Session Index · Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Session Index · Thursday, December 18, 2003
Session Index · Friday, December 19, 2003
Session Index · Saturday, December 20, 2003
Poster Session
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| 08:00-08:30 |
Workshop Registration at Conference Site
All participants are strongly encouraged to register in advance,
or to register on Tuesday evening at the hotel reception.
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| 08:30-08:40 |
Welcome and Announcements · Wiseman / Allen
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| 08:40-10:00 |
Wednesday Session 1
"Status of Data Analysis I · Ground-Based IFOs" · Sathyaprakash
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Discussion / Break
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| 10:30-11:50 |
Wednesday Session 2
"Status of Data Analysis II · Resonant Detectors" · Johnson
"Status of Data Analysis III · Space-Based IFOs" · Bender
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| 11:50-12:20 |
Discussion / Break
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| 12:20-13:30 |
Lunch
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| 13:30-14:30 |
Wednesday Session 3
"Space-Based Detectors I · Sources & Analysis" · Bender
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 15:00-16:15 |
Wednesday Session 4
"Space-Based Detectors II · Data Analysis Methods" · Vecchio
"Source and Population Modeling" · Sathyaprakash
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| 16:15-16:45 |
Discussion / Break
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| 16:45-17:30 |
Wednesday Session 5
"Event Search I · Inspiral" · (Part 1 of 2) · Brady
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| 17:30-18:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 18:30-19:30 |
Social Hour · Hotel 2nd Floor Atrium
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| 19:30-22:00 |
Banquet · Hotel Banquet Hall
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| 08:30-09:15 |
Thursday Session 1
"Event Search I · Inspiral" · (Part 2 of 2) · Shawhan
"Issues in Current Searches" · Shawhan
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| 09:15-09:45 |
Discussion / Break
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| 09:45-10:45 |
Thursday Session 2
"Event Search II · Pulsar" · (Part 1 of 2) · Papa
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| 10:45-11:15 |
Discussion / Break
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| 11:15-12:00 |
Thursday Session 3
"Event Search II · Pulsar" · (Part 2 of 2) · Papa
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| 12:00-12:15 |
Discussion / Break
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| 12:15-13:45 |
Lunch
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| 13:45-14:45 |
Thursday Session 4
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 1 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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| 14:45-15:15 |
Discussion / Break
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| 15:15-16:15 |
Thursday Session 5
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 2 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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| 16:15-16:45 |
Discussion / Break
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| 16:45-17:30 |
Thursday Session 6
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 3 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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| 17:30-18:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 08:30-09:00 |
Friday Session 1
"Event Search IV · Stochastic" · Allen
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Discussion / Break
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| 09:15-10:30 |
Friday Session 2
"Detector Characterization I · Calibration" · Mours
"Detector Characterization II · Artifacts" · Mours
"Detector Characterization III · Other" · (Part 1 of 2) · Viceré
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| 10:30-11:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 11:00-12:00 |
Friday Session 3
"Detector Characterization III · Other" · (Part 2 of 2) · Viceré
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Discussion / Break
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| 12:30-13:45 |
Lunch
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| 13:45-14:30 |
Friday Session 4
"Statistical Issues · Emphasis on Case Studies" · Astone
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 15:00-16:00 |
Friday Session 5
"Multi-Detector Analysis · Emphasis on Case Studies" · (Part 1 of 2) · Vecchio
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Discussion / Break
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| 16:30-17:30 |
Friday Session 6
"Multi-Detector Analysis · Emphasis on Case Studies" · (Part 2 of 2) · Vecchio
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| 17:30-18:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Saturday Session 1
"New and Improved Analysis Methods" · (Part 1 of 2) · Frasca
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Discussion / Break
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Saturday Session 2
"New and Improved Analysis Methods" · (Part 2 of 2) · Frasca
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Discussion / Break
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| 12:00-12:10 |
Closeout and Annoucements · Wiseman / Allen
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| 12:10 |
Formal End of GWDAW-8
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Wednesday Session 1 · 08:40-10:00
