discrimination is possible directly from a crude sample such as an expressed buccal swab.
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- University of Southampton School of Chemistry, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- University of Southampton School of Chemistry, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- OptiGene Ltd., Unit 5, Blatchford Road, Horsham, RH13 5QR, UK
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- University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Health Protection Agency, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Prowse SJ, Marsh P, Raine CH. An analysis of emerging antimicrobial resistance in an ENT outpatient department: a comparison of three hundred and forty-nine swabs taken in 2007 with five hundred and seventy-four swabs in 2012. Clin Otolaryngol 2014; 39:63-6. [PMID: 24472618 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S J Prowse
- Department of ENT Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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Rogers GB, van der Gast CJ, Bruce KD, Marsh P, Collins JE, Sutton J, Wright M. Ascitic microbiota composition is correlated with clinical severity in cirrhosis with portal hypertension. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74884. [PMID: 24086392 PMCID: PMC3783492 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Identification of pathogenic bacteria in ascites correlates with poor clinical outcomes. Ascites samples are commonly reported culture-negative, even where frank infection is indicated. Culture-independent methods have previously reported bacterial DNA in ascites, however, whether this represents viable bacterial populations has not been determined. We report the first application of 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR in conjunction with propidium monoazide sample treatment to characterise the viable bacterial composition of ascites. Twenty five cirrhotic patients undergoing paracentesis provided ascites. Samples were treated with propidium monoazide to exclude non-viable bacterial DNA. Total bacterial load was quantified by 16S rRNA Q-PCR with species identity and relative abundance determined by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. Correlation of molecular microbiology data with clinical measures and diagnostic microbiology was performed. Viable bacterial signal was obtained in 84% of ascites samples, both by Q-PCR and pyrosequencing. Approximately 190,000 ribosomal pyrosequences were obtained, representing 236 species, including both gut and non gut-associated species. Substantial variation in the species detected was observed between patients. Statistically significant relationships were identified between the bacterial community similarity and clinical measures, including ascitic polymorphonuclear leukocyte count and Child-Pugh class. Viable bacteria are present in the ascites of a majority of patients with cirrhosis including those with no clinical signs of infection. Microbiota composition significantly correlates with clinical measures. Entry of bacteria into ascites is unlikely to be limited to translocation from the gut, raising fundamental questions about the processes that underlie the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
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- Geraint B. Rogers
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Health Protection Agency, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Hepatology Group, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Health Protection Agency, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Hepatology Group, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Wolter DJ, Emerson JC, McNamara S, Buccat AM, Qin X, Cochrane E, Houston LS, Rogers GB, Marsh P, Prehar K, Pope CE, Blackledge M, Déziel E, Bruce KD, Ramsey BW, Gibson RL, Burns JL, Hoffman LR. Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants are independently associated with worse lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis. Clin Infect Dis 2013; 57:384-91. [PMID: 23625938 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is associated with diverse bacteria chronically infecting the airways. Slow-growing, antibiotic-resistant mutants of Staphylococcus aureus known as small-colony variants (SCVs) have been isolated from respiratory secretions from European adults and children with CF lung disease using specific but infrequently used culture techniques. Staphylococcus aureus SCVs can be selected either by exposure to specific antibiotics or by growth with another CF pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We sought to determine the prevalence, clinical significance, and likely mechanisms of selection of S. aureus SCVs among a US cohort of children with CF. METHODS We performed a 2-year study of 100 children with CF using culture techniques sensitive for S. aureus SCVs, and evaluated associations with clinical characteristics using multivariable regression models. RESULTS Staphylococcus aureus SCV infection was detected among 24% of participants and was significantly associated with a greater drop in lung function during the study (P = .007, adjusted for age and lung function at enrollment). This association persisted after adjusting for infection with other known CF pathogens, including P. aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Evidence indicated that S. aureus SCVs were likely selected in vivo by treatment with the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and possibly by coinfection with P. aeruginosa. CONCLUSIONS Infection with SCV S. aureus was independently associated with worse CF respiratory outcomes in this pediatric cohort. As many clinical microbiology laboratories do not specifically detect S. aureus SCVs, validation and extension of these findings would require widespread changes in the usual laboratory and clinical approaches to these bacteria.
