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Group Liaisons |
Notes |
Quantify correlations between GW and other channels | *Nelson Christensen (Carleton)
Adrian Ottewill (Dublin) Julien Sylvestre (MIT) Dennis Ugolini (CIT) |
Burst (Julien)
Inspiral (Nelson) Stochastic (Nelson) |
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Quantify correlated ambient noise between sites | *Mike Landry (LHO)
Albert Lazzarini (CIT) Robert Schofield (Oregon) |
Stochastic (Albert) | |
Quantify correlated environmental transients between sites | Gabriela Gonzalez (LSU)
Mike Landry (LHO) *Robert Schofield (Oregon) Patrick Sutton (PSU) |
Burst (Patrick)
Inspiral (Gaby) |
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Identify & catalog environmental disturbances | Soma Mukherjee (AEI)
Rauha Rahkola (Oregon) *Robert Schofield (Oregon) Julien Sylvestre (MIT) |
Burst (Robert)
Inspiral (Julien) |
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Quantify calibration stability & stationarity of data | Rana Adhikari (MIT)
*(L) Szabi Marka (CIT) *(H) Mike Landry (LHO) |
S,P | |
Investigate angular fluctuations | *Gabriela Gonzalez (LSU) | S | |
Check data against detailed tidal prediction | *Fred Raab (LHO)
Hugh Radkins (LHO) |
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Investigate source(s) of lock losses | Bill Butler (Rochester)
Dave Chin (Michigan) Keith Riles (Michigan) *(L) Peter Shawhan (CIT) |
S | |
Quantify timing precision (intra- and inter-site) | Isabel Leonor (Oregon)
Szabi Marka (CIT) *Daniel Sigg (LHO) |
S,P | |
Check data integrity end-to-end | *John Zweizig (CIT)
Peter Shawhan (CIT) |
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Check data merging | *Peter Shawhan (CIT)
Patrick Sutton (PSU) |
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Quantify strength and stability of line noise
in
GW channel |
Dave Chin (Michigan)
*Sergey Klimenko (Florida) Soma Mukherjee (AEI) Keith Riles (Michigan) |
Stochastic (Soma)
Periodic (Keith) |
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Test simulated astrophysical signal injection | Sukanta Bose (WSU)
Isabel Leonor (Oregon) *Peter Shawhan (CIT) |
Burst (Isabel)
Inspiral (Peter) Stochastic (Sukanta) |
S,P |
Explanation of notes in table:
* = Confirmed leader of investigation teamDescriptions of investigations:
*(H,L) - Confirmed leader of (Hanford, Livingston) part of investigation
S = Special conditions may be required at times during data run, perhaps dedicated shift
P = Special preparation may be needed before start of E5 run