"Status of Data Analysis I · Ground-Based IFOs" · Sathyaprakash
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08:40-09:00
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Gabriela Gonzalez · Louisiana State University · LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
| Status of LIGO Data Analysis |
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09:00-09:20
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Bernard Schutz · Albert Einstein Institute · GEO |
| Status of Data Analysis in the GEO 600 project |
| View Abstract |
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09:20-09:40
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Cavalier Fabien · LAL-Orsay · Virgo
This talk was presented by Benoit Mours. |
| Virgo status |
| View Abstract |
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09:40-10:00
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Nobuyuki Kanda · Department of Physics, Osaka City University · TAMA |
| Progress and Preliminary Results of TAMA Data Analysis |
| View Abstract |
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Wednesday Session 2 · 10:30-11:50
"Status of Data Analysis II · Resonant Detectors" · Johnson
"Status of Data Analysis III · Space-Based IFOs" · Bender
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10:30-10:50
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Pia Astone · INFN, Rome 1 · ROG |
| Six years of data analysis from the Explorer and Nautilus gravitational wave detectors |
| View Abstract |
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10:50-11:05
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Alberto Vecchio · University of Birmingham |
| LISA - A status report |
| View Abstract |
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11:05-11:20
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Michele Vallisneri · Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech · LISA |
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John Armstrong · Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech · LISA |
| Synthetic LISA: Simulating Time Delay Interferometry in a Model LISA |
| View Abstract |
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11:20-11:35
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Jonathan Gair · Caltech · LISA |
| Data analysis for LISA extreme mass ratio capture sources |
| View Abstract |
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11:35-11:50
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Massimo Tinto · Jet Propulsion Laboratory · LISA |
| Time Delay Interferometry with Moving Spacecraft Arrays |
| View Abstract |
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Wednesday Session 3 · 13:30-14:30
"Space-Based Detectors I · Sources & Analysis" · Bender
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13:30-14:15
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Paolo Coppi · Yale University |
| The Growth and Formation of Massive Black Holes: Implications for LISA |
| View Abstract |
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14:15-14:30
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Takashi Nakamura · Kyoto University · DECIGO |
| Gravitational Wave Astronomy Using Deci Hertz Laser Interferometer |
| View Abstract |
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Wednesday Session 4 · 15:00-16:15
"Space-Based Detectors II · Data Analysis Methods" · Vecchio
"Source and Population Modeling" · Sathyaprakash
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15:00-15:15
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Julien Sylvestre · Caltech · LISA |
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Massimo Tinto · Caltech · LISA |
| Noise characterization for LISA |
| View Abstract |
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15:15-15:30
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Aaron Rogan · Washington State University · LISA |
| LISA aperture synthesis for searching binary compact objects |
| View Abstract |
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15:30-15:45
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Chunglee Kim · Northwestern University |
| Revised Inspiral Rates for double neutron star systems |
| View Abstract |
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15:45-16:00
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Richard O'Shaughnessy · Northwestern |
| Constraining binary black hole inspiral rates using observations of binary neutron stars |
| View Abstract |
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16:00-16:15
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Vicky Kalogera · Northwestern University · LIGO |
| Astrophysical expectations for searches for precessing binaries |
| View Abstract |
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Wednesday Session 5 · 16:45-17:30
"Event Search I · Inspiral" · (Part 1 of 2) · Brady
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16:45-17:00
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Hirotaka Takahashi · Osaka University · TAMA |
| Search for gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries using TAMA300 data |
| View Abstract |
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17:00-17:15
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Duncan Brown · UW-Milwaukee · LIGO |
| Searches for Inspiral Signals in LIGO S2 Data |
| View Abstract |
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17:15-17:30
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Yoshiki Tsunesada · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan · TAMA |