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- Daniel J Wolter
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Seth-Smith HMB, Harris SR, Skilton RJ, Radebe FM, Golparian D, Shipitsyna E, Duy PT, Scott P, Cutcliffe LT, O'Neill C, Parmar S, Pitt R, Baker S, Ison CA, Marsh P, Jalal H, Lewis DA, Unemo M, Clarke IN, Parkhill J, Thomson NR. Whole-genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis directly from clinical samples without culture. Genome Res 2013; 23:855-66. [PMID: 23525359 PMCID: PMC3638141 DOI: 10.1101/gr.150037.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The use of whole-genome sequencing as a tool for the study of infectious bacteria is of growing clinical interest. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for sexually transmitted infections and the blinding disease trachoma, which affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Recombination is widespread within the genome of C. trachomatis, thus whole-genome sequencing is necessary to understand the evolution, diversity, and epidemiology of this pathogen. Culture of C. trachomatis has, until now, been a prerequisite to obtain DNA for whole-genome sequencing; however, as C. trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen, this procedure is technically demanding and time consuming. Discarded clinical samples represent a large resource for sequencing the genomes of pathogens, yet clinical swabs frequently contain very low levels of C. trachomatis DNA and large amounts of contaminating microbial and human DNA. To determine whether it is possible to obtain whole-genome sequences from bacteria without the need for culture, we have devised an approach that combines immunomagnetic separation (IMS) for targeted bacterial enrichment with multiple displacement amplification (MDA) for whole-genome amplification. Using IMS-MDA in conjunction with high-throughput multiplexed Illumina sequencing, we have produced the first whole bacterial genome sequences direct from clinical samples. We also show that this method can be used to generate genome data from nonviable archived samples. This method will prove a useful tool in answering questions relating to the biology of many difficult-to-culture or fastidious bacteria of clinical concern.
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- Helena M B Seth-Smith
- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, United Kingdom.
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Saunders N, Zambon M, Sharp I, Siddiqui R, Bermingham A, Ellis J, Vipond B, Sails A, Moran-Gilad J, Marsh P, Guiver M, HPA Microbiology Services Division. Guidance on the development and validation of diagnostic tests that depend on nucleic acid amplification and detection. J Clin Virol 2012; 56:260-70. [PMID: 23246357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In order to comply with national and international clinical laboratory accreditation standards (e.g. the ISO 15189, Clinical Pathology Accreditation standards) and with the joint code of practice for research, there must be a method of assessing that test methods are "fit for purpose". This document gives guidance on development and describes how a validation file is produced. A test method may be a commercial kit, an in-house assay or reagent or a set of reagents bought separately and used to prepare an in house assay. A validation file is needed for both current and new test procedures. The file may refer to data recorded in workbooks, papers and reports. Modifications to assays (including commercially available assays) necessitate either an update to the validation file or creation of a new file. This paper is intended to provide a generic framework for in-house assay development and validation of new nucleic acid amplification assays including real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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- Nick Saunders
- HPA Microbiology Services Division, London NW9 5HT, UK.
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Gamblin J, Jefferies JM, Harris S, Ahmad N, Marsh P, Faust SN, Fraser S, Moore M, Roderick P, Blair I, Clarke SC. Nasal self-swabbing for estimating the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in the community. J Med Microbiol 2012; 62:437-440. [PMID: 23222858 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.051854-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and, therefore, a burden on healthcare systems. Our aim was to estimate the current rate of nasal S. aureus carriage in the general population and to determine the feasibility of nasal self-swabbing as a means of detection. Two thousand people (1200 adults and 800 children) from a single NHS general practice in Southampton, UK, were randomly selected from a general practice age sex register, stratified by age and sex, and invited to undertake nasal self-swabbing in their own home. Overall, 362 (32.5%) swabs from adults and 168 (22%) from children were returned. Responses were greater for adults and those of increased age, female gender and decreasing socio-economic deprivation. The overall estimated practice carriage rate of S. aureus directly standardized for age sex was 28% [95% confidence interval (CI) 26.1-30.2%]. Carriage of meticillin-susceptible S. aureus was 27% (95% CI 26.1-30.2%), whilst that of meticillin-resistant S. aureus was 1.9% (95% CI 0.7-3.1%). Although nasal self-swabbing rates were relatively low, they are comparable to other studies and may allow large population-based carriage studies to be undertaken at relatively low cost. Importantly, this study updates prevalence data for S. aureus carriage in the community.
