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<i>Swift</i> follow-up of the gravitational wave source GW150914

<i>Swift</i> follow-up of the gravitational wave source GW150914

Abstract The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (ALIGO) observatory recently reported the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GW) which triggered ALIGO on 2015 September 14. We report on observations taken with the Swift satellite two days after the trigger. No new X-ray, optical, UV or hard X-ray sources were …