| Search for black hole ringdown gravitational waves in TAMA300 data |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 1 · 08:30-09:15
"Event Search I · Inspiral" · (Part 2 of 2) · Shawhan
"Issues in Current Searches" · Shawhan
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08:30-08:45
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Eirini Messaritaki · UWM · LIGO |
| Issues on template implementation for the binary black hole inspiral search |
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08:45-09:00
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Thomas Cokelaer · Cardiff University · GEO |
| Efficiency of template banks for binary detection |
| View Abstract |
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09:00-09:15
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Frederique MARION · LAPP-Annecy · VIRGO |
| Multi-band template analysis for CB search |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 2 · 09:45-10:45
"Event Search II · Pulsar" · (Part 1 of 2) · Papa
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09:45-10:00
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Sergio Frasca · U. La Sapienza · Virgo |
| Spectral filtering for hierarchical search of periodic sources |
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10:00-10:15
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Graham Woan · University of Glasgow · GEO |
| Work of the LSC Pulsar Upper Limits Group (PULG) |
| View Abstract |
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10:15-10:30
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Rejean J. Dupuis · University of Glasgow · GEO |
| Analysis of LIGO S2 data for gravitational waves from isolated pulsars |
| View Abstract |
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10:30-10:45
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Nelson Christensen · Carleton College · LIGO |
| Pulsar Detection and Parameter Estimation with MCMC - Six Parameters |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 3 · 11:15-12:00
"Event Search II · Pulsar" · (Part 2 of 2) · Papa
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11:15-11:30
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Bruce Allen · U. Wisconsin - Milwaukee · LIGO |
| Broad-band CW searches in LIGO & GEO S2/S3 data |
| View Abstract |
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11:30-11:45
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Alberto Vecchio · University of Birmingham · GEO |
| Searching for accreting neutron stars |
| View Abstract |
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11:45-12:00
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Yousuke Itoh · Albert-Einstein-Institute · LIGO/GEO |
| Chi-square test on candidate events from CW signals coherent searches |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 4 · 13:45-14:45
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 1 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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13:45-14:00
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Masaki Ando · University of Tokyo · TAMA |
| Search results for burst gravitational waves with TAMA data |
| View Abstract |
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14:00-14:15
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Lucio Baggio · U. Trento & INFN · AURIGA |
| New data analysis for AURIGA |
| View Abstract |
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14:15-14:30
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Siong Heng · AEI Hannover · GEO |
| Status of GEO burst analysis efforts |
| View Abstract |
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14:30-14:45
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Erik Katsavounidis · MIT · LIGO |
| Observing the bursting universe with LIGO: Status and Prospects |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 5 · 15:15-16:15
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 2 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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15:15-15:30
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Julien Sylvestre · Caltech · LIGO |
| TFCLUSTERS: detection efficiency and parameter estimation accuracy |
| View Abstract |
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15:30-15:45
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Patrick Brady · University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · LIGO |
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Saikat Ray-Majumdar · University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · LIGO |
| Excess power event trigger generator |
| View Abstract |
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15:45-16:00
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Sergey Klimenko · University of Florida · LIGO |
| Study of the WaveBurst detection efficiency using the LIGO S2 data |
| View Abstract |
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16:00-16:15
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Laura Cadonati · MIT · LIGO |
| Coherent coincident analysis of LIGO burst candidates |
| View Abstract |
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Thursday Session 6 · 16:45-17:30
"Event Search III · Bursts" · (Part 3 of 3) · Kanda / Prodi
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16:45-17:00
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John McNabb · Penn State University · LIGO |
| The Block Normal Event Trigger Generator |
| View Abstract |
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17:00-17:15
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Lee Samuel Finn · Penn State · LIGO |
John McNabb · Penn State University · LIGO