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- Jenny Gamblin
- Health Protection Agency, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Protection Unit, Unit 8, Fulcrum 2, Solent Way, Whiteley, Hampshire PO15 7FN, UK
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- Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Primary and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- HPA Public Health Laboratory, Southampton Laboratory Level B, South Pathology Block, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- HPA Public Health Laboratory, Southampton Laboratory Level B, South Pathology Block, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.,NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.,Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Grove Medical Practice, Shirley Health Centre, Grove Road, Southampton SO15 3UA, UK
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- Academic Unit of Primary and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Academic Unit of Primary and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.,HPA Public Health Laboratory, Southampton Laboratory Level B, South Pathology Block, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.,Academic Unit of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust, South Academic Block, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Stressmann FA, Rogers GB, van der Gast CJ, Marsh P, Vermeer LS, Carroll MP, Hoffman L, Daniels TWV, Patel N, Forbes B, Bruce KD. Long-term cultivation-independent microbial diversity analysis demonstrates that bacterial communities infecting the adult cystic fibrosis lung show stability and resilience. Thorax 2012; 67:867-73. [PMID: 22707521 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Culture-independent analysis of the respiratory secretions of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has identified many bacterial species not previously detected using culture in this context. However, little is known about their clinical significance or persistence in CF airways. METHODS The authors characterised the viable bacterial communities in the sputum collected from 14 patients at monthly intervals over 1 year using a molecular community profiling technique-terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Clinical characteristics were also collected, including lung function and medications. Ecological community measures were determined for each sample. Microbial community change over time within subjects was defined using ecological analytical tools, and these measures were compared between subjects and to clinical features. RESULTS Bacterial communities were stable within subjects over time but varied between subjects, despite similarities in clinical course. Antibiotic therapy temporarily perturbed these communities which generally returned to pretreatment configurations within 1 month. Species usually considered CF pathogens and those not previously regarded as such exhibited similar patterns of persistence. Less diverse sputum bacterial communities were correlated to lung disease severity and relative abundance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. CONCLUSION Whilst not true in all cases, the microbial communities that chronically infect the airways of patients with CF can vary little over a year despite antibiotic perturbation. The species present tended to vary more between than within subjects, suggesting that each CF airway infection is unique, with relatively stable and resilient bacterial communities. The inverse relationship between community richness and disease severity is similar to findings reported in other mucosal infections.
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- Franziska Anne Stressmann
- Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Labiran C, Clarke IN, Cutcliffe LT, Wang Y, Skilton RJ, Persson K, Bjartling C, Herrmann B, Christerson L, Marsh P. Genotyping markers used for multi locus VNTR analysis with ompA (MLVA-ompA) and multi sequence typing (MST) retain stability in Chlamydia trachomatis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012; 2:68. [PMID: 22919659 PMCID: PMC3417530 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We aimed to evaluate the stability of the Chlamydia trachomatis multi locus VNTR analysis (MLVA-ompA) and multi sequence typing (MST) systems through multiple passages in tissue culture. Firstly, we analyzed the stability of these markers through adaptation of C. trachomatis to tissue culture and secondly, we examined the stability of a four-locus MLVA-ompA and a five-locus MST system after multiple passages in tissue culture. Marker sequences were monitored through successive chlamydial developmental cycles to evaluate the stability of the individual DNA markers through many bacterial divisions and this, in turn, informed us of the usefulness of using such typing systems for short and long-term molecular epidemiology. Southampton genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic isolates from endocervical swabs collected from C. trachomatis positive women were passaged through tissue culture. MLVA-ompA typing was applied to primary swab samples and to the same samples after C. trachomatis had been passaged through cell culture (eight passages). Sequence data from time-zero and passage-eight isolates were aligned with reference sequences to determine the stability of the markers. The Swedish new variant (nvCT) underwent 72 passages in cell culture and the markers of the two schemes were similarly analyzed. Analysis of genetic markers of the MLVA-ompA typing system before and after the isolates were introduced to tissue culture showed no change in the dominant sequence. The nvCT that had been passaged 72 times over the duration of a year also showed no variation in the dominant sequence for both the genotyping schemes. MLVA-ompA and MST markers are stable upon adaptation of C. trachomatis to tissue culture following isolation of strains from primary endocervical swab samples. These markers remain stable throughout multiple rounds of cell-division in tissue culture, concomitant with the incubation period and appearance of symptoms normally associated with host-infection. Both genotyping schemes are, therefore, suitable for epidemiology of C. trachomatis.
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- Clare Labiran
- Molecular Microbiology and Infection, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton Hampshire, UK
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Harris SR, Clarke IN, Seth-Smith HMB, Solomon AW, Cutcliffe LT, Marsh P, Skilton RJ, Holland MJ, Mabey D, Peeling RW, Lewis DA, Spratt BG, Unemo M, Persson K, Bjartling C, Brunham R, de Vries HJC, Morré SA, Speksnijder A, Bébéar CM, Clerc M, de Barbeyrac B, Parkhill J, Thomson NR. Whole-genome analysis of diverse Chlamydia trachomatis strains identifies phylogenetic relationships masked by current clinical typing. Nat Genet 2012; 44:413-9, S1. [PMID: 22406642 PMCID: PMC3378690 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for both trachoma and sexually transmitted infections causing substantial morbidity and economic cost globally. Despite this, our knowledge of its population and evolutionary genetics is limited. Here we present a detailed whole genome phylogeny from representative strains of both trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) biovars from temporally and geographically diverse sources. Our analysis demonstrates that predicting phylogenetic structure using the ompA gene, traditionally used to classify Chlamydia, is misleading because extensive recombination in this region masks true relationships. We show that in many instances ompA is a chimera that can be exchanged in part or whole, both within and between biovars. We also provide evidence for exchange of, and recombination within, the cryptic plasmid, another important diagnostic target. We have used our phylogenetic framework to show how genetic exchange has manifested itself in ocular, urogenital and LGV C. trachomatis strains, including the epidemic LGV serotype L2b.
