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GCN Circular 34172

Subject
LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA S230708bi: Retraction of GW compact binary merger candidate
Date
2023-07-08T19:04:14Z (a year ago)
From
adrian.helmling-cornell@ligo.org
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, and the
KAGRA Collaboration report:

The trigger S230708bi is no longer considered to be a candidate of
interest. Data surrounding the trigger is consistent with a known
class of instrumental artifacts at LIGO Livingston.
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