This talk was presented by John McNabb. |
| Tuning BlockNormal: comparative studies |
| View Abstract |
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17:15-17:30
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Szabolcs Marka · California Institute of Technology · LIGO |
| Search for the gravity wave signature of GRB030329/SN2003dh |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 1 · 08:30-09:00
"Event Search IV · Stochastic" · Allen
Top of Page · Friday Session Index
08:30-08:45
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Joseph Romano · Cardiff University · LIGO, GEO |
| Status of the search for stochastic gravitational-wave signals using LIGO S2 data |
| View Abstract |
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08:45-09:00
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Tania Regimbau · Cardiff University · GEO/LIGO
This talk was not presented. |
| Cross-Correlating GEO and LIGO Data for Stochastic Background Searches |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 2 · 09:15-10:30
"Detector Characterization I · Calibration" · Mours
"Detector Characterization II · Artifacts" · Mours
"Detector Characterization III · Other" · (Part 1 of 2) · Viceré
Top of Page · Friday Session Index
09:15-09:30
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Martin Hewitson · AEI · GEO |
| Time-domain calibration of the Dual-recycled GEO600 |
| View Abstract |
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09:30-09:45
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Xavier Siemens · UWM |
| Calibration of LIGO data in the Time Domain |
| View Abstract |
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09:45-10:00
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Stephen Fairhurst · UW Milwaukee · LIGO |
| Inspiral Hardware Injections |
| View Abstract |
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10:00-10:15
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Ramachandran Balasubramanian · Cardiff University · GEO |
| GEO Online Detector Characterization System (GODCS) |
| View Abstract |
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10:15-10:30
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Joshua Smith · AEI Hannover · GEO600 |
| Detector Characterization of Dual-Recycled GEO600 |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 3 · 11:00-12:00
"Detector Characterization III · Other" · (Part 2 of 2) · Viceré
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11:00-11:15
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Daisuke Tatsumi · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan · TAMA |
| Online Veto Analysis of TAMA300 |
| View Abstract |
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11:15-11:30
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Nelson Christensen · Carleton College · LIGO |
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Peter Shawhan · Caltech · LIGO |
| LIGO Inspiral Veto Studies |
| View Abstract |
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11:30-11:45
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Peter Shawhan · Caltech · LIGO |
| Inspiral waveform consistency tests |
| View Abstract |
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11:45-12:00
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Gianluca M. Guidi · Università di Urbino · VIRGO |
| A time-domain veto for binary inspirals search |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 4 · 13:45-14:30
"Statistical Issues · Emphasis on Case Studies" · Astone
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13:45-14:00
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Jolien Creighton · University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
| Upper Limits from Loudest Events |
| View Abstract |
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14:00-14:15
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Soma Mukherjee · University of Texas - Brownsville |
| Interferometric data Modelling : Issues on realistic data generation |
| View Abstract |
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14:15-14:30
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Patrick Brady · University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · LIGO |
| Background estimation in binary inspiral searches of LIGO data |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 5 · 15:00-16:00
"Multi-Detector Analysis · Emphasis on Case Studies" · (Part 1 of 2) · Vecchio
Top of Page · Friday Session Index
15:00-15:15
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Sukanta Bose · Washington State University · LIGO |
| On the first coherent multi-detector search for inspiraling neutron star binaries in LIGO data |
| View Abstract |
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15:15-15:30
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Andrea Viceré · U. Urbino · Virgo |
| Network analysis for coalescing binaries: coherent vs coincidence based strategies |
| View Abstract |
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15:30-15:45
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Cavalier Fabien · LAL-Orsay · Virgo
This talk was presented by *****. |
| Coincidence and Coherent Analysis for Burst search in an ITF network |
| View Abstract |
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15:45-16:00
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Giovanni Andrea Prodi · U. Trento, INFN · AURIGA |
| Interpretation of IGEC results |
| View Abstract |
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Friday Session 6 · 16:30-17:15
"Multi-Detector Analysis · Emphasis on Case Studies" · (Part 2 of 2) · Vecchio