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- Simon R Harris
- Pathogen Genomics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
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Abdulmajed M, Ghalib A, Mohamed M, Marsh P. Intestinal metastasis from primary epidermoid anal carcinoma in a 34 year old male presented with acute bowel obstruction. J Surg Case Rep 2012; 2012:1. [PMID: 24960777 PMCID: PMC3649489 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/2012.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anal canal is a rare condition comprising only 2–4% of all cancers of the colon, rectum and anus. The most common sites of metastases are liver and lung. We report a case of 34-year-old male, who presented with diarrhoeal illness and an acutely tender protruding anal lesion initially thought to be thrombosed external hemorrhoid. Examination under anaesthesia revealed a hard and fixed mass at the level of dentate line, which was biopsied. On histopathological examination, it was confirmed as primary moderately differentiated keratinising squamous cell carcinoma. Despite initial response to concomitant chemo-radiation, 4 months later, the patient presented with large bowel obstruction. On laparotomy, a large mass involving the terminal ileum and caecum was identified. Histopathological examination revealed metastatic spread from primary anal lesion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a squamous cell carcinoma of anus with bowel metastasis.
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- Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wales, UK
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- Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wales, UK
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Stressmann FA, Rogers GB, Marsh P, Lilley AK, Daniels TWV, Carroll MP, Hoffman LR, Jones G, Allen CE, Patel N, Forbes B, Tuck A, Bruce KD. Does bacterial density in cystic fibrosis sputum increase prior to pulmonary exacerbation? J Cyst Fibros 2011; 10:357-65. [PMID: 21664196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cystic Fibrosis (CF) lung disease is characterised by an inexorable decline in lung function, punctuated by periods of symptomatic worsening known as pulmonary exacerbations (referred to here as CFPE). Despite their clinical significance, the cause of CFPE remains undetermined. It has been suggested that an increase in bacterial density may be a trigger, although this has not been shown empirically. METHODS Here, a previously validated quantitative PCR-based approach was used to assess numbers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and of total bacteria in respiratory secretions from patients during the period leading up to CFPE. Sputum samples collected from 12 adult CF patients were selected retrospectively to fall approximately 21, 14, 7 and 0 days prior to CFPE diagnosis. In addition, the relationships between clinical parameters (FEV(1), temperature and patient reported outcome measures) and microbiological data were investigated. RESULTS No significant changes either in total bacterial or P. aeruginosa numbers were identified prior to CFPE. Of all the correlations tested, only temperature showed a significant correlation with total bacterial numbers in the period leading to CFPE. CONCLUSIONS These findings strongly suggest that CFPE do not generally result from increased bacterial density within the airways. Instead, data presented here are consistent with alternative models of pulmonary exacerbation.
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- Franziska A Stressmann
- Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 150 Stamford Street, Franklin-Wilkins Building, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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Rowland JC, Jones CE, Altmann G, Bryan R, Crosby BT, Hinzman LD, Kane DL, Lawrence DM, Mancino A, Marsh P, McNamara JP, Romanvosky VE, Toniolo H, Travis BJ, Trochim E, Wilson CJ, Geernaert GL. Arctic Landscapes in Transition: Responses to Thawing Permafrost. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1029/2010eo260001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rogers GB, Marsh P, Stressmann AF, Allen CE, Daniels TVW, Carroll MP, Bruce KD. The exclusion of dead bacterial cells is essential for accurate molecular analysis of clinical samples. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 16:1656-8. [PMID: 20148918 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The DNA-based techniques used to detect bacteria in clinical samples are unable to discriminate between live bacteria, dead bacteria, and extracellular DNA. This failure to limit analysis to viable bacterial cells represents a significant problem, leading to false-positive results, as well as a failure to resolve the impact of antimicrobial therapy. The use of propidium monoazide treatment significantly reduces the contribution of dead cells and extracellular DNA to such culture-independent analyses. Here, the increased ability to resolve the impact of antibiotic therapy on Pseudomonas aeruginosa load in cystic fibrosis respiratory samples reveals statistically significant changes that would otherwise go undetected.
