Detector Characterization Presentations

(Wed/Thur July 25-26, 2007 - MIT)


Notes:

Wiki link for Wednesday speakers to upload talks:

http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/ligovirgo/meetings/LSCVirgo0707/DetCharTalks

To join the Wednesday parallel session by phone, simply dial 1-617-324-7374.

The latest version of this agenda can be found at

  http://gallatin2.physics.lsa.umich.edu/~keithr/lscdc/agenda_jul07.html 


Wednesday 2:00-5:00 in Room 32-124 (Stata) - Parallel Session

  15'  S5 Environmental Disturbances (Robert Schofield - Oregon)
   5'  Discussion
  10'  S5 Timing Stability (Szabi Marka - Columbia)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  Listening to Glitches (Peter Saulson - Syracuse)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  New types of Glitches Seen in Block-Normal (Shantanu Desai - Penn State)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  Barkhausen Noise Studies (Rai Weiss - LIGO MIT)
   5'  Discussion
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1:35

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  15'  S5 Data Quality Investigations (John Zweizig - LIGO Caltech)
   5'  Discussion
  10'  Update on S5 Cosmic Ray Studies (Ray Frey - Oregon)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  DMT Infrastructure Status & Development (John Zweizig - LIGO Caltech)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  S5 Coherence Investigations (Nelson Christensen - Carleton)
   5'  Discussion
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1:10


Thursday 9:00-11:00 in Stata Auditorium - Technical Plenary


  15'  S5 Spectral Line Cataloguing (Keith Thorne - Penn State)
   5'  Discussion
  15'  S5 Glitches Overview (Laura Cadonati - Amherst)
   5'  Discussion

  30'  S5 Calibration Status & Comparisons (Rick Savage - LIGO Hanford)
  10'  Combined Discussion   
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1:20