Top of Page · Friday Session Index
16:30-16:45
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John Whelan · Loyola University New Orleans · LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
| Stochastic Background Searches with Interferometers and Bars |
| View Abstract |
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16:45-17:00
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John Whelan · Loyola University New Orleans · LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
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(On behalf of Albert Lazzarini) · Caltech · LIGO Laboratory |
| Optimally combining the strain data from the two LIGO Hanford interferometers for measuring the stochastic background |
| View Abstract |
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17:00-17:15
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Patrick Sutton · Caltech · LIGO |
| Status and Plans for the LIGO-TAMA Joint Data Analysis |
| View Abstract |
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17:15-17:30
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Warren Johnson · Louisiana State University |
| Are we there yet? When have gravity waves been discovered? |
| View Abstract |
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Saturday Session 1 · 09:00-10:00
"New and Improved Analysis Methods" · (Part 1 of 2) · Frasca
Top of Page · Saturday Session Index
09:00-09:15
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Ramachandran Balasubramanian · Cardiff University · GEO |
| Tuning Parameters for the HACR algorithm |
| View Abstract |
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09:15-09:30
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Shourov Chatterji · MIT · LIGO |
| Constant Q transforms for gravitational wave burst detection |
| View Abstract |
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09:30-09:45
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Sergey Klimenko · University of Florida · LIGO |
| Excess power method in wavelet domain for burst searches |
| View Abstract |
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09:45-10:00
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Soumya Mohanty · University of Texas at Brownsville · LIGO |
| Data analysis algorithm for a GRB triggered burst search |
| View Abstract |
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Saturday Session 2 · 10:30-11:30
"New and Improved Analysis Methods" · (Part 2 of 2) · Frasca
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10:30-10:45
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Saikat Ray Majumder · UWM · LIGO |
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Patrick Brady · UWM · LIGO |
| Incorporating Source-Modeling Information into Gravitational Wave Searches |
| View Abstract |
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10:45-11:00
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Giancarlo Cella · Università di Pisa and INFN Pisa · Virgo
This talk was not presented. |
| "Optimal" vetoes and best matching for coalescing binaries events |
| View Abstract |
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11:00-11:15
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Shawn Seader · Washington State University |
| Template-less Multi-detector Searches for Binary Black Hole Coalescences |
| View Abstract |
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11:15-11:30
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Innocenzo M. Pinto · WavesGroup, University of Sannio at Benevento, IT · MOU with TAMA
This talk was not presented. |
| Symmetry Breaking Based Detectors |
| View Abstract |
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| Fausto Acernese · INFN - sez. Napoli · VIRGO |
| Adaptive Line Enhancers filters for Gravitational Waves Detection |
| View Abstract |
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Lucio Baggio · U. Trento & INFN · AURIGA
This poster was not presented. |
| Modular frame-based data analysis pipeline for modeled burst search |
| View Abstract |
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| Rosario De Rosa · Università di Napoli Federico II - Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche · VIRGO |
| Dynamic matched filters for gravitational wave detection |
| View Abstract |
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| Siong Heng · AEI - Hannover · GEO |
| Multi-detector burst gravitational wave analysis |
| View Abstract |
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| Hiroyuki Nakano · Osaka City University · TAMA |
| Effective Search Method for Gravitational Ringing of Black Holes |
| View Abstract |
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Kelechi Nwachukwu · Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri
This poster was not presented. |
| Atomic Physics, Atoms, Nuclei, Electrons, EM Radiation, Molecular Physics, Gas Pressure, Intermolecular |
| View Abstract |
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M.Alessandra Papa · Albert Einstein Institute · GEO
This poster was not presented. |
| Wide parameter space search for continuous wave signals with the Hough Transform |
| View Abstract |
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Ajay Sharma · Community Science Centre, Shimla India
This poster was not presented. |
| The origin of Generalised Mass-Energy Equation deltaE = Ac^2 deltaM; its mathematical justification |
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Jong Hyuk Yoon · Konkuk University (Seoul, Korea)
This poster was not presented. |
| Quasi-local Energy of Gravitational Waves |
| View Abstract |
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