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Marsh P, Price B, Holdstock J, Harrison C, Whiteley M. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) after Venous Thermoablation Techniques: Rates of Endovenous Heat-induced Thrombosis (EHIT) and Classical DVT after Radiofrequency and Endovenous Laser Ablation in a Single Centre. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010; 40:521-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Green SM, Marsh P, Ahmad N, Jefferies JMC, Clarke SC. Characterization of community and hospital Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Southampton, UK. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:1084-1088. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.018986-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus infections are a burden to healthcare systems. There remains a lack of understanding on the relative contributions of S. aureus infection in the healthcare and community settings. In this study, 59 S. aureus isolates were selected for molecular analysis. The mobile variant staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV was present in both healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant S. aureus (HA-MRSA) and community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), as was the Panton–Valentine leukocidin gene. PFGE identified 24 distinct clonal groups whilst multi-locus sequence typing identified 26 different sequence types, including four with new combinations of alleles. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that a selection of CA and HA MSSA and MRSA strains have been subjected to molecular analysis and comparison in the UK. Definitions for CA-MRSA need further debate as the movement of strains between healthcare and community settings is confounding the use of epidemiological definitions.
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- S. M. Green
- HPA RMN South East Regional Laboratory, Southampton, UK
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- HPA RMN South East Regional Laboratory, Southampton, UK
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- HPA RMN South East Regional Laboratory, Southampton, UK
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- Molecular Microbiology Group, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- HPA RMN South East Regional Laboratory, Southampton, UK
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- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Protection Unit, Whiteley, UK
- Molecular Microbiology Group, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Marsh P, Price BA, Holdstock JM, Whiteley MS. One-year outcomes of radiofrequency ablation of incompetent perforator veins using the radiofrequency stylet device. Phlebology 2010; 25:79-84. [DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.008084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objectives Early success treating incompetent perforator veins (IPVs) with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and the trend to move varicose vein surgery into a walk-in walk-out service led to the design of a specific device enabling RFA of IPVs using local anaesthesia (ClosureRFS™ stylet). Our aim was to assess one-year outcomes of a clinical series of patients undergoing treatment with this device. Truncal reflux, where present, was treated initially, and RFA of IPVs was performed as a secondary procedure. Method Duplex ultrasound examinations were performed and the presence of IPVs documented. Results were compared with preoperative scans. IPVs were classified as closed, not closed/reopened or de novo. Results Of the 75 patients invited for follow-up, 53 attended at a median time of 14 months (range 11–25). Sixty-seven limbs were analysed (M:F 1:2.1, median age 62, range 25–81). Of the 124 treated IPVs, 101 were closed (82%). Clinical, aetiological, anatomical and pathological clinical score was improved in 49.3% limbs. IPV closure was reduced in patients with recurrent varicose veins compared with primary varicose veins (72.3% versus 87%, P = 0.056). Conclusion These results demonstrate the radiofrequency stylet device to be an effective treatment for IPVs.
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- P Marsh
- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford, GU2 7RF, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford, GU2 7RF, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford, GU2 7RF, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford, GU2 7RF, UK
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Rogers GB, Russell LE, Preston PG, Marsh P, Collins JE, Saunders J, Sutton J, Fine D, Bruce KD, Wright M. Characterisation of bacteria in ascites--reporting the potential of culture-independent, molecular analysis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2010; 29:533-41. [PMID: 20238135 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0891-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/15/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a severe complication of liver disease. A significant proportion of patients have culture-negative ascites, despite having similar signs, symptoms and mortality to those with SBP. Therefore, empirical antibiotic treatment for infection is often started without knowledge of the causative organisms. Here, we investigated the potential of molecular techniques to provide rapid and accurate characterisation of the bacteria present in ascitic fluid. Ascites samples were obtained from 29 cirrhotic patients undergoing clinically indicated therapeutic paracentesis. Bacterial content was determined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 16S ribosomal clone sequence analysis. Bacterial signal was detected in all samples, compared to three out of ten using standard methods. Bacterial loads ranged from 5.5 x 10(2) to 5.4 x 10(7) cfu/ml, with a mean value of 1.9 x 10(6) cfu/ml (standard deviation +/- 9.6 x 10(6) cfu/ml). In all but one instance, bacterial species identified by culture were also confirmed by molecular analyses. Preliminary data presented here suggests that culture-independent, molecular analyses could provide rapid characterisation of the bacterial content of ascites fluid, providing a basis for the investigation of SBP development and allowing early and targeted antibiotic intervention.
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- G B Rogers
- Molecular Microbiology Research Group, PSD, King's College London, London, UK.
