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07 November 2009
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Monday, Jan 17 AM Building a Viable Global Network Convenor P. Saulson | ||
| 08:00 | S. Meshkov [CIT], J. Kelly [ACP] | Welcome |
| 08:10 | L. Wen [AEI] | New Method of Doing Coherent Network Detection of GW for Networks of 2, 3 or More Detectors |
| 08:35 | Discussion | |
| 08:45 | S. Fairhurst [UWM], E. Katsavounidis [MIT] | Joint Studies by Virgo and LIGO for Inspiral and Burst Sources |
| 09:10 | Discussion | |
| 09:20 | Break | |
| 09:50 | M. Cerdonio [U of Padua], E. Coccia [U of Rome], W. Johnson [LSU] | Panel Discussion: The Lessons of IGEC |
| 10:15 | Discussion | |
| 10:25 | P. Saulson [Syracuse U] | Town Meeting: How Should We Build the Global Network? |
| 11:00 | Adjourn | |
| PM Benefits of Going Underground I Convenor A. Rüdiger | ||
| 16:30 | E. Coccia [U of Rome] | Activities at Gran Sasso Underground Lab |
| 16:55 | Discussion | |
| 17:05 | A. Rüdiger [AEI] | Underground Detector Configurations: Simple, Sufficient, Redundant, Cheap |
| 17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:40 | Break | |
| 18:10 | R. DeSalvo [CIT] | Mining Considerations |
| 18:35 | Discussion | |
| 18:45 | R. DeRosa [U of Naples] | Seismic Noise Coherence Measurements in Deep Salt Mines |
| 19:20 | Discussion | |
| 19:30 | adjourn | |
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Tuesday, Jan 18 AM Relevant Astrophysical Sources Convenor N. Mavalvala | ||
| 08:00 | A. Kusenko [UCLA] | Pulsar Kicks from Nearby Supernovae |
| 08:25 | Discussion | |
| 08:35 | M. Benacquista [MSU] | Birth of Intermediate Mass BH as Potential Sources in the Low Frequency Range of Ground Based Detectors (10-100 Hz) |
| 09:00 | Discussion | |
| 09:10 | Break | |
| 09:40 | TBA | TBA |
| 10:05 | Discussion | |
| Status of Existing Detectors I | ||
| 10:15 | E. Katsavounidis [MIT] | Status of LIGO |
| 10:40 | Discussion | |
| 10:50 | Adjourn | |
| PM Techniques Addressing Quantum Noise Convenor B. Willke | ||
| 16:30 | N. Mavalvala [MIT] | Recent Experimental Progress toward a Squeezed Source for GW IFOs |
| 16:55 | Discussion | |
| 17:05 | T. Corbitt [MIT] | Transmissive Cavities as Filters of Squeezed States |
| 17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:40 | Break | |
| 18:10 | D. Tanner [UFL] | On the Phase of Light Diffracted by Gratings |
| 18:35 | Discussion | |
| 18:45 | R. Schnabel [AEI] | Experimental Characterisation of Frequency-Dependent Squeezed Light |
| 19:10 | Discussion | |
| 19:20 | Adjourn | |
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Wednesday, Jan 19 AM Status of Existing Detectors II Convenor E. Coccia | ||
| 08:00 | B. Willke [AEI] | Status of GEO600 |
| 08:25 | Discussion | |
| 08:35 | M. Cerdonio [U of Padova] | AURIGA: Towards a Broad Band Gaussian Stationary Bar Detector |
| 09:00 | Discussion | |
| 09:10 | Break | |
| 09:40 | F. Fidecaro [U of Pisa] | Status of VIRGO |
| 10:05 | Discussion | |
| 10:15 | J. Hough [U of Glasgow] | Discussion: Where do we go from here? |
| 11:00 | Adjourn | |
| PM Status of Next-Generation Detectors Convenor M. Cerdonio | ||
| 16:30 | W. Johnson [LSU] | BLTS Conceptual Detector |
| 16:55 | Discussion | |
| 17:00 | S. Wise [UFL] | Near-Field Radiative Coupling for Low-Temperature Detectors |
| 17:25 | Discussion | |
| 17:30 | O. Miyakawa [CIT] | 40m RSE Prototype |
| 17:55 | Discussion | |
| 18:00 | Adjourn | |
Public Lecture | ||
| 20:00 | F. Fidecaro [U of Pisa] | A Revolution in Space and Time: Einstein's Special Relativity |
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Thursday, Jan 20 AM Status of Advanced Detectors Convenor F. Fidecaro | ||
| 08:00 | O. Miyakawa [CIT] | Status of Advanced LIGO |
| 08:25 | Discussion | |
| 08:35 | J. Agresti [CIT] | TBA |
| 09:00 | Discussion | |
| 09:10 | Break | |
| Materials Research and Optical Schemes Convenor R. DeSalvo | ||
| 09:30 | D. Crooks [U of Glasgow] | Development of a CO2 Laser Machine for Pulling and Welding of Silica Fibres and Ribbons |
| 09:55 | Discussion | |
| 10:05 | R. DeRosa [U of Naples] | Newtonian Noise Cancellation |
| 10:40 | Discussion | |
| 10:50 | Adjourn | |
| PM LISA Convenor S. Rowan | ||
| 16:30 | J. Camp [GSFC] | GW Interferometry at GSFC |
| 16:55 | Discussion | |
| 17:05 | K. Numata [GSFC] | Fundamental Limit in the Frequency Stabilisation of Lasers with Rigid Cavities |
| 17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:40 | Break | |
| Benefits of Going Underground Convenor A. Rüdiger | ||
| 18:10 | N. Sato [KEK] | Underground Interferometers in Japan |
| 18:35 | Discussion | |
| 18:45 | R. DeSalvo [CIT] | Seismic Attenuation from LIGO to CEGO and Back |
| 19:10 | Discussion | |
| 19:20 | Adjourn | |
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Friday, Jan 21 AM Results from Science Runs Convenor J. Hough | ||
| 08:00 | S Fairhurst [UWM] | Current LIGO Inspiral Effort Including Collaboration with TAMA and VIRGO |
| 08:25 | Discussion | |
| 08:35 | I. Pinto [U of Sannio / INFN] | New Directions in Data Analysis - Research at Sannio and Salerno Universities |
| 09:00 | Discussion | |
| 09:10 | Break | |
| Benefits of Going Underground III Convenor A. Rüdiger | ||
| 09:40 | R. DeSalvo [CIT], A. Cacciani [U of Rome I] | Strange Things You Can Do with Underground Detectors |
| 10:05 | Discussion | |
| 10:15 | TBA | TBA |
| 10:40 | Discussion | |
| 10:50 | Adjourn | |
| PM Materials Research and Optical Schemes Convenor R. DeSalvo | ||
| 16:30 | S. Rowan [Glasgow U] | Aspects of Silicon as a Material for Use in GW Detector Suspensions |
| 16:55 | Discussion | |
| 17:05 | R. Schnabel [AEI] | Gratings for All-Reflective Coupling to High-Finesse Cavities |
| 17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:40 | Break | |
| 18:10 | J. Agresti [CIT] | Flat Beam Profile to Depress Thermal Noise |
| 18:35 | Discussion | |
| 18:45 | K. Numata [GSFC] | Thermal Noise in Sapphire MIrrors - Direct Measurement and Calculation |
| 19:10 | Discussion | |
| 19:20 | Adjourn | |
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Saturday, Jan 22 AM Summary Convenor W. Johnson | ||
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