Preliminary Agenda of LSC Detector Characterization W.G. Sessions
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                  (LIGO Livingston Observatory - March 14-17, 2001)

Wednesday Afternoon Session (4:00-6:00):

  Special Joint DetChar/ASIS session with
  upper limits working groups to discuss
  software needed for analyzing
  September 2001 engineering run (E6) data.

  20' Saulson(Syracuse)      Burst U.L. Detector Characterization Needs

  20' Riles(Michigan)        Detector Characterization Software Tools

  20' T.Creighton(Wisconsin) Relevant, on-going work in ASIS

  20' Christensen(Carleton)  Inspiral U.L. Detector Characterization Needs
 
Thursday Morning Session (9:00-10:30):

  10' Riles/Sigg(Mich/LHO)   Introduction

  20' Mavalvala(LIGO-CIT)    Status of Detector Commissioning
  10' All                    Discussion

  10' Marka(LIGO-CIT)        Report on E3 Engineering Run
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Riles(Michigan)        E2 Investigation: Lock Losses
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Christensen(Carleton)  E2 Investigation: Correlations
   5' All                    Discussion

Thursday Afternoon Session (1:15-3:45):

  10' Schofield(Oregon)      E2 Investigation: Stationarity
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Landry(LIGO-LHO)       E2 Investigation: Calibration Stability
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Penn(Syracuse)         E2 Investigation: Gaussianity
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Summerscales(PSU)      E2 Investigation: Angular Fluctuations
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Savage(LIGO-LHO)       E2 Investigation: Impulses & Transients
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Sylvestre(LIGO-MIT)    E2 Investigation: Bursts & Chirps
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Strom(Oregon)          E2 Investigation: Tidal Model
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Marka(LIGO-CIT)        E2 Investigation: Timing Precision
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Zweizig(LIGO-CIT)      E2 Investigation: Data Integrity
   5' All                    Discussion

 Friday Morning Session (10:00-12:00):

  10' Klimenko(Florida)      E2 Investigation: Line Noise
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Mours(Annecy/CIT)      E2 Investigation: Data Compression
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Adhikari(LIGO-MIT)     E2 Investigation: Frequency Noise Propagation
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Shawhan(LIGO-CIT)      The LIGOtools Software Package
   5' All                    Discussion

  10' Sigg(LIGO-LHO)         Streamlining Data Access
   5' All                    Discussion

  15' Yamamoto(LIGO-CIT)     Status of the End-To-End Model
   5' All                    Discussion

  15' Klimenko(Florida)      Wavelet Software for Data Compression
   5' All                    Discussion

Friday Afternoon Session (1:15-2:45):

  15' Rizzi(LIGO-LLO)        Characterizing PEM Channels:
                             "Chirpiness" of the PEM Channels
   5' All                    Discussion
 

Further subgroup meetings to be arranged, as needed

Additional contributions are welcome!

Please inform Keith Riles or Daniel Sigg if you wish to speak.