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Marsh P, Holdstock J, Harrison C, Smith C, Price BA, Whiteley MS. Pelvic vein reflux in female patients with varicose veins: comparison of incidence between a specialist private vein clinic and the vascular department of a National Health Service district general hospital. Phlebology 2009; 24:108-13. [DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2008.008041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objectives Mounting evidence suggests that pelvic vein reflux is an important contributing factor to recurrent varicose veins. We compared the incidence in our specialist private unit (Unit A) with that of a District General Hospital (Unit B). Methods Results of all female patient lower limb duplex ultrasound (LLDUS) and transvaginal pelvic ultrasound (TVUS) scans performed over a one-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with refluxing veins emanating from the abdomen or pelvis on LLDUS (non-saphenous reflux) routinely proceeded to TVUS in Unit A. Results In Unit A, non-saphenous reflux on LLDUS was present in 90–462 female patients (19.5%). In 81.1% of these, TVUS confirmed reflux in truncal pelvic veins (incidence 15.8%). In Unit B, non-saphenous reflux was present in 60–279 female patients (21.5%). Conclusion One in five women presenting with varicose veins have reflux of non-saphenous origin. This is the case in specialist and non-specialist units. One in six has associated pelvic vein reflux.
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- P Marsh
- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
- The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
- The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1, Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF
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Bacon JL, Dinneen AJ, Marsh P, Holdstock JM, Price BA, Whiteley MS. Five-year results of incompetent perforator vein closure using TRans-Luminal Occlusion of Perforator. Phlebology 2009; 24:74-8. [DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2008.008016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In 2000, we developed a percutaneous method of treating incompetent perforator veins (IPV) using ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which we termed TRansluminal Occlusion of Perforator (TRLOP). Objective To audit the five-year outcome of the TRLOP technique as indicated by the rate of IPV closure on duplex ultrasound (DUS). Methods Patients underwent DUS five years post-TRLOP. Experienced vascular technologists documented the presence of IPVs using a two co-ordinate system, blinded to previous results. Results were then compared with preoperative scans. IPVs were classified as: closed; not closed/reopened; or de novo. Closed IPVs were defined as the absence of any IPV at or within 5 cm of a previous IPV in the vertical and horizontal plane. Any IPVs found outside the delineated area were defined as de novo IPVs. Results Of 67 patients invited, 37 attended DUS (55% participation rate; men to women ratio of 14:23, age 40–84; mean 64). Preoperative clinical, aetiological, anatomical and pathological classification: C2, 36.2%; C3, 27.6%; C4, 34.5%; C6, 1.7%. From 125 IPVs analysed, 101 were closed (81%), 24 were not closed/reopened (19%) and 14 de novo IPVs were found. Discussion Despite these results representing our learning curve for the procedure, we found TRLOP to be an effective treatment for IPVs. The closure rates described are comparable with the published clinical series data for subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery.
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- J L Bacon
- The Whiteley Clinic, Stirling Road, Guildford, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, Stirling Road, Guildford, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, Stirling Road, Guildford, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, Stirling Road, Guildford, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, Stirling Road, Guildford, UK
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Baou M, Jewell A, Muthurania A, Wickremasinghe RG, Yong KL, Carr R, Marsh P, Murphy JJ. Involvement of Tis11b, an AU-rich binding protein, in induction of apoptosis by rituximab in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Leukemia 2008; 23:986-9. [PMID: 19092855 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2008.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Djarmati A, Dobricić V, Kecmanović M, Marsh P, Jancić-Stefanović J, Klein C, Djurić M, Romac S. MECP2 mutations in Serbian Rett syndrome patients. Acta Neurol Scand 2007; 116:413-9. [PMID: 17986102 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental X-linked dominant disorder affecting 1/15,000 girls worldwide. Eight years ago, the MECP2 gene was associated with the devastating clinical features observed in Rett syndrome patients. OBJECTIVES To investigate the spectrum and the frequency of MECP2 mutations in Serbian Rett syndrome patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We screened the MECP2 coding region by conventional mutational screening (single-strand conformation polymorphism/sequencing) in 24 patients of Serbian origin and in their 41 unaffected family members. In search for gene dosage alterations in seemingly mutation-negative girls, we developed a new, specific quantitative PCR method. RESULTS Nineteen patients (79%) carried MECP2 mutations, five of which were novel (one nonsense mutation, one duplication and three deletions). Fourteen previously described disease-causing sequence changes and one polymorphism were also detected. Detailed case reports are given for the carriers of the novel mutations. Large MECP2 rearrangements cause Rett syndrome in a significant number of girls without 'classic' mutations in this gene. Therefore, we developed a specific quantitative PCR method, covering MECP2 exons 3 and 4, which previously has not been used for screening. No dosage alterations of the two exons were found in the four tested mutation-negative girls. CONCLUSIONS This is the first genetic study of Rett syndrome in Serbian patients describing the MECP2 mutational and phenotypic spectrum in this population. Detailed clinical descriptions of this ethnically homogeneous patient population add to our knowledge of genotype/phenotype correlations in this severe condition.
