Program |
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Monday AM:
February 21 |
Status of Present Detectors
Chair: S. Meshkov |
| 8:00 |
S. Meshkov
J. Kelly |
Welcome |
| 8:10 |
D. McClelland |
ACIGA |
| 8:40 |
B. Willke |
GEO600 |
| 9:25 |
N. Mavalvala |
LIGO |
| 9:55 |
S. Nagano |
TAMA300 |
| 10:25 |
C. Bradaschia |
VIRGO |
| 10:55 |
E. Coccia |
Allegro, Auriga, Nautilus, Niobe, Explorer |
| Monday PM |
A. Scientific Requirements for a Global Detector Array
Chair: A. Rüdiger |
| 4:30 |
L.S. Finn |
Interesting Sources |
| 5:05 |
P. Saulson |
Experimentalist View of Requirements I |
| 5:40 |
D. McClelland |
Experimentalist View of Requirements II |
| 6:15 |
E. Coccia |
Experimentalist View of Requirements III |
Tuesday AM:
February 22 |
A. Current Plans for Future Detectors
Chair: J. Hough |
| 8:00 |
G. Sanders |
LIGO II |
| 8:35 |
T. Suzuki |
LCGT |
| 9:25 |
A. Rüdiger |
LISA |
| 10:00 |
J. Hough |
EURO |
| Tuesday PM |
A. R&D Summary I
Chair: C. Bradaschia |
| 4:30 |
F. Bondu |
VIRGO |
| 5:00 |
T. Suzuki |
TAMA300 |
| 5:40 |
D. Shoemaker |
LIGO |
| 6:25 |
G. Cagnoli
B. Willke |
GEO600 |
| 6:55 |
D. McClelland |
ACIGA |
| 7:25 |
O. Jennrich |
LISA |
Wednesday AM:
February 23 |
Advances in Critical Areas I
Chair: D. Shoemaker |
| 8:00 |
E. Gustafson |
Lasers and Optics |
| 8:30 |
G. Gonzalez |
Suspensions and Thermal Noise |
| 9:00 |
D. McClelland |
Interferometer Configurations |
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B. R&D Summary II |
| 9:40 |
R. Drever |
Low-Frequency Operation of IFOs:
Potential for LIGO and First Tests with Coupled Suspensions |
| 10:10 |
W. Johnson |
Allegro |
| 10:20 |
L. Taffarello |
AURIGA |
| 10:30 |
V. Fafone |
Explorer, Nautilus |
| 10:40 |
W. Johnson |
Niobe |
| 11:00 |
S. Rowan |
Implications of Thermoelastic Damping for Cooled Detectors |
| 11:40 |
M. Tinto |
Analysis of LISA Gravitational Wave Data |
| Wednesday PM |
Discussion on Thermoelastic Noise |
Wednesday
evening |
Public Lecture
Chair: S. Meshkov |
| 8:00 |
R. Stebbins |
Violence in the Graveyard of the Universe |
Thursday AM:
February 24 |
Advances in Critical Areas II
Chair: D. Reitze |
| 8:00 |
J. Mizuno |
What Can be Done Without Sapphire Mirrors |
| 8:30 |
P. Willems |
Resonant Sideband Extraction for LIGO II: A Proposal |
| 9:00 |
W. Kells |
GW Band Noise From Test Mass Internal Mechanisms |
| 9:45 |
B. Willke |
Laser Development for GEO600 |
| 10:15 |
D. Shoemaker |
Isolation Issues for LIGO II |
| 10:30 |
R. DeSalvo |
Advanced Passive Isolation System for LIGO II |
| 11:00 |
R. Stebbins |
Stiff Isolation System Design |
| 11:30 |
G. Cagnoli |
Thermal Noise Aspects for GEO600 |
| Thursday PM |
Advances in Critical Areas III
Chair: E. Coccia |
| 4:30 |
G. Müller |
Analysis of an All-Reflective Non-Gaussian Mode Interferometer |
| 5:00 |
A. di Virgilio |
VIRGO Low Frequency Facility: Present Status and Near Future Plans |
| 5:30 |
D. Reitze |
Mode Matching Diagnostics for LIGO I and LIGO II |
| 6:10 |
P. Puppo |
Acoustic Emission in the VIRGO Suspension Blades |
| 6:40 |
M. Smith |
Scattered Light Control in LIGO |
| 7:10 |
F. Bondu |
Some Issues About Lock Acquisitions |
Friday AM:
February 25 |
A. Synergistic Accomplishments
Chair: P. Saulson |
| 8:00 |
M. Visco |
Point of View from Those with Expertise in Resonant Bars |
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B. List and Discussion for Coordination of Suspended IFOs
Chair: P. Saulson |
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D. McClelland |
TNI at ANU, Gingin |
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B. Willke |
Hannover SQL Experiment |
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A. Rüdiger |
Garching 30m Prototype |
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J. Hough |
10m Glasgow Prototype, Converted to IR New Glasgow Prototype |
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D. Shoemaker |
LASTI |
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N. Mavalvala |
LIGO 40m |
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G. Sanders |
LIGO TNI |
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R. Drever |
CEGG Advanced Test Interferometer |
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E. Gustafson |
Stanford ETF |
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T. Suzuki |
TAMA300, Kamioka 20m, Kashiwa 6m |
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R. DeSalvo |
TAMASASU |
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A. Di Virgilio |
Virgo Low-Frequency Facility, Virgo CITF Recycled 12m IFO |
Friday PM:
February 25 |
Cryogenics Possibilities for Advanced Interferometers
Chair: E. Coccia |
| 4:30 |
W. Johnson |
Reasons for Cryogenics, Problems |
Saturday AM:
February 26 |
Strawman Design for a New Detector
Chair: J. Hough |
| 8:00 |
E. Coccia |
Presentation of Low-Temperature Spherical Design |
| 8:40 |
D. Shoemaker |
An Advanced Interferometer |
| 9:35 |
W. Johnson |
Comparison of Performance and Complementarity of Spherical and Interferometric Detectors |
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Questions or comments? Please contact veronica@ligo.caltech.edu
Updated on August 1, 2000
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