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- P Marsh
- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF, UK
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- The Whiteley Clinic, 1 Stirling House, Stirling Road, Guildford GU2 7RF, UK
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, UK
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, UK
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Johnson G, Millar MR, Matthews S, Skyrme M, Marsh P, Barringer E, O'Hara S, Wilks M. Evaluation of BacLite Rapid MRSA, a rapid culture based screening test for the detection of ciprofloxacin and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) from screening swabs. BMC Microbiol 2006; 6:83. [PMID: 17010192 PMCID: PMC1592303 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major nosocomial pathogen worldwide. The need for accurate and rapid screening methods to detect MRSA carriers has been clearly established. The performance of a novel assay, BacLite Rapid MRSA (Acolyte Biomedica, UK) for the rapid detection (5 h) and identification of hospital associated ciprofloxacin resistant strains of MRSA directly from nasal swab specimens was compared to that obtained by culture on Mannitol salt agar containing Oxacillin (MSAO) after 48 h incubation. Results A total of 1382 nasal screening swabs were tested by multiple operators. The BacLite Rapid MRSA test detected 142 out of the 157 confirmed MRSA that were detected on MSAO giving a diagnostic sensitivity of 90.4, diagnostic specificity of 95.7% and a negative predictive value of 98.7%. Of the 15 false negatives obtained by the BacLite Rapid MRSA test, seven grew small amounts (< 10 colonies of MRSA) on the MSAO culture plate and five isolates were ciprofloxacin sensitive. However there were 13 confirmed BacLite MRSA positive samples, which were negative by the direct culture method, probably due to overgrowth on the MSAO plate. There were 53 false positive results obtained by the BacLite Rapid MRSA test at 5 h and 115 cases where MRSA colonies were tentatively identified on the MSAO plate when read at 48 h, and which subsequently proved not to be MRSA. Conclusion The Baclite MRSA test is easy to use and provides a similar level of sensitivity to conventional culture for the detection of nasal carriage of MRSA with the advantage that the results are obtained much more rapidly.
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- Gemma Johnson
- Division of Infection, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Infection, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
- Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK
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- Health Protection Agency South East, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Acolyte Biomedica, Porton Down Science Park, Salisbury, UK
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- Acolyte Biomedica, Porton Down Science Park, Salisbury, UK
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- Division of Infection, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
- Centre for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
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- J L Gamble
- Laboratories of the Department of Pediatrics, the Harvard Medical School, and the Medical Service of the Children's Hospital and the East Surgical Service of the Massachusetts General Hospital
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Higginbottom GMA, Mathers N, Marsh P, Kirkham M, Owen JM, Serrant-Green L. Young people of minority ethnic origin in England and early parenthood: views from young parents and service providers. Soc Sci Med 2006; 63:858-70. [PMID: 16678322 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The paper explores the phenomenon of early parenthood in minority ethnic communities in England. The data were collected using focus group interviews, in-depth semi-structured interviews and a telephone survey. The sample consisted of 139 participants (41 service providers, 10 grandmothers, 88 young parents). The findings map out the complexity and diversity of experience of early parenthood amongst young people of minority ethnic origin, not least the multiple attachments many experience in relation to their social groups, religious affiliations and the traditional patterns of parenting within their immediate and extended family. Both the young parents and professionals in this study constructed early parenthood in more positive terms than is currently portrayed in the contemporary policy. The findings are analysed and discussed in relation to ethnic identity, social inclusion and exclusion. We explore participants' attempts to counter negative 'deficit' models of early parenthood with reference to perspectives on youth, parenthood and contemporary strategic policy. In conclusion, we suggest an unambiguous focus on the reduction of pregnancy is not a credible message when teenage pregnancy is a social norm for a particular ethnic or cultural group. For young parents of Muslim faith in particular, teenage parenting within marriage is not necessarily considered a 'problem' or seen as a distinctive event. Most participants did not view early parenthood as a barrier to re-establishing career and educational aspirations. A wide diversity of experience amongst young parents is evidenced in the communities studied; this needs to be reflected more comprehensively both in UK policy and in support services.
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- G M A Higginbottom
- Community, Ageing and Rehabilitation (CAR), University of Sheffield, NGH Site, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
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Farrar K, Slee A, Hughes D, Marsh P, Makin C. Computer aided prescribing: computer aided prescribing is not panacea but can help. BMJ 2004; 328:1565-6. [PMID: 15217886 PMCID: PMC437194 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1565-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Nucleic acid amplification technologies (NAATs) represent powerful tools in clinical microbiology, particularly in areas where traditional culture-based methods alone prove insufficient. A notable advantage is in reducing the time from taking samples to reporting results. This, and the specificity and sensitivity imparted by NAATs, can help to improve patient care. Both thermal and isothermal NAATs have been adapted to aid diagnosis in clinical laboratories. Current molecular diagnostic assays are generally high-tech, and are expensive to buy and perform. Easy-to-use NAATs are beginning to appear, not only facilitating acceptable throughput in clinical laboratories, but also allowing tests to move out of the laboratory, closer to the point of care. Demand for simpler, miniaturized equipment and assays, and the trend toward personalized medicine, is leading towards the development of fully integrated automation and home-use kits. The integration of diverse disciplines, such as genomics, molecular biology, microelectromechanical systems, microfluidics, microfabrication, and organic chemistry, is behind the emerging DNA microarray technology. Development of DNA microchips allows the simultaneous detection of potentially thousands of target sequences, not only favoring high throughput, but also the potential for genotyping patient subsets with respect to their response to particular drug types (pharmakogenomics). It is envisaged that the future of probe-based technologies will see the development of fully integrated assays and devices suitable for nonskilled users.
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- Peter Marsh
- Health Protection Agency South East, Southampton Laboratory, Southampton General Hospital, UK
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Levi K, Bailey C, Bennett A, Marsh P, Cardy DLN, Towner KJ. Evaluation of an isothermal signal amplification method for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from patient-screening swabs. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:3187-91. [PMID: 12843062 PMCID: PMC165283 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.7.3187-3191.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A new molecular assay (CytAMP) utilizing isothermal signal-mediated amplification of RNA was evaluated for rapid detection of methicillin (oxacillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The assay targeted the coa (coagulase) and mecA genes, thereby simultaneously identifying S. aureus and methicillin (oxacillin) resistance. Results were obtained in approximately 3.5 h as a color signal in 96-well microtiter plates. The detection limit was between 2 x 10(5) and 10(6) CFU/assay, equivalent to 4 x 10(6) to 2 x 10(7) CFU/ml in an overnight broth. This level of growth was obtained with an initial inoculum of 10 to 50 CFU. The CytAMP assay and a mecA-femB PCR assay both detected 113 MRSA strains among 396 clinical isolates of bacteria (CytAMP sensitivity and specificity were both 100% relative to those of PCR). Conventional culture detected 109 MRSA strains, but with 19 false-positive and 23 false-negative results relative to both molecular methods. Discrepancies were also observed for 100 enrichment broths containing MRSA screening swabs, with 11 broths culture negative but PCR positive. CytAMP and PCR were more in agreement, but six broths were CytAMP negative and PCR positive. Five of these contained 10(2) to 10(5) CFU/assay (below the CytAMP detection limit of 2 x 10(5) CFU/assay), and the sixth contained 10(6) CFU/assay. Overall, culture and CytAMP had similar sensitivities and specificities relative to those of PCR, but the CytAMP assay enabled swabs to be analyzed as a batch following overnight incubation in enrichment broth, with results reported before 12 noon the next day.
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- Katrina Levi
- Molecular Diagnostics and Typing Unit, Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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A dedicated two-photon microscope incorporating adaptive-optic correction of specimen-induced aberrations is presented. Wavefront alteration of the scanning laser beam was achieved by use of a micromachined deformable mirror. Post scan head implementation produces a compact module compatible with the Bio-Rad MRC-600 scan head. Automatic aberration correction using feedback from the multiphoton fluorescence intensity allowed the adaptive optic to extend the imaging depth attainable in both artificial and biological refractive-index mismatched samples. With a 1.3-NA, x40, Nikon oil immersion objective, the imaging depth in water was extended from approximately 3.4 to 46.2 microm with a resolution defined by a FWHM axial point-spread function of 1.25 microm.
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Andrews MP, Cordes AW, Douglass DC, Fleming RM, Glarum SH, Haddon RC, Marsh P, Oakley RT, Palstra TTM. One-dimensional stacking of bifunctional dithia- and diselenadiazolyl radicals: preparation and structural and electronic properties of 1,3-[(E2N2C)C6H4(CN2E2)] (E = sulfur, selenium). J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00009a051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Izak AM, Apple DJ, Werner L, Trivedi RH, Pandey SK, Macky TA, Schmidbauer JM, Marsh P. Bipseudophakia: clinicopathological correlation of a dropped lens. J Cataract Refract Surg 2002; 28:874-82. [PMID: 11978471 DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01265-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine postmortem human globes containing an anterior chamber and a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). SETTING Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Storm Eye Institute, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. METHODS The globes were sectioned at the equator, and the anterior and posterior segments were macroscopically examined. Gross photographs were taken using the Miyake-Apple posterior photographic technique. Histological sections were cut and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, periodic acid-Schiff, and Masson's trichrome. RESULTS Histopathological findings included a large Soemmering's ring, a tear in the posterior capsule, 1 haptic of the anterior chamber IOL displaced into the iridectomy, thin and atrophic corneal epithelium, separation of Bowman's layer and stroma by fibrovascular tissue, and atrophy of the retinal ganglion cell layer and nerve fiber layer. CONCLUSION In cases in which secondary IOL implantation is indicated, removing the dislocated IOL appears to be a reasonable choice.
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- Andrea M Izak
- Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-5536, USA
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